https://specworks.org.uk/ Notes on product work, from discovery to delivery. en-gb Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://specworks.org.uk/notes/product-discovery/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/product-discovery/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What discovery is for, the stages it usually goes through, and how to tell when it is done. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/outcomes-not-features/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/outcomes-not-features/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Framing discovery around a measurable change in behaviour rather than a list of features. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/customer-interviews/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/customer-interviews/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Recruiting the right people, asking about past behaviour rather than opinions, and making the results usable. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/mapping-opportunities/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/mapping-opportunities/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Turning research into a structured map of needs and pain points, and choosing which one to work on. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/testing-assumptions/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/testing-assumptions/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Listing what has to be true for an idea to work, and testing the riskiest parts cheaply. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/product-delivery/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/product-delivery/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The stages between a validated idea and something people use, and where they usually go wrong. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/writing-the-spec/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/writing-the-spec/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Goal, scope, requirements and acceptance criteria: turning a discovery decision into buildable work. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/slicing-the-work/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/slicing-the-work/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Cutting a feature into thin, releasable pieces, with story mapping as a starting point. https://specworks.org.uk/notes/release-and-measure/ https://specworks.org.uk/notes/release-and-measure/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Feature flags, staged rollouts, deciding what success looks like in advance, and closing the loop.