mao-discovery-framework

Use when the user asks to "assess portfolio management maturity", "evaluate portfolio governance", "review portfolio practices", "benchmark portfolio capability", "score portfolio management", or mentions portfolio assessment, portfolio maturity, portfolio management capability, portfolio governance evaluation. Triggers on: assesses portfolio management maturity across 6 dimensions, evaluates strategic alignment effectiveness, reviews prioritization model quality, quantifies portfolio governance gaps, produces portfolio improvement roadmap.

Use when the user asks to "create portfolio dashboard", "report portfolio status", "generate portfolio heatmap", "build executive portfolio view", "aggregate project metrics", or mentions portfolio reporting, portfolio view, portfolio metrics, multi-project dashboard. Triggers on: aggregates project health into portfolio heatmap, produces resource utilization views, creates budget rollup summaries, visualizes risk concentration across portfolio, generates governance action items for steering committee.

Use when the user asks to "prioritize projects", "score portfolio", "rank investments", "build scoring model", "optimize portfolio mix", or mentions portfolio prioritization, scoring models, strategic alignment scoring, portfolio ranking, investment prioritization. Triggers on: builds weighted scoring models for project prioritization, calculates efficient frontier for portfolio optimization, runs sensitivity analysis on rankings, facilitates data-driven investment decisions, produces ranked portfolio with transparent scoring.

Use when the user asks to "assess portfolio risk", "aggregate project risks", "analyze portfolio risk exposure", "detect risk concentration", "model systemic risk", or mentions portfolio risk, aggregated risk, risk concentration, systemic risk, portfolio risk management. Triggers on: aggregates risk exposure across project portfolio, identifies correlated risks across projects, detects vendor/technology/resource concentration, models portfolio-level risk scenarios, produces portfolio risk heatmap for governance.

Use when the user asks to "forecast project completion", "predict cost overrun", "model risk probability", "run Monte Carlo on schedule", "generate confidence intervals", or mentions predictive analytics, ML forecasting, schedule prediction, cost forecasting, risk materialization prediction. Triggers on: produces probabilistic schedule forecasts, calculates cost-at-completion with confidence ranges, models risk materialization probability, identifies early warning indicators, generates P50/P80/P95 confidence intervals.

Use when the user asks to "plan procurement", "make-or-buy analysis", "generate RFP", "evaluate vendors", "define vendor criteria", "select contract type", or mentions procurement, sourcing, contract types, vendor selection, outsourcing decisions. Triggers on: produces make-or-buy decision matrices, drafts RFP templates with evaluation scorecards, recommends contract types per procurement item, creates procurement timelines, designs vendor evaluation criteria.

Use when the user asks to "manage a program", "coordinate multiple projects", "track program benefits", "align program governance", "consolidate program risks", or mentions program management, multi-project coordination, program benefits, program governance, cross-project dependencies, benefits realization tracking.

Use when the user asks to "create a project charter", "define project objectives", "build a business case", "document success criteria", "formalize project authorization", or mentions charter, project initiation, sponsor approval, project justification, SMART objectives, project kickoff document.

Use when the user asks to "check project health", "run health assessment", "evaluate project status", "generate RAG scorecard", "diagnose project problems", or mentions health check, project diagnostics, RAG status, project vital signs, project wellness, leading indicator assessment.

This skill should be used when the user asks to "run a project pipeline", "orchestrate PM workflow", "start a project engagement", "coordinate the PM team", "plan a project lifecycle", "manage project inputs", "sequence project phases", or mentions project orchestration, phase sequencing, quality gates, data contracts, expert committee, PMO pipeline, consulting engagement. Always use this skill as the entry point for any PMO-APEX engagement.

Use when the user asks to "evaluate project feasibility", "decide go/no-go", "assess project viability", "screen project proposals", "prioritize project investments", or mentions project selection, feasibility gate, go/no-go decision, project screening, investment gate, weighted scoring model.

Use when the user asks to "audit quality", "verify compliance", "review quality processes", "inspect deliverable conformance", "check regulatory adherence", or mentions quality audit, compliance verification, process audit, quality review, non-conformance assessment, corrective action planning.

Use when the user asks to "create a quality plan", "define QA processes", "establish quality metrics", "design quality control activities", "set acceptance criteria", or mentions quality management, QA plan, quality assurance, quality control, quality standards, continuous quality improvement.

Use when the user asks to "create a RACI matrix", "define responsibilities", "assign decision rights", "clarify roles", "map accountability", or mentions RACI, responsibility assignment, accountability matrix, decision rights, RASCI, role ambiguity resolution, authority mapping.

Use when the user asks to "render to PNG", "convert to PDF", "export Mermaid diagrams", "generate printable deliverables", "create branded exports", or mentions rendering engine, Mermaid-to-PNG, markdown-to-PDF, format rendering, export engine, visual format conversion.

Use when the user asks to "optimize resources", "level resources", "run what-if scenarios", "resolve over-allocations", "balance resource demand", or mentions resource leveling, resource smoothing, optimization, what-if analysis, resource allocation optimization, capacity balancing.

Use when the user asks to "plan resources", "allocate team", "create RACI", "define team structure", "capacity planning", "staff the project", or mentions resource allocation, team roles, staffing, organizational chart, responsibility matrix, resource histogram, capacity management.

Use when the user asks to "run a retrospective", "facilitate a retro", "conduct Start-Stop-Continue", "run a 4Ls retro", "facilitate a Sailboat retro", "analyze sprint improvement data", or mentions retrospective engine, structured retrospective, sprint retro, team reflection, improvement commitment tracking.

Use when the user asks to "define risk appetite", "set risk tolerance", "establish risk thresholds", "calibrate organizational risk levels", "create risk acceptance criteria", or mentions organizational risk tolerance, risk appetite statement, risk capacity, risk attitude, risk threshold matrix.

Use when the user asks to "monitor risks", "track risk triggers", "update risk dashboard", "review risk status", "assess risk response effectiveness", or mentions risk monitoring, risk tracking, trigger tracking, risk dashboard, risk escalation, emerging risk detection.