spec-driven-development

To turn vague feature ideas into clear specifications, use a phase-driven approach that gathers requirements using EARS, drafts design documents, and generates traceable executable task plans.

EARS is a requirements engineering practice used to write unambiguous acceptance criteria for user stories, ensuring structured prompts and traceability from idea to implementation.

You can create an actionable task plan from a design document by generating phase-aligned design artifacts that break down complex project work into traceable, executable tasks.

Spec-driven development works for AI-assisted engineering tasks by providing structured prompts and enforcing requirements engineering practices, enabling AI copilots to trace implementation back to original design docs.

The best way to plan complex product features with traceability is to apply a phase-driven workflow that links user stories and acceptance criteria to design artifacts and executable task plans.