mao-pm-apex

Use when the user asks to "calculate cost of delay", "run WSJF analysis", "prioritize by economic value", "quantify delay impact", or "sequence work by value". Activates when a stakeholder needs to quantify the economic cost of delaying features, apply Weighted Shortest Job First prioritization, transform subjective prioritization into data-driven economic sequencing, or perform sensitivity analysis on priority rankings.

Use when the user asks to "convert skills to Cursor", "export to Codex", "convert to Gemini format", "port skills to another AI platform", or "create multi-platform skills". Activates when a stakeholder needs to convert MOAT skills from Claude Code format to Cursor rules, GitHub Codex AGENTS.md, Google Gemini system instructions, or other AI coding assistant formats while preserving skill logic and evidence protocols.

Use when the user asks to "configure dashboards", "set up data feeds", "design monitoring tools", "automate dashboard updates", or "integrate PM data sources". Activates when a stakeholder needs to configure PM dashboard tooling, set up automated data feeds from PM tools, design visualization components, configure alert thresholds, or establish dashboard refresh cadence and access control.

Use when the user asks to "define Definition of Done", "set acceptance criteria", "establish DoD/DoR standards", "define quality standards", or "create completion checklists". Activates when a stakeholder needs to establish Definition of Done criteria at story/feature/release levels, create Definition of Ready checklists, design acceptance criteria templates, define exception handling processes, or plan DoD evolution protocols.

Use when the user asks to "map dependencies", "visualize cross-project dependencies", "identify dependency risks", "detect circular dependencies", or "create dependency network diagrams". Activates when a stakeholder needs to catalog inter-project dependencies, visualize dependency networks, identify critical dependency chains, detect circular dependencies, or establish cross-project coordination protocols for dependency management.

Use when the user asks to "align DevOps with PM", "bridge CI/CD with milestones", "integrate deployment pipelines with project tracking", "map DORA metrics to PM KPIs", or "design release-milestone binding". Activates when a stakeholder needs to map CI/CD pipelines to milestone tracking, align release cadences with sprint ceremonies, correlate DORA metrics with project KPIs, or design an integrated DevOps-PM operating model.

Use when the user asks to "run a project discovery retrospective", "review discovery outcomes", "assess discovery effectiveness", "calibrate pipeline parameters", or "measure discovery quality". Activates when a stakeholder needs to conduct a quantitative post-discovery review, measure pipeline execution quality, assess deliverable completeness, evaluate estimation accuracy, or update APEX pipeline parameters based on retrospective findings.

Use when the user asks to "consult a methodology expert", "get methodology advice", "switch methodology perspective", "resolve a methodology debate", or "get framework-specific guidance". Activates when a stakeholder needs adaptive methodology guidance, framework-specific practice recommendations, methodology debate resolution, anti-pattern diagnosis and remediation, or contextual advice that shifts persona based on declared project methodology.

Earned Value Management analysis — CPI, SPI, EAC forecasting, trend analysis, S-curve visualization. Use when the user asks to "run EVM analysis", "calculate CPI/SPI", "forecast EAC", "track earned value", "measure project performance", or mentions earned value management, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, TCPI, BAC, cost performance, schedule performance, variance analysis.

Use when the user asks to "create engagement strategy", "plan stakeholder engagement", "design influence approach", "manage stakeholder resistance", or "build coalition support". Activates when a stakeholder needs to design targeted engagement strategies, move stakeholders from current to desired engagement levels, build champion coalitions, analyze and respond to resistance, or track engagement effectiveness over time.

Use when the user asks to "prepare executive summary", "brief the sponsor", "create sponsor update", "write C-level presentation", or "produce steering committee report". Activates when a stakeholder needs to produce decision-focused executive briefings, distill complex project data into 5-minute reads, present RAG status with strategic alignment, frame decisions with options and recommendations, or prepare steering committee materials.

Use when the user asks to "create executive dashboard", "build C-level view", "design KPI dashboard", "produce management dashboard", or "configure portfolio health view". Activates when a stakeholder needs to design a C-level dashboard showing project/portfolio health, select and configure KPI visualizations, create drill-down capability for areas of concern, or establish dashboard refresh cadence and governance.

Use when the user asks to "build a business case", "calculate NPV", "analyze ROI", "run cost-benefit analysis", or "produce financial justification for a project". Activates when a stakeholder needs to produce a financial business case with NPV/IRR/payback analysis, build discounted cash flow models, perform sensitivity analysis on key assumptions, model best/most-likely/worst-case scenarios, or present go/no-go financial recommendations.

Use when the user asks to "request funding", "justify budget", "prepare investment proposal", "build capital request", "draft funding justification", or mentions funding request, budget justification, capital request, investment proposal. Triggers on: prepares an investment case, drafts a budget approval package, justifies project funding, builds a capital expenditure request, creates a funding drawdown schedule.

Use when the user asks to "define governance", "create governance model", "set up escalation paths", "design authority matrix", "establish decision framework", or mentions project governance, steering committee, decision framework, authority levels, escalation matrix. Triggers on: builds a governance charter, designs escalation paths, defines decision-making authority, creates steering committee structure, maps authority levels.

Use when the user asks to "assess hybrid methodology readiness", "evaluate hybrid approach", "check hybrid methodology maturity", "measure integration capability", "diagnose water-scrum-fall", or mentions hybrid assessment, hybrid readiness, mixed methodology evaluation, iterative-sequential integration maturity. Triggers on: evaluates hybrid methodology maturity, detects hybrid anti-patterns, scores integration capability, assesses dual-governance readiness, produces hybrid adoption roadmap.

Use when the user asks to "design a hybrid approach", "combine agile and waterfall", "create hybrid methodology", "integrate iterative and sequential delivery", "build adaptive lifecycle", or mentions hybrid PM, water-scrum-fall, bimodal, agile-traditional blend, adaptive lifecycle. Triggers on: designs a hybrid methodology, maps components to delivery approaches, creates interface agreements between agile and waterfall, unifies governance across methodologies, blends iterative and predictive planning.

Use when the user asks to "test a hypothesis", "validate assumptions through delivery", "run experiment-driven project", "design build-measure-learn cycles", "validate project assumptions", or mentions hypothesis-driven delivery, HDD, validated learning, experiment design, build-measure-learn. Triggers on: converts assumptions into testable hypotheses, designs minimum viable experiments, facilitates pivot-or-persevere decisions, documents validated learning, ranks hypotheses by risk and impact.

Use when the user asks to "analyze project inputs", "process documents", "extract requirements", "review project brief", "parse RFP content", or mentions input processing, document analysis, requirement extraction, project brief analysis. Triggers on: analyzes project input documents, extracts structured requirements from briefs, detects contradictions in source documents, normalizes project inputs for planning, produces input completeness scorecard.

Use when the user asks to "plan integration", "map cross-project dependencies", "define interface agreements", "coordinate between projects", "manage cross-team dependencies", or mentions integration management, cross-project coordination, interface contracts. Triggers on: maps integration points between components, defines interface data contracts, creates dependency matrices, designs cross-project coordination protocols, produces integration verification checklists.