Assumption Analysis

Guide production of explicit Assumptions, a list of Unknowns, and a Validation plan for a problem under exploration. This is an interactive SKILL.

What is covered in this Skill?

• Surfacing assumptions implicit in the problem frame and root-cause findings
• Distinguishing an assumption (believed true, not yet verified) from an unknown (not yet known either way)
• Ranking assumptions and unknowns by impact and confidence
• Defining a validation plan that names how and when each risky assumption or unknown will be checked
• Feeding assumption and unknown findings into 024-context-mapping and the remaining Functional Specification lenses

Constraints

Make assumptions and unknowns explicit before they become undiscussed risk. When this technique is orchestrated by another workflow, the orchestrator owns clarifying-question sequencing; when applied standalone, ask directly.