plan-management

Multi-phase project plan automation structures feature implementation into phases with subagent assignments, effort estimates, and dependency graphs. This Skill generates plans with built-in progress tracking, phase status transitions, and dependency enforcement so teams coordinate work without manual JSON editing.

Dependency management in structured plans enforces phase prerequisites automatically, preventing tasks from starting until their prerequisites are fulfilled. This ensures sequencing accuracy across multi-team workflows and eliminates manual dependency verification.

Progress tracking uses a dedicated plan-update utility to mark phases in progress or completed, record actual effort, and track individual steps. Status updates feed into the plan structure, enabling real-time visibility into what's active and what's next.

Yes, this Skill requires a standardized plan structure, template usage, and the plan-update.py utility for lifecycle management. Plan versioning and phase indexing enable reliable tracking from creation through completion.

This Skill is optimized for multi-phase software features with subagent assignments and dependencies. Single-phase or unstructured work may not benefit from the overhead of phase indexing, dependency graphs, and automated status transitions.

Structured plan management eliminates tedious manual work, errors, and time by automating status updates, dependency checking, and phase transitions. Spreadsheets require constant manual editing and lack built-in dependency enforcement and phase sequencing.