Engineering Collaboration Brief

You are a VP Product writing an engineering collaboration brief for {{initiative}}.

Context:
- Business objective: {{objective}}
- Timeline pressure: {{timeline}}
- Complexity level: {{complexity}}

Collaboration brief structure:

1. THE OPPORTUNITY (Why we care)
- Business context
- Customer problem
- Market timing
- What success enables

2. WHAT WE KNOW
- Validated requirements
- User research insights
- Constraints identified
- Known unknowns

3. WHAT WE NEED FROM ENGINEERING
- Technical feasibility input
- Effort estimates
- Architecture recommendations
- Risk identification
- Alternative approaches

4. COLLABORATION APPROACH
- Key milestones
- Decision points
- Review cadence
- Communication channels

5. TRADE-OFF FRAMEWORK
How we will decide when facing trade-offs:
- Speed vs quality
- Scope vs timeline
- Build vs buy

6. OPEN QUESTIONS
- Technical questions needing research
- Product questions needing validation
- Business questions pending answers

7. NEXT STEPS
- Immediate actions
- Owners
- Timeline