---
roadcrew_template_name: "brd.template.md"
roadcrew_template_type: "template"
roadcrew_template_version: "v1.0"
roadcrew_last_updated: "2025-01-25"
roadcrew_min_version: "1.5.0"
roadcrew_license: "Apache-2.0"
roadcrew_copyright: "Copyright (c) 2025 North Star Holdings, LLC"
spdx_license_identifier: "Apache-2.0"
type: brd
title: {{BUSINESS_STRATEGY_NAME}}
feature_id: {{FEATURE_ID}}
status: {{STATUS}}
version: {{VERSION}}
owner: {{BUSINESS_OWNER}}
created: {{CREATED_DATE}}
updated: {{UPDATED_DATE}}
related_vision: ../memory-bank/activeContext.md (or legacy ../context/vision.md)
related_prd: ../prds/{{FEATURE_ID}}-prd.md
---
# 💡 Business Requirements Document: {{BUSINESS_STRATEGY_NAME}} {#brd-{{FEATURE_ID}}}

> This doc defines business context, value, goals, non-goals, solution boundaries, and success metrics. PRD and Spec must reference sections, not duplicate content.

## 1. Executive Summary (≤40 words)

> {{EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY}}

## 2. Business Context (max 4 bullets per subsection)

### 2.1 Market & Target Segments
- {{SEGMENT_1}}
- {{SEGMENT_2}}
- {{SEGMENT_3}}
- {{SEGMENT_4}}

### 2.2 Revenue Streams
- {{REVENUE_STREAM_1}}
- {{REVENUE_STREAM_2}}
- {{REVENUE_STREAM_3}}

### 2.3 Differentiators
- {{DIFFERENTIATOR_1}}
- {{DIFFERENTIATOR_2}}
- {{DIFFERENTIATOR_3}}

## 3. Business Goals (≤5, each ≤15 words)
- {{GOAL_1}}
- {{GOAL_2}}
- {{GOAL_3}}
- {{GOAL_4}}
- {{GOAL_5}}

## 4. Non-Goals / Constraints (≤3, each ≤12 words)
- {{NON_GOAL_1}}
- {{NON_GOAL_2}}
- {{NON_GOAL_3}}

## 5. Pricing Model (table, ≤3 tiers)

| Tier        | Price        | Key Features (≤6 words)    | Audience              |
|-------------|--------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| {{TIER_1}}  | {{PRICE_1}}  | {{FEATURES_1}}             | {{AUDIENCE_1}}        |
| {{TIER_2}}  | {{PRICE_2}}  | {{FEATURES_2}}             | {{AUDIENCE_2}}        |
| {{TIER_3}}  | {{PRICE_3}}  | {{FEATURES_3}}             | {{AUDIENCE_3}}        |

## 6. GTM Roadmap (max 3 phases, ≤20 words per goal)

- **Phase 1:** {{PHASE_1_GOAL}}
- **Phase 2:** {{PHASE_2_GOAL}}
- **Phase 3:** {{PHASE_3_GOAL}}

## 7. Metrics (≤6 total, split across categories)

### 7.1 Product/Customer Metrics
- {{PRODUCT_METRIC_1}}
- {{PRODUCT_METRIC_2}}

### 7.2 Financial Metrics
- {{FINANCIAL_METRIC_1}}
- {{FINANCIAL_METRIC_2}}

### 7.3 Usage/Technical Metrics
- {{USAGE_METRIC_1}}
- {{USAGE_METRIC_2}}

## 8. Key Risks & Mitigations (table, ≤4 risks)

| Risk                  | Mitigation              |
|-----------------------|------------------------|
| {{RISK_1}}            | {{MITIGATION_1}}       |
| {{RISK_2}}            | {{MITIGATION_2}}       |
| {{RISK_3}}            | {{MITIGATION_3}}       |
| {{RISK_4}}            | {{MITIGATION_4}}       |

## 9. References & Downstream

- **Product Vision:** [../memory-bank/activeContext.md (or legacy ../context/vision.md)](../memory-bank/activeContext.md)
- **PRD:** [../prds/{{FEATURE_ID}}-prd.md](../prds/{{FEATURE_ID}}-prd.md)
- **Spec:** [../specs/{{FEATURE_ID}}-spec.md](../specs/{{FEATURE_ID}}-spec.md)

---

## Editor Instructions:
- Update only as market conditions, pricing, or segment focus change—not for every feature.
- Downstream docs (PRD, Spec) must reference section numbers directly.
- Any redundant narrative, or exceeding bullet/word counts, invalidates the doc for automation or AI parsing.

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DOWNSTREAM TEMPLATE MAPPING:

prd.template.md requirements:
- Business Goals (3) → PRD Business Objectives (1.1)
- Metrics (7) → PRD Success Metrics (3)
- Target Segments (2.1) → PRD User Goals context
- Differentiators (2.3) → PRD Problem Statement context

spec.template.md requirements:
- Pricing Model (5) → Spec NFRs (constraints on pricing/licensing)
- Metrics (7) → Spec Acceptance Criteria (performance targets)
- GTM Roadmap (6) → Spec Implementation Plan (phasing)

release.template.md requirements:
- Business Goals (3) → Release overview (business impact)
- GTM Roadmap phases → Release sequencing
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