Shape Up

If you're tired of estimates that slip and projects that drag, this skill walks you through Basecamp's Shape Up methodology. Instead of asking "how long will this take," you set a fixed time budget (the appetite) upfront, then shape a solution that fits. It's especially useful when you're past the tiny startup phase but drowning in Scrum ceremonies and want to give teams real autonomy beyond ticket execution. The approach came from Basecamp's constraint of having their only engineer work 10 hours a week, forcing brutal clarity about scope. Best when you can actually get engineering involved in shaping, not just handed shaped work.

Install to Claude Code

npx -y skills add pmprompt/claude-plugin-product-management --skill shape-up --agent claude-code