Overview
Every Monday, someone asks “what’s landing this week?” and every Monday the answer is a guess. This preset turns the guess into a forecast, built from what the team says they’ll do, what they’re working toward, and how fast they’ve actually been moving.
What this is for
This preset solves the prediction problem. Plans describe what a team hopes will happen; pace describes what usually does. The gap between the two is where missed commitments live. A team’s stated intentions, current goals, and recent throughput contain enough signal to forecast the week, but assembling that forecast manually would take half of Monday.
The Week-ahead forecast preset assembles it for you. Each Monday after the morning’s check-ins are in, you get a list of predictions for what will be done by Friday, each with a confidence level and the reasoning behind it. Over time you also learn something about your team’s planning: which kinds of work they estimate well, and which kinds always run long.
Who should use this
Engineering managers who get asked “will it ship this week?” and want to answer with more than a shrug. You’ll have a reasoned forecast instead of a hopeful guess.
Product managers sequencing launches and announcements around engineering work. You’ll know which Friday targets are solid and which are wishful.
Team leads who want to improve estimation without running a formal process. You’ll see every Monday how predictions compare to what the team believed, and learn from the gap.
The prompt
Based on the [ team name ] team's intentions from the most recent check-ins, current goals, and pace over the last 30 days, predict what the team will complete by Friday. List each prediction with a confidence level and brief reasoning.
How to use
Click here to create a new Echo using this preset. You'll be able to customize the prompt and schedule before it starts generating answers.