What documentation is provided by the Design Sprint Planner?

The skill provides planning checklists, daily agendas, facilitation techniques for brainstorming (like Crazy 8s), and post-sprint synthesis frameworks to document user patterns and next steps.

How long does a typical sprint take using this skill?

While the classic sprint is 5 days, the skill also supports 'Mini Sprints' of 2-3 days for smaller challenges and 'Discovery Sprints' focused specifically on the first two days of understanding and ideation.

What is a Design Sprint in the context of Claude Code?

A Design Sprint is a time-constrained, five-phase process that uses design thinking to reduce the risk when bringing a new product, feature, or service to market. This skill helps Claude guide you through each phase.

Can this skill be used for remote teams?

Yes, the skill includes specific 'Remote Sprint' variations adapted for distributed teams using digital collaboration tools and modified scheduling.

Design Sprint Planner

Name: Design Sprint Planner
Author: sethdford

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Design Tools

Facilitates structured design sprints to move teams from complex challenges to validated prototypes within a focused timeframe.

The Design Sprint Planner skill transforms Claude into an expert facilitator for product discovery and Design Ops. It provides a comprehensive framework for executing the classic five-day sprint—spanning challenge framing, ideation, storyboarding, prototyping, and user testing—while also offering compressed variations like mini-sprints and discovery-only sessions. By guiding teams through structured activities like 'Crazy 8s' and lightning demos, this skill ensures that product development is grounded in user validation and stakeholder alignment, effectively reducing the risk of building the wrong features. It integrates best practices from standards like SWEBOK and AIPMM to provide high-quality guidance for every stage of the Product Development Life Cycle (PDLC).

Key Features

01Expert guidance on user journey mapping and lightning demo facilitation

02Comprehensive 5-day sprint framework from understanding to testing

03Adaptable structures for mini-sprints, remote sessions, and discovery

045 GitHub stars

05Implementation of LLM error mitigation anti-patterns for strategic planning

06Logistical checklists for team assembly and user recruitment

Use Cases

01Framing and validating a high-risk product feature before beginning full-scale development.

02Rapidly prototyping and testing new user interface concepts with real users in a single week.

03Aligning cross-functional teams and stakeholders on a singular solution through structured voting.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add sethdford/claude-skills design-sprint-plan

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Expert guidance on user journey mapping and lightning demo facilitation

02Comprehensive 5-day sprint framework from understanding to testing

03Adaptable structures for mini-sprints, remote sessions, and discovery

045 GitHub stars

05Implementation of LLM error mitigation anti-patterns for strategic planning

06Logistical checklists for team assembly and user recruitment

Use Cases

01Framing and validating a high-risk product feature before beginning full-scale development.

02Rapidly prototyping and testing new user interface concepts with real users in a single week.

03Aligning cross-functional teams and stakeholders on a singular solution through structured voting.