task-decomposition

name	task-decomposition
description	Orchestrate the breakdown of experiment design into sequenced, estimated, and formatted task plan
version	1.0.0
category	experiment-execution
type	tactic
orchestrates	["activity-listing","dependency-sequencing","duration-estimation","plan-formatting"]
dependencies	{"sops":["activity-listing","dependency-sequencing","duration-estimation","plan-formatting"]}

Tactic: Task Decomposition

Orchestration Pattern

FUNCTION task_decomposition(experiment_design):
    // Phase 1: Enumerate
    activities = SPAWN activity-listing(experiment_design)
    VALIDATE activities.count > 0
    
    // Phase 2: Sequence
    sequenced = SPAWN dependency-sequencing(activities)
    VALIDATE no_circular_dependencies(sequenced)
    
    // Phase 3: Estimate
    estimated = SPAWN duration-estimation(sequenced)
    VALIDATE all_tasks_have_estimates(estimated)
    
    // Phase 4: Format
    plan = SPAWN plan-formatting(estimated)
    VALIDATE no_placeholders(plan)
    VALIDATE all_paths_absolute(plan)
    
    RETURN plan
END

Decision Criteria

Condition	Action
Activity list is empty	ABORT — experiment design is incomplete
Circular dependency detected	Return to dependency-sequencing with conflict details
Duration estimate has high variance (σ > tM)	Flag as risky, add extra buffer
Plan contains TBD/TODO	REJECT — return to plan-formatting
Task count > 50	Consider grouping into phases
Task count < 3	Verify decomposition isn't too coarse

Error Recovery

• If activity-listing fails: check experiment design completeness, escalate to Campaign 3
• If dependency-sequencing finds cycles: present cycle to user, ask for resolution
• If duration-estimation lacks data: use conservative estimates (pessimistic × 1.5)
• If plan-formatting produces placeholders: iterate with specific missing information

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
activity-listing	Enumerate all implementation activities from an experiment design
dependency-sequencing	Determine task dependencies and execution order
duration-estimation	Three-point PERT estimation for implementation activities
plan-formatting	Format task plan as bite-sized executable tasks following superpowers:writing-plans conventions