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Requirements, stories & service design · Core

Dependency

Also called: prerequisite, product dependency

ELI5

Something the work relies on.

Used in conversation

“Identity integration is a launch dependency.”

Definition

Another system, team, decision or condition required for work to succeed.

Here “Dependency” means: Another system, team, decision or condition required for work to succeed.

Pitch context

You will see “Dependency” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Connected terms

  • DependencyThe same visible label “Dependency” names different concepts.
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Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.