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sprint-planning

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About sprint-planning

A skill for planning team sprints by setting goals, estimating capacity, and scoping backlog work. Plans can account for time off, meetings, carryover items, dependencies, and risks.

Key features

  1. 01Set sprint goals and success criteria
  2. 02Estimate team capacity
  3. 03Scope and prioritize backlog items
  4. 04Identify dependencies and risks
  5. 05Track unfinished work

Use cases

  1. 01Plan the team's next sprint
  2. 02Adjust workload for time off and meetings
  3. 03Review backlog priorities and blockers

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill sprint-planning

After installing, type/sprint-planningin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

/sprint-planning

If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see CONNECTORS.md.

Plan a sprint by scoping work, estimating capacity, and setting clear goals.

Usage

/sprint-planning $ARGUMENTS

How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    SPRINT PLANNING                                 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  STANDALONE (always works)                                       │
│  ✓ Define sprint goals and success criteria                     │
│  ✓ Estimate team capacity (accounting for PTO, meetings)        │
│  ✓ Scope and prioritize backlog items                           │
│  ✓ Identify dependencies and risks                              │
│  ✓ Generate sprint plan document                                │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  SUPERCHARGED (when you connect your tools)                      │
│  + Project tracker: Pull backlog, create sprint, assign items   │
│  + Calendar: Account for PTO and meetings in capacity           │
│  + Chat: Share sprint plan with the team                        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

What I Need From You

  • Team: Who's on the team and their availability this sprint?
  • Sprint length: How many days/weeks?
  • Backlog: What's prioritized? (Pull from tracker, paste, or describe)
  • Carryover: Anything unfinished from last sprint?
  • Dependencies: Anything blocked on other teams?

Output

## Sprint Plan: [Sprint Name]
**Dates:** [Start] — [End] | **Team:** [X] engineers
**Sprint Goal:** [One clear sentence about what success looks like]

### Capacity
| Person | Available Days | Allocation | Notes |
|--------|---------------|------------|-------|
| [Name] | [X] of [Y] | [X] points/hours | [PTO, on-call, etc.] |
| **Total** | **[X]** | **[X] points** | |

### Sprint Backlog
| Priority | Item | Estimate | Owner | Dependencies |
|----------|------|----------|-------|--------------|
| P0 | [Must ship] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None / Blocked by X] |
| P1 | [Should ship] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None] |
| P2 | [Stretch] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None] |

### Planned Capacity: [X] points | Sprint Load: [X] points ([X]% of capacity)

### Risks
| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|--------|------------|
| [Risk] | [What happens] | [What to do] |

### Definition of Done
- [ ] Code reviewed and merged
- [ ] Tests passing
- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)
- [ ] Product sign-off

### Key Dates
| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| [Date] | Sprint start |
| [Date] | Mid-sprint check-in |
| [Date] | Sprint end / Demo |
| [Date] | Retro |

Tips

  1. Leave buffer — Plan to 70-80% capacity. You will get interrupts.
  2. One clear sprint goal — If you can't state it in one sentence, the sprint is unfocused.
  3. Identify stretch items — Know what to cut if things take longer than expected.
  4. Carry over honestly — If something didn't ship, understand why before re-committing.

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