Planning Documentation

This section contains strategic planning documents for the ReX project, organizing roadmaps, milestones, and planning processes.

Overview

Planning documentation provides a clear view of project direction, priorities, and expected timeline. It serves as both a guide for development and a communication tool for stakeholders.

Document Categories

Core Planning Documents

The following planning documents form the core of the project direction:

• Roadmap: The current project roadmap showing planned features and enhancements
• Milestones: Key project milestones and achievement tracking
• Future Concepts: Long-term research ideas and advanced concepts

Historical Planning Documents

Historical planning documents are preserved for context and continuity in the archive:

• Archive: Contains historical documents:
  • Roadmap v2: Second roadmap
  • Roadmap v1: Initial roadmap
  • Milestones v1: Original milestones

Planning Lifecycle

The planning documentation follows a specific lifecycle:

1. Creation: New planning documents are created when a significant shift in direction occurs
2. Refinement: Documents are refined through review and feedback processes
3. Implementation: Planning guides actual implementation work through task creation
4. Evaluation: Implementation results are evaluated against planning expectations
5. Archival: When documents are superseded, they are moved to the archive with clear versioning

Planning Process

The ReX project follows these planning principles:

1. Incremental Development: Features are planned in achievable increments
2. Priority-Driven: Development prioritizes foundational components before specialized features
3. Feedback Integration: Planning incorporates feedback from implementation experience
4. Flexibility: The roadmap is reviewed and adjusted quarterly to reflect changing requirements

Roadmap Development

The roadmap development process includes:

1. Strategic Alignment: Ensuring the roadmap aligns with the project’s long-term vision
2. Stakeholder Input: Incorporating feedback from users, developers, and other stakeholders
3. Technical Feasibility: Evaluating the technical constraints and dependencies
4. Resource Allocation: Planning based on available resources and capabilities
5. Release Planning: Organizing features into coherent releases and versions

Milestone Tracking

Milestones represent significant achievements in the project’s development:

1. Definition: Each milestone has clear, measurable criteria for completion
2. Timeframe: Milestones include target dates based on reasonable estimations
3. Dependencies: Inter-milestone dependencies are explicitly documented
4. Verification: Completion of milestones is verified through review processes
5. Celebration: Achieved milestones are recognized to maintain motivation

Connections to Other Documentation

Planning documents directly inform:

• Task Management: Tasks in the Task Index are derived from planning
• Architecture Decisions: Many ADRs are influenced by roadmap priorities
• Reviews: Architecture reviews evaluate implementation against planning

Updates and Revisions

The roadmap and planning documents are living documents that evolve as the project progresses. Major revisions are preserved as historical documents to provide context for past decisions.