Workflow Optimizer

Skill Inputs

Skill Workflow

Step 1: Analyze Project State

Scan project to determine documentation status:

Artifact Discovery:

# Discover all artifacts
find {project_root}/docs -name "*.md" -o -name "*.yaml" -o -name "*.feature"

Status Extraction: Extract status from Document Control section:

• Draft
• In Review
• Approved
• Superseded
• Deprecated

Project State Model:

project_state:
  scan_timestamp: 2025-11-29T14:30:00Z
  artifacts_by_type:
    BRD:
      total: 3
      approved: 2
      draft: 1
      latest: BRD-03
    PRD:
      total: 2
      approved: 1
      draft: 1
      latest: PRD-00
    EARS:
      total: 0
    # ... etc
  total_artifacts: 25
  approved_artifacts: 18
  draft_artifacts: 7

Step 2: Determine Workflow Position

Map artifacts to SDD workflow layers:

Layer Definition:

workflow_layers:
  layer_1:
    type: BRD
    name: Business Requirements
    prerequisite: null
    description: "Business objectives and stakeholder needs"

  layer_2:
    type: PRD
    name: Product Requirements
    prerequisite: BRD
    description: "Product features and user needs"

  layer_3:
    type: EARS
    name: Formal Requirements
    prerequisite: PRD
    description: "WHEN-THE-SHALL formal requirements"

  layer_4:
    type: BDD
    name: Behavior Tests
    prerequisite: EARS
    description: "Gherkin acceptance scenarios"

  layer_5:
    type: ADR
    name: Architecture Decisions
    prerequisite: BDD
    description: "Technical decision records"

  layer_6:
    type: SYS
    name: System Requirements
    prerequisite: ADR
    description: "Technical system specifications"

  layer_7:
    type: REQ
    name: Atomic Requirements
    prerequisite: SYS
    description: "Detailed atomic requirements"

  layer_8:
    type: IMPL
    name: Implementation Plan
    prerequisite: REQ
    optional: true
    description: "WHO/WHEN project management"

  layer_9:
    type: CTR
    name: Interface Contracts
    prerequisite: [IMPL, REQ]
    optional: true
    description: "API contracts and schemas"

  layer_10:
    type: SPEC
    name: Technical Specifications
    prerequisite: REQ
    description: "YAML implementation specs"

  layer_11:
    type: TASKS
    name: Implementation Tasks
    prerequisite: SPEC
    description: "Code generation task lists - flows to Code layer"

Position Calculation:

workflow_position:
  completed_layers: [1, 2]  # BRD, PRD done
  in_progress_layers: [3]   # EARS in progress
  blocked_layers: [4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11]  # Waiting on prerequisites
  ready_layers: [3]         # Can start now
  optional_ready: [8, 9]    # Optional, prereqs met

  current_position:
    layer: 3
    type: EARS
    status: in_progress

  progress_percentage: 18%  # 2 of 11 layers complete

Step 3: Identify Required Next Steps

Determine mandatory next artifacts:

Dependency Analysis:

dependency_graph:
  PRD-00:
    completed: true
    downstream_required:
      - EARS (Layer 3) - formal requirements
      - BDD (Layer 4) - test scenarios
    downstream_optional:
      - IMPL (Layer 8) - if complex project

  EARS (to be created):
    upstream_required:
      - PRD-00 ✓ (completed)
    will_enable:
      - BDD (Layer 4)
      - ADR (Layer 5)

Next Steps Priority:

Step 4: Identify Parallel Opportunities

Find work that can proceed in parallel:

Parallelization Rules:

parallel_opportunities:
  rule_1:
    name: "EARS and BDD overlap"
    condition: "EARS in progress"
    parallel_work: "BDD scenarios for completed EARS"
    benefit: "Faster progress through testing layer"

  rule_2:
    name: "Multiple feature tracks"
    condition: "Multiple BRDs exist"
    parallel_work: "PRD for each BRD"
    benefit: "Parallel feature development"

  rule_3:
    name: "ADR independence"
    condition: "Technical decisions needed"
    parallel_work: "ADRs can be written in parallel"
    benefit: "Architecture decisions don't block each other"

Parallel Work Output:

parallel_opportunities:
  can_parallelize:
    - track: "Feature A"
      current: EARS-01
      parallel: "Start BDD-01 scenarios for EARS-01 requirements"

    - track: "Feature B"
      current: PRD-00 complete
      parallel: "Start EARS-02 while Feature A progresses"

  blocked_parallelization:
    - item: "SPEC creation"
      blocker: "REQ layer incomplete"
      unblock_by: "Complete REQ-01 through REQ-05"

Step 5: Calculate Progress Metrics

Generate progress report:

Progress Metrics:

progress_report:
  overall:
    layers_complete: 2
    total_layers: 12
    percentage: 17%

  by_layer:
    - layer: 1 (BRD)
      status: complete
      artifacts: 3
      approved: 2

    - layer: 2 (PRD)
      status: complete
      artifacts: 2
      approved: 1

    - layer: 3 (EARS)
      status: in_progress
      artifacts: 0
      target: 3 (based on PRD features)

    - layer: 4 (BDD)
      status: blocked
      blocker: "EARS incomplete"

  estimated_remaining:
    artifacts: 25
    layers: 10

  critical_path:
    - EARS (blocks BDD)
    - BDD (blocks ADR)
    - REQ (blocks SPEC)
    - SPEC (blocks TASKS)

Step 6: Generate Recommendations

Provide actionable next-step guidance:

Recommendation Format: