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A structured analytical technique — not a prompt.

The DeFOSPAM framework and the 11-dimension requirement framework apply repeatable analytical steps to every artefact in your specification. Defects, gaps and ambiguities get surfaced systematically — at the time they are cheapest to fix.

Requirements · 11 dimensions

Every requirement, eleven ways.

Run a full sweep, or pick the dimensions that matter for the requirement type. Quick Scan recommends what's relevant; templates carry tunable defaults.

01R-D
Definitions
Extract and validate domain terminology.
02R-G
Goals & Context
Assess business rationale, user roles, scope and traceability.
03R-F
Features
Identify implementable features within the requirement text.
04R-I
Interfaces
Identify and assess all interfaces — implied or explicit.
05R-R
Rules
Extract business rules, constraints and calculations.
06R-E
Entities & Data
Identify data entities, attributes, relationships and lifecycle.
07R-C
Conditions & Decisions
Map conditional logic and assess branch completeness.
08R-B
Boundaries
Assess precision at edge cases and extreme values.
09R-Q
Quality Attributes
Identify non-functional obligations and compliance needs.
10R-A
Ambiguity
Detect vague language, contradictions and implicit assumptions.
11R-M
Missing Elements
Final completeness sweep across all dimensions.

User stories · DeFOSPAM

Seven dimensions for Gherkin.

Each story is scored on testability and maps to a readiness assessment — Ready, Needs Minor Revision, or Needs Major Revision — alongside categorised issues and stakeholder questions.

D-DDeFOSPAM

Definitions

Are all important terms defined in the glossary?

D-FDeFOSPAM

Features

Is the feature scope correct? Are related operations covered?

D-ODeFOSPAM

Outcomes

Are all expected outcomes specified, including error cases?

D-SDeFOSPAM

Scenarios

Is scenario coverage complete? Boundaries, errors, combinations?

D-PDeFOSPAM

Prediction

Does each scenario map to a predictable, specific outcome?

D-ADeFOSPAM

Ambiguity

Duplicates, contradictions or implicit assumptions?

D-MDeFOSPAM

Missing

Comprehensive sweep — what is absent across all dimensions?

Synthesis

Beyond finding problems — proposing the changes that close them.

Direct edits

Specific text changes with exact locations, shown as word-level diffs.

Placeholders

Section-level suggestions for content that needs to be written or expanded.

Advisories

Informational recommendations that don't require text changes.

Write → analyse → improve → re-analyse → approve → ship.

Try the framework on your spec →