Content
72%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This is a strong, actionable skill with excellent concrete examples and templates that make sprint planning artifacts immediately producible. The main weakness is the lack of validation checkpoints in the workflow—there's no explicit step to confirm scoring assumptions with the user or verify that committed points fit capacity before proceeding. Minor verbosity could be trimmed but doesn't significantly detract from quality.
Suggestions
Add explicit validation checkpoints between steps, e.g., 'Confirm RICE scores with user before proceeding to capacity planning' and 'Verify total committed story points ≤ committable points before writing stories'.
Add a feedback loop for when total story points of prioritized items exceed sprint capacity (e.g., 'If committed items exceed 36 pts: drop lowest-RICE items or split stories until within budget').
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is mostly efficient and well-structured, but includes some unnecessary explanation (e.g., 'All outputs are copy-paste ready' in the intro, explaining when to use alternative frameworks that Claude already understands). The capacity plan template and examples are useful but the overhead explanation ('standups, planning, review, retro, Slack') is somewhat verbose. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | Highly actionable with concrete templates, filled-in examples (RICE table, capacity calculation, sprint goal, user story with acceptance criteria), and specific numbers. Every section provides copy-paste ready artifacts rather than abstract descriptions. | 3 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | The 5-step workflow is clearly sequenced and logical, but lacks validation checkpoints. There's no step to verify the backlog scoring with the user, no checkpoint after capacity planning to confirm assumptions, and no feedback loop for when sprint commitment exceeds capacity. For a planning workflow where incorrect assumptions can cascade, explicit validation steps are needed. | 2 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | Well-organized with a clear overview, inline quick-reference sections for alternative frameworks, and a single-level reference to TEMPLATES.md for full copy-paste templates. Content is appropriately split between the main skill file and the companion file. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 10 / 12 Passed |