User-Centered Problem Statement
deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills
Writes a problem statement from the user's point of view, covering who is blocked, what they're trying to do, and how it feels.
Build a structured business case with problem statement, options analysis, ROI estimate, risks, and recommendation.
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Install Business Case
$ npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter business-case --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/business-case .claude/skills/business-case && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "business-case" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/business-case into .claude/skills/business-case/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "business-case", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/business-caseType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter business-case --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/business-case .agents/skills/business-case && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "business-case" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/business-case into .agents/skills/business-case/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "business-case", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter business-case --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/business-case .cursor/skills/business-case && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "business-case" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/business-case into .cursor/skills/business-case/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "business-case", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git --path .claude/skills/business-case--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter business-case --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/business-case .gemini/skills/business-case && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "business-case" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/business-case into .gemini/skills/business-case/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "business-case", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter business-caseInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/business-case .github/skills/business-case && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "business-case" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/business-case into .github/skills/business-case/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "business-case", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter business-case --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/business-case .opencode/skills/business-case && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "business-case" agent skill from https://github.com/hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter/tree/main/.claude/skills/business-case into .opencode/skills/business-case/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "business-case", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
business-case- GitHub stars
- 145
- Token cost
- ~402 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 182 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 29
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Build a structured business case with problem statement, options analysis, ROI estimate, risks, and recommendation.
- Works in 3 steps: "What decision or investment are you… → "Who is the audience — exec team, board,… → "What's the rough cost or resource ask?"
- The user needs to justify an investment
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Document a decision
What it does
Business Case is an agent skill from hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter. Build a structured business case with problem statement, options analysis, ROI estimate, risks, and recommendation. Use when the user needs to justify an investment, get buy-in, or document a decision.
Its SKILL.md is about 400 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user needs to justify an investment
- Document a decision
Example prompts
- “/business-case”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- "What decision or investment are you making the case for?"
- "Who is the audience — exec team, board, investors, your manager?"
- "What's the rough cost or resource ask?"
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 172c531. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Business Case loads about 402 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 182 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter at commit 172c531, republished under its MIT licence (© hamzafarooq). 182 words, ~402 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/business-case/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- business-case
- description
- Build a structured business case with problem statement, options analysis, ROI estimate, risks, and recommendation. Use when the user needs to justify an investment, get buy-in, or document a decision.
Ask the user:
- "What decision or investment are you making the case for?"
- "Who is the audience — exec team, board, investors, your manager?"
- "What's the rough cost or resource ask?"
Then produce:
Business Case: [Initiative Name]
Executive Summary
3 sentences: the problem, the proposed solution, and the expected return. A VP should be able to stop here and make a decision.
Problem Statement
What is broken, missing, or at risk? Include quantified impact where possible (revenue at risk, cost of current workaround, churn rate, etc.).
Options Considered
| Option | Description | Cost | Benefit | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do nothing | [status quo] | [hidden cost] | — | [deteriorates over time] |
| Option A (recommended) | [what you're proposing] | [estimate] | [estimate] | [main risk] |
| Option B | [alternative] | [estimate] | [estimate] | [main risk] |
ROI Estimate
- Investment: $[X] over [timeframe]
- Expected return: $[Y] from [source — cost savings, new revenue, churn reduction]
- Payback period: [Z months]
- Confidence: LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH + reason
Recommendation
One paragraph. State the option, the key reason, and what happens if you don't act.
Next Steps
Three actions with owners and dates.
Flag any assumption that significantly changes the ROI if it's wrong.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/business-case of hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 172c531
Compare with similar skills
Business Case next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Case this skillhamzafarooq/claude-code-starter | 145 | — | ~402 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| User-Centered Problem Statementdeanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills | 7.2k | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Optionsasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks | 69k | — | ~918 | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 | |
| Case Reviewzhaoxuya520/reverse-skill | 40k | 1 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Is This A Problemanthropics/claude-for-legal | 9.6k | 2 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Define Problem Statementproduct-on-purpose/pm-skills | 715 | — | ~932 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Business Case
What does Business Case do?
Build a structured business case with problem statement, options analysis, ROI estimate, risks, and recommendation. Business Case is an agent skill from hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter. Build a structured business case with problem statement, options analysis, ROI estimate, risks, and recommendation.
When should I use Business Case?
Business Case fits situations like: the user needs to justify an investment; document a decision.
How do I install Business Case in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/business-case in hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter) into .claude/skills/business-case in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Business Case in Codex?
Run `npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/business-case in hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter) into .agents/skills/business-case in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Business Case in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter --skill business-case -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/business-case, .gemini/skills/business-case, .github/skills/business-case and .opencode/skills/business-case in your project.
What does Business Case need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Business Case is instructions for the agent only.
Does Business Case access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Business Case safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Business Case use?
Business Case is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Business Case use?
About 402 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Business Case?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Business Case: User-Centered Problem Statement (deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills, 7.2k stars), Options (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars), Case Review (zhaoxuya520/reverse-skill, 40k stars) and Is This A Problem (anthropics/claude-for-legal, 9.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Business Case?
hamzafarooq (a GitHub user) maintains it in hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter, which has 145 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.
Source: hamzafarooq/claude-code-starter on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.