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Source of truth: toolkit/templates/pfd-rubric.md. Edit it there; this page is regenerated on build.

PFD quality rubric — {product / feature name}

  • PFD: {link, with version} Scored by:Date: {YYYY-MM-DD}

Scoring descriptors

Dimension1 — not ready3 — workable5 — exemplar
Scope clarityScope implied by a feature list; out-of-scope missing or "TBD".In-scope explicit; out-of-scope stated but doesn't name the tempting adjacencies.Both lists explicit; out-of-scope names the adjacencies an agent would otherwise wander into (e.g. "MTAs in scope; cancellations and renewals out"), personas and products covered are unambiguous.
Rule exemplificationRules stated as prose intentions; few or no worked examples.Every rule has Given/When/Then ACs, but examples are patchy — some rules lack a negative or boundary case.Every rule carries a positive, a negative and a boundary worked example with concrete values (dates, amounts, rounding) per the acceptance-criteria standard; ambiguity lint is clean.
Glossary complianceNo glossary link; terms used loosely (insurer/carrier interchanged, MTA vs endorsement blurred).Glossary linked; a handful of orphan terms or stale entries remain.Every domain term in the PFD resolves to the glossary — zero orphans — and the glossary version is pinned.
NFR & compliance completenessMissing, or aspirational ("fast", "secure", "compliant").Applicable rows selected from the NFR catalogue but some lack concrete targets.Every applicable row selected with a testable target (p95 latency, RPO/RTO, WCAG 2.2 AA, UK GDPR residency, FCA Consumer Duty posture, EU AI Act classification where AI is used).
Commercial section qualityMissing or placeholder text.Segments and positioning drafted; pricing/packaging hypothesis vague or not yet Commercial-signed.Segments, pricing/packaging hypotheses and positioning stated with evidence traced to the signal register; Commercial sign-off recorded.
Open-question hygieneQuestions untriaged, or hiding in prose ("we may need to…").Triaged blocking vs non-blocking, but blocking questions remain open or lack owners.Every question triaged with an owner and a date; zero blocking questions remain.

Scores

DimensionScore (1–5)Evidence (section / line in the PFD)
Scope clarity
Rule exemplification
Glossary compliance
NFR & compliance completeness
Commercial section quality
Open-question hygiene
Average

Gate threshold

  • No dimension below 3, and average ≥ 4 → the PFD may be put to the Definition of Ready gate.
  • Any dimension at 1 → back to Definition; do not request the gate.
  • A rubric score is a form check. It does not replace SME sign-off on domain correctness — a beautifully exemplified wrong rule scores 5 here and still fails the gate.

Gold standard

The reference point for "what a 5 looks like" will be StudyBuddy's PFD once written — the first fully worked exemplar. Link it here when it lands.