Handbook
Wizard 201 — Start from idea
Mission mode: early discovery; value and constraints are still open.
What it is
Mission mode: early discovery; value and constraints are still open.
Parent: Wizard 201 — Mission modes.
When to use it
When Mission should emphasize a new initiative and the team has not locked problem scope yet.
Outcome
A crisp brief, explicit assumptions, artifacts for a spike or RFC.
Example scenario (mission mode)
| Starting situation | Notes in three tools; no shared brief; sponsor asks for alignment before funding. |
| Action taken | Run a Wizard session in this mode; emphasize Mission and Context intake; end with a spike or RFC-sized next step. |
| Expected result | One agreed problem statement, explicit assumptions, and a single next owner. |
| What to check | Stakeholders can repeat the problem sentence without referring to private chat only. |