Open questions resolved (PRD §18)¶
This document resolves the open questions listed in
prd.md§18. Cross-referenced from there — every row has aStatuscolumn entry pointing back at the matching row below.
Decisions below unblock rehearsal and materials. Update if leadership overrides.
| ID | PRD question | Decision | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Bedrock vs direct Anthropic API | Default: templated + optional Bedrock later (USE_BEDROCK / settings.use_bedrock). ADR-002: flip to direct Anthropic only if Bedrock IAM blocks Day 2 morning. |
Meets ADR-003 resilience without blocking the build. |
| Q2 | Laptop vs projector | Projector-first rehearsal; if fonts <14px fail legibility, bump KPI values + card title font sizes in frontend/src/styles.css once. |
PRD calls out font sizing risk. |
| Q3 | Pitch slot 5 vs 8 minutes | Assume 5 live + 3 Q&A until organizers confirm; keep 90s scripted journey + ~2m architecture/pattern. | Matches PRD header; extra 3 minutes become deeper Q&A, not more live UI. |
| Q4 | Judges hands-on vs observe-only | Observe-only default; if hands-on requested, provide read-only http://localhost:3000 on presenter machine + second browser profile (no admin reset). |
Avoids accidental demo-reset during judging. |
| Q5 | “Connected” badges challenged? | Yes, disclose: chips are visual stubs (PRD §3.2); use slide 3 in docs/pitch/. | Preempts integration depth questions. |
Presenter cheat sheet line (Q5)¶
“Green chips show where we would connect in production; this MVP keeps integrations out of scope so we could harden the decision spine end-to-end.”