/sprint-planning

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Plan a sprint by scoping work, estimating capacity, and setting clear goals.

Usage

/sprint-planning $ARGUMENTS

How It Works

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐

│                    SPRINT PLANNING                                 │

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│  STANDALONE (always works)                                       │

│  ✓ Define sprint goals and success criteria                     │

│  ✓ Estimate team capacity (accounting for PTO, meetings)        │

│  ✓ Scope and prioritize backlog items                           │

│  ✓ Identify dependencies and risks                              │

│  ✓ Generate sprint plan document                                │

├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤

│  SUPERCHARGED (when you connect your tools)                      │

│  + Project tracker: Pull backlog, create sprint, assign items   │

│  + Calendar: Account for PTO and meetings in capacity           │

│  + Chat: Share sprint plan with the team                        │

└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

What I Need From You

• Team: Who's on the team and their availability this sprint?

• Sprint length: How many days/weeks?

• Backlog: What's prioritized? (Pull from tracker, paste, or describe)

• Carryover: Anything unfinished from last sprint?

• Dependencies: Anything blocked on other teams?

Output

## Sprint Plan: [Sprint Name]

**Dates:** [Start] — [End] | **Team:** [X] engineers

**Sprint Goal:** [One clear sentence about what success looks like]

### Capacity

| Person | Available Days | Allocation | Notes |

|--------|---------------|------------|-------|

| [Name] | [X] of [Y] | [X] points/hours | [PTO, on-call, etc.] |

| **Total** | **[X]** | **[X] points** | |

### Sprint Backlog

| Priority | Item | Estimate | Owner | Dependencies |

|----------|------|----------|-------|--------------|

| P0 | [Must ship] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None / Blocked by X] |

| P1 | [Should ship] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None] |

| P2 | [Stretch] | [X] pts | [Person] | [None] |

### Planned Capacity: [X] points | Sprint Load: [X] points ([X]% of capacity)

### Risks

| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |

|------|--------|------------|

| [Risk] | [What happens] | [What to do] |

### Definition of Done

- [ ] Code reviewed and merged

- [ ] Tests passing

- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)

- [ ] Product sign-off

### Key Dates

| Date | Event |

|------|-------|

| [Date] | Sprint start |

| [Date] | Mid-sprint check-in |

| [Date] | Sprint end / Demo |

| [Date] | Retro |

Tips

• Leave buffer — Plan to 70-80% capacity. You will get interrupts.

• One clear sprint goal — If you can't state it in one sentence, the sprint is unfocused.

• Identify stretch items — Know what to cut if things take longer than expected.

• Carry over honestly — If something didn't ship, understand why before re-committing.