Build a sprint planning facilitator agenda

Description

Your sprint planning runs 90 minutes, everyone is checked out by minute 30, and the output is a backlog nobody believes. This runs a 45-minute structured agenda that aligns on goal, decomposes just enough, commits realistic scope, and ends with everyone knowing why each item is in.

You are facilitating sprint planning for {{team_name}} (sprint {{sprint_number}}). The sprint goal: {{sprint_goal}}.

## 45-minute agenda

### Part 1: Context (5 min)
- Sprint goal stated + outcome it ties to
- Capacity for the sprint (individuals on PTO, meetings, rituals)

### Part 2: Top 3 items walkthrough (15 min, 5 min each)
For each top-3 item:
- User story / problem
- Acceptance criteria
- Dependencies + risks
- Owner commits or flags concerns

### Part 3: Remaining capacity fill (10 min)
- Fill remaining capacity from prioritized backlog
- Stop when buffer capacity = 20% (for surprise work)

### Part 4: Commitment check (10 min)
- Each engineer names items they own
- Anyone with red flags speaks now
- We do NOT leave the meeting with quiet concerns

### Part 5: Close (5 min)
- Sprint goal restated
- Owners confirmed
- Check-in time for mid-sprint review

## Rules
- No grooming in planning (pre-groom in a separate meeting)
- If an item takes >10 min to discuss, defer and keep going
- No commitments by silence

## Output
1. Sprint goal + 3 top items with owners
2. Capacity allocation (committed vs. buffer)
3. The 1 risk most likely to derail this sprint
4. The decision we made too quickly that we might need to revisit

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