Requirements, stories & service design · Core
Dependency
Also called: prerequisite, product dependency
ELI5
Something the work relies on.
Used in conversation
“Identity integration is a launch dependency.”
Definition
Another system, team, decision or condition required for work to succeed.
Here “Dependency” means: Another system, team, decision or condition required for work to succeed.
Pitch context
You will see “Dependency” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches requirements, stories & service design.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret requirements, stories & service design without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Connected terms
- DependencyThe same visible label “Dependency” names different concepts.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Write your business planSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Y Combinator — YC Startup Library — fundraising and pitching resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — Small Business Capital Formation GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16