Backlog items that are dependent on other backlog items compromise and limit rapid decision making, fast delivery and strategic alignment by not leveraging:
A team demonstrating the following characteristics:
Expects rapid change
Incorporates learning and feedback
Has a preference for shorter time frames
Treats plans as testable hypothesis
is following planning practices that are described as:
The delivery team is discussing the amount of analysis that needs to be completed for a complex feature. In addition to user stories, they decide to include other agile analysis outputs such as:
A team is performing strategy work. They have identified several needs to be met and very high-level estimates of the work to deliver value for each of those needs. If the team wants to communicate the path to deliver these initiatives over a strategic period of time, they should use:
The delivery team wants to release an MVP version of the product as soon as possible. However, they are struggling with deciding what that MVP should contain. What technique can they use to help them decide?
The following type of learning and feedback could result in identifying new items for the backlog:
The team is very busy working on a top priority initiative. They have delivered many user stories and have many left to complete. However the components they are delivering are not yet delivering end-to-end business value. How can the team maintain understanding of the big picture without getting lost in the details?
While reviewing criteria for a well-written story, the team discusses the following criteria: