alexe-ev Plan Delivery & Collaboration
Purpose
Help teams structure the delivery process: milestones, dependencies, cross-functional coordination, and sprint/cycle planning.
Skill type
Conceptual skill
Use this skill when
- A team is ready to move from planning to execution and needs delivery structure
- Cross-functional alignment (product, engineering, design, QA) is breaking down
- A project has complex dependencies that need to be sequenced
- Sprint or milestone planning needs to account for capacity and risk
Do not use this skill when
- Requirements aren't defined yet (use write-requirements-prd first)
- The goal is roadmap prioritization (use build-roadmap-prioritization)
Required inputs
- Prioritized initiative or feature
- Team structure (rough: how many engineers, designers)
- Rough timeline or deadline
Optional inputs
- Requirements or PRD
- Technical dependencies or architecture notes
- Risk factors
- Current sprint or planning cycle
Upstream context
Works best when:
- Requirements are defined
- Team capacity is known
- Dependencies are mapped
If upstream context is missing
Produce a delivery structure framework with placeholders and flag what needs to be confirmed.
Downstream handoff
Output can feed:
- plan-product-launch (once delivery is complete)
- validate-experiment-quality (if delivery includes an A/B test)
Instructions
- Break the initiative into delivery phases or milestones.
- Identify cross-functional dependencies (design handoff, data instrumentation, QA).
- Map sequencing constraints.
- Identify risks and mitigation steps.
- Define checkpoints for alignment and go/no-go decisions.
- Produce a lightweight delivery plan.
Output
Provide:
- Delivery phases / milestones
- Cross-functional dependencies and owners
- Sequencing and critical path
- Risk factors and mitigation
- Alignment checkpoints
- Open questions before execution starts
Risks / caveats
- Do not create delivery plans without requirements
- Always make dependencies visible — hidden dependencies cause delivery failures
- Build checkpoints into the plan, not just at the end