Why we don't ask clients for a spec — we write it ourselves

Introduction

A blunt “send us a spec” request often produces a document that does not match how the business really works. We deliberately own discovery and requirements: interviews, scenario prototypes, acceptance criteria — so team and client share one picture.

That cuts rework cost and speeds up production release.

Why not “the client writes it alone”

• A spec is a co-created artefact, not homework for the client.
• Without engineering and product input it is easy to bake in the impossible or the wasteful.
• Business language and system language must meet in one document.

How the process looks

Workshops, user-flow capture, MVP prioritisation, then a scope doc with risks and timelines. A detailed checklist and sample outline will ship in the long-form article.