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Plan and manage sprint lifecycle

sprintcommandsetup L111,239
phuryn/pm-skills
What it does

Plan and manage sprint lifecycle phases

Best for

Teams running 1-2 week sprints who need capacity estimation, story selection, and structured retrospectives in one workflow.

Inputs
  • · Sprint duration (1-2 weeks)
  • · Team composition with availability
  • · Sprint goal or focus area
  • · Backlog items to consider
  • · Historical velocity data (optional)
  • · Sprint feedback or metrics
Outputs
  • · Sprint plan with capacity breakdown and story selection
  • · Retrospective summary with action items
  • · Release notes with user-facing language
Preconditions
  • · Team members identified
  • · Backlog items prioritized
  • · Historical velocity available (optional)
Failure modes
  • · Overcommits if velocity data is stale
  • · Misses underspecified stories in backlog
  • · Release notes may lack marketing appeal without context
Trust signals
  • · Three distinct workflow phases (plan/retro/release-notes)
  • · Explicit capacity calculation formula (70% of theoretical)
  • · Definition of Done checklist included
  • · Risk identification step in planning