Re: Practice: Weekly Cycle

Keith Ray wrote:

> I'm talking to a manager interested in agile development, but he
> doesn't think *fixed*-length iterations are the way to go. He
> understood my explanation about yesterday's weather and being able to
> predict progress using burn-down / burn-up charts. He was also
> concerned that iteration planning might take up too much time in short
> iterations.
>
> What are the other bullet points in favor of fixed-length iterations
> that might persuade him of its usefulness?
>
I can't really bullet point these right now.  A little groggy this 
morning, but to me, the benefit of fixed iterations is that it forces 
decision making.  If the team is under or over on an iteration, the 
customer has to be involved.  It is one thing to understand velocity and 
scope adjustment, yet another to concretely encounter them over and over 
again.   The amount of understanding that business people gain through 
that feedback is invaluable my opinion.

Michael Feathers





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