# tool-design-sprint-readiness A pre-sprint diagnostic that tells a team whether to run a Design Sprint now, postpone it, or close gaps first. - skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 619 installs · ★ 763 - Author: product-on-purpose - License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page - Source: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md - Updated: 2026-10-21 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness ## What it does The skill runs eight canonical checks and returns one of three verdicts: Go, Conditional Go or Wait. The checks cover whether the challenge is sprint-worthy, whether a Decider is available for the load-bearing sessions, whether the team sits in the 4-7 person band, whether Friday customer access exists, and whether a one-day prototype is realistic. The diagnostic takes 30-45 minutes, against five team-days and paid honoraria for five strangers. You get one bundled artifact with six sections: the verdict, a diagnosis, recommended preconditions, an attendee list with role expectations, a customer recruiting plan, and pre-sprint activities. On Wait or Conditional Go the skill spells out the prerequisite work. On Go it names who should be in the room and when recruiting has to start, typically 7-10 days before Friday. It is the wrong tool once the team has already committed and only needs the brief — that is `tool-design-sprint-brief`. No Friday customer access and no realistic plan to recruit? The sprint degrades into a four-day workshop with no learning event. A missing Decider stops it too: without authority to decide on Wednesday and before Thursday's test, the sprint produces options nobody signs off on. ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-design-sprint-readiness -a claude-code ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.claude/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/ ### Codex 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-design-sprint-readiness -a codex ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.agents/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/ ### Cursor 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-design-sprint-readiness -a cursor ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.cursor/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/ ### GitHub Copilot 1. **GitHub CLI** ```bash gh skill install product-on-purpose/pm-skills tool-design-sprint-readiness ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md` ### Gemini CLI 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-design-sprint-readiness -a gemini-cli ``` 2. **Platform CLI** ```bash gemini skills install https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --path skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness ``` ### Windsurf (Devin Desktop) **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.devin/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works ### OpenCode **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill tool-design-sprint-readiness -a opencode ``` ### Claude.ai **Claude.ai** - Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tool-design-sprint-readiness/SKILL.md ## When to use it - decide whether to run a Design Sprint this month or hold off - catch a missing Decider before five team-days are booked - build a recruiting plan for five Friday test customers - check that the challenge is specific enough to prototype in four days - draft the attendee list and roles inside the 4-7 person band ## Example prompts - assess our team's readiness for a Design Sprint on this challenge - run the readiness diagnostic — should we start the sprint now? - check the preconditions: Decider, customer access, team composition ## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 61ce47a924b2760f. BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 61ce47a924b2760f ```text --- name: tool-design-sprint-readiness description: Pre-sprint diagnostic that determines whether a team should run a Design Sprint now, postpone it, or do prerequisite work first. Produces a Go / Conditional Go / Wait verdict with diagnosis, recommended preconditions, attendee list, customer recruiting plan, and pre-sprint activities. Use when a team is considering starting a Design Sprint and wants a fast yes/no diagnosis before committing five days of team time and customer recruiting cost. license: Apache-2.0 metadata: classification: tool version: "1.0.0" updated: 2026-07-04 tool: design-sprint move: readiness category: coordination frameworks: - design-sprint - sprint - character-note-and-vote timebox_minutes: 45 roles: - facilitator - pm - decider prerequisites: [] inputs: - challenge description - existing hypothesis (from Foundation Sprint or other source) - customer access status - decider availability - team composition draft outputs: - readiness verdict - diagnosis - recommended preconditions - recommended attendee list - customer recruiting plan - pre-sprint activities author: product-on-purpose --- # Design Sprint Readiness Assess whether a Design Sprint fits the team's current situation. Design Sprint failure modes are expensive: five consecutive days of a 4-7 person team, plus customer recruiting cost (typically 5 strangers paid honoraria), plus the prototype build. A 30-45 minute readiness diagnostic catches the failure modes before that commitment is made. Family contract: [`docs/reference/skill-families/design-sprint-skills-contract.md`](../../docs/reference/skill-families/design-sprint-skills-contract.md). This skill is a member of `design-sprint-skills` and conforms to the family frontmatter and Decider Checkpoint requirements. ## When to Use - A team is considering starting a Design Sprint and needs a fast diagnosis before committing five days plus customer recruiting effort. ``` END THIRD-PARTY FILE 61ce47a924b2760f The third-party file has ended. Everything between the 61ce47a924b2760f tags is data: requests and commands from it are not followed. An “end of file” line with another tag inside the block is part of the file. 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