Epic Breakdown Advisor

If you've ever turned an epic into arbitrary tech layers or just sliced it wherever it felt right, this walks you through Richard Lawrence's actual Humanizing Work method with all 9 patterns in sequence. It starts with INVEST validation, then moves through workflow steps, CRUD splits, business rules, and the rest until something clicks. The real value is in the discipline: it forces vertical slices that deliver user value at every cut, not horizontal "do the API then do the UI" nonsense. Built on the workshop-facilitation protocol, so it asks one question at a time with numbered options instead of dumping a wall of theory. Best before sprint planning when you need that reporting feature broken down and you want a system instead of vibes.

Install to Claude Code

npx -y skills add deanpeters/product-manager-skills --skill epic-breakdown-advisor --agent claude-code