Epic Breakdown Advisor
Plugin Verified ActiveBreak down epics into user stories with Humanizing Work split patterns.
To empower product managers and their AI agents to efficiently and effectively break down large epics into well-defined, valuable user stories using a proven, systematic methodology.
Features
- Interactive epic to user story breakdown
- Systematic application of 9 Humanizing Work splitting patterns
- Pre-split validation against INVEST criteria
- Guidance on identifying low-value work and equal-sized stories
- Follows the workshop-facilitation protocol for consistent interaction
Use Cases
- When an epic is too large to estimate or sequence for a sprint
- To ensure user stories are vertically sliced and deliver end-to-end value
- To systematically choose the correct story splitting pattern for complex backlog items
- To refine vague feature requirements into actionable, deliverable user stories
Non-Goals
- Arbitrarily splitting epics without a defined methodology
- Creating horizontal (technical layer) slices instead of vertical (user value) slices
- Generating user stories without user validation or business context
- Replacing the need for team discussion and discovery during backlog refinement
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills/plugin install epic-breakdown-advisor@pm-skillsQuality Score
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