Spec Drift: Preserving Context Between Request and Release

Spec Drift examines the everyday slippage that happens after a business request leaves a meeting room and before code ships. Mirko Peters pulls apart the precise moments context is lost — ambiguous wording in emails, assumptions baked into wireframes, unmet non-functional expectations — and shows how those small gaps accumulate into schedule overruns, surprise outages, and strained relationships. This episode stays practical: it explains both the business incentives that encourage shorthand requests and the technical realities that make assumptions expensive, then gives three concrete habits teams can adopt immediately to preserve the intent of a request without slowing delivery. Listeners will get a clear map of where spec drift starts, a consulting-style example of what goes wrong in the wild, and action items for business and IT to reduce rework and improve predictability.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/business-it-it-business--6867401/support.To continue the conversation, follow Mirko Peters on LinkedIn, where more insights and real-world examples are shared from both business and IT perspectives.