# 12-Week Development Roadmap The DukaExpress MVP follows a 12-week intensive build cycle organized into 6 phases. Each phase has defined deliverables, quality gates, and team assignments. The roadmap is designed to deliver a production-ready marketplace with payment processing, merchant onboarding, and order fulfillment capabilities for the South Africa launch market. ## Roadmap Gantt Chart ## Phase Breakdown ### Phase 1 — Foundation (Weeks 1-3) Establish governance, provision multi-cloud infrastructure, and configure the network layer. ### Phase 2 — Core Platform (Weeks 3-6) Build the microservice foundations, database schemas, event bus, and API contracts. ### Phase 3 — Payments (Weeks 6-10) Integrate the Nedbank payment gateway, implement the payment lifecycle, and build the double-entry ledger. ### Phase 4 — Marketplace Build (Weeks 10-18) Build the three client applications (Buyer PWA, Seller Web, Admin Dashboard) and complete the marketplace features. ### Phase 5 — Testing and Launch Prep (Weeks 18-22) Comprehensive testing, security audits, performance validation, and user acceptance testing. ### Phase 6 — Go-Live and Handover (Week 22+) Production deployment, monitoring, and knowledge transfer. ## Weekly Milestone Summary ## Team Allocation by Phase ## Risk Register

12-Week Roadmap