#5CRSE Project: Actionable Task Breakdown (from Recommendations)

#Phase 1: Core Functionality & Security (2-3 weeks)

  • Conduct comprehensive security audit (authentication, payments, API, data protection)
  • Remove hardcoded secrets; implement secrets management (env vars, key rotation)
  • Review and enhance RBAC and admin authorization; implement audit logging
  • Set up environment configs for all stages; validate required environment variables
  • Validate and prepare DB migrations, backups, and rollback procedures
  • Deploy and test basic event browsing, content management, user authentication, admin dashboard

#Phase 2: Commercial Features (4-6 weeks after Phase 1)

  • Complete payment processing (Stripe/Square integration, analytics dashboard)
  • Finalize booking flow (end-to-end, package creation, confirmation, management)
  • Implement basic event creation and management
  • Enhance notification system (email templates, SMS capability, notification preferences)

#Phase 3: Premium Features (2-3 months after Phase 2)

  • Integrate premium transportation and dining reservations
  • Complete AI assistant frontend and backend integration
  • Launch advanced analytics and personalized recommendations

#Cross-Phase/Continuous Tasks

  • Adopt test-driven development for all new/incomplete features
  • Implement performance optimizations (frontend code splitting, image optimization, DB query optimization, API pagination/caching)
  • Set up comprehensive monitoring (application, infrastructure, business metrics)
  • Enhance documentation (user guides, developer docs, operational procedures)
  • Establish user feedback loop (in-app forms, surveys, analytics integration)
  • Plan for scalability and DevOps maturity (infrastructure as code, CI/CD, security automation)

#Mermaid Diagram: Task Flow and Dependencies

graph TD
  A[Security Audit & Env Setup] --> B[Core Features Deployment]
  B --> C[Payment & Booking Completion]
  C --> D[Premium Features]
  A --> E[DB Migration & Backup]
  B --> F[Notification System]
  D --> G[AI Assistant Integration]
  E --> H[Performance Optimization]
  F --> I[Monitoring & Observability]
  G --> J[Documentation & Feedback Loop]
  H --> K[Scalability & DevOps]

#Next Steps

  • Review this breakdown and confirm priorities.
  • Once confirmed, import these tasks into your preferred task management system or use the taskmaster-ai MCP in a mode that supports JSON/task file creation.