Sprint Planning

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Plan a sprint — scope work, estimate capacity, set goals, and draft a sprint plan. Use when kicking off a new sprint, sizing a backlog against team availability (accounting for PTO and meetings), deciding what's P0 vs. stretch, or handling carryover from the last sprint.

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Plans a sprint by scoping work, estimating team capacity, setting goals, and drafting a sprint plan document.

What it does
Guides an agent through sprint planning: defining sprint goals and success criteria, estimating team capacity while accounting for PTO and meetings, scoping and prioritizing backlog items, and identifying dependencies and risks. It produces a sprint plan document with capacity, backlog, risks, definition of done, and key dates. It can optionally pull backlog items, create sprints, and share the plan when project tracker, calendar, and chat tools are connected.
When to use it
Use when kicking off a new sprint, sizing a backlog against team availability, deciding what is P0 versus stretch, or handling carryover from the previous sprint.
Requirements
Instructions only; no scripts. Works standalone, but can optionally use connected project tracker, calendar, and chat tools for pulling backlog, creating sprints, and sharing the plan.

/sprint-planning

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Plan a sprint by scoping work, estimating capacity, and setting clear goals.

Usage

/sprint-planning $ARGUMENTS

How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│                    SPRINT PLANNING                                 │├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤│  STANDALONE (always works)                                       ││  ✓ Define sprint goals and success criteria                     ││  ✓ Estimate team capacity (accounting for PTO, meetings)        ││  ✓ Scope and prioritize backlog items                           ││  ✓ Identify dependencies and risks                              ││  ✓ Generate sprint plan document                                │├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤│  SUPERCHARGED (when you connect your tools)                      ││  + Project tracker: Pull backlog, create sprint, assign items   ││  + Calendar: Account for PTO and meetings in capacity           ││  + Chat: Share sprint plan with the team                        │└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

What I Need From You

  • Team: Who's on the team and their availability this sprint?
  • Sprint length: How many days/weeks?
  • Backlog: What's prioritized? (Pull from tracker, paste, or describe)
  • Carryover: Anything unfinished from last sprint?
  • Dependencies: Anything blocked on other teams?

Output

markdown
## Sprint Plan: [Sprint Name]**Dates:** [Start] — [End] | **Team:** [X] engineers**Sprint Goal:** [One clear sentence about what success looks like]
### Capacity| Person | Available Days | Allocation | Notes ||--------|---------------|------------|-------|| [Name] | [X] of [Y] | [X] points/hours | [PTO, on-call, etc.] || **Total** | **[X]** | **[X] points** | |
### Sprint Backlog| Priority | Item | Estimate | Owner | Dependencies ||----------|------|----------|-------|--------------|| P0 | [Must ship] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None / Blocked by X] || P1 | [Should ship] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None] || P2 | [Stretch] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None] |
### Planned Capacity: [X] points | Sprint Load: [X] points ([X]% of capacity)
### Risks| Risk | Impact | Mitigation ||------|--------|------------|| [Risk] | [What happens] | [What to do] |
### Definition of Done- [ ] Code reviewed and merged- [ ] Tests passing- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)- [ ] Product sign-off
### Key Dates| Date | Event ||------|-------|| [Date] | Sprint start || [Date] | Mid-sprint check-in || [Date] | Sprint end / Demo || [Date] | Retro |

Tips

  1. Leave buffer — Plan to 70-80% capacity. You will get interrupts.
  2. One clear sprint goal — If you can't state it in one sentence, the sprint is unfocused.
  3. Identify stretch items — Know what to cut if things take longer than expected.
  4. Carry over honestly — If something didn't ship, understand why before re-committing.

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