foundation-prioritized-action-plan

Generates evidence-grounded prioritized action plans from raw product management inputs.

640|81|Updated Jan 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill foundation-prioritized-action-plan
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: foundation-prioritized-action-plan
Source: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/main/skills/foundation-prioritized-action-plan
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill foundation-prioritized-action-plan

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Product managers often face messy, unstructured input—meeting notes, interview transcripts, executive asks, Slack threads—and struggle to decide what to do next. This Skill turns that raw input into a single, saveable prioritized action plan that names the one binding constraint, ranks the critical next effort, and cites exact quotes from the input so every claim is auditable.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Evidence-grounded planning: Builds a source ledger of exact input quotes before analysis; every load-bearing claim cites a ledger entry or is tagged Inferred (Low confidence).
  • Framework-driven prioritization: Uses Theory of Constraints to identify the single binding constraint and Cynefin to classify the situation and cap plan confidence, refusing High-confidence plans for Complex or Chaotic situations.
  • Nine-section deliverable: Produces one markdown document with an executive summary, input mirror, situation classification, binding constraint, ranked questions, a 3-5 effort action plan, pre-mortem risks, copy/paste prompts for downstream pm-skills, and an evidence map.
  • Use Case: A CEO Slacks you "we're getting crushed in SMB, figure out what it takes." Paste the message and get a discovery-first plan that defines the win metric, diagnoses why deals are lost, and sequences safe-to-fail probes—without pretending the answer is already known.

Quick Start

Paste your raw product management input such as meeting notes, a transcript, or an executive ask and ask for a prioritized action plan identifying the critical next effort.

Frequently Asked Questions about foundation-prioritized-action-plan

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I create a prioritized action plan from messy product notes?

Paste your raw input—notes, transcripts, executive asks, or Slack threads—directly into the conversation. The skill builds a source ledger of exact quotes, classifies the situation with Cynefin, identifies the binding constraint, and outputs a nine-section plan with 3 to 5 ranked efforts.

What frameworks does this prioritization skill use?

It uses Theory of Constraints to identify the single binding constraint that determines the critical next effort (P1), and Cynefin to classify the situation as Clear, Complicated, Complex, or Chaotic, which caps how confident the plan is allowed to be.

When should I use this versus a RICE or MoSCoW prioritization framework?

Use define-prioritization-framework when you already have a defined candidate list of features to score with RICE, ICE, MoSCoW, or Kano. Use this skill when the input is a raw, unstructured situation and you need the single critical next effort, not a scored comparison.

Can the plan execute the recommended next steps automatically?

The skill never runs other skills inline. It can offer to hand the plan's runnable prompts to utility-pm-workflow-orchestrator in checkpointed mode after one explicit confirmation, or via the --run flag, with per-step go/no-go pauses.

Why does the plan refuse High confidence for some situations?

When the situation classifies as Complex or Chaotic under Cynefin, cause and effect are not knowable in advance, so the skill caps confidence and shapes the plan around safe-to-fail probes or stabilization actions instead of committed multi-step plans.

What input formats does the action plan skill accept?

It accepts pasted text as the primary input: notes, transcripts, drafts, executive asks, and Slack threads. File references work only when the client has file access; links and URLs are out of scope, so paste the relevant text instead.