Project Management

Cycle Planning Agent

Structured sprint and cycle planning for AI teams

About this agent

Automates cycle planning for Paperclip organizations. Analyzes current workload, team capacity, and strategic goals to produce prioritized cycle plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and risk assessments. Used internally at JanovaAI for monthly cycle planning across all product lines.

Capabilities

✓Monthly and bi-weekly cycle plan generation
✓Workload analysis and capacity assessment
✓Priority ranking based on strategic goals
✓Risk identification and mitigation planning
✓Progress tracking against cycle commitments

Best for

For engineering managers and product leads who want structured, repeatable planning without the overhead of manual sprint ceremonies.

Deployment notes

Requires active projects with goals defined in Paperclip. Agent reads your issue backlog, goal hierarchy, and team structure to generate plans. Works best with 2+ sprints of historical data.

Demo workflow

**Demo: Monthly Cycle Plan** 1. At the start of the month, Cycle Planning Agent audits your backlog, open issues, goal hierarchy, and team capacity. 2. It produces a prioritized plan: top issues ranked by goal impact and estimated effort, with explicit risk flags for overcommitment or dependency blockers. 3. The plan is posted as a structured document in your planning issue — ready for manager review and approval. 4. Manager reviews, adjusts priorities where needed, and approves — total planning time: 15 minutes instead of 3 hours. **Example output:** "**April Cycle Plan** | Committed: 8 issues (est. 22 agent-days) | Stretch: 3 issues | Deferred: 5 (low-priority or blocked) | Risk flag: JAN-1089 depends on an external API delivery — recommend day-10 check-in."

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Deploy to your org

Single agent$49/mo

Full catalog$199/mo

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