plan-the-plan

name	plan-the-plan
description	Frame a new initiative before project-specific specification begins. Use when converting an executive objective into projects, waves, success criteria, and the required skill chain.

Plan The Plan

Use this skill before speckit-specify when the user is starting a new initiative or redefining an existing one.

Read First

• ../../.specify/memory/constitution.md
• ../../specs/001-work-skills-foundation/spec.md
• ../../specs/001-work-skills-foundation/plan.md
• ../../specs/001-work-skills-foundation/contracts/skill-bundle-contract.md
• ../../specs/001-work-skills-foundation/contracts/managed-project-contract.md

Output

Produce an initiative brief that includes:

• objective
• scope boundaries
• participating projects
• wave breakdown
• success criteria
• required skill chain
• major risks and open questions

Rules

• Use the canonical hierarchy: initiative -> project -> wave -> task -> worktree
• Default to the blessed downstream profile unless an exception is explicit.
• Keep this stage technology-light. Focus on operating model, boundaries, and sequencing.
• If the initiative spans multiple repos, decide which repo is the control repo and which repos are managed projects.
• If a new project is needed, state that it must satisfy the managed-project contract before normal delivery begins.

Handoff

After this brief is stable, the normal sequence is:

1. project-init
2. project-lite
3. grill-me
4. speckit-constitution
5. speckit-specify
6. speckit-plan
7. speckit-tasks