Discovery Brief Template

Discovery Brief Template: a polished, practical template for sales, proposals & client work work.

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Discovery Brief

Discovery objective and trigger

[Reason for discovery, trigger event, desired decision, and deadline]


Participants and stakeholder map

[Role, influence, responsibility, concern, and interview owner]


Questions and hypotheses

[Question, hypothesis, signal, and follow-up prompt]


Evidence, systems, and access

[Data source, system owner, access requirement, and confidentiality]


Synthesis and recommendation

[Finding, evidence, implication, recommendation, and confidence]


Decision and follow-up

[Decision maker, next meeting, action owner, and date]


Measurement and Ownership

Measure or deliverable Baseline or input Target or acceptance condition Source Owner Review date
[discovery] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]
[trigger event] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]
[stakeholder map] [Current state] [Target or acceptance condition] [System or evidence source] [Accountable role] [Date]