Problem Structuring
MECE decomposition into decision-ready workstreams.
Use This Skill When
- Decomposing ambiguous strategic challenges.
- Building issue trees for transformation programs.
- Defining workstreams with clear ownership.
Workflow
- Clarify the strategic question (one sentence).
- Build issue tree (MECE, max 3 levels).
- Generate hypotheses for each terminal node.
- Define workstreams with scope, owner, and deliverables.
- Validate MECE + So What / Why So.
- Save to files.
Deliverables
results/problem-structure.md: issue tree + workstreams.- Reuse
assets/issue-tree-template.mdwhen producing standardized decompositions.
Quality Gates
- Issue tree is MECE at every level.
- So What / Why So passes for all nodes.
- Workstreams have clear scope, owner, and deliverables.
- Strategic question stated in one sentence.
If any gate fails: identify the issue, fix, and re-validate.
Gotchas
- Issue tree は最大3レベル。深すぎると実行不能になる
- 「MECE」の検証は各レベルで独立して行うこと。Level 1 が MECE でも Level 2 が重複していることがある
- 仮説は「検証可能」であること。検証不能な仮説はイシューツリーに含めない
Validation Loop
- Issue tree + workstreams を生成
- チェック: MECE、So What/Why So、ワークストリーム定義
- 不合格なら修正
- ユーザー承認後のみ完了 ⏸️