Exercise 4 · Design your architecture: Architecture Diagram and Capabilities Checklist
| Time | 10 minutes, after the P · Plan the architecture slides |
|---|---|
| Blueprint sections | 9 Architecture |
| You need | Your AI assistant; your Blueprint with section 8, Product requirements, filled in |
| You leave with | Architecture Diagram v1, a list of the data you need, the main risks, and your Capabilities Checklist |
| Safety tip | Plan to collect as little personal data as possible. Data you never collect can never leak |
Where you are
You know what the first version should do. Now you look at what a real version would need behind the scenes. You will not write code or choose programming languages. You will learn enough to understand the parts, brief a developer or an AI tool, and spot risks early.
What you will make
A simple architecture diagram that shows the main parts and what each one is responsible for:
- Frontend: the screens people see and use.
- Backend: the rules and logic behind the screens.
- Database: where information is stored.
- External services: things you use rather than build, such as email or payments.
- Security, hosting and monitoring: keeping it safe, keeping it online and knowing when something breaks.
You also list the data you need, the main security, privacy and operational risks, and tick the capabilities your MVP needs from a checklist of ten.
For TutorDesk: the frontend is a booking page for parents and a simple calendar for the tutor; the backend checks that a slot is free; the database stores tutors, lesson slots and bookings; an email service sends confirmations. Data needed: tutor name and email, slot times, and a parent's first name and contact email. Main risk: lessons involve children, so TutorDesk should never ask for a child's name or details.
© 2026 MVP Studios Ltd. MVPAI™ and the MVP Studios Academy course materials, including the MVP Founders Programme and MVPAI in a Week, are original works of MVP Studios Ltd. All rights reserved. No copying, redistribution or commercial use without written permission. Course terms