planning-scope-definition

Stabilize the plan: capture what we do and what we do not do Goal or requirements Timeline/risk/process constraints Adjacent areas that must not be touched Write the In scope list as finite outcomes/behaviors Write the Out of scope list as explicit exclusions (with reasons) List assumptions that affect implementation List open questions that change scope or priorities

In scope

Out of scope

Assumptions

Open questions

</output_format> In/Out are stated as verifiable claims, not vague wording Out of scope is specific (to protect against scope creep) </quality_rules>