initiative-definition

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps Product Managers clearly define new SDD Initiatives (Epics) by establishing a solid foundation of problem statements, measurable goals, and success criteria before engineering work commences.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Problem Statement Definition: Articulate the user-facing problem and its impact with clear metrics.
• Goal Setting: Define specific, measurable business goals and explicitly state non-goals to prevent scope creep.
• Success Criteria: Establish verifiable conditions to confirm the initiative's successful completion.
• Affected Components Identification: List high-level services impacted by the initiative.
• Use Case: A Product Manager needs to define a new feature for improving checkout conversion. They use this Skill to document the problem (e.g., high cart abandonment due to slow payment processing), set goals (e.g., reduce abandonment to <15%), define success criteria (e.g., payment processing <2 seconds on 4G), and list affected services (e.g., payment-service, checkout-service).

Quick Start

Use the initiative-definition skill to create a new initiative specification for 'Guest Checkout'.