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Jul 28, 2026 · Product Management

The One Trick Requesters Use to Shift Responsibility – Strategic Ambiguity Explained

The article dissects how vague requirement phrasing like “let’s do a rough version and run it later” lets requesters transfer risk to developers, cites the 1984 strategic ambiguity theory, shows AI’s role in amplifying the cost, and offers concrete steps to price and record such ambiguity.