constraint-drilling

name	constraint-drilling
description	Identify constraints, classify them by type and severity, assess removability, and design removal paths for removable constraints.
execution	tactic
dependencies	{"sops":["constraint-classification","constraint-identification-sop","removability-assessment","removal-path"]}

Constraint Drilling

Systematically discover all constraints blocking a candidate, classify them into actionable categories, assess which can be removed, and design concrete removal paths for those that can.

Stages

1. Constraint Identification — Use TOC current-reality-tree, TRIZ contradiction analysis, and Pre-mortem to surface all constraints. Deploy constraint-identification-sop SOP.

2. Constraint Classification — Sort identified constraints into hard constraints (immovable), soft constraints (workable), and assumptions (unvalidated). Deploy constraint-classification SOP.

3. Removability Assessment — For each non-trivial constraint, score how removable it is given available resources and context. Deploy removability-assessment SOP for each constraint (parallelizable).

4. Removal Path Design — For constraints with removability > 0.3, design concrete steps to remove or mitigate them. Deploy removal-path SOP for each removable constraint.

Available SOPs

SOP	Stage	Purpose
constraint-identification-sop	1	Discover constraints using structured methods
constraint-classification	2	Categorize constraints by type
removability-assessment	3	Score removability of each constraint
removal-path	4	Design removal steps and timeline

Execution Guidance

• Stage 1 should apply all three methods (TOC, TRIZ, Pre-mortem) for completeness
• Stage 2 requires Stage 1 output
• Stage 3 can run assessments in parallel for each constraint
• Stage 4 only runs for constraints with removability score > 0.3
• If a hard constraint is a true showstopper, flag immediately — do not wait for full tactic completion

Minimum Yield

• Classified constraint list with >= 3 constraints identified
• Removability assessment for each non-trivial constraint
• Removal paths for all constraints scoring removability > 0.3

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
constraint-classification	Classify constraints into hard constraints, soft constraints, and assumptions.
constraint-identification-sop	Identify constraints for a candidate using TOC, TRIZ, and Pre-mortem methods.
removability-assessment	Assess how removable a constraint is with effort estimate and dependency analysis.
removal-path	Design concrete removal steps for a constraint with timeline and resource needs.