Plan and Task: Work Breakdown and Sprint Orchestration

Chapter 04 · Episode 1 of 3

Plan and Task transforms approved specifications into structured implementation work. It breaks features into discrete tasks, determines execution order, and assigns work across specialized agent swarms.

Sprint Orchestration Flow
1 Work Breakdown
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2 DAG Graph
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3 Agent Assignment
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4 Parallel Execution
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5 Sprint Launch

Rather than treating project tasks as flat to-do lists, DeX models work as Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs). This formal topology reveals non-blocking tasks, enabling backend API development, frontend component builds, and database schema migrations to progress concurrently without merge conflicts. Every task is linked to explicit acceptance criteria, ensuring complete determinism.

Key Takeaway: DAG dependency modeling enables multiple specialized agents to build complex software concurrently while respecting architectural constraints.

Key Topics and Timestamps
From Specification to Directed Acyclic Graphs
Task Breakdown and Dependency Modeling
Parallel Multi-Agent Execution Paths
Human in the Loop Approval Gate