What should you verify before starting portal implementation?

What should you verify before starting portal implementation?

Implementation is easier when the first milestone has a coherent design and a runnable environment. A short readiness review can expose gaps before code spreads them across the application.

Check the shared understanding

Confirm the primary user flow, screen states, API shapes, data ownership, and definition of done. Ensure fixtures use the same field names and state values as the contracts. Resolve contradictions about what is saved and when generation begins.

Demonstrate the baseline

Run the project locally and identify how to test the first change. Verify required tooling and safe development configuration. Choose a narrow milestone such as creating and listing saved projects, then connect generation later. Keep open questions visible and assign a next step for each. The readiness result should be a concrete task that can be implemented and verified, not a claim that every future detail is already known.