There seems to be a mantra in many agile development organizations that the shorter the iteration, the more agile the team. While I believe strongly in short iterations (on the order of one to four weeks), sometimes the "shorter is better" mantra gets in the way of progress. It may also be a symptom of a process being too developer centric.
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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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