A blank requirement card inside a blue frame with a coral outcome marker.

Testing stages

Private draftSources in contextVisible outcomes

Make the outcome visible

01Person

Whose task?

02Action

What changes?

03Result

What can be observed?

A feature request becomes a useful criterion when these pieces connect.

Criterion frame

Write the actor, starting condition, action and visible outcome. The frame exposes missing parts; it does not decide whether a product meets them.

Editable examples
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Choose a starting point

Write the actor, starting condition, action and visible outcome. The frame exposes missing parts; it does not decide whether a product meets them.

Who needs this to work? ↗

Follow the work

Next step clearer?

A drafted test, an observed result and a release decision are different events. Keep each one tied to the product you actually checked.