Managing Omega Sprints

Execute AI-native sprint management with autonomous agent orchestration, intelligent task routing, and continuous delivery cycles.

Quick Start

# 1. Define sprint vision
Vision:
  Objective: "Implement OAuth2 authentication"
  Success: ["3 providers", "95% completion rate", "OWASP compliant"]

# 2. Break into agent-executable tasks
Tasks:
  - { id: "types", agent: "architect", tokens: 5K }
  - { id: "google-oauth", agent: "fullstack", tokens: 8K, depends: ["types"] }
  - { id: "tests", agent: "tester", tokens: 6K, depends: ["google-oauth"] }

# 3. Execute with autonomy level
Execution:
  Autonomy: "semi-auto"
  Checkpoints: ["phase-complete", "error-threshold"]
  QualityGates: ["coverage > 80%", "no-critical-bugs"]

Features

Feature	Description	Guide
Sprint Lifecycle	Vision, Plan, Execute, Deliver, Retrospect	AI-native 5-phase cycle
Task Breakdown	Atomic, testable, agent-sized tasks	Hours not days per task
Agent Routing	Match tasks to optimal agents	Capability + load scoring
Autonomy Levels	Full-auto to supervised modes	Balance speed and oversight
Quality Gates	Automated checkpoints	Coverage, security, performance
Parallel Execution	Swarm-based task processing	Maximize parallelization
Sprint Analytics	Velocity, quality, efficiency metrics	Continuous improvement

Common Patterns

Sprint Lifecycle

VISION ──> PLAN ──> EXECUTE ──> DELIVER ──> RETROSPECT
   │         │         │           │             │
   ▼         ▼         ▼           ▼             ▼
 Define   Break into  Agents    Ship to      Learn and
 success  agent-ready  work    production    improve
 criteria   tasks    parallel

Vision Definition

interface SprintVision {
  objective: string;
  businessValue: string;
  successCriteria: SuccessCriterion[];
  scope: {
    included: string[];
    excluded: string[];
    risks: Risk[];
  };
  qualityGates: QualityGate[];
}

const vision: SprintVision = {
  objective: "Implement user authentication with OAuth2",
  businessValue: "Reduce signup friction by 60%",
  successCriteria: [
    { metric: "OAuth providers", target: 3 },
    { metric: "Auth completion rate", target: "95%" },
    { metric: "Security audit", target: "OWASP compliant" }
  ],
  qualityGates: [
    { type: 'coverage', threshold: 80 },
    { type: 'security-scan', threshold: 'no-critical' }
  ]
};

Task Breakdown

interface SprintTask {
  id: string;
  title: string;
  type: 'feature' | 'bugfix' | 'test' | 'docs';
  priority: 'critical' | 'high' | 'medium';
  estimatedTokens: number;
  dependencies: string[];
  suggestedAgent: AgentType;
  acceptanceCriteria: string[];
}

// Layer-based breakdown
const tasks = [
  // Layer 1: Foundation
  { id: 'types', title: 'Define TypeScript interfaces', agent: 'architect' },
  { id: 'schema', title: 'Create DB migrations', depends: ['types'] },

  // Layer 2: Implementation (parallel)
  { id: 'google', title: 'Google OAuth', depends: ['types'] },
  { id: 'github', title: 'GitHub OAuth', depends: ['types'] },

  // Layer 3: Quality
  { id: 'tests', title: 'Integration tests', depends: ['google', 'github'] }
];

Agent Routing

type AgentType = 'architect' | 'fullstack' | 'debugger' | 'tester' | 'reviewer';

const routingRules: Record<TaskType, AgentType[]> = {
  feature: ['fullstack', 'frontend', 'backend'],
  bugfix: ['debugger', 'fullstack'],
  test: ['tester'],
  docs: ['docs-manager'],
  research: ['oracle', 'architect']
};

// Scoring algorithm
function calculateFitScore(agent: Agent, task: Task): number {
  let score = 0;
  score += capabilityMatch * 40;      // Core capabilities
  score += specializationMatch * 30;   // Domain expertise
  score += (1 - loadFactor) * 20;      // Availability
  score += hasContext ? 10 : 0;        // Context continuity
  return score;
}

Autonomy Levels

const autonomyConfigs = {
  'full-auto': {
    checkpoints: [{ trigger: 'phase-complete', action: 'notify' }],
    approvalRequired: ['production-deploy']
  },
  'semi-auto': {
    checkpoints: [
      { trigger: 'task-complete', action: 'notify' },
      { trigger: 'phase-complete', action: 'review', timeout: 3600 }
    ],
    approvalRequired: ['merge-to-main', 'production-deploy']
  },
  'supervised': {
    checkpoints: [{ trigger: 'task-complete', action: 'review' }],
    approvalRequired: ['all-merges', 'all-deploys']
  }
};

Sprint Metrics

interface SprintMetrics {
  velocity: { completed: number; planned: number; ratio: number };
  quality: { bugs: number; coverage: number; score: number };
  efficiency: { totalTokens: number; parallelization: number };
  agents: Map<AgentType, { tasks: number; efficiency: number }>;
}

// Dashboard template
`
SPRINT DASHBOARD: ${name}
────────────────────────────────────
PROGRESS         QUALITY         AGENTS
████████░░ 80%   Coverage: 87%   arch: idle
24/30 tasks      Bugs: 2         dev-1: working
                 Security: OK    tester: queued
`

Retrospective Framework

## Sprint Retrospective

### Summary
- Velocity: X/Y tasks (Z%)
- Quality: Coverage %, Bugs introduced
- Efficiency: Tokens used, Parallelization ratio

### What Went Well
1. [Success] - Why it worked - How to replicate

### What Could Improve
1. [Challenge] - Root cause - Proposed solution

### Action Items
| Action | Priority | Owner |
|--------|----------|-------|
| [Action] | High | [Agent] |

### Learnings to Encode
- [Pattern to add to agent prompts]

Best Practices

Do	Avoid
Define clear success criteria before sprint	Starting without vision and scope
Break tasks small enough for single-agent	Tasks with circular dependencies
Enable maximum parallelization	Skipping quality gates under pressure
Set appropriate autonomy based on risk	Ignoring retrospective insights
Track metrics consistently	Over-committing capacity
Run retrospectives after every sprint	Context-switching agents unnecessarily
Encode learnings into agent prompts	Deploying without automated tests
Use quality gates to prevent regressions	Letting blockers sit unaddressed
Maintain sprint rhythm for predictability	Skipping the retrospective phase
Celebrate wins to build momentum	Forgetting to update documentation