Manifesto Methodology Services About

A new paradigm for AI-enabled teams

Specifications
emerge from
dialog

We are uncovering better ways of building software with AI by changing how teams work—not just the tools they use.

The Challenge

Companies invest in AI tools expecting transformation. They get incremental gains at best.

AI adoption often focuses too narrowly on tools and code generation—the faster code. But writing code was never the bottleneck.

The way teams create, share, and use context is the hard part. Without effective context, even the best AI tools underperform.

Agile fell short on bridging business and tech. Now you can solve this.

The Manifesto

What we value

Conversations over documentation sessions

Specifications emerge from dialog between people with different perspectives—not from writing in isolation.

Capturing over creating

Teams already have the conversations that contain requirements. The work is curation, not creation.

Context over prompts

AI tools fail not from poor prompts but from poor context—and context comes from structured dialog.

Uncertainty over invention

Marking what we don't know is more valuable than filling gaps with plausible-sounding details.

Evolution over completeness

Specifications are living artifacts that grow through iterative refinement, not documents frozen at sign-off.

Human accountability over AI autonomy

AI generates, humans decide. Accountability for what we build remains with the people who build it.

The Methodology

From conversations to working software

Dialog is the main source for creating rich specifications. The living conversations between team members become the specifications that drive implementation.

01

Capture

Paste transcripts or describe conversationally. AI extracts requirements, decisions, and context with explicit uncertainty markers.

02

Refine

Add new inputs — meeting transcripts, ADRs, stakeholder feedback. Specifications evolve through multiple rounds of collaborative input.

03

Decompose

Discuss breakdown conversationally. AI proposes story decompositions with acceptance criteria, linked to feature specifications.

04

Implement

Developers reference feature specs and stories as their main implementation context. Specifications stay current as learnings emerge.

Core Principles

An adaptable methodology built on five foundations

Feature-centric documentation

Maintain rigorous specifications at the feature level only. Story-level artifacts are temporary. This reduces maintenance burden while preserving quality where it matters.

Conversation-driven

Specifications emerge from meeting transcripts, Slack threads, and email discussions. Capture decisions where they naturally occur.

Iterative refinement

Specifications evolve through multiple rounds. A planning meeting creates v1. Technical discussion adds architecture. Stakeholder feedback adjusts requirements.

Tool-agnostic simplicity

Use your existing setup: Confluence and Jira, Notion and Linear, or any wiki plus work tracker. No migrations needed.

Explicit uncertainty

We mitigate AI hallucination by marking what we don't know rather than letting AI invent details. Uncertainty becomes visible, not hidden.

"This is not about adopting new tools. It's about transforming how teams collaborate in an AI-enabled world."

Accelerate your AI-enabled delivery

We help organisations adopt Dialog Driven Delivery through hands-on workshops and strategic guidance.

Workshops

Interactive sessions where your team learns Dialog Driven Delivery by applying it to real features. Walk away with working specifications and a repeatable process.

  • Half-day or full-day formats
  • Use your actual projects
  • Team of up to 12 participants

Lighthouse Teams

We help you establish pioneering teams that demonstrate the new way of working. These lighthouse teams become the catalyst for transforming how your entire organisation delivers software.

  • Select and prepare pilot team
  • Embedded coaching through delivery
  • Scale learnings across organisation

AI Adoption Strategy

Strategic consulting to help your organisation integrate AI into software delivery. We assess readiness, identify opportunities, and create a roadmap tailored to your context.

  • Maturity assessment
  • Tool & process recommendations
  • Change management support

Ready to transform how your organisation delivers?

Let's have a conversation about bringing Dialog Driven Delivery to your organisation.

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