Planning for engineering teams, at the speed of AI

You know you should plan, but getting everyone aligned takes time. Alder helps teams go from requirements to a solid first draft in minutes.

Requirements

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Engineering Plan
  • System design
  • Flows
  • Edge Cases
  • Security Risks
Execution

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Plan in minutes, not days

Create clear technical plans and implementation tasks without days of planning work.

Turn requests into
technical plans

  • Clarifying questions guide plans
  • AI-assisted planning
  • Clean plans, editable in Markdown
Alder engineering plan interface showing SAML/SSO feature overview

Execute without surprises

Surface risks early, reduce rework, and keep execution on track.

Risks surfaced early

Identify risks and edge cases before implementation to avoid costly surprises later. Teams can address complexity early instead of discovering it halfway through a project.

Technical requirements solidified

Capture the requirements, constraints, and product rules that guide implementation. Teams can build confidently knowing the system will behave as intended.

Clear implementation approach

Plans outline the scope, technical approach, and key decisions so teams move into execution with a shared understanding of the path forward.

Align the whole team

The best plans aren't written alone. Review, challenge, and refine the plan together before work begins.

It’s easier to question a plan created in minutes than one your teammate spent days writing.

  • Create space for real feedback

    It’s easier to question a plan created in minutes than one your teammate spent days writing.

  • Work on the plan together

    Add comments directly on the plan so questions, suggestions, and concerns are resolved upfront.

  • Start work fully aligned

    Invite teammates to review and approve plans before tasks are created so everyone starts execution aligned.

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Kaela
Kaelacommented yesterday

This approach misses several key requirements, let's reconsider it.

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GENERATING NEW PLAN

Goals

SP-Initiated Login

User clicks "Sign in with SSO" → App redirects → IdP login → Assertion Consumer Service.

Mitch
Mitchcommented today

Are we explicitly sending an AuthnRequest (true SP-initiated)?Are we explicitly sending an AuthnRequest (true SP-initiated), and how are we handling RelayState and unexpected IdP-initiated responses to the ACS?

Mark
Markcommented today

Yes, this flow is truly SP-initiated: when the user clicks "Sign in with SSO," the app creates and signs a SAML AuthnRequest and redirects the browser to the IdP SSO URL with that request.

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ENGINEERING PLAN

SAML/SSO

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Ship more meaningful work

Move from planning to execution faster, keep sprints full, and deliver meaningful progress every cycle.

Engineering plan generating execution tasks

Unblock execution faster

Without waiting days for a plan, teams begin implementation sooner and maintain momentum.

Execution plan syncing tasks to a sprint board

Keep sprints full

Turn plans into tickets quickly so teams always have well-defined work ready for the next sprint.

Task details showing effort and dependency fields

Unlock parallel work

Define task dependencies so engineers know what can run in parallel and what must happen first.

Slice breakdown showing frontend, backend, and database layers

Ship meaningful slices sooner

Break work into vertical slices and demo throughout development, reducing risk and delivering value continuously.

Less friction. More momentum.

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