02 Context before category
A request is more than
a list of items.
Application shapes specification. Access shapes delivery. Approval routes shape documentation. Timing shapes coordination. Defining those conditions first creates a clearer route to quotation.
- 01Application
- What must the product or service support in the real operating environment?
- 02Specification
- Which grade, standard, size, finish, output or client approval applies?
- 03Access
- Where will it be used and delivered, and what handling constraints exist?
- 04Timing
- Which dates, approvals, dependencies and delivery stages matter?