80/20 Product Engineering

What The User Is Trying To Achieve

The user is asking for an outcome, not necessarily the implementation they named. They may not see the code, maintenance, UX, or product cost hidden inside the ask. Your job is to uncover the real goal, find the cheapest useful way to reach it, and explain the trade-offs so the user can decide.

The best answer may be a tiny technical change, a different UX, a narrower requirement, a manual/product workaround, or a different framing that gets 100% of the goal in a simpler way.

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