From rough idea to buildable specification
Resolve the important product decisions, cut excess scope, and leave a specification that implementation can follow.
Use when
You have a promising feature idea but implementation conversations keep revealing new requirements.
Outcome
A small, coherent feature with observable acceptance criteria and no hidden decision branches.
The sequence
4 deliberate steps
- 01Open prompt
Interrogate the idea
Resolve the user, problem, boundaries, states, and material tradeoffs before discussing implementation.
- 02Open prompt
Cut to the first useful release
Keep the real outcome while deferring flexibility, scale, and optional configuration.
- 03Open prompt
Write the implementation contract
Turn the settled decisions into scope, flows, states, and observable criteria.
- 04Open prompt
Create executable slices
Sequence end-to-end behavior rather than frontend, backend, and database phases.