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Initialize and manage Elaboration phase activities - establish architecture baseline
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One-command project setup for OpenUP - interactive initialization wizard
Mark a task as complete, update roadmap, commit changes, and prepare traceability logs
Execute an already-claimed lane's Operations boxes with script/judgment classification — script steps run directly with zero self-brief, judgment steps self-brief and execute. Handles only pick/resume; every other resolve path routes to /openup-next.
Run OpenUP Assess Results at iteration end — check evaluation criteria, demo only completed acceptance-tested work, feed discovered work back, and trigger the milestone review at a phase boundary
Run the phase milestone go/no-go — prepare derived evidence, pause for the human decision via an input-request, and record the milestone (never advance the phase itself)
Begin a new OpenUP iteration with proper phase context and task selection
| name | openup-elaboration |
| description | Initialize and manage Elaboration phase activities - establish architecture baseline |
| model | haiku |
| arguments | [{"name":"activity","description":"Specific activity to perform (initiate, check-status, next-steps)","required":false}] |
This skill guides you through the Elaboration phase of OpenUP - establishing the architecture baseline.
Thin front over the process map (T-077). This phase's activity composition is data, not prose: run
python3 scripts/openup-process-map.py activities-for elaborationfor the authoritative ordered activities (each resolved to its role + skills), and let/openup-start-iterationPlan Iteration generate this phase's work-item lanes from that map. The guidance below is human-facing reference — the map + Plan Iteration are the source of truth for what an Elaboration iteration runs.
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/openup-inception)/openup-create-iteration-plan)After using this skill, verify:
Goal: Design and implement the architecture, resolve high-risk elements Duration: Typically 4-8 weeks Key Milestone: Lifecycle Architecture
Read docs/project-status.md to:
elaborationinitiate: Start Elaboration phase
docs/project-status.md to set phase: elaborationdocs/architecture-notebook.md from templatedocs/risk-list.md for technical risksdocs/roadmap.md with elaboration taskscheck-status: Review progress
next-steps: Get recommendations
docs/architecture-notebook.md) - Architecture documentationdocs/design/*.md) - Detailed design documentsdocs/use-cases/*.md) - Detailed use casesdocs/project-plan.md)For Elaboration phase work, create a team with:
docs-eng-process/openup-knowledge-base/practice-management/risk_value_lifecycle/guidances/concepts/phase-elaboration.mddocs-eng-process/openup-knowledge-base/core/role/roles/architect-6.mddocs-eng-process/templates/architecture-notebook.md