# Feature Specification Template

## 📋 Overview
Brief description of the feature/functionality being implemented.

**Feature Name**: [FEATURE_NAME]
**Status**: [STATUS]
**Priority**: [PRIORITY]
**Estimated Effort**: [EFFORT_ESTIMATE]

## 🎯 Business Requirements

### Problem Statement
What problem does this feature solve?

### Success Criteria
How do we know this feature is successful?

### User Stories
- As a [user type], I want [functionality] so that [benefit]

## 🔧 Technical Requirements

### Functional Requirements
- [ ] Requirement 1
- [ ] Requirement 2

### Non-Functional Requirements
- **Performance**: [performance criteria]
- **Security**: [security requirements] 
- **Scalability**: [scalability needs]
- **Compatibility**: [compatibility requirements]

## 🏗️ Technical Design

### Architecture Overview
High-level architecture description.

### Data Model
Database tables, fields, relationships.

### API Design
Endpoints, request/response formats.

### Integration Points
External systems, plugins, services.

## 📊 Implementation Plan

### Phase 1: Foundation
- [ ] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2

### Phase 2: Core Features
- [ ] Task 1 
- [ ] Task 2

### Phase 3: Enhancement
- [ ] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2

## 🧪 Testing Strategy

### Unit Tests
Components to be unit tested.

### Integration Tests
Integration scenarios to test.

### User Acceptance Tests
User scenarios to validate.

### Performance Tests
Performance benchmarks to meet.

## 📈 Metrics & Monitoring

### Key Metrics
Metrics to track feature success.

### Monitoring
What to monitor in production.

## 🚨 Risk Assessment

### Technical Risks
- Risk 1: [description and mitigation]
- Risk 2: [description and mitigation]

### Business Risks
- Risk 1: [description and mitigation]

## 📚 Documentation Requirements

### User Documentation
- [ ] User guide
- [ ] API documentation

### Technical Documentation  
- [ ] Architecture documentation
- [ ] Deployment guide

## 🔄 Dependencies

### External Dependencies
Dependencies on external systems/services.

### Internal Dependencies
Dependencies on other features/components.

## 📅 Timeline

| Phase | Start Date | End Date | Deliverables |
|-------|------------|----------|--------------|
| Phase 1 | [DATE] | [DATE] | [DELIVERABLES] |
| Phase 2 | [DATE] | [DATE] | [DELIVERABLES] |

## ✅ Acceptance Criteria

### Definition of Done
- [ ] All functional requirements implemented
- [ ] All tests passing
- [ ] Documentation complete
- [ ] Performance requirements met
- [ ] Security requirements met
- [ ] Code review completed
- [ ] Stakeholder approval

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**Created**: [DATE]  
**Last Updated**: [DATE]  
**Author**: [AUTHOR]  
**Reviewers**: [REVIEWERS]