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Companion to the weekly report for the Weekly Product / Growth / PMO, 6 Aug 16:30 WIB. Every branch is clickable. Nodes tagged MOVED are the ones that changed in this window; everything else is standing state, shown so the moving parts have somewhere to sit.
| Ref | Decision | Decider | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEC-0001 | Q3 Roadmap: E-Com Solution pricing model | Finance | 2026-07-24 |
| DEC-0002 | Q3 Roadmap: GTM plan | Rufus | 2026-07-24 |
| DEC-0003 | Q3 Roadmap: revenue attribution | Fred Barry | 2026-07-24 |
| DEC-0004 | Q3 Roadmap: B2C budget floor | Fred Barry | 2026-07-24 |
| DEC-0089 | Whether the merchandise service bills Al Fursan for B2C fulfilment, and whether B2C supplier commission matches Al Fursan | Brian Arfi Faridhi with Partnership | 2026-08-05 |
| DEC-0086 | Al Fursan National Day: release all 96 rewards at midnight or stagger them across the campaign | Abdullah (Al Fursan) | 2026-08-07 |
| DEC-0087 | Al Fursan first-96 mechanic: one-time activation or reusable campaign feature | Abdullah (Al Fursan) | 2026-08-07 |
| DEC-0090 | Entertainer: whether the client approves the merchant-acceptance booking flow | Entertainer (client) | 2026-08-07 |
| DEC-0088 | How to model region-specific product variants such as regional iPhone SKUs in PIM | Brian Arfi Faridhi | 2026-08-10 |
| DEC-0008 | Refunds: implement OMS-side first, B2C app surface later phase | Brian Arfi Faridhi + Khawar Rasheed | no date |
| DEC-0009 | LMS integration conversation proceeds during Tamer's leave (he is in Indonesia and offered normal-Indonesian-hours meetings) | Brian Arfi Faridhi + Khawar Rasheed | no date |
| DEC-0013 | OMS purchase-tracking adopts Kappa-style architecture (Pub/Sub + outbox + nightly Elasticsearch) | Brian Arfi Faridhi + Mohammad Ali | no date |
| DEC-0014 | Reject Giftomatic direct-link affiliate flow; target backend redirect gated by feature flags, pending live commission test | Brian Arfi Faridhi | no date |
| DEC-0044 | Fulfilment quality = signed promise vs actual; MBA-342 Part 1 ships products-only, Part 1b covers variants/categories/brands; storefront default sort flips from newest to ranked | Brian | no date |
| DEC-0045 | STC shipping fee is embedded in the item price, no separate shipping line at checkout | Brian Arfi Faridhi | no date |
| Person | What is waiting |
|---|---|
| Akshay Chennupati 9 open, silent 15.2d | WAIT-0073 Align on the missing merchant-location-data gap in new-to-old sync (critical blocker per 16 Jul PMO) and give MPS-1470 ETA. Asked via DM 17 Jul. WAIT-0151 Working session with Ibrahim to define the logical boundary of a supplier offer (seller SKU vs country vs warehouse ID/coordinates); blocks Platform build of multi-supplier exposure WAIT-0159 trusted_stock attribute per supplier, derived from integration mode and decrement status, exposed alongside the offer. Gate 1 of the Buy Box selection rule cannot run without it. Overlaps WA WAIT-0165 Entertainer Phase 1 SMS receipt: if UAE reach needs sender registration or a routing change on the Platform side, what is the lead time? Reframed 28 Jul, replaces WAIT-0157. OTP no longer tr +5 more |
| Zarar Tahir 5 open, silent 10.0d | WAIT-0087 Confirm OMS read replica exists per environment (Cloud SQL) + align on order_events_outbox migration touching FULFILLED/REFUNDED transitions, for MBA-342 order-event backbone WAIT-0189 MSP-421 residual: what order status does OMS return on partial fulfilment failure within a batch, and does a failed batch roll the parent order back or leave it partially fulfilled. The spec WAIT-0210 Deploy the merchandise pricing-component payload change to production. Until it lands, B2C merchandise orders cannot be created on production. WAIT-0211 Pre-payment price breakdown API for the B2C checkout screen. Blocks Mudassar's app integration. +1 more |
| Rohit Salaria 5 open, silent 9.8d | WAIT-0153 Confirm which surfaces are technically ready to carry the Giftomatic affiliate integration, and whether Giftiglobal.com + Rewardsby.com are the right starting point; needed before the Mon 3 WAIT-0160 Accept ownership of the commission recalculation logic for automatic supplier selection, definition through build, with Finance as counterpart. Buy Box is held off sprint planning until this WAIT-0250 Expose MGC redemption API (PIN + voucher validation) and MGC PIN-fetch API, needed to fix broken SAIB Aseel redemption flow and unblock BRD delivery WAIT-0256 Apply the new Seller Portal allowlist AND post the 30-day access log for the production Merchandise API key (distinct source IPs + request counts) +1 more |
| Ghaith Fakhouri 4 open, silent 8.9d | WAIT-0171 Start the thread with Yasser and Ijaz on removing Just Lounge, citing unreliable API and 32 OOS events on 20 Jul WAIT-0172 Obtain Operations approval and the approved supplier allowlist for inventory decrement (MPS-1549), then hand the list to Dmitriy WAIT-0197 Contingency for the Apple Store upload path before Heba Wahba goes on leave next week. Only Yazan Ismail knows the process and he is already on fulfillment and orders. WAIT-0260 Clarify whether the orders-not-reaching-sellers claim is the July ODKN9LT28E23_775 403 issue or a live last-7-days order, and confirm if ops is on the manual sheet fallback today |
| Noha Youssef 4 open, silent 3.1d | WAIT-0233 Forward the W30-31 New Merchandise + Back-To-School list and the approved category icon into #saudia-tech-ops, tagging Tahsin Ali and Brian, so the Back-To-School category launch has a track WAIT-0237 BRD for the Al Fursan National Day first-96 campaign, blocks build WAIT-0238 Written confirmation of banner requirements for Back to School and National Day WAIT-0239 Workshop booked with Abdullah and Al Fursan marketing to confirm campaign requirements |
| Amit Pandey 3 open, silent 9.7d | WAIT-0158 Entertainer Phase 1 B6: cancellation and no-show posture for the pilot. Three parts: member-facing cancellation policy with back-office full refunds only, prepaid no-show handling, and who f WAIT-0234 TAP payment gateway credentials for Entertainer, blocks Arpan payment API testing and Sandeep storefront payment integration WAIT-0242 Stripe API keys for Entertainer Phase 1 payment integration |
| Marthino Tri Yuda 3 open, silent 9.0d | WAIT-0164 Entertainer Phase 1 SMS receipt: can the notification service carry transactional SMS for a UAE pilot, and what does Entertainer need to connect? Reframed 28 Jul, replaces WAIT-0156. Sign-in WAIT-0166 Entertainer Phase 1 email OTP deliverability: sign-in now depends on the SendGrid connector delivering a 6-digit code fast enough to use at a venue. Confirm expected delivery latency, UAE in WAIT-0229 Six AlFursan Store metrics for the Notification Hub ROI business case, requested for Abdulelah's executive deck: AOV, monthly cart/checkout volume plus abandonment rate, active members plus |
| Marthino Yuda 3 open, silent 9.0d | WAIT-0135 React to Storefront Analytics PRD, specifically the no-Mixpanel-seat decision and reading the Phase 2 query API from a Merit-side store rather than the Mixpanel query API, before the STOR-12 WAIT-0173 Explain why out-of-stock attempts cluster on a handful of dates, and reconcile the Metabase OOS definition against MGC order data WAIT-0262 Refreshed OOS extract to 4 Aug (CSV), plus daily order-outcome series (does an order at zero stock fail, cancel, or go through) and a per-supplier projection of SKUs hitting zero per day und |
| Tahsin Ali 3 open, silent 8.9d | WAIT-0169 Follow up with Marthino on MPS-1550 dashboard progress and report what is already built (blocks MPS-1549 decrement go-live) WAIT-0198 New laptop attribute template for the Apple Store. The mobile template lacks the attributes needed, and laptops cannot be uploaded until this exists. WAIT-0252 Correction on the reconciled Online Catalogue project plan: whether making the Problem Statement canonical is right, whether cutting the Phase 2 Data Lake push was correct, and whether he st |
| Raneen Abdelfattah 3 open, silent 7.8d | WAIT-0196 Design comparison of Apple Store UAT against Figma: list every missing element on the category pages, including the enlarged four-across product carousel and the banner text removal. WAIT-0230 Any Figma frames for the AlFursan homepage Direction 1+2 (endorsed 22 Jul), for the executive deck vision section. Placeholder in use until she sends real frames. WAIT-0236 Apple Store design review feedback, gates the demo booking |
| Khawar Rasheed 3 open, silent 7.7d | WAIT-0204 Reassign MBA-342 and MBA-361 to Mohammad Ali if the ranking work is his, and decide whether the 13-task Part 1 breakdown becomes tickets under MBA-361 or stays tracked at the single ticket. WAIT-0216 Follow up with Rohit on the API blocking Redemption Status MSP-403, in the existing batch processing thread. WAIT-0240 Google Sheet updated and LiveOps roadmap reviewed, the condition for cancelling sprint planning |
| Tamer Labna 3 open, silent 0.0d | WAIT-0264 Signoff on Jira Tintash replacement analysis v2.0, plus confirm the ~80-seat basis and how it splits across clusters (full seats vs viewer, who needs Confluence) WAIT-0265 Dual-run connector/integration cost if new world stays separate: what replicating the live GitLab-for-Jira and Zendesk-for-Jira arrangements costs over 6-8 months. Softest part of the analys WAIT-0266 URGENT deadline 2026-08-17: confirm whether AI data-collection toggle is already off on merit-incentives.atlassian.net (admin console > Settings > AI features > Data usage). Independent of t |
| Dmitriy Goriainov 2 open, silent 8.9d | WAIT-0170 Configure inventory decrement in the catalog for the approved supplier list once Brian sends it (MPS-1549) WAIT-0259 Configure external_supplier_id for all 10 sellers (Thu 6 Aug), then post 24h decrement failure count + reconciliation of the 61 dropped decrements (Fri 7 Aug) |
| Wael Alhelal 2 open, silent 8.7d | WAIT-0112 Salasa API credentials + signed agreements so Merit can start the integration (Saudia pushing to revert to original SLA; go-live blocked on this since last week) WAIT-0263 Approve starting stock decrement on the remaining 8 AlFursan suppliers (Toys R Us, SMEG, Gomyz, Tokyo Games, Jasani, Sun and Sand, Al Sannat, MS AlFursan): name the stock-count owner per sup |
| Ref | Deliverable | Due |
|---|---|---|
| COM-0050 | 7 - Book a meeting to discuss the View Analytics dashboard and SLA metrics - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-07-16 - Medium | 2026-07-16 |
| COM-0111 | 4 - Verify Giftomatic call attendees and invite Rahid if not already invited - Brian - 2026-07-16 | 2026-07-16 |
| COM-0116 | 4 - Attend Giftomatic call (Rohit already invited via calendar), then debrief and decide SmartRank next steps - Brian, Amit, Aditya - 2026-07-16 call; debrief 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-16 |
| COM-0048 | 4 - Find supporting assumptions, benchmarks, or case studies - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-07-17 - Medium | 2026-07-17 |
| COM-0184 | Brief Marthino on the requirements discussed after he dropped from the call - Brian Arfi - 2026-07-17 - P1 | 2026-07-17 |
| COM-0049 | 6 - Send invitation for the UAT - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-07-19 - Medium | 2026-07-19 |
| COM-0325 | 2 - Confirm Here Maps activation once the card is on the company account, so Al Fursan checkout can proceed - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-07-28 - High | 2026-07-28 |
| COM-0326 | 3 - Confirm the OTO storefront account is moved off the personal account, and tell Abdalrahman it is unblocked - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-07-28 - Medium | 2026-07-28 |
| COM-0403 | 6 - Take the STC-branded end-user invoice requirement to Merit management for a position - Yaser Al-Khatib + Brian - 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| COM-0407 | 1 - Share product documentation, the long-form product pagers, and Figma access with Ruba - Brian - 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| COM-0427 | 5 - Check client availability and invite Atishan to the UAT demo meeting - Brian - 2026-07-30 - High | 2026-07-30 |
| COM-0034 | 2 - Close the page (except B2C super app) - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-07-31 - Medium | 2026-07-31 |
| COM-0394 | Get the real STC integration schedule from engineers and pass it to Sarika | 2026-07-31 |
| COM-0404 | 8 - Reconcile the address-format conflict: STC requires coordinates, the SPL integration is standardising on short code - Brian - 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| COM-0443 | Give the squad comment access on the tax and delivery fee PRD and the OMS refund PRD | 2026-07-31 |
| COM-0463 | 13 - Confirm the two Operations attendee names before the Monday invite goes out - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-08-01 - Medium | 2026-08-01 |
| COM-0436 | Get written confirmation from Akshay on the accepted price tolerance on the Create Merchandise Order API, including whether a lower paid amount is rejected | 2026-08-02 |
| COM-0338 | Evaluate effort vs impact of price and stock discrepancy handling (4-5 orders/month, Finance escalates on each) and set its priority with Akshay and Aditya | 2026-08-03 |
| COM-0453 | 1 - Check logs for login failures regarding the Poland user experiencing login issues. - Brian Arfi Faridhi - 2026-08-03 - High | 2026-08-03 |
| COM-0397 | Finish the Asil proposal with four technical paths, pros/cons and a recommendation | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0409 | 4 - Provide visibility into the fraud model's test set, size, distribution and validation method, so the near-perfect metrics can be assessed - Brian to route to the model owner - 2026-08-04 | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0440 | Write the PRD for the card connect flow reversal (pay first, then save card) | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0441 | Schedule the session on moving the E-Commerce Solution squad from sprints to Kanban | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0442 | Set up the bi-weekly session with Raneen on AlphaZen replacement design requirements | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0470 | Check with Raneen on Apple Store design review feedback and demo timing | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0472 | Review the fulfillment service PRD | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0474 | Share calendars and propose a workshop slot with Noha for the Al Fursan campaign requirements session | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0476 | Upload the B2C Super App explainer artifact to shared Drive and attach it to the invite | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0477 | Share the product onboarding session recording with attendees | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0483 | Cancel the recurring sprint planning meeting and rebook the slot for the Bilal session | 2026-08-04 |
| COM-0480 | Confirm with Partnership whether suppliers know B2C is a separate fulfilment channel | 2026-08-05 |
| COM-0481 | Confirm whether B2C supplier commission matches Al Fursan terms or differs | 2026-08-05 |
| COM-0482 | Verify whether the merchandise service bills Al Fursan for B2C fulfilment | 2026-08-05 |
| COM-0527 | Set up joint session with Thrishan Padayachi and Tahsin Ali to establish where catalogue automation and the Odoo implementation meet, what Odoo requires as input, and the real integration ef | 2026-08-05 |
| COM-0528 | Add addendum to OC Finance sign-off doc: this workstream is not connected to Odoo but produces the source of truth Odoo consumes; three points raised 4 Aug in scope, writing into Odoo invoic | 2026-08-05 |
| COM-0473 | Remove the last-resort search fallbacks as part of e-commerce optimization | 2026-08-07 |
| COM-0475 | Put the staggered reward release option to Al Fursan as a marketing choice at the workshop | 2026-08-07 |
| COM-0478 | Document the Buy Box tie-break rule, which nobody in the room could state | 2026-08-07 |
| COM-0484 | Get client sign-off on the Entertainer merchant-acceptance booking flow before dev builds against it | 2026-08-07 |
| COM-0485 | Define the Entertainer online booking cutoff and the online versus offline slot alignment approach | 2026-08-07 |
| COM-0479 | Assess handling regional product variants at variant level including region-specific SKU mapping | 2026-08-10 |