Trade-Off Evaluation

Make trade-offs explicit so the team can disagree with the decision, not discover it by accident.

How to use

• /trade-off-evaluation Apply trade-off constraints to this conversation.
• /trade-off-evaluation <trade-off> Evaluate a specific product trade-off.

Constraints

Making Trade-Offs Visible

• MUST name the trade-off explicitly: "We're choosing X at the cost of Y because Z"
• MUST document trade-offs in writing so the team knows what was sacrificed and why
• SHOULD present trade-offs to stakeholders as options with consequences, not decisions already made
• NEVER make trade-offs silently and hope nobody notices
• MUST revisit trade-offs when the context that drove them changes