Is Spec-Driven Development a Step Forward or Back?
Spec-driven development looks like a step backward if you read it as requirements theater. The better frame: the spec is a higher-level language for intent.
Tag: for-engineering-managers
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Goal-Based Loop Engineering: From Spec-Driven to Outcome-Driven
Spec-driven development points an agent at a deliverable. Goal-based loops let you point it at a condition instead: the question is whether the condition you picked is an outcome or just green tests.
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Spec-Driven Development Isn't Waterfall
Spec-driven development can be a smarter way to steer AI coding agents, or waterfall with more tokens. The difference is whether the spec creates learning.
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· BlogThe Product Operating Model Audio Series
An audio series for product and tech leaders who want concrete steps toward an empowered product organization: without the theory-heavy frameworks.
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Developing Your AI Context as a Product
AI context (system prompts, knowledge bases, tool configs) is a product you keep discovering and improving. Product thinking applied to AI enablement.
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To Infinity and Beyond: Organizational Agility
Beyond team-level agility: what organizational agility actually takes at the leadership and portfolio level, and where most transformations stop.