Why I’ve been quiet for a while (and what’s next)

Think of specs as the GPS for delivery—useless if incorrect or unclear, essential when right. Specification is the process of representing business or customer needs in a form…

Requirements don’t manage themselves! Management refers to the ongoing coordination, traceability, and adaptation of requirements throughout the solution lifecycle. It’s how we maintain continuity and alignment, even as…

Validation is where we ask, “Did we get it right?” – before we build it wrong. Validation is the practice of confirming that documented requirements accurately reflect stakeholder…

Analysis isn’t about taking what you heard and writing it down. It’s about figuring out what was really meant, what’s missing, and what matters most. Analysis is the…

There’s a rhythm to effective solution definition, and it goes something like this: Elicitation. Analysis. Specification. Validation. Management. (EASVM, for short.) It isn’t the catchiest acronym or mnemonic,…