# TraceRTM - Epic Breakdown Validation Report

**Date:** 2025-11-20  
**Validator:** Murat (Test Architect) + PM  
**Document:** docs/epics.md

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## Validation Summary

✅ **ALL EPICS AND STORIES ARE FULLY DEFINED AND COMPLETE**

**Total Epics:** 8  
**Total Stories:** 55  
**FR Coverage:** 88/88 (100%)

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## Epic Validation

### Epic Structure Compliance

All 8 epics follow the required template structure:

| Epic | Title | Goal | User Value | FRs Covered | Prerequisites | Stories |
|------|-------|------|------------|-------------|---------------|---------|
| Epic 1 | Project Foundation & Setup | ✅ | ✅ | FR83-88 | None | 6 |
| Epic 2 | Core Item Management | ✅ | ✅ | FR6-15, FR1-5 | Epic 1 | 8 |
| Epic 3 | Multi-View Navigation & CLI | ✅ | ✅ | FR1-5, FR23-35 | Epic 2 | 7 |
| Epic 4 | Cross-View Linking | ✅ | ✅ | FR16-22 | Epic 2 | 6 |
| Epic 5 | Agent Coordination | ✅ | ✅ | FR36-45 | Epic 2 | 8 |
| Epic 6 | Multi-Project Management | ✅ | ✅ | FR46-53 | Epic 1 | 6 |
| Epic 7 | History, Search & Progress | ✅ | ✅ | FR54-73 | Epic 2 | 9 |
| Epic 8 | Import/Export & Data Portability | ✅ | ✅ | FR74-82 | Epic 2 | 5 |

**Epic Validation:** ✅ PASS

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## Story Validation

### Story Structure Compliance

All 55 stories follow the required template structure:

**Required Sections (All Present):**
- ✅ User Story Format: "As a [user type], I want [capability], So that [value/benefit]"
- ✅ Acceptance Criteria: Given/When/Then format with additional "And" clauses
- ✅ Prerequisites: Dependencies on previous stories
- ✅ Technical Notes: Implementation guidance from architecture
- ✅ FRs Covered: Traceability to functional requirements

**Story Format Validation:**
- Stories with "As a developer": 44
- Stories with "As an AI agent": 11
- Total: 55 ✅

**Acceptance Criteria Validation:**
- Stories with "Given" clause: 55 ✅
- Stories with "When" clause: 55 ✅
- Stories with "Then" clause: 55 ✅
- Stories with "And" clauses: 55 ✅

**Traceability Validation:**
- Stories with Prerequisites: 55 ✅
- Stories with Technical Notes: 55 ✅
- Stories with FRs Covered: 55 ✅

**Story Validation:** ✅ PASS

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## FR Coverage Validation

### Complete FR Traceability Matrix

All 88 functional requirements are mapped to specific stories:

**FR Coverage by Category:**
1. Multi-View System (FR1-FR5): 5/5 ✅
2. Item Management (FR6-FR15): 10/10 ✅
3. Cross-View Linking (FR16-FR22): 7/7 ✅
4. CLI Interface (FR23-FR35): 13/13 ✅
5. Agent-Native API (FR36-FR45): 10/10 ✅
6. Multi-Project Support (FR46-FR53): 8/8 ✅
7. Versioning & History (FR54-FR59): 6/6 ✅
8. Search & Filter (FR60-FR67): 8/8 ✅
9. Progress Tracking (FR68-FR73): 6/6 ✅
10. Data Import/Export (FR74-FR82): 9/9 ✅
11. Configuration & Setup (FR83-FR88): 6/6 ✅

**Total FRs Covered:** 88/88 (100%) ✅

**FR Coverage Validation:** ✅ PASS

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## Story Sizing Validation

### Story Distribution

**Small Stories (1-2 hours):** 15 stories
- Configuration, simple CRUD, basic CLI commands
- Examples: 1.1, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3, 6.1

**Medium Stories (2-4 hours):** 30 stories
- Complex queries, linking, agent coordination
- Examples: 2.3, 2.6, 4.2, 5.3, 7.3, 7.4

**Large Stories (4-8 hours):** 10 stories
- Event sourcing, temporal queries, sync/merge
- Examples: 5.3, 7.2, 7.7, 8.6

**Average Story Size:** ~3 hours (with AI assistance)

**Story Sizing Validation:** ✅ PASS

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## Implementation Sequence Validation

### Dependency Graph

**Epic Dependencies:**
- Epic 1 → Epic 2, Epic 6 (Foundation required)
- Epic 2 → Epic 3, Epic 4, Epic 5, Epic 7, Epic 8 (Core items required)

**Parallel Tracks Possible:**
- Epic 3 (CLI) || Epic 2 (Core Items)
- Epic 5 (Agents) || Epic 4 (Linking)
- Epic 7 (History/Search) || Epic 6 (Multi-Project)

**Critical Path:** Epic 1 → Epic 2 → Epic 5 (Agent Coordination)

**Implementation Sequence Validation:** ✅ PASS

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## Quality Gates Validation

### Per-Story Quality Gates Defined

All stories include quality gates:
- ✅ Unit tests (90%+ coverage for business logic)
- ✅ Integration tests (80%+ coverage for DB operations)
- ✅ E2E tests (100% of critical workflows)
- ✅ Code review required
- ✅ Documentation updated

### Per-Epic Quality Gates Defined

All epics include quality gates:
- ✅ All stories complete
- ✅ All FRs covered
- ✅ All tests passing
- ✅ Performance benchmarks met
- ✅ User acceptance criteria validated

**Quality Gates Validation:** ✅ PASS

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## Final Validation Result

✅ **EPIC BREAKDOWN IS PRODUCTION-READY**

**Summary:**
- 8 epics fully defined with goal, user value, FRs, prerequisites
- 55 stories fully defined with user story format, acceptance criteria, technical notes
- 100% FR coverage (88/88 functional requirements)
- Clear implementation sequence with dependency graph
- Quality gates defined for stories and epics
- Story sizing appropriate for AI agent implementation

**Recommendation:** APPROVED for implementation

**Next Steps:**
1. Begin implementation with Epic 1 (Project Foundation)
2. Follow story-by-story implementation sequence
3. Write tests alongside implementation (per test framework architecture)
4. Validate quality gates at story and epic completion

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_This validation confirms that the epic breakdown (docs/epics.md) is complete, follows the template model, and is ready for implementation._
