req-change-workflow

A gated change-management workflow reduces regression risk by requiring a formal change brief, baseline code confirmation, impact analysis, and a fixed regression checklist before implementation proceeds.

A change brief captures the context and acceptance criteria for a feature change, while impact analysis assesses baseline code behavior and risks to ensure alignment before implementation begins.

Managing requirement changes for Chrome extensions requires confirming baseline behavior from code, running an impact scan, proposing a design, and validating updates against a fixed regression checklist.

Yes, ripgrep is a required dependency for this change-management workflow to execute baseline code searches and impact scans across the codebase effectively.

The best way to document design proposals and implementation notes is to generate formal artifacts at each workflow gate, culminating in a decision log update to facilitate reviewer approval and rollback planning.

While designed for Chrome extensions and requirement changes, the gated workflow of small diffs, impact assessment, and regression validation can apply to standardizing changes in general software engineering codebases.