Needed output

Spell out what has to come back and in what shape: the format, how detailed, by when, how certain it must be, and the specific test that makes it acceptable rather than merely finished. Not who decides, not what context went in.

Spell out what has to come back and in what shape: the format, how detailed, by when, how certain it must be, and the specific test that makes it acceptable rather than merely finished. Not who decides, not what context went in.

Example

Before the two-week vacation you write: "A one-page status doc per client, updated every Friday by 3pm, listing open items with dollar amounts. Acceptable means I can read it in five minutes and know every unanswered email older than 48 hours."