Translate business financial terms into engineering manager–ready language.
npx skills add https://github.com/imsus/cto --skill business-literacy-imsus
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: business-literacy Source: https://github.com/imsus/cto/tree/main/.agents/skills/business-literacy Command: npx skills add https://github.com/imsus/cto --skill business-literacy-imsus
Explains business financial terms and frameworks so engineering managers can confidently translate engineering work into business outcomes and stakeholder-ready reasoning.
Use the business-literacy skill to translate the term "burn rate" from a leadership conversation into what it means for engineering priorities and how to discuss it with the P&L owner.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Business financial terms like CAC, LTV, gross margin, and burn rate are decoded into operational, plain-English definitions with why-it-matters context and engineering translation guidance. This helps engineering managers connect technical decisions to growth impact and discuss them confidently with P&L owners.
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No, you should not use this business financial translation approach for tying engineering productivity metrics like DORA or velocity to business outcomes. It is designed specifically for decoding financial terms and making the case for engineering work in business language, not for productivity metric correlation.
You need to decode burn rate and CAC when participating in business-language discussions or planning meetings where engineering priorities must align with financial constraints. This provides why-it-matters context and stakeholder-ready reasoning to support business-aligned communication with P&L owners.
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