# AI Project Management: Plan Faster with Taskek

AI should be a **co‑pilot**, not a ticket factory. In Taskek, the **[AI Assistant](/content/info/ai-assistant/index.html)** sits where work already happens—your **[Draw Board](/content/info/draws/index.html)**, **Docs**, and **[Kanban Boards](/content/info/boards/index.html)**—so planning moves from messy notes to clear tasks with owners, acceptance criteria, and realistic next steps.

## High‑impact uses (that survive real‑world teams)

- **Backlog seeding:** Paste raw meeting notes; AI proposes epics, stories, and priorities.
- **Spec scaffolding:** Draft Goals, Non‑Goals, Risks, Dependencies, and **Acceptance Criteria** inside a Doc.
- **Whiteboard handoff:** Summarize clusters on Draw Board, then **convert shapes → tasks** and add AI‑suggested subtasks.
- **Thread TL;DR:** Summaries on long comment chains with **[Comments & Mentions](/content/info/comments/index.html)**.
- **Status updates:** Natural‑language sprint recaps pulled from task activity.

## A 10‑minute sprint‑planning recipe

1. **Collect inputs**: Drop notes + screenshots into a Doc linked to your board.
2. **Ask AI**: “Summarize goals, constraints, and top risks. Output as H2s.”
3. **Shape work**: On Draw Board, sketch the critical path; **Convert** the winning path to tasks.
4. **Enrich**: “For each task, propose 3–5 subtasks and AC. Keep scope to 1 sprint.”
5. **Assign**: Use mentions to tag owners and add due dates inline.
6. **Reality check**: “Flag tasks missing dependencies or unclear outcomes.”

## Prompt patterns that work

- _Backlog from notes_: “Create epics and stories from this transcript. Include short AC in Gherkin style.”
- _Risk sweep_: “List risks by probability × impact. Suggest one mitigation per risk.”
- _Status TL;DR_: “Summarize changes since Monday with blockers and next actions, < 150 words>.”

## Governance that keeps quality high

- Keep AI output **human‑reviewed**; promote only what you’ll actually ship.
- Store **Decision Log** lines in the Doc (“2025‑10‑11 — cut scope to mobile”).
- Use labels for “Needs Spec,” “Needs Review,” and convert unresolved comments into tasks before closing.

## Metrics to watch

- **Planning time** (target −30%).
- **AI acceptance rate** (AI‑generated tasks kept ÷ proposed).
- **Rework** after QA (should drop as AC quality rises).

AI doesn’t replace judgment; it compresses **time to clarity**. When your map, plan, and delivery artifacts live together, AI accelerates the handoffs—not the chaos.

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