Resource Development

Phase 4 of the Heist Pipeline

Decompose the Contract into parallel work packages, assign territories, and create the War Plan. This is where the Underboss (COO) organizes the operation.

Skill: gangsta:resource-developmentSkill type: Flexible — decomposition adapts to feature complexity

Process

1. Analyze the Contract — Break the specification into discrete work packages
2. Identify territories — Group related work into domains (e.g., frontend, backend, database)
3. Assign work packages — Map each package to a territory and responsible Capo
4. Estimate tributes — Assign resource budgets (time, complexity) to each package
5. Map dependencies — Identify which packages must complete before others can start
6. Produce the War Plan — Compile everything into a structured execution plan

Output: The War Plan

The War Plan contains:

• Work Packages — Discrete tasks with clear deliverables
• Territory Assignments — Which domain each package belongs to
• Tribute Estimates — Resource budgets per package
• Dependency Map — Which packages block others
• Execution Order — Recommended parallel/sequential task ordering
• Risk Mitigations — How to handle potential blockers

Phase Gate

War Plan File

Resource Development produces the War Plan at:

docs/gangsta/{heist-name}/plans/{date}-war-plan.md

Parallel vs. Sequential Work

The War Plan identifies which tasks can run in parallel and which must be sequential:

• Parallel tasks — No dependencies between them; multiple Soldiers can work simultaneously
• Sequential tasks — One must complete before another begins; ordered execution

The Underboss optimizes for maximum parallelism while respecting dependency constraints.

Checklist Before Proceeding

• Contract fully decomposed into work packages
• Each package has clear deliverables
• Territories assigned to Capos
• Tributes estimated for all packages
• Dependencies mapped correctly
• War Plan reviewed and approved by Don

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