Work Item Hierarchy Implementation Visual Timeline & Dependencies
Work Item Hierarchy Implementation - Visual Timeline & Dependencies
Document: WORK-ITEM-HIERARCHY-TIMELINE
Version: 1.0.0
Status: PLANNING
Created: 2025-12-13
Start Date: TBD (awaiting approval)
End Date: TBD + 12 weeks
Related: WORK-ITEM-HIERARCHY-ORCHESTRATION-PLAN.md
📅 12-Week Timeline Overview
Week → 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
┌───────┬───────────────┬───────┬───────┬───────┬───┐
Phase 1 │███████│ │ │ │ │ │ Database Schema (2w)
└───────┴───────────────┴───────┴───────┴───────┴───┘
┌───────────────────────┐
Phase 2A │███████████████████████│ /project + /sprint (3w)
├───────────────────────┤
Phase 2B │███████████████████████│ /epic + /feature (3w)
├───────────────────────┤
Phase 2C │███████████████████████│ /task + /workitems (3w)
└───────────────────────┴───────┐
Phase 3 │███████│ /cxq Extension (2w)
└───────┴───────┐
Phase 4A │███████│ Templates (2w)
├───────┤
Phase 4B │███████│ HOW-TOs (2w)
└───────┴───────┐
Phase 5 │███████│ Import/Export (2w)
└───────┴───┐
Phase 6 │███│ Testing (1w)
└───┘
Legend: █ = Active work
Critical Path: Phase 1 → 2 → 3 → 5 → 6 (9 weeks minimum) Parallel Savings: 6 weeks (Phase 2 streams) + 2 weeks (Phase 4 streams) = 8 weeks saved Total Duration: 12 weeks (vs. 20 weeks if fully sequential)
🔀 Dependency Graph
START
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Phase 1: Database Schema │
│ Agent: database-architect │
│ Duration: 2 weeks │
│ Output: 4 tables + 7 views + │
│ work_items.py CRUD │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Quality Gate 1 │
│ ✅ Schema operational │
│ ✅ CRUD tests passing │
│ ✅ Performance benchmarks met │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌─────────────────┼─────────────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼
┌───────────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ Phase 2A: │ │ Phase 2B: │ │ Phase 2C: │
│ /project, /sprint │ │ /epic, │ │ /task, │
│ (3 weeks) │ │ /feature │ │ /workitems │
│ command-dev-1 │ │ (3 weeks) │ │ (3 weeks) │
└───────────────────┘ │ command-dev-2│ │ command-dev-3│
│ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘
│ │ │
└─────────────────┴─────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Quality Gate 2 │
│ ✅ 6 commands functional │
│ ✅ Integration tests pass │
│ ✅ Commands activated │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Phase 3: /cxq Extension │
│ Agent: integration-engineer │
│ Duration: 2 weeks │
│ Output: 10+ query modes │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Quality Gate 3 │
│ ✅ All query modes working │
│ ✅ Visualizations correct │
│ ✅ JSON output validated │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌─────────────────┴─────────────────┐
▼ ▼
┌───────────────────┐ ┌───────────────────┐
│ Phase 4A: │ │ Phase 4B: │
│ Templates │ │ HOW-TO Guides │
│ (2 weeks) │ │ (2 weeks) │
│ template-designer │ │ doc-writer │
└───────────────────┘ └───────────────────┘
│ │
└─────────────────┬─────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Phase 5: Import/Export │
│ Agent: backend-engineer │
│ Duration: 2 weeks │
│ Output: Parser + 3 formats │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Quality Gate 4 │
│ ✅ Round-trip working │
│ ✅ Migration tested │
│ ✅ 95%+ import success │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Phase 6: Testing & Docs │
│ Agent: test-engineer │
│ Duration: 1 week │
│ Output: 95%+ coverage + docs │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Quality Gate 5 (FINAL) │
│ ✅ All tests passing │
│ ✅ Documentation complete │
│ ✅ CHANGELOG updated │
│ ✅ Demo materials ready │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────┐
│ RELEASE │
│ v2.0.0 │
└─────────┘
📊 Resource Allocation by Week
Week Phase(s) Agent(s) Token Budget
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
W1 Phase 1 (start) database-architect 15K
W2 Phase 1 (complete) database-architect 15K
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Quality Gate 1 ✅
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
W3 Phase 2 (start) command-dev-1/2/3 (parallel) 15K
W4 Phase 2 (continue) command-dev-1/2/3 (parallel) 15K
W5 Phase 2 (complete) command-dev-1/2/3 (parallel) 15K
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Quality Gate 2 ✅
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
W6 Phase 3 (start) integration-engineer 17K
W7 Phase 3 (complete) integration-engineer 18K
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Quality Gate 3 ✅
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
W8 Phase 4 (start) template-designer + 15K
documentation-writer
W9 Phase 4 (complete) template-designer + 15K
documentation-writer
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
W10 Phase 5 (start) backend-engineer 15K
W11 Phase 5 (complete) backend-engineer 15K
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Quality Gate 4 ✅
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
W12 Phase 6 test-engineer 20K
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Quality Gate 5 ✅ → RELEASE
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Total: 180K tokens
Peak Parallelism: Week 3-5 (3 agents working simultaneously) Orchestrator Overhead: 10K tokens (spread across all weeks)
🎯 Milestone Tracking
Milestone 1: Database Foundation Complete (End of Week 2)
Status: ⬜ Not Started Blockers: None Deliverables:
-
scripts/context-db.pymodified with 4 tables + 7 views -
scripts/work_items.pycreated (800 lines) -
tests/test_work_items.pycreated with 95%+ coverage - Migration integrated and tested
- Quality Gate 1 passed
Milestone 2: All Commands Operational (End of Week 5)
Status: ⬜ Not Started Blockers: Milestone 1 Deliverables:
-
commands/project.mdcreated -
commands/epic.mdcreated -
commands/feature.mdcreated -
commands/task.mdcreated -
commands/sprint.mdcreated -
commands/workitems.mdcreated - All commands activated in registry
- Integration tests passing
- Quality Gate 2 passed
Milestone 3: Query Extension Complete (End of Week 7)
Status: ⬜ Not Started Blockers: Milestone 2 Deliverables:
-
commands/cxq.mdmodified with 10+ new modes - Progress visualizations working
- JSON output validated
- Performance tests passing
- Quality Gate 3 passed
Milestone 4: Templates & Docs Ready (End of Week 9)
Status: ⬜ Not Started Blockers: Milestone 3 Deliverables:
- 4 templates created and tested
- 5 HOW-TO guides written
- User guide complete
- Documentation reviewed
Milestone 5: Migration Path Validated (End of Week 11)
Status: ⬜ Not Started Blockers: Milestone 4 Deliverables:
- Markdown parser operational
- JSON/CSV/Markdown export working
-
scripts/migrate-project-plans.pytested - Round-trip verified
- Quality Gate 4 passed
Milestone 6: Release Ready (End of Week 12)
Status: ⬜ Not Started Blockers: Milestone 5 Deliverables:
- Test coverage 95%+
- All tests passing
- CHANGELOG.md updated (v2.0.0)
- README.md updated
- Demo materials created
- Quality Gate 5 passed
- RELEASE v2.0.0 🎉
📈 Progress Indicators
Overall Completion
[░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0% (0/135 tasks complete)
By Phase
Phase 1: [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/29 tasks (0%)
Phase 2: [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/38 tasks (0%)
Phase 3: [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/21 tasks (0%)
Phase 4: [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/13 tasks (0%)
Phase 5: [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/21 tasks (0%)
Phase 6: [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0/13 tasks (0%)
Token Budget Usage
Used: [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░] 0 / 180K (0%)
Reserved: [████████████████████] 20K (orchestrator overhead)
Available: [████████████████████] 180K
🚦 Status Dashboard
| Metric | Target | Current | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Database Tables | 4 | 0 | ⬜ Not Started |
| SQL Views | 7 | 0 | ⬜ Not Started |
| New Commands | 6 | 0 | ⬜ Not Started |
| Lines of Code | 4,200+ | 0 | ⬜ Not Started |
| Lines of Docs | 8,000+ | 0 | ⬜ Not Started |
| Test Coverage | 95%+ | N/A | ⬜ Not Started |
| Migration Success | 95%+ | N/A | ⬜ Not Started |
| Quality Gates Passed | 5 | 0 | ⬜ Not Started |
Legend:
- ⬜ Not Started
- 🟡 In Progress
- ✅ Complete
- ❌ Blocked
📞 Weekly Checkpoint Template
Week N Checkpoint Report
Date: YYYY-MM-DD Week: N of 12 Phase(s) Active: Phase X
Completed This Week:
- Task ID: Description
- Task ID: Description
In Progress:
- Task ID: Description (X% complete)
Blocked:
- Task ID: Description (Blocker: reason)
Quality Gate Status:
- Gate N: ⬜ Not Reached / 🟡 In Progress / ✅ Passed / ❌ Failed
Token Usage:
- This week: X tokens
- Cumulative: Y / 180K tokens (Z%)
Issues/Risks:
- Issue 1: Description
- Mitigation: Action taken
Next Week Plan:
- Task ID: Description
- Task ID: Description
Confidence Level: 🟢 High / 🟡 Medium / 🔴 Low
🎯 Critical Success Factors
For On-Time Delivery:
- ✅ Quality Gate 1 passed by end of Week 2
- ✅ All 3 command streams complete by end of Week 5
- ✅ No major technical blockers discovered
- ✅ Token budget managed within 180K limit
- ✅ Parallel work streams properly coordinated
For Quality:
- ✅ 95%+ test coverage maintained throughout
- ✅ Performance benchmarks met at each phase
- ✅ All quality gates passed on first attempt
- ✅ Documentation written alongside code
- ✅ Migration tested on real data
For Adoption:
- ✅ HOW-TO guides clear and actionable
- ✅ Demo materials engaging and informative
- ✅ Templates ready for immediate use
- ✅ Migration path smooth and automated
- ✅ User guide comprehensive
📊 Risk Heat Map
IMPACT
Low Medium High
┌────────┬────────┬────────┐
High │ │ Parser │ Agent │
PROBABILITY │ │ Fails │ Coord. │
├────────┼────────┼────────┤
Medium │ │ Perf. │ Schema │
│ │ Issues │ Break │
├────────┼────────┼────────┤
Low │ Scope │ │ │
│ Creep │ │ │
└────────┴────────┴────────┘
Highest Risk: Schema migration breaks existing database (Medium probability, High impact) Mitigation: Backup, test on copy, rollback functionality
📅 Next Actions
Immediate (This Week):
- Review and approve orchestration plan
- Allocate resources (agents/budget/timeline)
- Set start date for Phase 1
- Create tracking infrastructure (weekly checkpoints)
Week 1 (Phase 1 Start):
- Invoke database-architect agent
- Begin schema design (Tasks T0001-T0008)
- Daily progress updates
- First checkpoint report end of Week 1
Ongoing:
- Weekly checkpoint reports
- Quality gate validation
- Risk monitoring and mitigation
- Token budget tracking
Document Version: 1.0.0 Last Updated: 2025-12-13 Status: PLANNING Approval Status: PENDING
Legend:
- ███ = Active work period
- ░░░ = Waiting/Not started
- ▶ = Start
- ✅ = Quality gate
- → = Dependency flow