intent driven development

Enterprise TDD Workflow

A complete walkthrough showing how chant improves Test-Driven Development (TDD) across multiple teams in an enterprise environment.

The Scenario

Acme SaaS Corp (the same B2B platform from the KPI/OKR guide) faces inconsistent testing practices across their 3 product teams. This guide follows their journey to standardize TDD using chant’s spec-driven approach.

Teams

TDD Challenges

Current State                    Target State
┌─────────────────────┐          ┌─────────────────────┐
│ Inconsistent coverage│          │ 80%+ all teams     │
│ Tests after code     │    →     │ Tests first (TDD)  │
│ 12% flaky tests     │          │ <5% flaky tests    │
│ 23% test drift      │          │ <5% drift          │
└─────────────────────┘          └─────────────────────┘

How Chant Helps

Chant’s spec-driven model naturally aligns with TDD:

• Acceptance criteria = test cases — Each checkbox becomes a test
• Specs before code — Tests are planned before implementation
• Research specs — Analyze coverage gaps before writing tests
• Drift detection — Keep tests synchronized with behavior

Guide Pages

1. The TDD Challenge — Acme’s testing problems across 3 teams
2. Chant Meets TDD — How spec-driven development aligns with TDD
3. Specs as Test Plans — Using acceptance criteria to define tests
4. Writing Tests with Chant — Agent-assisted test implementation
5. Ensuring Quality — Enforcing test standards across teams
6. Keeping Tests Current — Detecting and fixing test drift

Key Concepts Demonstrated

• Spec-first testing — Write acceptance criteria before tests before code
• Research specs for test coverage analysis
• Parallel test execution across feature areas
• Config validation for test quality standards
• Drift detection for test maintenance

Prerequisites

Familiarity with core concepts and the KPI/OKR workflow.

See Also

• TDD Workflow Example — Working example demonstrating this workflow