Agile PM Sub-Skill

Communication: User's language. Docs/code: English.

Purpose

Agile project management methodologies, tools, ceremonies, and modern PM practices. Supports Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and hybrid approaches.

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Context Discovery

Auto-Investigation

Detect existing agile setup from project:

Signal	How to Check	What It Tells Us
Jira config	Glob("**/.jira/*") or Grep("jira.atlassian.com")	Jira in use
GitHub Projects	Grep("projects/", "**/.github/*")	GitHub Projects setup
Linear config	Glob("**/.linear/*") or Grep("linear.app")	Linear tracking
Sprint docs	Grep("sprint", "**/*.md")	Sprint ceremonies documented
Kanban board	Grep("kanban", "**/*.md") or Grep("WIP limit")	Kanban in use
Retrospectives	Glob("**/retro*.md") or Glob("**/retrospectives/*")	Retros documented
Velocity metrics	Grep("velocity", "**/*.md")	Metrics tracked
Standup notes	Glob("**/standup*.md") or Glob("**/daily/*")	Daily standups documented

Read existing agile artifacts:

• Any sprint planning docs
• Retrospective notes
• Dashboard configs
• Team charter or working agreements
• Definition of Done

Discovery Questions

Q1: Agile Maturity

question: "What's your current agile setup?"
header: "Maturity"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "No agile process yet"
    description: "Starting from scratch, need to choose approach"
  - label: "Basic ceremonies (standups, planning)"
    description: "Have ceremonies but inconsistent or need improvement"
  - label: "Established Scrum/Kanban"
    description: "Working process, optimizing or scaling"
  - label: "SAFe or scaled agile"
    description: "Multiple teams, program increments, coordination"

Q2: PM Tool Status

question: "What PM tool are you using or considering?"
header: "Tooling"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "No tool yet, need to select one"
    description: "Need tool comparison and recommendation"
  - label: "Jira (cloud or server)"
    description: "Using Jira, need workflow optimization"
  - label: "GitHub Projects or GitLab Boards"
    description: "Developer-centric tool, integrated with git"
  - label: "Linear, ClickUp, Notion, or Trello"
    description: "Modern agile tool for team collaboration"
  - label: "Migrating between tools"
    description: "Moving from one PM tool to another"

Q3: Team Challenge

question: "What's your main agile challenge?"
header: "Focus"
multiSelect: false
options:
  - label: "Setup ceremonies and workflows"
    description: "Need structure for sprints, standups, retros"
  - label: "Improve velocity or predictability"
    description: "Metrics, estimation, sprint commitment issues"
  - label: "Tool configuration or automation"
    description: "Setup dashboards, workflows, integrations"
  - label: "Hybrid approach (agile + waterfall)"
    description: "Blending predictive and agile practices"

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Methodology Categories

Agile Ceremonies (2)

Methodology	File	Focus
Scrum Ceremonies	scrum-ceremonies.md	Sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, retros
Kanban & SAFe Ceremonies	kanban-scaled-agile-ceremonies.md	Kanban cadences, SAFe PI planning, inspect & adapt

PM Tools (8)

Tool	File	Best For
Jira	jira-workflow-management.md	Enterprise agile, scaled teams
ClickUp	clickup-setup.md	All-in-one workspace
Linear	linear-issue-tracking.md	Engineering teams, velocity
GitHub Projects	github-projects.md	Developer workflow
GitLab Boards	gitlab-boards.md	DevOps integration
Azure DevOps	azure-devops-boards.md	Microsoft ecosystem
Notion	notion-pm.md	Knowledge + PM
Trello	trello-kanban.md	Simple kanban

Tool Management (4)

Methodology	File	Purpose
PM Tools Overview	pm-tools-overview.md	Tool profiles, requirements
PM Tools Comparison	pm-tools-comparison.md	Evaluation matrix, TCO
Tool Migration Basics	tool-migration-basics.md	Migration planning
Tool Migration Process	tool-migration-process.md	Step-by-step migration

Reporting & Metrics (2)

Methodology	File	Focus
Dashboard Setup	dashboard-setup.md	Metrics, KPIs, velocity charts
Reporting Basics	reporting-basics.md	Sprint reports, burn charts

Team & Organization (2)

Methodology	File	Focus
Team Development	team-development.md	Team building, psychological safety
RACI Matrix	raci-matrix.md	Roles and responsibilities

Modern PM (3)

Methodology	File	Focus
AI in PM	ai-in-project-management.md	AI tools overview
AI Powered Tools	ai-powered-pm-tools.md	Tool automation
Predictive Analytics	predictive-analytics-pm.md	ML forecasting

Hybrid & Advanced (4)

Methodology	File	Focus
Agile Hybrid	agile-hybrid-approaches.md	Combining predictive/agile
Hybrid Delivery	hybrid-delivery.md	Water-Scrum-Fall
Value Stream Mgmt	value-stream-management.md	DORA metrics, flow
Performance Domains	performance-domains-overview.md	PMBoK 8 domains

Framework References (3)

Reference	File	Content
Seven Domains	seven-performance-domains.md	PMBoK 8 domain list
Six Principles	six-core-principles.md	PMBoK 8 principles
Framework Focus	pm-framework-focus-areas.md	PMBoK 8 focus areas

Quick Selector

Need	Use
Sprint planning	scrum-ceremonies.md
Select PM tool	pm-tools-overview.md → pm-tools-comparison.md
Setup Jira	jira-workflow-management.md
Dashboard	dashboard-setup.md
Migrate tools	tool-migration-basics.md → tool-migration-process.md
Team roles	raci-matrix.md
Hybrid approach	agile-hybrid-approaches.md

Integration

Skill	Integration
faion-traditional-pm	Ceremonies execute PMBoK plans
faion-sdd	Tool workflows support task lifecycle
faion-software-developer	Developer tools (GitHub, GitLab, Linear)

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Agile PM Sub-Skill v1.0 - 28 methodologies