What problem does it solve? Managing a Scrum backlog by hand means constantly checking item quality, tracking deadlines, chasing impediments, and deciding what to work on next. This Skill acts as a Scrum Master assistant that grounds every answer in live board data instead of guesses, enforcing Definition of Ready/Done gates and keeping the backlog healthy. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Backlog Health & Grooming: Scans items for DoR gaps, staleness, type mismatches, and oversized stories, then produces a readiness report with triage options. - Sprint & Ceremony Support: Handles pre/post-ceremony backlog transitions for Sprint Planning, Review, Retrospective, and Refinement, including carry-over handling and sprint risk counts. - Impediment Lifecycle & Recommendations: Logs, escalates, and resolves blockers with an age-based escalation protocol, and recommends the next ticket using weighted scoring (deadlines, dependencies, sprint goal alignment). - Use Case: Ask "what should I work on next?" and receive a ranked recommendation grounded in actual board state, or run a backlog health check before Sprint Planning to surface every item missing acceptance criteria or estimates. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to run a backlog health check on the current project board and list which items are not ready for sprint planning.
