mao-discovery-framework

Use when the user asks to "quantify risks", "run Monte Carlo", "calculate EMV", "perform sensitivity analysis", "estimate contingency reserves", or mentions risk quantification, expected monetary value, decision tree, tornado diagram, probabilistic analysis, confidence intervals.

Risk register creation and identification — probability/impact assessment, RBS categorization, risk ownership. Use when the user asks to "create a risk register", "identify risks", "categorize risks", "build risk list", "assess project risks", or mentions risk identification, risk categorization, RBS, risk breakdown structure, risk inventory, probability-impact matrix, risk scoring.

Use when the user asks to "plan risk responses", "create mitigation strategies", "define risk treatments", "design contingency plans", "assign risk owners", or mentions risk mitigation, risk transfer, risk avoidance, risk acceptance, response strategies, trigger-response mapping.

Use when the user asks to "assess SAFe maturity", "evaluate SAFe implementation", "check SAFe readiness", "audit ART health", "measure business agility", or mentions SAFe assessment, SAFe maturity, SAFe adoption evaluation, ART readiness, SAFe implementation review, SAFe competency radar.

Use when the user asks to "implement SAFe", "plan a PI", "set up an ART", "design value streams", "configure portfolio Kanban", or mentions SAFe, PI Planning, Agile Release Train, portfolio Kanban, value stream mapping, program increment, scaled agile implementation.

Use when the user asks to "create a schedule", "build a Gantt chart", "define critical path", "plan milestones", "establish timeline", "estimate durations with PERT", or mentions scheduling, dependencies, float, lead/lag, fast-tracking, crashing, schedule baseline, 3-point estimation.

Use when the user asks to "create a WBS", "decompose scope", "define work breakdown structure", "document scope statement", "set project boundaries", "identify deliverables", or mentions scope definition, deliverable decomposition, work packages, scope baseline, exclusions, 100% rule.

Use when the user asks to "implement Scrum", "plan sprints", "define ceremonies", "set up Scrum artifacts", "design sprint cadence", or mentions Scrum, sprint planning, daily standup, sprint review, retrospective, product backlog, sprint backlog, Definition of Done, velocity tracking.

Use when the user asks to "scan for secrets", "detect credentials", "sanitize sensitive data", "check for exposed passwords", "run security gate G0", or mentions secret detection, credential scanning, security gate G0, sensitive data masking, API key exposure, token detection.

Use when the user asks to "analyze skills gaps", "assess team capabilities", "plan training", "evaluate competency readiness", "identify capability shortfalls", or mentions skills inventory, capability assessment, competency gap, training needs analysis, skill proficiency mapping.

Use when the user asks to "implement Spotify model", "design squads and tribes", "organize chapters and guilds", "create autonomous team structure", "apply Spotify engineering culture", or mentions Spotify, squads, tribes, chapters, guilds, autonomous teams, matrix organization, squad health check model.

Use when the user asks to "plan staff augmentation", "source external resources", "plan contractor onboarding", "design nearshore team integration", "manage vendor staffing", or mentions staff augmentation, contractor sourcing, augmentation needs, external staffing, nearshore/offshore, resource augmentation strategy.

Use when the user asks to "identify stakeholders", "create stakeholder register", "map stakeholder power/interest", "analyze stakeholders", "design engagement strategies", or mentions stakeholder identification, power-interest matrix, influence mapping, stakeholder analysis, engagement level assessment.

Use when the user asks to "generate status report", "write weekly update", "create sprint report", "produce executive summary", "compile progress report", or mentions status report, weekly report, sprint summary, project update, progress report, RAG status update.

Use when the user asks to "run a steering committee", "prepare steering review", "conduct Go/No-Go gate", "orchestrate advisory vote", "prepare gate review package", or mentions steering committee, steering review, Go/No-Go decision, advisory vote, project gate review, steering minutes, 7-advisor evaluation.

Use when the user asks to "check strategic alignment", "map projects to strategy", "track OKRs", "identify strategic orphans", "verify portfolio-strategy fit", or mentions strategic alignment, strategy-to-project traceability, OKR tracking, balanced scorecard alignment, portfolio investment alignment.

Use when the user asks to "track team performance", "measure velocity", "assess team health", "monitor team morale", "analyze productivity trends", or mentions team performance, velocity tracking, team health, morale, burndown, team metrics, sprint predictability.

Use when the user asks to "design team structure", "apply Team Topologies", "optimize team boundaries", "reduce cognitive load", "map team interaction modes", or mentions Team Topologies, Conway's Law, stream-aligned teams, platform teams, enabling teams, cognitive load, team interaction patterns.

Use when the user asks to "compare vendor costs", "analyze TCO", "evaluate vendor proposals", "calculate total cost of ownership", "normalize vendor pricing", or mentions vendor comparison, total cost of ownership, vendor TCO, proposal evaluation, vendor scoring matrix, hidden cost analysis.

Use when the user asks to "manage vendors", "track vendor performance", "monitor SLAs", "evaluate supplier compliance", "create vendor scorecards", or mentions vendor management, supplier performance, SLA monitoring, contract compliance, vendor governance, vendor scorecard.