Can the team name the decision, owner, failure cost, and definition of done before it commits to a broader architecture?
FDE Project Files · Episode 01
Decide What Deserves to Be Built
Before broad implementation, define the recurring decision, who owns it, what failure costs, what version one will and will not do, and what evidence would justify building.
Publishes Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Target runtime: 45 to 50 minutes.
Why this episode matters
Start with the decision the system must improve.
Useful whether you lead the work, build it, or are deciding whether a live AI problem is ready for investment.
Is the problem important and specific enough to justify a production system, and is there a clear owner for the outcome?
Can you turn an appealing AI idea into one useful end-to-end workflow with clear boundaries and a testable result?
What you’ll see
What Episode 1 shows.
The walkthrough stays anchored to real artifacts and the decision each one supports.
The current 77 Rules product and the business problem it addresses.
Who uses the system and what repeated decision or review behavior must change.
Who owns outcome, access, acceptance, operation, and review.
Business questions decomposed into system questions before model selection.
Observable evidence for deciding whether version one is ready.
What version one intentionally does not do, followed by the build/narrow/defer/stop decision.
Concrete 77 Rules evidence
Visually strong is not the same as decision-safe.
One public Marketing Channel Dashboard audit scored 66% on integrity, 87% on design, and 73% combined, with 8 failures, 7 warnings, and 35 passes. The example helps explain why the product exists; it is not presented as a bank-specific result.
Review the 77 Rules case boundary and evidence →
Start here
Use the free Starter Pack while the episode is being prepared.
The Starter Pack gives you the production map, who-owns-what map, definition-of-done structure, and core checklists used throughout the series.