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To stress-test a product plan, you interrogate its ambiguous details one question at a time until assumptions, dependencies, and tradeoffs are fully resolved. This process clarifies vague designs into shared, testable understanding.

A stepwise architecture review challenges each decision point individually rather than skipping ahead. It walks through decision branches one at a time, suggesting recommended answers to clarify tradeoffs and open decisions.

Design critique interviews resolve ambiguity by applying one-question-at-a-time challenges to vague proposals. This method surfaces hidden assumptions and open decisions until the design reaches a fully resolved, testable state.

You can use codebase analysis during plan reviews to derive answers automatically from repository context. The interview process checks existing code and documentation whenever an answer can be inferred, reducing manual clarification.

Decision tree interviews are ideal for brainstorming sessions, architecture reviews, and product decisions. They work by applying stepwise challenges to each branch, ensuring dependencies and tradeoffs are resolved before implementation begins.