What problem does it solve? Teams often overcommit sprint or cycle work by ignoring real capacity, unready items, and hidden dependencies, turning plans into false promises. This Skill builds a responsible cycle plan with a single goal, usable capacity math, committed/stretch/cut lists, and explicit commitment caveats. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Capacity-Based Selection: Calculates usable capacity by subtracting PTO, on-call load, interruptions, and buffer from nominal capacity, calibrated against historical throughput. - Readiness and Dependency Gates: Verifies each candidate has bounded scope, owner, acceptance criteria, estimate, and resolved critical dependencies before entering the committed set. - Carryover and Cut Management: Dispositions carryover items (finish, return to backlog, descope, cancel) and documents cut items with reasons, triggers, and impact. - Use Case: A PM asks to plan the next two-week Linear cycle. The Skill produces a cycle goal, committed/stretch/cut tables, a capacity breakdown, dependency owners with need-by dates, and a commitment statement awaiting decision-owner approval. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to plan the next two-week cycle for your team based on current capacity, listing selected, stretch, and cut items with key dependencies.
