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Engineering Practice/Systems & practice

Requirements

4 micro-topics in Engineering Practice, each with the evidence that proves you have it and the written reason behind every link. Nothing outside this domain sits under it — you can start here. Downstream, it holds up 2 domains.

4 topics  ·  depth 0–2 of 16  ·  3 internal links  ·  0 in  ·  2 out

Before you start

Load-bearing links first. Each one says what in this domain rests on what outside it, and why.

Nothing outside this domain sits under it. It is an entry point — you can start here.

What you will be able to do

In prerequisite order. Each idea names the artifact that closes it, the market demand that put it on the map, and what it stands on.

Depth 0  ·  representational  ·  unassisted  ·  M07 §7.1

Write user stories with acceptance criteria

States who, what and how it will be judged

Evidence
Writes a story a second person can build from
Market anchor
Agile · requirements
Rests on
Nothing sits under this one — it is an entry point.

Depth 0  ·  meta  ·  scaffolded  ·  M07 §7.1

Communicate with stakeholders

Translates technical constraints into business terms

Evidence
Explains a tradeoff to a non-engineer who then decides
Market anchor
Communication
Rests on
supporting

Prioritize scope

Scope conversations are easier with a prioritized list in hand.

Depth 1  ·  meta  ·  scaffolded  ·  M07 §7.1

Decompose an epic into stories

Splits work into shippable increments

Evidence
Breaks a feature into stories sized for one sprint
Market anchor
Agile
Rests on
load-bearing

Write user stories with acceptance criteria

You split stories into stories.

Depth 2  ·  meta  ·  scaffolded  ·  M07 §7.1

Prioritize scope

Applies a method like MoSCoW to cut to an MVP

Evidence
Defends what was cut and why
Market anchor
Product management
Rests on
load-bearing

Decompose an epic into stories

Prioritization operates on a decomposed backlog.

What rests on this domain

Everything downstream that names an idea here as a prerequisite, grouped by where it lives.

Agile Delivery

1 link

supporting

Explain agile principles rests on Write user stories with acceptance criteria

The practices make sense once you have written the artifact they produce.

Design Practice

1 link

supporting

Diagram a system before building it rests on Write user stories with acceptance criteria

A diagram is easier to draw once the requirement is stated.

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Free · Remote · 17 weeks · EIN 86-2122804