# Ask planning questions that unblock a decision

Illustrative planning brief; no automatic product import.

Illustrative request: “add customer notifications.” The team does not know the trigger, intended recipient or acceptable delivery channel.

## Decision

Define one trigger and recipient first; investigate approved delivery options only after that scope is agreed.

## Owned work

- Clarify the trigger
  - Owner role: Requester
  - Acceptance evidence: The answer names the event that should produce a notification.
- Clarify the recipient
  - Owner role: Product owner
  - Acceptance evidence: The answer identifies who needs the notice and what action it enables.
- Resolve the delivery boundary
  - Owner role: Technical lead
  - Acceptance evidence: The plan records the approved channel to investigate and excluded options.

## Workflow

1. Write the decision that cannot be made with current information.
2. Ask the few questions whose answers would change that decision.
3. Summarize the answers into agreed scope and keep unanswered items visible.

## Judgment

Do not treat unanswered questions as permission for an AI tool or planner to invent defaults.


## Illustrative clarification brief

Request: add customer notifications.
Decision blocked: choosing the first notification workflow.
Ask the requester: which event should trigger the notice?
Ask the product owner: who receives it, and what action should it enable?
Ask the technical lead: which approved delivery option should be investigated for that boundary?
Next decision: define one trigger and recipient; keep other channels and notification types outside the first investigation.


## Workflow questions

### How many questions should we ask?

As few as needed to choose the next bounded action. Additional questions should justify which decision their answers change.

### Who should answer a technical question?

The person responsible for that constraint or a qualified owner. A stakeholder’s preference alone may not establish implementation feasibility.

## Product connection

Answer the questions that change the delivery decision before requesting a TeamBoostAI planning draft.

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