= The Ready-to-Code Checklist =

If you can answer every question on this list clearly and convincingly, then you are ready to code. If an answer is "no", provide a compelling reason as to why.

 * What is it?
 * Why you are doing this now?
 * Who is this for?
 * What value this will bring to our users?
 * Do you have a list of representative users / stakeholders? Have you talked to them?
 * What are the constraints on possible solutions?
 * Have you talked to another Launchpad hacker about this?
 * Do you have a list of the UI workflows for the feature?
 * Do you have mockups for these workflows?
 * How will you know when you're done?
 * How will you know how well you did it?
 * How will you resource ongoing maintenance of that which you are about to do?

If you need to answer these in a more formal fashion, or at some length, use the LaunchpadEnhancementProposalProcess.