When Speed Reveals Misalignment: Why Specification Timing Matters

AI coding agents have exposed a critical bottleneck in software development: most specifications are written too late in the process by individual engineers, far removed from where actual product decisions are made. With execution now nearly instant, the gap between 'we can build it' and 'we agreed what it should be' has become the primary project risk. Moving specification creation earlier and making it a collaborative team effort—involving product, engineering, and stakeholders—is now essential for effective AI-driven development.