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Product Planning Sub-Skill

Communication: User's language. Docs: English.

Purpose

Product planning from ideation to launch: MVP/MLP scoping, roadmaps, discovery, launch planning.

Parent: faion-product-manager

Context Discovery

Auto-Investigation

Detect existing product planning artifacts:

Signal	How to Check	What It Tells Us
Roadmap	`Glob("*/roadmap.md")` or `Glob("**/.aidocs/roadmap.md")`	Roadmap exists
MVP/MLP docs	`Grep("MVP\	MLP\
User stories	`Glob("*/stories/")` or `Grep("As a .* I want")`	User story mapping
OKRs	`Grep("OKR\	Objective\
Product specs	`Glob("*/spec.md")` or `Glob("*/.aidocs//spec.md")`	Product specifications
Launch plans	`Glob("*/launch.md")` or `Grep("go-to-market")`	Launch planning
Discovery notes	`Glob("*/discovery/")` or `Grep("Five Whys")`	Discovery process documented
Feature backlog	`Glob("*/.aidocs/backlog/feature-")`	Feature queue

Read existing planning artifacts:

•roadmap.md for product timeline
•Feature specs for scope
•OKRs or goals
•User story maps or epics

Discovery Questions

Q1: Planning Stage

yaml

question: "What planning stage are you at?"
header: "Stage"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "Ideation (new product concept)"
    description: "Need discovery, MVP scoping, positioning"
  - label: "MVP definition (scope a first version)"
    description: "Define minimum features, validation experiments"
  - label: "Roadmap planning (prioritize features)"
    description: "Now-Next-Later roadmap, release planning"
  - label: "Launch preparation (GTM plan)"
    description: "Launch timeline, positioning, messaging"

Q2: Product Maturity

yaml

question: "What's your product maturity?"
header: "Maturity"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "Pre-MVP (idea stage)"
    description: "Need micro-MVPs, landing pages, validation"
  - label: "MVP in progress"
    description: "Building first version, iterating on scope"
  - label: "Post-MVP, scaling (MLP)"
    description: "MVP validated, adding lovability and features"
  - label: "Mature product (portfolio strategy)"
    description: "Multiple products, long-term roadmap"

Q3: Planning Framework

yaml

question: "What planning framework do you prefer?"
header: "Framework"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "Outcome-based roadmaps"
    description: "Focus on outcomes, not features or dates"
  - label: "Now-Next-Later (uncertain timeline)"
    description: "Flexible roadmap without specific dates"
  - label: "OKRs (objectives and key results)"
    description: "Goal-based planning with measurable KRs"
  - label: "User story mapping"
    description: "User journeys, activities, releases"

Decision Tree

If you need...	Use	File
Define MVP scope	mvp-scoping	mvp-scoping.md
Choose product framework	minimum-product-frameworks	minimum-product-frameworks.md
Transform MVP to MLP	mlp-planning	mlp-planning.md
Quick validation	micro-mvps	micro-mvps.md
Roadmap (uncertain timeline)	roadmap-design	roadmap-design.md
Roadmap (outcome-based)	outcome-based-roadmaps	outcome-based-roadmaps.md
User stories	user-story-mapping	user-story-mapping.md
Sprint planning	release-planning	release-planning.md
Set goals	okr-setting	okr-setting.md
Launch planning	product-launch	product-launch.md
Discovery process	continuous-discovery	continuous-discovery.md
Positioning	competitive-positioning	competitive-positioning.md
Portfolio management	portfolio-strategy	portfolio-strategy.md
Write specs	spec-writing	spec-writing.md

Core Methodologies (17)

MVP & MLP

•mvp-scoping - Define core problem, minimum features, 4-week constraint
•mlp-planning - Transform MVP to Most Lovable Product
•minimum-product-frameworks - 9 frameworks (MVP/MLP/MMP/MAC/RAT/MDP/MVA/MFP/SLC)
•micro-mvps - Landing page, concierge, Wizard of Oz validation

Planning & Roadmaps

•roadmap-design - Now-Next-Later roadmaps
•outcome-based-roadmaps - Outcome-focused planning
•outcome-based-roadmaps-advanced - Advanced outcome roadmapping
•user-story-mapping - Activities → Tasks → Releases
•okr-setting - Objectives + Key Results
•release-planning - Sprint goal, velocity, capacity
•portfolio-strategy - Multi-product portfolio management

Discovery & Launch

•product-discovery - Five Whys to root cause
•continuous-discovery - Ongoing discovery habits
•continuous-discovery-habits - Weekly touchpoints framework
•product-launch - Launch timeline and execution
•competitive-positioning - Market positioning analysis
•spec-writing - Product specification authoring

Common Sequences

•New product: mvp-scoping → user-story-mapping → roadmap-design → product-launch
•Discovery sprint: product-discovery → continuous-discovery → spec-writing
•Planning cycle: okr-setting → roadmap-design → release-planning

Related Skills

Skill	Relationship
faion-product-manager	Parent orchestrator
faion-product-manager:operations	Sibling (prioritization, backlog)
faion-researcher	Market data for planning
faion-sdd	Specs to implementation

Product Planning Sub-Skill v1.0 17 Methodologies