Jul 2, 2012 · Scrum

Promises You Can Keep, Without Sprint Commitment

How Scrum teams make reliable delivery promises without rigid sprint commitment: using Classes of Service to handle fixed-date items honestly.

Jun 30, 2012 · Change Management

The Scrum Commitment/Forecast as an Expectation

Treating the Sprint commitment/forecast as an expectation rather than a promise: a learning vehicle, not a delivery guarantee.

Oct 13, 2011 · Kanban

Why treating sprint plans as binding commitments undermines trust, velocity, and team health, and what a healthier take on planning looks like.

Oct 3, 2011 · Flow

Revisiting my 2011 Lean Kanban Benelux talk on commitments, flow energy, routing, and predictability, and what still applies today.