We need a system where technical specifications are assembled from requirements, not written as a structured document

The author shares their experience as a systems analyst at a large financial company, where the process of creating technical specifications (specs) differs significantly from traditional approaches using Confluence or Word. The core idea is to move away from writing specs as a single structured document toward a model where the specification is dynamically assembled from individual requirements. This approach improves change management, increases development transparency, and ensures a tighter link between business goals and technical implementation. The author emphasizes that modern tools should support the atomicity of requirements, allowing them to be linked into logical chains rather than just storing text in static files. This solution helps avoid issues with documentation obsolescence and simplifies the approval process between analysts, developers, and stakeholders, making the system design process more flexible and efficient in the face of rapidly changing business requirements.