refine-requirements

To clarify ambiguous feature requirements, you need targeted follow-up questions that expose missing fields, edge cases, and business rules. This refinement process turns vague feature descriptions into clear implementation tasks and acceptance criteria.

The best way to refine requirements for a Rails application feature is using planning templates tailored for authentication, CRUD, APIs, background jobs, and UI workflows. These templates guide the clarification process by asking 3-5 focused questions to identify scope and dependencies.

You update TodoWrite tasks with new acceptance criteria by analyzing the answers from your clarification questions for scope, dependencies, and technical changes. The analysis results are then used to update or create new tasks with proper ordering.

Yes, you can use requirement refinement templates for existing task-management workflows during post-planning sessions. The process applies whenever existing TodoWrite tasks or a new feature need clarification before implementation begins.

You should ask 3-5 focused follow-up questions to refine a feature scope effectively. This targeted number of questions is sufficient to expose missing fields, edge cases, and business rules without overwhelming the planning process.

Requirement refinement solves the problem of rework and ambiguity in software planning. It transforms incomplete feature descriptions into a clear set of implementation tasks, acceptance criteria, and an updated technical approach before coding starts.