Category Archives: Release Planning
Latest ‘Agile Release Planning’ ebooklet
I am pleased to announce that I have completed a full edit of the booklet. It covers: * Vision * Product Backlog * Business Value * Effort * Risks, Dependencies, Learning, MMFS, and other * Ordering the Work * Drawing the line * “Communications Plan” * The Fix-It Plan * Other things * Release Plan […]
Do only high benefit/cost work!
Tom DeMarco wrote an article a while ago: “Software Engineering: An idea whose time has come and gone?” (2009) I guess I am just catching up on my reading. One topic is: are metrics useful? I think the real issue is: how useful is it that we ‘control’ projects? His comparison is: 1. If we […]
Kent McDonald on Release Planning
Here is a good article on release planning. Includes a video. Enjoy.
The Term ‘Release Planning’
Is the term ‘Agile Release Planning’ useful? Mike Cohn has a good blog post about this, here. I agree and slightly disagree. First, we need to state the obvious principles. It is important, as far as possible, to be clear and consistent about what a word or phrase means. Release Planning normally implies planning for […]
Agile Release Planning Booklet ver 1.08
Here is my latest Agile release planning booklet: “Joe’s Approach to Agile Release Planning.” 31 pages, including a table of contents. Free now. PDF format. Some ideas or explanations are included, but mostly actionable steps. Feedback welcome. jhlittle@kittyhawkconsulting.com
Early Warning System
I was giving a course today, and we were discussing: should we do agile release planning at the beginning of the effort? (Reminder: release planning always also means release plan refactoring every sprint, to whatever degree it is needed.) My advice is: most teams I see need agile release planning for a day or two […]
Do we Estimate in Scrum? Yes!
A really smart and experienced colleague says we should not estimate. Specifically: in Scrum we should not estimate. Now, to get into the deep inner-workings of Lean and Continuous Flow…well, I am not going to go there today. As a minor point, I will say the latest Scrum Guide to me, says we estimate in […]
Joe’s Agile Release Planning – New Version
While I was writing the book on Agile Release Planning I was posting free versions. The book is now available here: https://leanpub.com/joesagilereleaseplanning But it is no longer free (except to class participants). (Although I frequently have deals on LinkedIn or Twitter.) I hope you will leave comments or send me comments or questions.
Is release planning worth it?
In a word: Yes, if done professionally. Next, let’s acknowledge that it is a fair question. At some point, if release planning costs too much versus the benefits, then it is a waste. But we do not find that the ratio is nearly that bad. How is release planning, and release plan refactoring… useful? A […]
Joe’s Agile Release Planning
I have written a new booklet that I want you to have (I think you will find it useful) and also to comment on. It is about Agile Release Planning. [Note: It was a booklet, it is now a book. See: https://leanpub.com/joesagilereleaseplanning] It proposes that agile release planning consists of these major steps (at least): […]
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