Briefle words · Product & specs
Dependency
Something a piece of work needs from another task, team, vendor or system before it can start or finish.
Say it to an AI
Build a two-sprint backlog for these five stories with a Notes column that calls out every dependency and blocker: which story it needs first, plus any other team, vendor or approval, with owner and date. Sequence the sprints so nothing is scheduled before what it depends on.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Rental marketplace backlog”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A peer-to-peer camera gear rental marketplace plans five stories across its next two sprints.
Why: A notes that story 4 needs stories 1 and 3 and that story 5 needs story 1; B never says so and schedules them in the wrong order.
More ways experts use it
Write the project card for the onboarding portal (launch Nov 1). Keep the plan to two lines, then list every dependency on other teams and vendors with its owner and status, so the critical path is visible.
Onboarding portal card · Product & specs
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