http://distributedteams.org/2006/03/11/agile-hallmarks/ IT Project Management Services on demand Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://distributedteams.org/2006/03/11/agile-hallmarks/#comment-142 Agile roadmap « One Yoxel Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:24:23 +0000 http://distributedteams.org/2006/03/11/agile-hallmarks/#comment-142 [...] The point of having two plans long term release plan (or roadmap plan) and a short term iteration plan comes up all the time with agile/SCRUM. (Agile Hallmarks post brings this topic up again and again, accompanied with very neat diagrams and chars.) I believe it is quite challenging to follow your roadmap. Sure you can create it as your management and marketing books tell you but will you be able to follow it exactly? If the market requirements change swiftly, will it make sense to follow it? In my case, having prioritized backlog gives me an idea of my overall roadmap but it is also quite flexible, because the iteration plans are really the ones that align that roadmap with current market situation. I have written down a few more thoughts on this topic before: [...] [...] The point of having two plans long term release plan (or roadmap plan) and a short term iteration plan comes up all the time with agile/SCRUM. (Agile Hallmarks post brings this topic up again and again, accompanied with very neat diagrams and chars.) I believe it is quite challenging to follow your roadmap. Sure you can create it as your management and marketing books tell you but will you be able to follow it exactly? If the market requirements change swiftly, will it make sense to follow it? In my case, having prioritized backlog gives me an idea of my overall roadmap but it is also quite flexible, because the iteration plans are really the ones that align that roadmap with current market situation. I have written down a few more thoughts on this topic before: [...]

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