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Consider Constraining Your Project with Timeboxed Sizing

Posted May 8, 2008 | Technology |

Agile development has always included the practice of timeboxing -- setting a fixed time limit to overall development efforts and letting other characteristics, such as scope, vary. However, timeboxing can also be used in another interesting way: timeboxing capabilities and stories rather than projects or iterations.

About The Author
Jim Highsmith
Jim Highsmith is a Cutter Fellow Emeritus. He was the founding Director of Cutter’s Agile Product & Project Management practice and received the 2005 Stevens Award in recognition of his work in adaptive software development and Agile processes. Mr. Highsmith has 30-plus years’ experience as an IT manager, product manager, project manager, consultant, and software developer. He has consulted with IT and product development organizations and… Read More
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