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Requirements, stories & service design · Core

Non-goal

Also called: out of scope

ELI5

Something the team is choosing not to solve now.

Used in conversation

“Add mobile offline mode as a non-goal for this release.”

Definition

Something explicitly excluded from the current objective or scope.

Here “Non-goal” means: Something explicitly excluded from the current objective or scope.

Pitch context

You will see “Non-goal” 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

  • Out-of-scopeThe search label “out of scope” can route to both entries.
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Sources & evidence · 2

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