Shared Product Blueprint

Content Calendar

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Content calendar

Content Calendar

A single-user content calendar for a small team that tracks content items with title, topic, free-text owner, status, planned publish date and notes, shown in a calendar view by planned publish date and a searchable, filterable list.

Users and roles

The people who interact with the product.

Signed-in user

A member of the small team who signs in to plan and track content items.

  • See upcoming content on a calendar by planned publish date
  • Find content items quickly by search, status and owner
  • Keep notes and status up to date on each content item

Key workflows

The main paths users take to reach an outcome.

Sign in to the calendarSigned-in userCore
1

Open sign-inThe user reaches the sign-in page.

2

Sign inThe user signs in and is taken to the calendar.

Outcome: The user is signed in and can view the calendar.
Plan a content itemSigned-in userCore
1

Open the calendarThe user views the calendar by planned publish date.

2

Create a content itemThe user adds a title, topic, owner, status and planned publish date.

3

See it on the calendarThe new item appears on its planned publish date.

Outcome: A new content item appears on the calendar and in the list.
Find content itemsSigned-in userCore
1

Open the content listThe user opens the list of content items.

2

Search and filterThe user searches by text and filters by status and owner.

Outcome: The user sees the matching content items.
Update a content itemSigned-in userCore
1

Open the content itemThe user opens a content item from the list or calendar.

2

Edit details and notesThe user updates fields, status or notes and saves.

Outcome: The content item is updated and saved persistently.

Pages

4 pages in the MVP

Sign inLet the signed-in user authenticate before accessing the content calendar.
Public
Sign in
CalendarShow content items on a calendar by planned publish date so upcoming work is visible; when no content exists yet, offer a way to create the first content item.
Signed in
Calendar
Content itemsList all content items with search and filters by status and owner, and create new content items; when the list is empty, prompt the user to add the first content item.
Signed in
Content items
Search
Content item detailShow a content item's full details and let the user edit its fields, status and notes.
Signed in
Content item detail

Product decisions

Choices you can confirm directly in the Blueprint.

How should a content item move between the five statuses?ConfirmedHow should a content item move between the five statuses?
Any status to any status

Assumptions

Items that should be verified before implementation.

Status can be set to any of the five stages at any time; the user confirmed free transitions between statuses.

Medium impactAccepted

The calendar is used by one signed-in user with persistent data; no sharing or multi-user roles are included.

Low impactAccepted