# Portfolio Cannibalization Detector

> Detect projects that compete for the same resources, budgets, goals, architecture capacity, vendors or target states. Use for portfolio rationalization. Use when the user needs portfolio cannibalization detector for CIO decision support.

- Skill: `rweisssieker-xp/portfolio-cannibalization-detector` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add rweisssieker-xp/portfolio-cannibalization-detector`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/rweisssieker-xp/portfolio-cannibalization-detector/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: rweisssieker-xp (https://skillmd.com/u/rweisssieker-xp)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rweisssieker-xp/portfolio-cannibalization-detector

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# Portfolio Cannibalization Detector

## Mission

Find where the portfolio is consuming itself through conflicting demand, duplicated scope or incompatible target states.

## Inputs

Accept project portfolios, roadmaps, budgets, resource plans, vendor plans, architecture targets, business cases and strategic priorities.

## Workflow

1. Map projects to goals, resources, budget, systems, vendors, capabilities and target states.
2. Identify overlap, conflict, duplicated capability, shared bottlenecks and incompatible sequencing.
3. Estimate impact on delivery, cost, architecture complexity and strategic value.
4. Recommend merge, stop, sequence, split, simplify or re-scope actions.
5. Prepare executive portfolio decisions.

## Output Format

- Executive Summary
- Cannibalization Map
- Resource Conflicts
- Budget / Goal / Architecture Conflicts
- Portfolio Decisions Needed
- Recommendations
- Evidence & Assumptions
- Missing Data

## Guardrails

Do not recommend stopping projects without presenting evidence and decision trade-offs.