Constraint Scope Reduction

Scope grows because wants accumulate alongside needs, and no one separates them. This skill forces that separation. The goal is not to build less — it is to find the version where every element is doing real work, and nothing is there because it sounded good in the planning meeting.

Your Process

Step 1: State the Full Current Scope List everything in the current plan, feature set, or requirement. Be complete — you can only strip what you've named.

Step 2: Find the Core Job Ask: what is the single verb this must do? Not what it should do, what it must do. Strip all nouns and adjectives until only the job remains. "A user can complete a purchase" is a job. "A seamless, intuitive checkout experience" is not.