Plan stage · Module 7 of 15
Outcome for this lesson
Turn the one-page brief into a compact specification with explicit behavior, evidence, and boundaries.
Bring forward: Bring the completed one-page brief from Module 6.
Produce: A reusable nine-part prompt plus acceptance-test list.
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Recommended prerequisite: complete Module 6, “Turn the Validated Idea into a One-Page Build Brief,” and bring its artifact. You may still use this page as a reference.
Plan stage
Build the next result
A prompt should implement the brief, not replace it. This module turns each approved decision into explicit instructions and acceptance tests that can be reused when the conversation changes.
Your result for this module
A reusable nine-part prompt plus acceptance-test list.
Continuous case study
Worked example: Prompt excerpt
“Build only add-and-display for the inquiry tracker. Use persistent labels and keyboard-operable controls. Reject invalid dates without clearing valid fields. Store no message content. Return changed files, test steps, known limits, and rollback instructions.”
Do the work
Translate all nine sections
Write goal, user, inputs, rules, outputs, interface, error handling, tests, and definition of done.
Add boundaries and non-goals
State prohibited data, excluded features, unsupported use, and decisions the model must not make.
Provide representative examples
Include ordinary, edge, invalid, accessibility, failure, and recovery cases.
Request evidence, not confidence
Ask for changed files, commands or checks run, results, assumptions, known limits, and rollback steps.
Copy-and-complete template
Create your module artifact
Goal: User: Inputs: Rules: Outputs: Interface and accessibility: Error and recovery behavior: Tests and examples: Definition of done and evidence: Non-goals and prohibited data:
Keep sensitive information, passwords, API keys, payment data, and private customer details out of course notes and AI prompts.
Quality gate
Check the result before the quiz
- The prompt traces back to the brief.
- Error and recovery behavior are explicit.
- Tests include more than one successful example.
- The requested response contains verifiable evidence.
How this moves the project forward
Module 8 uses this package to build and preserve the first useful end-to-end slice.
Evidence checkpoint and lesson summary
Confirm the artifact, then answer the key questions
The questions cover a core idea, a realistic decision, and evidence from the lesson. Incorrect answers identify concepts to review; they are not a complete measure of your experience or ability.
Confirm the artifact and answer all three questions correctly to unlock the recommended next step.
Continue to Module 8: Build and Verify the First Useful Slice