# correct-course Workflow Rule

This rule defines the correct-course workflow.

## Workflow Description

Navigate significant changes during sprint execution by analyzing impact, proposing solutions, and routing for implementation

## Workflow Definition

# Correct Course - Sprint Change Management Workflow
name: "correct-course"
description: "Navigate significant changes during sprint execution by analyzing impact, proposing solutions, and routing for implementation"
author: "BMad Method"

config_source: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/config.yaml"
output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"
user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
user_skill_level: "{config_source}:user_skill_level"
document_output_language: "{config_source}:document_output_language"
date: system-generated
sprint_artifacts: "{config_source}:sprint_artifacts"
sprint_status: "{sprint_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml || {output_folder}/sprint-status.yaml"

# Smart input file references - handles both whole docs and sharded docs
# Priority: Whole document first, then sharded version
# Strategy: Load project context for impact analysis
input_file_patterns:
  prd:
    description: "Product requirements for impact analysis"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*prd*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*prd*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD"
  epics:
    description: "All epics to analyze change impact"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*epic*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*epic*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD"
  architecture:
    description: "System architecture and decisions"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*architecture*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*architecture*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD"
  ux_design:
    description: "UX design specification (if UI impacts)"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*ux*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*ux*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD"
  tech_spec:
    description: "Technical specification"
    whole: "{output_folder}/tech-spec*.md"
    load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD"
  document_project:
    description: "Brownfield project documentation (optional)"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/index.md"
    load_strategy: "INDEX_GUIDED"

installed_path: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/correct-course"
template: false
instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md"
validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"
checklist: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"
default_output_file: "{output_folder}/sprint-change-proposal-{date}.md"

standalone: true


## Usage

Reference this workflow with `@workflow-correct-course` to execute the guided workflow.

## Module

Part of the BMAD BMM module.