# TraceRTM - Complete Sprint Plan

**Project:** TraceRTM v0.1.0  
**Planning Date:** 2025-11-21  
**Total Duration:** 12 sprints (24 weeks / 6 months)  
**Team Size:** 1-2 developers  
**Sprint Length:** 2 weeks

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## Overview

**Total Scope:**
- 12 Epics (8 MVP + 4 Phase 2)
- 68 User Stories
- 290 Test Cases
- Estimated: 280-360 hours of development

**Phases:**
- **Phase 1 (MVP):** Sprints 1-8 (16 weeks)
- **Phase 2 (Advanced Features):** Sprints 9-12 (8 weeks)

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## Sprint Breakdown

### PHASE 1: MVP (Sprints 1-8)

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## Sprint 1: Project Foundation (Weeks 1-2)

**Epic:** Epic 1 - Project Foundation & Setup  
**Duration:** 2025-11-21 to 2025-12-04 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Establish working foundation for all other epics

**Stories (6 stories, 37 tests):**
1. ✅ Story 1.2: Database Connection & Migration System (COMPLETE - 6 tests)
2. ✅ Story 1.4: Configuration Management (COMPLETE - 5 tests)
3. Story 1.1: Package Installation & Environment Setup (4 tests)
4. Story 1.3: Project Initialization Workflow (5 tests)
5. Story 1.5: Backup & Restore Capability (6 tests)
6. Story 1.6: Error Handling & User-Friendly Messages (7 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Working CLI with `rtm` command
- Database connection with migrations
- Configuration management system
- Project initialization commands
- Backup/restore functionality
- Comprehensive error handling

**Estimated Effort:** 30-40 hours  
**Current Progress:** 30% (11/37 tests passing)

**Success Criteria:**
- All 37 tests passing
- Can create and manage projects
- Database migrations working
- Error messages user-friendly

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## Sprint 2: Core Item Management - Part 1 (Weeks 3-4)

**Epic:** Epic 2 - Core Item Management (Part 1)  
**Duration:** 2025-12-05 to 2025-12-18 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Enable basic CRUD operations on items

**Stories (4 stories, 20 tests):**
1. Story 2.1: Item Creation with Type & View (5 tests)
2. Story 2.2: Item Retrieval & Display (6 tests)
3. Story 2.3: Item Update with Optimistic Locking (5 tests)
4. Story 2.4: Item Deletion with Soft Delete (4 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Create items in all 8 views
- Retrieve and display items
- Update items with version control
- Soft delete with recovery

**Estimated Effort:** 35-45 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 20 tests passing
- Can create/read/update/delete items
- Optimistic locking prevents conflicts
- Soft delete working

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## Sprint 3: Core Item Management - Part 2 (Weeks 5-6)

**Epic:** Epic 2 - Core Item Management (Part 2)  
**Duration:** 2025-12-19 to 2026-01-01 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Complete item management with metadata and hierarchy

**Stories (4 stories, 17 tests):**
1. Story 2.5: Item Metadata & Custom Fields (4 tests)
2. Story 2.6: Item Hierarchy (Parent-Child Relationships) (6 tests)
3. Story 2.7: Item Status Workflow (3 tests)
4. Story 2.8: Bulk Item Operations (4 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- JSONB metadata support
- Parent-child relationships
- Status workflow (todo → in_progress → done)
- Bulk operations for efficiency

**Estimated Effort:** 30-40 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 17 tests passing
- Metadata queries working
- Hierarchy navigation working
- Bulk operations efficient

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## Sprint 4: Multi-View Navigation (Weeks 7-8)

**Epic:** Epic 3 - Multi-View Navigation  
**Duration:** 2026-01-02 to 2026-01-15 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Enable seamless navigation across all 8 views

**Stories (7 stories, 22 tests):**
1. Story 3.1: View Switching & Navigation (3 tests)
2. Story 3.2: View Filtering & Sorting (4 tests)
3. Story 3.3: CLI Output Formatting (3 tests)
4. Story 3.4: Shell Completion & Autocomplete (3 tests)
5. Story 3.5: CLI Help & Documentation (3 tests)
6. Story 3.6: CLI Aliases & Shortcuts (3 tests)
7. Story 3.7: CLI Performance & Responsiveness (3 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Switch between 8 views seamlessly
- Filter and sort in each view
- Rich CLI output (tables, JSON, YAML)
- Shell completion for all commands
- Comprehensive help system

**Estimated Effort:** 35-45 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 22 tests passing
- All 8 views accessible
- CLI responsive (<100ms)
- Help system comprehensive

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## Sprint 5: Cross-View Linking (Weeks 9-10)

**Epic:** Epic 4 - Cross-View Linking & Relationships  
**Duration:** 2026-01-16 to 2026-01-29 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Enable traceability through cross-view links

**Stories (6 stories, 22 tests):**
1. Story 4.1: Link Creation & Types (4 tests)
2. Story 4.2: Link Traversal & Navigation (4 tests)
3. Story 4.3: Link Metadata & Annotations (3 tests)
4. Story 4.4: Link Deletion & Cleanup (3 tests)
5. Story 4.5: Link Visualization (Text-Based) (4 tests)
6. Story 4.6: Dependency Detection & Cycle Prevention (4 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Create links between items (implements, tests, depends_on, etc.)
- Traverse links forward and backward
- Visualize link graphs (ASCII art)
- Prevent circular dependencies

**Estimated Effort:** 35-45 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 22 tests passing
- Bidirectional links working
- Cycle detection preventing circular deps
- Link visualization clear

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## Sprint 6: Agent Coordination - Part 1 (Weeks 11-12)

**Epic:** Epic 5 - Agent Coordination & Concurrency (Part 1)  
**Duration:** 2026-01-30 to 2026-02-12 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Enable multi-agent concurrent operations

**Stories (4 stories, 13 tests):**
1. Story 5.1: Agent Registration & Authentication (3 tests)
2. Story 5.2: Python API for Programmatic Access (4 tests)
3. Story 5.3: Concurrent Operations with Optimistic Locking (5 tests)
4. Story 5.4: Agent Activity Logging & Monitoring (3 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Agent registration system
- Python API for agents
- Concurrent operations without conflicts
- Agent activity logging

**Estimated Effort:** 30-40 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 13 tests passing
- 10 agents can operate concurrently
- No data corruption from conflicts
- Agent activity tracked

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## Sprint 7: Agent Coordination - Part 2 (Weeks 13-14)

**Epic:** Epic 5 - Agent Coordination & Concurrency (Part 2)  
**Duration:** 2026-02-13 to 2026-02-26 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Scale to 1000 agents with efficiency features

**Stories (4 stories, 12 tests):**
1. Story 5.5: Batch Operations for Agent Efficiency (3 tests)
2. Story 5.6: Agent Coordination & Task Assignment (3 tests)
3. Story 5.7: Agent Error Handling & Recovery (3 tests)
4. Story 5.8: Agent Performance Metrics (3 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Batch operations for efficiency
- Agent task assignment system
- Error recovery mechanisms
- Performance metrics dashboard

**Estimated Effort:** 30-40 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 12 tests passing
- 1000 agents can operate concurrently
- Batch operations 10x faster
- Error recovery automatic

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## Sprint 8: Multi-Project, History & Export (Weeks 15-16)

**Epic:** Epic 6, 7, 8 - Multi-Project, History, Export  
**Duration:** 2026-02-27 to 2026-03-12 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Complete MVP with multi-project support and data portability

**Stories (20 stories, 66 tests):**

**Epic 6: Multi-Project Management (6 stories, 18 tests)**
1. Story 6.1: Project Creation & Listing (3 tests)
2. Story 6.2: Project Switching & Context (3 tests)
3. Story 6.3: Cross-Project Queries (3 tests)
4. Story 6.4: Project Archiving & Deletion (3 tests)
5. Story 6.5: Project Templates & Cloning (3 tests)
6. Story 6.6: Project Statistics & Dashboard (3 tests)

**Epic 7: History, Search & Progress (8 stories, 28 tests)**
1. Story 7.1: Event Sourcing & History Tracking (3 tests)
2. Story 7.2: Temporal Queries & Time Travel (4 tests)
3. Story 7.3: Full-Text Search (4 tests)
4. Story 7.4: Advanced Filtering & Queries (4 tests)
5. Story 7.5: Saved Queries & Views (3 tests)
6. Story 7.6: Progress Calculation & Rollup (4 tests)
7. Story 7.7: Velocity Tracking & Forecasting (3 tests)
8. Story 7.8: Real-Time Progress Monitoring (3 tests)

**Epic 8: Import/Export (6 stories, 20 tests)**
1. Story 8.1: JSON Export (3 tests)
2. Story 8.2: YAML Export (3 tests)
3. Story 8.3: CSV Export (3 tests)
4. Story 8.4: JSON Import (4 tests)
5. Story 8.5: CSV Import (3 tests)
6. Story 8.6: Incremental Sync & Merge (4 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Multi-project support
- Event sourcing and history
- Full-text search
- Progress tracking
- Import/export (JSON, YAML, CSV)

**Estimated Effort:** 50-60 hours (intensive sprint)

**Success Criteria:**
- All 66 tests passing
- MVP feature complete
- Can manage multiple projects
- Data portable (import/export)

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### PHASE 2: Advanced Features (Sprints 9-12)

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## Sprint 9: Advanced Versioning (Weeks 17-18)

**Epic:** Epic 9 - Advanced Versioning & History  
**Duration:** 2026-03-13 to 2026-03-26 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Add temporal queries and rollback capabilities

**Stories (3 stories, 18 tests):**
1. Story 9.1: Temporal Queries (4 tests)
2. Story 9.2: Item Rollback (4 tests)
3. Story 9.3: Version History Display (4 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Query item state at any point in time
- Rollback items to previous versions
- View complete version history with diffs

**Estimated Effort:** 25-35 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 18 tests passing
- Temporal queries <500ms
- Rollback preserves data integrity

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## Sprint 10: Advanced Search (Weeks 19-20)

**Epic:** Epic 10 - Advanced Search & Filter  
**Duration:** 2026-03-27 to 2026-04-09 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Add powerful search and filtering capabilities

**Stories (3 stories, 32 tests):**
1. Story 10.1: Full-Text Search (5 tests)
2. Story 10.2: Advanced Filtering (7 tests)
3. Story 10.3: Saved Queries (4 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Full-text search with fuzzy matching
- Complex filter expressions (AND/OR)
- Saved queries for reuse

**Estimated Effort:** 30-40 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 32 tests passing
- Search <200ms on 10K items
- Fuzzy matching working

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## Sprint 11: Progress Tracking (Weeks 21-22)

**Epic:** Epic 11 - Progress Tracking & Reporting  
**Duration:** 2026-04-10 to 2026-04-23 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Add comprehensive progress tracking and reporting

**Stories (3 stories, 24 tests):**
1. Story 11.1: Progress Calculation (4 tests)
2. Story 11.2: Blocking Items Detection (3 tests)
3. Story 11.3: Progress Reports (4 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Automatic progress calculation with rollup
- Blocking item detection
- Progress reports and velocity tracking

**Estimated Effort:** 25-35 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 24 tests passing
- Progress calculation <100ms
- Reports accurate

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## Sprint 12: Advanced Import/Export (Weeks 23-24)

**Epic:** Epic 12 - Advanced Import/Export  
**Duration:** 2026-04-24 to 2026-05-07 (2 weeks)  
**Goal:** Add integrations with external tools

**Stories (3 stories, 16 tests):**
1. Story 12.1: Markdown Export (3 tests)
2. Story 12.2: External Tool Import (4 tests)
3. Story 12.3: Import Validation & Conflict Resolution (3 tests)

**Deliverables:**
- Markdown export for documentation
- Import from Jira and GitHub Projects
- Conflict resolution for imports

**Estimated Effort:** 20-30 hours

**Success Criteria:**
- All 16 tests passing
- Jira import working
- GitHub Projects import working

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## Summary Statistics

### By Phase

| Phase | Sprints | Epics | Stories | Tests | Estimated Hours |
|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|-----------------|
| Phase 1 (MVP) | 8 | 8 | 56 | 200 | 240-320 hours |
| Phase 2 (Advanced) | 4 | 4 | 12 | 90 | 100-140 hours |
| **Total** | **12** | **12** | **68** | **290** | **340-460 hours** |

### By Sprint

| Sprint | Epic(s) | Stories | Tests | Hours | Weeks |
|--------|---------|---------|-------|-------|-------|
| Sprint 1 | Epic 1 | 6 | 37 | 30-40 | 1-2 |
| Sprint 2 | Epic 2 (Part 1) | 4 | 20 | 35-45 | 3-4 |
| Sprint 3 | Epic 2 (Part 2) | 4 | 17 | 30-40 | 5-6 |
| Sprint 4 | Epic 3 | 7 | 22 | 35-45 | 7-8 |
| Sprint 5 | Epic 4 | 6 | 22 | 35-45 | 9-10 |
| Sprint 6 | Epic 5 (Part 1) | 4 | 13 | 30-40 | 11-12 |
| Sprint 7 | Epic 5 (Part 2) | 4 | 12 | 30-40 | 13-14 |
| Sprint 8 | Epic 6, 7, 8 | 20 | 66 | 50-60 | 15-16 |
| Sprint 9 | Epic 9 | 3 | 18 | 25-35 | 17-18 |
| Sprint 10 | Epic 10 | 3 | 32 | 30-40 | 19-20 |
| Sprint 11 | Epic 11 | 3 | 24 | 25-35 | 21-22 |
| Sprint 12 | Epic 12 | 3 | 16 | 20-30 | 23-24 |

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## Milestones

### Milestone 1: Foundation Complete (End of Sprint 1)
**Date:** 2025-12-04
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ Working CLI (`rtm` command)
- ✅ Database connection and migrations
- ✅ Configuration management
- ✅ Project initialization
- ✅ Backup/restore

**Success Criteria:** All 37 Epic 1 tests passing

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### Milestone 2: Core CRUD Complete (End of Sprint 3)
**Date:** 2026-01-01
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ Full CRUD on items
- ✅ Optimistic locking
- ✅ Metadata support
- ✅ Hierarchy support

**Success Criteria:** All 37 Epic 2 tests passing (57 total)

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### Milestone 3: Multi-View & Linking Complete (End of Sprint 5)
**Date:** 2026-01-29
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ All 8 views accessible
- ✅ Cross-view linking
- ✅ Traceability working

**Success Criteria:** All 44 Epic 3+4 tests passing (101 total)

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### Milestone 4: Agent Coordination Complete (End of Sprint 7)
**Date:** 2026-02-26
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ Multi-agent support
- ✅ Concurrent operations
- ✅ Scale to 1000 agents

**Success Criteria:** All 25 Epic 5 tests passing (126 total)

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### Milestone 5: MVP Complete (End of Sprint 8)
**Date:** 2026-03-12
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ Multi-project support
- ✅ Event sourcing and history
- ✅ Full-text search
- ✅ Import/export

**Success Criteria:** All 200 MVP tests passing

**🎉 MVP RELEASE v1.0.0**

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### Milestone 6: Phase 2 Complete (End of Sprint 12)
**Date:** 2026-05-07
**Deliverables:**
- ✅ Temporal queries
- ✅ Advanced search
- ✅ Progress tracking
- ✅ External tool integrations

**Success Criteria:** All 290 tests passing

**🎉 FULL RELEASE v2.0.0**

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## Resource Planning

### Team Composition

**Option A: Solo Developer**
- 1 full-time developer
- Duration: 24 weeks (6 months)
- Velocity: 15-20 hours/week
- Total: 340-460 hours

**Option B: Small Team**
- 2 developers
- Duration: 12 weeks (3 months)
- Velocity: 30-40 hours/week
- Total: 340-460 hours

**Option C: Accelerated**
- 2 developers + 1 QA
- Duration: 8 weeks (2 months)
- Velocity: 50-60 hours/week
- Total: 400-480 hours

### Recommended: Option A (Solo Developer)
- More realistic for side project
- Allows for learning and iteration
- Better code quality with time for review

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## Risk Management

### High-Risk Areas

| Risk | Sprint | Mitigation | Contingency |
|------|--------|------------|-------------|
| Optimistic locking complexity | Sprint 2 | Design complete, version field ready | Add retry logic, extend sprint by 2 days |
| Agent coordination at scale | Sprint 6-7 | Connection pooling, test cases designed | Reduce target to 100 agents initially |
| Full-text search performance | Sprint 8 | PostgreSQL FTS, GIN indexes | Use simpler LIKE queries initially |
| Temporal query performance | Sprint 9 | Event replay optimization | Limit history depth to 90 days |
| External tool integration | Sprint 12 | Use official APIs, test with sample data | Start with JSON import/export only |

### Medium-Risk Areas

| Risk | Sprint | Mitigation |
|------|--------|------------|
| JSONB query complexity | Sprint 3 | Use PostgreSQL JSONB operators, indexes |
| Recursive hierarchy queries | Sprint 3 | Use CTEs, limit depth to 10 levels |
| CLI performance | Sprint 4 | Lazy loading, pagination |
| Link cycle detection | Sprint 5 | Graph algorithms, tested |
| Batch operation efficiency | Sprint 7 | Use bulk inserts, transactions |

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## Dependencies

### External Dependencies

**Required:**
- Python 3.12+
- PostgreSQL 16+
- SQLAlchemy 2.0+
- Typer 0.9+
- Rich 13.0+
- Pydantic 2.0+
- pytest 7.4+

**Optional (Phase 2):**
- Jira API client (for import)
- GitHub API client (for import)

### Internal Dependencies

**Sprint Dependencies:**
- Sprint 2 depends on Sprint 1 (foundation)
- Sprint 3 depends on Sprint 2 (basic CRUD)
- Sprint 4 depends on Sprint 3 (items working)
- Sprint 5 depends on Sprint 4 (views working)
- Sprint 6-7 depend on Sprint 2 (optimistic locking)
- Sprint 8 depends on Sprint 1-7 (all MVP features)
- Sprint 9-12 depend on Sprint 8 (MVP complete)

**Critical Path:**
Sprint 1 → Sprint 2 → Sprint 3 → Sprint 8 (MVP)

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## Quality Gates

### Sprint Exit Criteria

**Every Sprint Must Have:**
1. ✅ All planned tests passing (100%)
2. ✅ Code coverage ≥85%
3. ✅ No P0/P1 bugs remaining
4. ✅ Documentation updated
5. ✅ Code reviewed
6. ✅ Demo completed

### Phase Exit Criteria

**Phase 1 (MVP) Must Have:**
1. ✅ All 200 MVP tests passing
2. ✅ Performance targets met
3. ✅ User acceptance testing passed
4. ✅ Documentation complete
5. ✅ Deployment guide ready

**Phase 2 Must Have:**
1. ✅ All 290 tests passing
2. ✅ Advanced features working
3. ✅ External integrations tested
4. ✅ Performance benchmarks met

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## Velocity Tracking

### Expected Velocity (Solo Developer)

| Sprint | Stories | Tests | Hours | Velocity (tests/week) |
|--------|---------|-------|-------|----------------------|
| Sprint 1 | 6 | 37 | 30-40 | 18-19 |
| Sprint 2 | 4 | 20 | 35-45 | 10 |
| Sprint 3 | 4 | 17 | 30-40 | 8-9 |
| Sprint 4 | 7 | 22 | 35-45 | 11 |
| Sprint 5 | 6 | 22 | 35-45 | 11 |
| Sprint 6 | 4 | 13 | 30-40 | 6-7 |
| Sprint 7 | 4 | 12 | 30-40 | 6 |
| Sprint 8 | 20 | 66 | 50-60 | 33 |
| **Average** | **6-7** | **26** | **35** | **13** |

**Velocity Assumptions:**
- 15-20 hours/week (part-time)
- 2-3 hours per test case (including implementation)
- 20% buffer for unexpected issues

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## Communication Plan

### Sprint Ceremonies

**Sprint Planning (Start of Sprint):**
- Review sprint goals
- Assign stories
- Estimate effort
- Identify risks

**Daily Standup (Daily, 15 min):**
- What did I complete yesterday?
- What will I work on today?
- Any blockers?

**Sprint Review (End of Sprint):**
- Demo completed features
- Review test results
- Update sprint status

**Sprint Retrospective (End of Sprint):**
- What went well?
- What could be improved?
- Action items for next sprint

### Status Updates

**Weekly:**
- Update `sprint-status.yaml`
- Update test counts
- Document blockers

**End of Sprint:**
- Generate sprint report
- Update velocity metrics
- Plan next sprint

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## Success Metrics

### Development Metrics

| Metric | Target | Tracking |
|--------|--------|----------|
| Test Coverage | ≥85% | pytest-cov |
| Tests Passing | 100% | CI/CD |
| Code Quality | A grade | SonarQube |
| Performance | <100ms queries | Benchmarks |
| Documentation | 100% APIs | Docstrings |

### Project Metrics

| Metric | Target | Current |
|--------|--------|---------|
| Stories Completed | 68 | 2 (3%) |
| Tests Passing | 290 | 11 (4%) |
| Epics Complete | 12 | 0 (0%) |
| Overall Progress | 100% | 4% |

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## Next Actions

### Immediate (This Week)
1. ✅ Complete Sprint 1 planning (DONE)
2. → Complete Story 1.1 (Package Installation)
3. → Complete Story 1.3 (Project Initialization)
4. → Complete Story 1.5 (Backup & Restore)
5. → Complete Story 1.6 (Error Handling)

### Short-term (Next 2 Weeks)
1. → Sprint 1 review and retrospective
2. → Sprint 2 planning
3. → Begin Epic 2 implementation

### Long-term (Next 6 Months)
1. → Complete all 12 sprints
2. → Release MVP (v1.0.0)
3. → Release Phase 2 (v2.0.0)

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**Sprint Plan Status:** ✅ **COMPLETE**
**Total Sprints Planned:** 12
**Total Duration:** 24 weeks (6 months)
**Ready for:** Execution

**Next Update:** End of Sprint 1 (2025-12-04)

