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The End-State worksheet
Step 1 on paper: the questions from Chapter 8 for defining what success looks like, alone, before any tool is involved.
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Rules: alone; no laptop if possible; paragraphs, not bullets; one page.
Project
Who, specifically, is this for? Name the humans. What does each of them want from it?
When the work is done and they pick it up — what is the texture? Do they nod, or wince? What should it feel like?
Constraints: budget, timeline, scope, quality bar. And the misstep to avoid.
Read it back. Is this a deliverable list disguised as an end state?
"Complete the migration with all tests passing" is a list. "A migration Karan can defend in his quarterly without hedging, and Sneha can use on Tuesday morning" is an end state.
☐ It names people ☐ It describes a feeling ☐ It could not have been written by anyone else about any other project
From The Amplifier: How to Use AI Without Losing Yourself by Nandan Gijare · theamplifierofficial.com