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The Power of Product Ownership: A Tale from Microsoft's Journey

Scrum.org

He recognised the limitations of a two-yearly release cadence. Their efforts laid the groundwork for Microsoft's season-based model, a cadence that allowed for more frequent releases and quicker incorporation of user feedback. But it wasn't just about changing a release cycle. It was about changing a mindset.

Cadence 157
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Everything You Need to Know About Release Managers

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The comms may come from the project team or a functional consultant, or via the minutes of the CAB, or another mechanism. We had a fortnightly release (and therefore a giant scrabble to try to get your changes in before the cut-off and presented to the CAB in time), but your company might have monthly releases or use a different cadence.

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All technical debt is a risk to the product and to your business

Scrum.org

This commercial product was built using traditional project management practices and delivered on a two-yearly cadence. On a two-yearly cadence, it takes four years to deliver on feature requests. free consultation with my team or enrol in one of our ? TFS was delivered on a 2-year cycle. What metrics to watch, and some to not!

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Do not compromise on knowledge when filling the Product Owner role

Kiron Bondale

At the start of the project, if the product owner and team members know that key product content decisions will have to be made by senior management, then they might plan accordingly by having regularly scheduled reviews with senior leaders to build a cadence for decision making.

Cadence 246
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La fin de l’agile, vraiment ?

Scrum.org

On découpe le problème et on bat la cadence pour le résoudre. Dans une méthode en cascade, peu d’improvisation, une fois le flux d’activités identifié et les rôles attribués, chacun sait ce qu’il a à faire pour faire avancer le train.

Cadence 165
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Scaling Agile Practices – Improve Business Outcomes

Agilemania

Develop on Cadence; Release on Demand. In SAFe®, this is known as Develop on Cadence, a coordinated set of practices that support Agile Teams by providing a reliable series of events and activities that occur on a regular, predictable schedule. Agile Team and Agile Release Train Cadences. Release on Demand.

Cadence 98
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Are These DevOps Obstacles Getting in the Way of Your Agile Transformation?

Leading Agile

I used to have my own consulting company and have been involved in Agile practices since XP and before the Agile Manifesto. As a consultant, I’ve encountered many impediments or barriers to Agile transformation. How many of you here are consultants? Different change cadences. How many of you work in the industry?