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White Paper - Five Levels of Agile Planning: From Enterprise Product Vision to Team Stand-up
Existing Agile methods often focus on small, single-team projects and overlook the broader impact of large, multi-team and multi-year projects. This paper outlines a distinct planning framework that has been used successfully in large-scale Agile software development projects and relies on five levels: product vision, product roadmap, release plan, sprint plan and daily commitment. Each of the five levels of planning addresses the fundamental planning principles: priorities, estimates and commitments.
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In this paper, the main Agile principles are introduced, as well as the Lean principles upon which the Agile methods are built. One of those Lean principles, Muri, or overburdening of people, is addressed through the extension of the Agile planning process. The extension of the most used Agile planning technique (iteration planning) is described in detail, both the motivation for the extension as well as the collaboration practices behind each planning level. In the final chapter, the impact of product complexities on the planning process is evaluated, and a solution to create a smooth flow in the planning/delivery cycle is presented.