Analysis Planning

Overview

Analysis Planning runs right after requirements are gathered and before any data gets touched, especially useful when an analysis has multiple steps, uncertain data availability, or a tight deadline where sequencing matters.

What it covers

• Decomposes the business question into sub-questions, each answerable with a single data pull or calculation.
• Identifies data dependencies for each sub-question and flags blockers early (confirmed, likely, or unknown availability).
• Sequences the work so each output feeds the next, and identifies which steps can run in parallel.
• Estimates effort per step and compares the total against the deadline.
• Logs risks and dependencies, then produces a sequenced plan with time estimates, plus an optional kickoff doc for stakeholder alignment.

Part of Data Analytics Skills

This is one of 31 skills in the Data Analytics Skills library, in the Workflow Optimization group.

Installation

1. Clone the repo once: git clone https://github.com/nimrodfisher/data-analytics-skills.git
2. Copy just this skill: cp -r data-analytics-skills/06-workflow-optimization/analysis-planning ~/.claude/skills/ (or ~/.agents/skills/ for Codex)
3. Ask your agent something like "plan out this analysis before I start pulling data" and it activates on its own.

See the Data Analytics Skills entry for the full library.