Utility Skills
Cross-phase project management utilities for risk, decisions, meetings, status, and capacity.
Purpose
Utility skills work across all Scrum phases. They have no prerequisites and can be run anytime — for risk management, decision tracking, meeting facilitation, status reporting, or capacity planning.
Skills
Risk Assessment
/pm:risk-assessment <project>Identifies project risks, assesses probability and impact, and defines mitigation strategies. Maintains a living risk register.
Output: Risk register, probability-impact matrix, mitigation plans → .project/<project>/risk-assessment.md
Decision Log
/pm:decision-log <project>Records key project decisions with context, alternatives considered, rationale, and stakeholders involved. Provides an audit trail.
Output: Decision record, alternatives analysis, rationale documentation → .project/<project>/decision-log.md
Meeting Facilitator
/pm:meeting-facilitator <project>Structures and facilitates project meetings — generates agendas, time-boxes discussion topics, captures action items, and produces meeting notes.
Output: Meeting agenda, facilitation guide, action items template → .project/<project>/meeting-facilitator.md
Status Report
/pm:status-report <project>Generates a project status report with RAG indicators, milestone progress, risks, and upcoming activities. Tailored for different audiences.
Output: Status report with RAG status, milestone tracking, risk summary → .project/<project>/status-report.md
Capacity Planning
/pm:capacity-planning <project>Plans team capacity across sprints — accounts for availability, planned leave, skill distribution, and sustainable pace.
Output: Capacity plan, availability matrix, sustainable pace recommendations → .project/<project>/capacity-planning.md