Our scoping tool refuses in 4 of the 7 states it can be in, and that ratio is not a tuning choice
What should I build first is the most answerable-looking question in the whole process, which is why every tool answers it on the spot. Ask a chatbot and you get a feature list in twenty seconds. The list will be reasonable. It will also be a plan for building the wrong thing efficiently, if nobody has established that anyone wants the thing. So our scoping analysis checks a precondition before…
A scoping tool refuses to produce a plan in four out of seven possible states, which is not an adjustable parameter. The tool first checks if an idea meets a precondition before generating any output. If the precondition is not met, the tool returns an empty scope with a paragraph explaining why. The refusal is not a soft yes, but rather a firm no. The tool does not produce a lean version or a smaller scope, but rather an empty scope with an explanation.
This approach ensures that the scope is concrete and not just a wish. The tool checks for two rules before running any invariants. Every must-have feature must name the job it serves, and the build window is bounded between 1 to 4 weeks. The tool also does not re-decide the idea, and the projection is neutral, decision unknown, with a placeholder score of 50.
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