Record the problem, relevant evidence, constraints, and unresolved questions.
Work model
Dossier: from analysis to documentation.
A dossier keeps the problem, evidence, decisions, delivery work, and final result connected. It changes as the work becomes concrete.
Lifecycle
One artifact maintains the context.
Analysis starts the dossier. Decisions are recorded inline. Approved work becomes cards. The board tracks delivery. Final documentation records the durable result.
Place each decision next to the analysis that supports it.
Create bounded cards only for work that has been approved.
Use the board for active state, ownership, and execution evidence.
Update the dossier with the implemented state and durable conclusions.
Dossier and epic
An epic groups approved work; a dossier describes work while it is still taking shape.
Dossier and PRD or RFC
Unlike a classic PRD or RFC, the dossier remains connected to its derived cards, live state, evidence, and final documentation.