Identifies top-level requirements in hierarchies and updates them based on detailed analysis insights, domain modeling results, and process changes. Maintains consistency between high-level and detailed requirements while updating relevant orgModel documents to preserve organizational coherence.
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Identifies top-level requirements in hierarchies and updates them based on detailed analysis insights, domain modeling results, and process changes. Maintains consistency between high-level and detailed requirements while updating relevant orgModel documents to preserve organizational coherence.
license
MIT
Process Find Top And Update
Systematically identifies the highest-level requirements in requirement hierarchies and updates them based on comprehensive analysis insights from domain modeling, process integration, and detailed requirement analysis. Ensures consistency across requirement levels while maintaining orgModel document coherence through coordinated updates and traceability preservation.
Intent
Implement intelligent requirement hierarchy analysis that identifies top-level requirements, applies insights from detailed analysis processes, and updates both requirement documentation and corresponding orgModel elements. Maintains bidirectional consistency between high-level strategic requirements and detailed implementation requirements while preserving change traceability throughout the organizational model structure.
Inputs
Primary: projects/[project-name]/artifacts/Analysis/requirements.json (processed requirements with hierarchy metadata)
Secondary: projects/[project-name]/artifacts/Analysis/domain-concepts.json (domain entities from analysis)
Secondary: projects/[project-name]/artifacts/Analysis/domain-alignment.json (entity mappings and alignments)
Parse requirement dependency graphs from processed requirements
Identify top-level requirements with minimal or no dependencies
Classify requirements by hierarchy level and strategic importance
Map requirement relationships and influence patterns
Hierarchy Classification:
Level 1: Strategic business goals and high-level outcomes
Level 2: Major functional areas and process definitions
Level 3: Detailed functional and non-functional requirements
Level 4: Implementation-specific requirements and constraints
2. Insight Integration Analysis
Source Integration:
Extract relevant insights from domain concept analysis
Incorporate process integration findings and alignment results
Apply W5H analysis context for stakeholder and implementation insights
Align with extracted business goals and success criteria
Update Strategy:
Refinement: Enhance requirement clarity and precision
Expansion: Add scope based on discovered domain concepts
Alignment: Adjust terminology and approach for consistency
Simplification: Reduce complexity based on process integration findings
3. Consistency Validation
Hierarchical Consistency:
Validate that updated top-level requirements align with child requirements
Check for conflicting objectives or contradictory specifications
Ensure requirement decomposition remains logical and complete
Verify that changes preserve requirement completeness
Cross-Reference Validation:
Validate consistency with domain models and entity definitions
Check alignment with process integration results
Verify stakeholder and goal alignment across requirement levels
Ensure terminology consistency across all requirement levels
4. OrgModel Coordination
Document Identification:
Identify orgModel documents affected by requirement updates
Map requirement changes to corresponding organizational processes
Determine cross-document consistency requirements
Plan coordinated update sequences to maintain coherence
Update Orchestration:
Coordinate with orgmodel-update skill for systematic document updates
Maintain consistency across main.md, process.md, and domain-model.md files
Ensure terminology alignment across organizational documentation
Preserve existing organizational workflows and approval processes
Usage Patterns
GitHub Copilot Integration
Use this skill when requirements have been analyzed and you need to update high-level requirements based on detailed insights:
"Use process-findtopandupdate skill to identify top-level requirements
and update them based on domain analysis and process integration results.
Ensure orgModel documents are updated for consistency."
Integration Sequence
Recommended Workflow:
Complete requirements-ingest and basic analysis
Run domain-extractconcepts and domain-alignentities
Execute process-merge for process integration analysis
Apply process-findtopandupdate for hierarchy updates
Coordinate with orgmodel-update for organizational consistency
Validation and Rollback
Validation Process:
Automated consistency checking across requirement hierarchy
Stakeholder validation for strategic requirement changes
Cross-reference validation with orgModel documents
Impact assessment for downstream requirement dependencies
Rollback Capability:
Complete requirement version history maintenance
Point-in-time restoration for failed validations
Coordinated rollback with orgModel document changes
Stakeholder notification for rollback scenarios
Output Format
Human-Readable Report (Markdown)
# Top-Level Requirements Update Report**Project**: PROJECT-001
**Generated**: 2026-02-19T10:30:00Z
**Analysis Sources**: domain-concepts, process-merge, w5h-analysis
**Requirements Updated**: 3 of 15 top-level requirements
## Executive Summary
Updated 3 strategic requirements based on domain analysis and process integration insights. Key changes include terminology alignment with identified domain entities and process refinement approach based on existing organizational capabilities.
## Updated Requirements### REQ-TOP-001: Evolutionary Development Capability**Previous**: Enable team to adapt development practices based on changing requirements
**Updated**: Implement skill-based evolutionary development framework that extends existing training processes to enable adaptive development practices
**Change Rationale**: Domain analysis identified 'Skill' as central entity; process integration revealed extension opportunity rather than replacement approach.
**Impact Assessment**:
- Scope: Expanded to include skill framework
- Complexity: Increased due to framework requirements
- Risk: Decreased through existing process extension
- Stakeholder Alignment: Improved through terminology consistency
## OrgModel Coordination### Documents Requiring Updates-`orgModel/01-skill-development/main.md`: Strategic alignment updates
-`orgModel/02-training/process.md`: Terminology consistency updates
### Cross-Document Consistency- Skill terminology standardization across training and development processes
- Process extension approach alignment with existing organizational workflows
## Validation Results### Hierarchical Consistency: ✅ PASSED- All child requirements align with updated parent requirements
- No contradictory objectives identified
- Requirement decomposition remains complete
Updated requirements maintain stakeholder value propositions
Strategic goals preserved with enhanced implementation approach
Error Handling
Common Issues:
Circular Dependencies: Detected through graph analysis with resolution suggestions
Inconsistent Updates: Automatic rollback with stakeholder notification
OrgModel Conflicts: Coordination failure handling with manual resolution paths
Missing Context: Graceful degradation with partial analysis completion
Recovery Procedures:
Automatic validation checkpoint restoration
Stakeholder notification for manual review requirements
Partial update completion with clear status reporting
Integration retry mechanisms for temporary failures
Dependencies
Required Prior Skills:
requirements-ingest: For normalized requirement input
domain-extractconcepts: For domain entity identification
process-merge: For process integration insights
Coordination Skills:
orgmodel-update: For organizational document consistency
change-management: For tracking requirement evolution
Supporting Skills:
domain-alignentities: For terminology consistency
goals-extract: For business alignment validation
"traceability_preservation"
:
"complete"
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"validation_status"
:
"passed|failed|partial"
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,
"hierarchy_analysis"
:
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:
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:
1
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:
"REQ-TOP-001"
,
"requirement_type"
:
"business_goal"
,
"title"
:
"Implement Evolutionary Development Capability"
,
"current_statement"
:
"Enable team to adapt development practices based on changing requirements"
,
"dependency_type"
:
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"child_requirements"
:
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:
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,
"stakeholder_impact"
:
"high"
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"update_priority"
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"critical"
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:
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:
[
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"influenced_by"
:
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"edges"
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"relationship"
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"weight"
:
0.8
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"insight_integration"
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:
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:
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"source_insights"
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:
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"integration_approach"
:
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{
"source"
:
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"insight_type"
:
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"specific_insight"
:
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"integration_approach"
:
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,
"original_statement"
:
"Enable team to adapt development practices based on changing requirements"
,
"updated_statement"
:
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"rationale"
:
"Domain analysis revealed 'Skill' as central entity; process analysis showed extension opportunity rather than replacement"
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"impact_assessment"
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"expanded"
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"risk_change"
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"stakeholder_alignment"
:
"improved"
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"consistency_validations"
:
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:
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:
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"parent_requirement"
:
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"child_requirements"
:
[
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"REQ-005"
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"consistency_check"
:
"alignment_validation"
,
"status"
:
"consistent"
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"alignment_score"
:
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"issues_identified"
:
[
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"resolution_actions"
:
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,
"orgmodel_coordination"
:
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:
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"update_type"
:
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"update_priority"
:
"high"
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"changes_required"
:
[
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:
"Process Overview"
,
"change_type"
:
"enhancement"
,
"current_content"
:
"Team development through structured learning"
,
"proposed_content"
:
"Skill-based evolutionary development with adaptive learning pathways"
,
"source_requirement"
:
"REQ-TOP-001"
,
"validation_required"
:
true
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,
"consistency_dependencies"
:
[
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,
"stakeholder_approval"
:
"pending"
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,
"cross_document_consistency"
:
[
{
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:
"CDC-001"
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"documents"
:
[
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,
"orgModel/02-training/process.md"
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,
"consistency_type"
:
"terminology_alignment"
,
"alignment_requirement"
:
"Skill terminology must be consistent across documents"
,
"current_status"
:
"inconsistent"
,
"resolution_plan"
:
"Update training process terminology to align with skill framework"
,
"estimated_effort"
:
"0.5 days"
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,
"traceability_maintenance"
:
{
"requirement_lineage"
:
[
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"requirement_id"
:
"REQ-TOP-001"
,
"change_history"
:
[
{
"change_id"
:
"CHG-001"
,
"timestamp"
:
"ISO8601"
,
"change_type"
:
"insight_integration"
,
"source_analysis"
:
[
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"process-merge"
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,
"previous_version"
:
"Enable team to adapt development practices"
,
"updated_version"
:
"Implement skill-based evolutionary development framework"
,
"change_rationale"
:
"Domain analysis insights integrated"
,
"approver"
:
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"rollback_data"
:
"stored"
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,
"impact_trace"
:
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:
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"relationship"
:
"child"
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"impact_type"
:
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,
"status"
:
"propagated"
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,
"validation_checkpoints"
:
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:
"VC-001"
,
"checkpoint_type"
:
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,
"scope"
:
"hierarchy_alignment"
,
"validation_criteria"
:
"All child requirements align with updated parent"
