Assumptions and state

Write down the context the work carries: where things stand right now, what was already decided and why, which constraints are fixed, and what nobody knows yet. Anything living only in your head has to be said out loud.

Write down the context the work carries: where things stand right now, what was already decided and why, which constraints are fixed, and what nobody knows yet. Anything living only in your head has to be said out loud.

Example

Before vacation you write: contract is at draft four, client already rejected the tiered pricing option in June, budget is capped at $40,000, legal review is pending and may push the launch, and we still do not know whether their new CFO wants monthly or quarterly billing.