R-Plan default UI = Outline Mode (not WBS-tree)
Decision
/projects/[id] now renders Outline Mode (Notion/Linear/Asana style: phase → tasks with encouraging color-coded status pills, inline-edit, quick-add affordances). The previous detailed view (full WBS tree, activity grid, dependency editor, Gantt, recompute) moved to /projects/[id]/advanced reachable via footer link. New project creation simplified to a 1-field flow (project name only; SAP code, calendar, planner-membership all auto-provisioned).
Rationale
AJ rejected the v1 UI explicitly: “very, very complicated… not easy to fit data… extremely complicated feeling.” The product was technically correct but UX-hostile — internal architecture (SAP codes, WBS levels, FS/SS, curve methods, float, EV) leaked into the user’s face, killing adoption at the first form. The bar is “a never-trained user completes first task in <90s.” Outline Mode hits the bar by hiding architecture (auto-creating L3 “Tasks” + L4 “Activities” on first task) and replacing PMI vocabulary with 3 encouraging status icons. Power-users retain full capability through /advanced — no functional regression.
Alternatives Rejected
- Keep current detailed view as default with a “simple toggle” — rejected because the toggle becomes the new friction point, splitting the user’s mental model.
- Build outline as a separate product surface — rejected because it would force planners to context-switch and would dilute the “one product” feel.
- Defer Wave 7 entirely and gather more user feedback first — rejected because AJ’s feedback was unambiguous and pilot users were about to hit the same wall on day one.
Outcome
Pending