Part V. Enough information for scheduling

When chapter 14 concluded, Acme Media had a prioritized and estimated product backlog. In this section we will take the backlog and assign the features to iterations, which will allow us to provide our first pass at a release schedule.

In the following two chapters we will discuss how to create an overall release plan and how that plan is enriched before each iteration begins. We will also discuss obtaining team commitment for the iteration by involving the members in the detailed iteration planning process.

You may recall one of the main agile principles, responding to change over following a plan. This is especially true when it comes to creating release and iteration plans. We do create plans, but we ...

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