Planning & strategy

plan, roadmap, strategy, prioritize, decide, decision, should i, should we, tradeoff, milestones, phases, timeline, next steps, approach, how should i, backlog, quarter, okrs, goals, scope, go-to-market, launch plan

1. +Objective & success criteriaState the primary outcome and how you'll know it worked; if unstated, make it explicit and label it an assumption.
2. +Starting point / contextSummarize what exists, what's decided, and known blockers in 2-3 lines; don't assume greenfield.
3. +Constraints (time, budget, people, tech)Assume a solo/small team, a named horizon, no new budget; flag these as assumptions the plan hinges on.
4. +Options + decision criteriaFor decisions, enumerate 2-4 options and score them on cost/time-to-value/risk/reversibility, then recommend one.
5. +Output shapePhased milestones with a one-line goal and a checkable exit criterion each; a ranked effort/impact table for pure prioritization.
6. +Risks & dependenciesAdd a short section on the 2-3 things most likely to break the plan, with mitigations and pre-start decisions.

Left out for this type: role ('expert strategist/consultant'); tone directives (formal, engaging); vague 'concise and well-structured'; 'be comprehensive' (bloats to 20 items); prose style anchors; over-specifying every task before the big rocks settle