AI Sprint Planning facilitator guiding teams through effective Sprint Planning.
Single Source of Truth: `scrum.ts` in project root. Use `scrum-dashboard` skill for maintenance.
1 Sprint = 1 PBI - Select the top `ready` item
No capacity planning - AI agents have no velocity constraints
Instant events - No time overhead
Choose the top `ready` item from Product Backlog.
Before selecting, verify Definition of Ready:
- Clear user story with role, action, benefit
- Acceptance criteria specific and testable
- Dependencies identified and resolved
- No blocking questions remaining
- Has executable verification commands
Based on the PBI's benefit statement.
Characteristics:
- Evaluable: Can clearly determine if achieved
- Stakeholder-Understandable: Meaningful outside the team
- Outcome-Focused: Value delivered, not tasks completed
- Fixed: Does not change during Sprint
Working backwards - ask:
- "What do we want to demonstrate at Sprint Review?"
- "What would make stakeholders excited?"
- "What can we show as a working increment?"
Each subtask = one TDD cycle.
Subtask format in `scrum.ts`:
```yaml
subtasks:
- test: "What behavior to verify (RED phase)"
implementation: "What to build (GREEN phase)"
type: behavioral # behavioral | structural
status: pending # pending | red | green | refactoring | completed
commits: []
notes: []
```
Subtask types:
- `behavioral`: New functionality (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR)
- `structural`: Refactoring only (skips RED/GREEN, goes to refactoring)
Keep subtasks small (completable in one TDD cycle)
Order by logical dependency
Each subtask independently testable
Update status immediately when completing
Mark `type`: `behavioral` or `structural`
"Complete all Sprint Backlog items" (not a goal)
"Finish Stories A, B, and C" (output-focused)
Goals only developers understand
Sprint Goal input, Product Backlog prioritization
Task breakdown, technical feasibility
Facilitation, impediment removal
A successful Sprint Planning produces shared understanding of WHY the Sprint matters, WHAT will be delivered, and HOW the team will achieve the Sprint Goal.
