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// CAPABILITY · PLANNING

From approved requirements to executable backlog.

Planning agent reads the approved PRD, detects missing info, proposes the backlog breakdown, estimates effort, surfaces dependencies, and locks in the mission plan.

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capabilities · live fig_planning
// OUTPUTS

What planning produces.

// WORKFLOW

PRD to mission plan.

  1. 01 // READ APPROVED PRD

    Read approved PRD

    Planning agent ingests the signed-off PRD.

  2. 02 // DETECT GAPS

    Detect gaps

    Surface missing acceptance criteria, NFRs, edge cases.

  3. 03 // PROPOSE BREAKDOWN

    Propose breakdown

    Epics → features → stories → tasks (build + test).

  4. 04 // ESTIMATE EFFORT

    Estimate effort

    Confidence-weighted estimates using historical velocity.

  5. 05 // IDENTIFY DEPENDENCIES

    Identify dependencies

    Cross-team, cross-service, and external dependency map.

  6. 06 // CREATE MISSION PLAN

    Create mission plan

    Final mission plan submitted for delivery-lead approval.

  7. CH · 07 · CONTINUE
  8. CH · 08 · CONTINUE
// GOVERNANCE

Who approves what.

Product owner approval

Confirms backlog reflects PRD intent and priorities.

Delivery lead approval

Approves plan, milestones, and risk acceptance.

Scope change log

Every backlog edit after approval is ledger-logged.

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