http://www.pavley.com/2009/12/03/the-shorter-timescale/ “A great leap in the dark” – Thomas Hobbes Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.pavley.com/2009/12/03/the-shorter-timescale/comment-page-1/#comment-222 pav Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:53:07 +0000 http://www.pavley.com/?p=158#comment-222 During a retrospective yesterday an engineer observed that a long sprint cycle would be more efficient. Currently we're doing 2 week sprints. And it's true a 3 or 4 week sprint would mean more story points accomplished per sprint. But there is something very critical that we would lose with longer sprint cycles: The ability to respond to change. LimeWire lives in a very dynamic environment. Two weeks is a long time in LimeYears. During a retrospective yesterday an engineer observed that a long sprint cycle would be more efficient. Currently we’re doing 2 week sprints. And it’s true a 3 or 4 week sprint would mean more story points accomplished per sprint. But there is something very critical that we would lose with longer sprint cycles: The ability to respond to change. LimeWire lives in a very dynamic environment. Two weeks is a long time in LimeYears.

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