| History Repeats Itself |
The rest of the week flies by. Before you know it, it’s time to present your recommendations to the management team. In spite of the argument during planning between Cassandra, Alice, and the team, you feel confident the recommendations will enable the team to start delivering again. Nonetheless, you can’t help but wonder if it’s a case of too little too late.
You emphasize that planning more work into a release than the team can confidently deliver is likely to jeopardize the entire release. To increase the chances of success, you recommend planning based on the team’s historical velocity instead of on wishful thinking. You also reiterate the importance of working at a sustainable pace because that, in turn, increases ...
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