5. AI-generated ticket review checklist

Use this when a ticket was written or heavily rewritten by AI.

AI Ticket Review Checklist

Intent

[ ] Can a human explain the real intent without reading the AI text?
[ ] Is the problem clearly stated?
[ ] Is the expected outcome clear?
[ ] Is this ticket solving a real need, not just creating activity?

Source of Truth

[ ] Is there a link to the original request, decision, incident, design, or metric?
[ ] Are all important claims traceable to a source?
[ ] Are there claims that sound plausible but are unsupported?

Scope

[ ] Is the scope explicit?
[ ] Is out-of-scope explicit?
[ ] Could a developer accidentally implement the wrong thing?
[ ] Could this ticket cause unnecessary refactoring?

Acceptance Criteria

[ ] Are the acceptance criteria testable?
[ ] Are edge cases included?
[ ] Are failure cases included?
[ ] Are security or permission cases included, if relevant?
[ ] Are non-functional requirements included, if relevant?

Technical Quality

[ ] Are implementation notes separated from requirements?
[ ] Are technical suggestions validated by a human?
[ ] Are dependencies listed?
[ ] Are risks listed?
[ ] Are assumptions visible?

Final Decision

[ ] Ready for refinement
[ ] Needs human clarification
[ ] Needs Product Owner review
[ ] Needs Technical Lead review
[ ] Reject and rewrite