VPE Advisor
Plugin Verified ActiveVP of Engineering advisory: delivery throughput analyzer (DORA 4 metrics + cycle-time bottleneck identification), eng hiring funnel calculator (7-stage conversion + pipeline gap + weakest-stage fixes), eng team structure designer (squad/tribe model + manager-trigger + director-trigger + span-of-control). 4 in-depth references: DORA framework, eng hiring funnel, eng team structure (Conway's Law), production discipline (on-call, incidents, deployment, SLOs). Stdlib-only. Standalone-installable; also bundled in c-level-skills. NOT a CTO skill — VPE owns how the team ships, CTO owns what to build.
To empower VPs of Engineering with data-driven insights for optimizing delivery throughput, improving hiring processes, and designing effective team structures.
Features
- DORA 4 metrics and bottleneck analysis
- Engineering hiring funnel calculation
- Team structure design and manager-trigger recommendations
- Production discipline guidance
Use Cases
- Diagnosing dropping sprint velocity
- Improving a broken engineering hiring process
- Clarifying team structure for growth
- Auditing production discipline and operating model
Non-Goals
- Replacing CTO responsibilities (architecture, what to build)
- Duplicating tactical engineering skills
- Directly managing day-to-day incidents or on-call coordination
Workflow
- Review quarterly delivery health using DORA metrics
- Diagnose hiring funnel leakage and pipeline gaps
- Audit team structure against headcount and work streams
- Assess production discipline maturity
Practices
- Delivery throughput optimization
- Hiring funnel management
- Team structure design
- Production operations
Prerequisites
- Python 3.x installed
- Ability to provide JSON data files or use embedded samples
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills/plugin install vpe-advisor@claude-code-skills