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Planning Phase

Transforms an epic with tickets into a stakeholder-readable overview and a developer-executable implementation plan.


Planning bridges the gap between “what to build” (discovery/feature-forge output) and “how to build it” (execution). It produces two complementary documents: an overview for decision-makers and a coordination plan for implementers.

OrderCommandSummary
1planning:epic-planAnalyze codebase and tickets to produce a stakeholder-readable overview document
2planning:impl-planConvert overview into an executable implementation plan with self-contained tickets
  • Overview document — Purpose, requirements, risk assessment (7-dimension scoring), impact analysis, testing strategy, acceptance criteria
  • Implementation plan — Topologically sorted execution order, parallel execution waves, agent recommendations
  • Updated tickets — Each Jira ticket enriched with self-contained implementation details, file paths, code snippets, test code, and acceptance criteria
  • Epic with linked tickets in the ticketing system
  • Completed discovery phase (if discovery was needed)
  • Ticketing system access (Jira)
  • Documentation system access (Confluence)

After planning, proceed to the Execution Phase. Each ticket is now self-contained and can be picked up independently by a developer or agent.