Agile Candor

This article was published on  Scrum Alliance  in Feb 2010. How to Sustain Adaptive Planning Scrum and other agile methods recognize that responsiveness to change is an important aspect of delivering projects. They also recognize that software development is evolutionary and creative. By managing changes through Adaptive planning, Scrum provides a simple yet effective method of planning and tracking project progress. In this article, we will examine what is needed to sustain Adaptive planning and improve Team's responsiveness towards customer needs. We will examine the following factors: Just-enough planning Evolving plan, scope driven by budget and/or time Grooming the scope Trust, involvement and collaboration Management support Consider a scenario where the project is progressing as per plan, and in the middle of the project the customer approaches project manager with a request: Customer: "I really need this functionality delivered in the project. But it is not part of th...