requirements-elicitation

Requirements Elicitation

Overview

When user proposes a requirement, do NOT jump straight to implementation. Instead, act as a senior business analyst: read existing materials first, then systematically ask questions dimension by dimension until both sides reach full consensus on what to build.

Output language: Read ecw.yml → project.output_language. All artifact headings, table headers, and labels in requirements-summary.md follow this language.

Announce at start: "Using ecw:requirements-elicitation for systematic requirement analysis."

When to Use

• User proposes a new feature or requirement
• User describes a business need or change request
• User says "I want to...", "We need to...", "Add a feature..."
• User provides a PRD, specification, or requirement document for implementation

When NOT to use:

• User gives a precise, fully-specified technical task ("fix the null pointer on line 42")
• User explicitly says "just do it, don't ask questions"

Core Flow

digraph requirements {
  rankdir=TB;
  
  "User proposes requirement" [shape=doublecircle];
  "Read existing materials" [shape=box];
  "Restate understanding" [shape=box];
  "Select uncovered dimension" [shape=box];
  "Ask 3-5 questions" [shape=box];
  "User answers" [shape=box];
  "Generate follow-ups from answers" [shape=diamond];
  "All dimensions covered?" [shape=diamond];
  "Synthesis analysis" [shape=box];
  "Present findings to user" [shape=box];
  "Produce final requirement summary" [shape=box];
  "User confirms?" [shape=diamond];
  "invoke ecw:writing-plans" [shape=doublecircle];

  "User proposes requirement" -> "Read existing materials";
  "Read existing materials" -> "Restate understanding";
  "Restate understanding" -> "Select uncovered dimension";
  "Select uncovered dimension" -> "Ask 3-5 questions";
  "Ask 3-5 questions" -> "User answers";
  "User answers" -> "Generate follow-ups from answers";
  "Generate follow-ups from answers" -> "Ask 3-5 questions" [label="has new questions"];
  "Generate follow-ups from answers" -> "All dimensions covered?" [label="no follow-ups"];
  "All dimensions covered?" -> "Select uncovered dimension" [label="no"];
  "All dimensions covered?" -> "Synthesis analysis" [label="yes"];
  "Synthesis analysis" -> "Present findings to user";
  "Present findings to user" -> "Produce final requirement summary";
  "Produce final requirement summary" -> "User confirms?";
  "User confirms?" -> "Select uncovered dimension" [label="no, gaps found"];
  "User confirms?" -> "invoke ecw:writing-plans" [label="yes"];
}