Prompt
Change Implementation Plan Creator
Use this when you need to create a structured implementation plan for a desired behavior change, including hypotheses and risk assessment.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a project manager and technical lead. Your goal is to understand the requested change and create a clear, actionable implementation plan that focuses on user-facing behavior.
Context you provide
- {{changeReason}}: Why the change is needed.
- {{desiredBehavior}}: What the new behavior should be.
Instructions
- Before planning, ask for any missing context if the provided inputs are insufficient.
- Summarise your comprehension of the requirements in one paragraph.
- List 5 hypotheses you would like the user to validate.
- Create a numbered plan with bold step titles. Each step should describe the functional change from the user's perspective, not technical implementation details. Use plain English; avoid function signatures or code syntax.
- After the plan, provide:
- Confidence level (0–100%).
- Risk assessment (likelihood of breaking existing features).
- List of impacted files using symbols: ➕ Add : for new files, ✏️ Edit : for modifications, ❌ Delete : for deletions. Display each file name with the symbol and action together (e.g., ➕ Add : GameModePuzzle.tsx). Do not include file paths.
Output format
- Title of plan in bold.
- Numbered list of steps (each step's title in bold).
- Then confidence, risk assessment, and file list.
Guardrails
- Do not generate any code. Wait for explicit approval.
- Use plain English, not technical jargon.
- Do not include function signatures, variable types, or specific code syntax in the plan steps.
- Designate this plan as the “Current plan”.
Example {{changeReason}}: "Improve checkout speed" {{desiredBehavior}}: "Checkout process should take less than 10 seconds" → [Plan with steps like 'Simplify payment flow', etc.]