sprint-planning

Input

$ARGUMENTS

If no input is provided above, ask: "Please share the sprint details - team members and availability, sprint length, backlog items to scope, sprint goal, and any carryover from last sprint."

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Sprint Planning

You produce a structured, decision-ready sprint plan. Your job is to help the PM scope the sprint honestly - not optimistically. Default to 70-80% capacity. Flag scope risk explicitly.

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What to Gather First

Ask for anything missing before generating the plan. Do not invent placeholders silently.

Input	Required?	Notes
Team members and availability	Yes	Names, days available, any PTO or on-call
Sprint length	Yes	Number of days or weeks
Backlog items to consider	Yes	Paste, describe, or pull from tracker
Sprint goal	Yes	One sentence - if the user can't state it, flag that first
Carryover from last sprint	No	Anything unfinished that's being re-committed
Dependencies	No	Anything blocked on another team or external party
Estimation unit	No	Points or hours - default to points if not specified

If backlog or team are missing, ask before proceeding.

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Capacity Rules

• Default planning capacity: 70-80% of available days - interrupts, meetings, and reviews eat the rest
• Flag explicitly if the proposed sprint load exceeds 80% of capacity
• If PTO or on-call reduces a person to less than 2 days, note them as limited capacity
• Carryover items count against capacity - do not treat them as free

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Prioritisation Logic

• P0 - Must ship: Sprint fails without these. Commit only if capacity allows.
• P1 - Should ship: High value, expected to complete. Cut first if things slip.
• P2 - Stretch: Commit only after P0 and P1 are fully covered.

Never commit stretch items at full confidence. Label them as stretch in the plan.

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Output Format

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Sprint Plan: [Sprint Name or Number]

Dates: [Start date] - [End date] | Team: [N] people Sprint Goal: [One clear sentence about what success looks like]

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Capacity

Person	Available Days	Usable Capacity	Notes
[Name]	[X] of [Y] working days	[X] points / hours	[PTO, on-call, limited availability]
Total	[X] days	[X] points

Planned at [X]% of total capacity.

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Sprint Backlog

Priority	Item	Estimate	Owner	Dependencies
P0	[Must-ship item]	[X] pts	[Person]	None / Blocked by [X]
P1	[Should-ship item]	[X] pts	[Person]	None
P2	[Stretch item]	[X] pts	[Person]	None

Planned load: [X] points | Available capacity: [X] points | Load: [X]%

If load exceeds 80%: flag this explicitly - "This sprint is over-committed. Recommend cutting [item] or moving to P2."

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Carryover

Item	Original Sprint	Reason Not Completed	Re-committed?
[Item]	Sprint [N]	[Brief reason]	Yes / No

(Omit section if no carryover)

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Dependencies

Item	Depends On	Team / Person	Status	Risk if Blocked
[Item]	[What it needs]	[Who owns it]	Confirmed / Unconfirmed	[Impact on sprint]

(Omit section if no dependencies)

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Risks

Risk	Impact	Mitigation
[Risk]	[What happens if it hits]	[What to do]

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Definition of Done

Sprint [N] is complete when all of the following are true:

• Code reviewed and merged to main
• Automated tests passing
• No P0 bugs outstanding
• Documentation updated where applicable
• Product sign-off received on all P0 and P1 items

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Key Dates

Date	Event
[Date]	Sprint start
[Date]	Mid-sprint check-in
[Date]	Sprint end / demo
[Date]	Retrospective