Step 1 of 3 — Basics

What's the project?

Name it, describe it, and lock the dates. Clarity here saves hours later.

Project name

One-line description

Why does this matter? (the real reason)

Start date

Target end date

Status

Priority

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Step 2 of 3 — Goals & scope

What does done look like?

Define success, milestones, and what's out of scope before you build.

Success criteria — what does "done" look like?

Milestones

Out of scope (what this project will NOT do)

Dependencies / blockers

Step 3 of 3 — Team & risks

Assign ownership and surface risks before they surface themselves.

Team / roles

Risks

Notes / context

Claude prompt for this project

Done

Copy this into a new note inside your 01-Projects/ folder in Obsidian.

project.md