---
title: "pm-workflow-orchestrator sample: checkpointed Mode A run (Storevine thread)"
description: "pm-workflow-orchestrator running a saved Storevine prioritized-action-plan in CHECKPOINTED mode on Claude Code (native dispatch). Three runnable Section 7 prompts, the user approving each at its checkpoint, one MANUAL block surfaced (not nested, does not consume a cap slot), ending in a clean Plan run complete terminal block. Demonstrates the run header, the per-step block grammar, the go/no-go pause, and the manual-step surface."
artifact: pm-workflow-orchestrator-run
version: "1.0"
repo_version: "2.24.0-dev"
agent_version: "1.0.0"
created: 2026-06-01
status: sample
thread: storevine
context: Mode A checkpointed run over a saved Storevine prioritized-action-plan on Claude Code native dispatch; clean approve-all flow ending in run complete
---
<!-- PM-Skills | https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills | Apache 2.0 -->

## Scenario

The Storevine campaign-analytics team produced a `foundation-prioritized-action-plan` for a Q2 "campaign attribution rollup" initiative. The plan's Section 7 carries three runnable prompts (P1, P2, P4) plus one manual workflow step (a Foundation Sprint, surfaced as MANUAL because the orchestrator does not nest curated `workflow-*` chains). The PM hands the plan to `utility-pm-workflow-orchestrator` in Mode A, on Claude Code with the pm-skills plugin installed, in the default CHECKPOINTED run mode. The PM ran `--dry-run` first (per the skill's EXPERIMENTAL guidance); that probe passed and is not detailed here. This sample shows the live run that followed: each OK step pauses for go/no-go, the PM approves each in turn, the manual step is surfaced rather than executed, and the run ends in a clean "Plan run complete" terminal block.

## Output

# pm-workflow-orchestrator: Q2 campaign-attribution rollup plan

**Input mode:** A (saved prioritized-action-plan)
**Plan source:** `_pm-skills/plan-orchestrator/2026-06-01_attribution-rollup/plan.md`
**Client + mechanism:** Claude Code (native dispatch to `@agent-pm-skills:pm-workflow-orchestrator`)
**Run mode:** CHECKPOINTED (default)
**Disk-write:** ON (3+ runnable steps; artifacts written under `_pm-skills/plan-orchestrator/2026-06-01_attribution-rollup/`)
**Cynefin domain:** Complicated (parsed from Section 2; surfaced, not gating)
**Overall plan confidence:** Medium-High (surfaced from Section 0)
**Resolved step list:** 4 blocks in document order - 3 RUNNABLE (P1, P2, P4), 1 MANUAL (P3 Foundation Sprint). Top-3 cap counts only the runnable blocks.

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## Step 1 of 4: define-problem-statement (P1)

**Delegation:** Skill tool (`define-problem-statement`)
**Result:** PRODUCED
Framed the unmade decision: whether attribution rollup ships as a nightly batch or near-real-time stream, grounded in the plan's sourced demand (two enterprise accounts blocked on multi-touch attribution, support volume on the 30-day window cap). Artifact written to `01-define-problem-statement.md`.

**Step status:** OK

Approve, edit, skip, or redo? Reply to advance to Step 2.
> User: approve

## Step 2 of 4: discover-interview-synthesis (P2)

**Delegation:** Skill tool (`discover-interview-synthesis`)
**Result:** PRODUCED
Synthesized the five customer calls referenced in the plan into three patterns (batch latency is acceptable to four of five accounts; one account needs sub-hour freshness for live campaign pacing; all five want exportable rollup tables). Flagged the single sub-hour account as the lone counter-signal. Artifact written to `02-discover-interview-synthesis.md`.

**Step status:** OK

Approve, edit, skip, or redo? Reply to advance to Step 3.
> User: approve

## Step 3 of 4: Foundation Sprint (manual)

**Delegation:** manual (no skill)
**Result:** SKIPPED-MANUAL
P3 in the plan names a full Foundation Sprint to align the team on the attribution-model thesis. This is a curated `workflow-*` chain (`workflow-foundation-sprint`), not a single runnable prompt. The orchestrator surfaces it as MANUAL rather than nesting it, and it does NOT consume a top-3 cap slot.

**Step status:** OK (manual surface; no execution)

Run `workflow-foundation-sprint` yourself when ready, then reply to advance to Step 4. The orchestrator does not nest curated workflows.
> User: noted, continue

## Step 4 of 4: deliver-prd (P4)

**Delegation:** Skill tool (`deliver-prd`)
**Result:** PRODUCED
Wrote an eng-ready PRD scoped to the nightly-batch rollup decided in P1 and validated in P2, with the one sub-hour account documented as an explicit non-goal for this release and a fast-follow note. Success metrics tie to unblocking the two stalled enterprise deals. Artifact written to `04-deliver-prd.md`.

**Step status:** OK

Approve, edit, skip, or redo? Reply to finish the run.
> User: approve

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## Plan run complete: 4 of 4 steps

| Step | Skill | Delegation | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | define-problem-statement (P1) | Skill tool | PRODUCED |
| 2 | discover-interview-synthesis (P2) | Skill tool | PRODUCED |
| 3 | Foundation Sprint (P3) | manual | SKIPPED-MANUAL |
| 4 | deliver-prd (P4) | Skill tool | PRODUCED |

**Manual steps surfaced (not executed):** Step 3 (Foundation Sprint) - run `workflow-foundation-sprint` directly.

**Artifacts written:** `01-define-problem-statement.md`, `02-discover-interview-synthesis.md`, `04-deliver-prd.md` under `_pm-skills/plan-orchestrator/2026-06-01_attribution-rollup/`.

**Next steps:**
- Deferred plan items below the top-3 cap (P5: instrumentation spec) were not run; re-invoke with a Mode B chain or a re-prioritized plan if you want them.
- Optional: run `utility-pm-critic` over `04-deliver-prd.md` for an adversarial pass before eng handoff.
- Re-invoking this skill RESTARTS the run; there is no auto-resume in v1. The written artifacts are for manual reference.

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## Notes on This Sample

This is the single committed sample for `pm-workflow-orchestrator`, not a three-thread set. The orchestrator is a `utility`-class dispatch skill, and `utility` is exempt from the three-thread sample requirement via `scripts/check-skill-sample-coverage.{sh,ps1}` (`in_scope_class` matches only `discover|define|develop|deliver|measure|iterate|foundation|tool`; the `*)` arm returns exempt for `utility`). No script edit is needed for the exemption; the four sibling dispatch sub-agents (`pm-critic`, `pm-skill-auditor`, `pm-changelog-curator`, `pm-release-conductor`) likewise ship under that same exemption, and the three-thread sets they carry are a deliberate choice, not a requirement.

What this sample demonstrates:

1. **The run header (Mode A).** Input mode, client + mechanism (native dispatch), run mode, disk-write state, the parsed Cynefin domain and Overall plan confidence (both surfaced, neither gating in v2.24.0), and the resolved ordered step list.
2. **The per-step block grammar.** Each step carries Delegation, Result (PRODUCED / SKIPPED-MANUAL here), a one-line artifact summary, and a Step status, matching the engine's section 4.2 block.
3. **The CHECKPOINTED go/no-go pause.** Every OK step pauses for approve / edit / skip / redo before advancing. This is the default; GUARDED AUTO (`--auto`) would auto-advance unambiguously-PRODUCED steps but is not shown here.
4. **The manual-step surface.** Step 3 (a curated Foundation Sprint) is surfaced as MANUAL, not nested, and does not consume a top-3 cap slot. The orchestrator does not supersede `workflow-*` commands.
5. **The clean terminal block.** A run where every step is approved ends in "Plan run complete" with a per-step result table, the manual-steps list, and next-steps guidance.

A FAILED step HALTS the run (engine section 4.5), and an EMPTY step pauses rather than silently completing, so neither can appear in a run that ends in "Plan run complete." A failure or empty-step demonstration belongs in a separate halted-run sample ending in "Plan run halted," never folded into this run-complete sample.

For pm-workflow-orchestrator's role: this is the one thread-aligned sample (storevine), matching `references/EXAMPLE.md` so there is a single worked run to maintain.
