START WITH THE OUTCOME

Start here

Start with the result. The framework can wait.

Name a result, not a framework

Write who needs what, in which situation. ‘A bookshop cart that survives a payment failure’ is more useful than ‘a modern full-stack experience’.

Identify the parts: header, sidebar, list, dialog. Sketch the success and failure states. A pretty screenshot is only one state.

Choose based on your constraints. Record what you rejected and why. You are allowed to choose the boring option.

Bring requirements, decisions, and acceptance criteria to AI. Ask about remaining choices or explicitly delegate a bounded scope.