backlog-templates

Backlog Templates

Shared reference for ADO and GitHub work-item template generation, content sanitization, autonomy-tier vocabulary, disclaimer-block placement, and work-item ID conventions used by every planner that emits a backlog handoff.

Overview

Planners that emit Phase-final backlog work items all need the same dual-format template skeletons, the same content sanitization rules, and the same convention for where to assign work-item IDs. This skill consolidates those shared pieces so each planner instruction file can reference one source instead of restating them.

Callers:

• RAI Planner (rai-planner skill references/backlog-handoff.md)
• Security Planner (Security Planner agent; security-specific handoff details in the security-planning skill's references/backlog-formats.md)
• SSSC Planner (SSSC Planner agent, governed by sssc-planner.instructions.md)
• Accessibility Planner (accessibility/accessibility skill references/phases/backlog-handoff.md)
• Privacy Planner (Privacy Planner agent, governed by the privacy-standards skill's references/privacy-identity.md)

What stays per-planner (NOT in this skill):

• Domain-specific HTML and markdown body content (NIST characteristic vs. STRIDE category vs. WCAG criterion vs. Scorecard check).
• Severity-to-priority and severity-to-tier mapping tables — different input vocabularies per planner.
• Work-item hierarchy mapping (Epic / Feature / Story / Task / Bug).
• The accessibility disclaimer text (pinned to accessibility-identity.instructions.md by the L7 disclaimer lever).

ADO Work Item Template

ADO description fields use HTML and embed a planner-specific field block plus a verbatim disclaimer blockquote. Parameterize the skeleton with the planner ID prefix and per-planner field set.

Skeleton:

<div>
  <h3>{Domain} Control: {control_name}</h3>
  <!-- planner-specific field block goes here -->
  <h4>Implementation</h4>
  <p>{implementation_details}</p>
  <h4>Acceptance Criteria</h4>
  <ul>
    <li>{criterion_1}</li>
    <li>{criterion_2}</li>
  </ul>
  <blockquote>
  <p><strong>Note</strong> — The author created this content with assistance from AI. All outputs should be reviewed and validated by a qualified {role} reviewer before use.</p>
  <ul><li><input type="checkbox" disabled /> Reviewed and validated by a qualified {role} reviewer</li></ul>
  </blockquote>
</div>