What Executives Actually Want From Agile: A Date That Holds
Picture the quarterly business review. The VP of Engineering clicks to a slide of velocity (42, 47, 39, 51 story...
PI Planning: The Three Things That Erode a Committed Release Date
Your PI confidence vote was expert judgment, then scope creep, late dependencies, and capacity change eroded the date. Here’s how to protect a committed release date.
Managing Allocation and Over-Allocation Across Government Programs
Over-allocation is the top reason multi-program government agencies miss delivery dates. Here’s how to spot it and fix it before you commit a sprint.
The Three Productivity Killers of Release Planning: How v2.13 Tames Scope Creep
Dependencies, capacity, and scope creep quietly wreck release dates. Version 2.13 of Release Management, Roadmaps & Portfolio makes scope creep in Jira visible, and self-adjusting.
The Complete Lifecycle of a Jira Fix Version
Key Takeaways The Jira Fix Version lifecycle is simple in theory, created and unreleased, gaining and shedding scope, then released...
Time in Status in Jira: Find Exactly Where Work Waits
Time in Status shows how long issues sit in each workflow status, so you can find bottlenecks fast. Here is what it is, how it is measured in Jira, and how to use it.
Cycle Time in Jira: Measuring Real Work Efficiency
Cycle time measures how long work actually takes once it starts. Here is what it is, how it is calculated in Jira, and how to use it to remove blockers and speed delivery.
Cleaning House: Forecasting Without the Noise
Finished epics inflate your numbers and hide what’s left. “Hide released issues” + smarter relative sizing keep the in-flight release forecast clean.
Say/Do Ratio in Jira: Measuring Planning Accuracy
The say/do ratio compares what a team commits to with what it delivers. Here is what planning accuracy is, how to measure it in Jira, and what a healthy ratio looks like.
System Stability in Jira: The Predictability Metric
System stability measures how predictable your delivery is by tracking throughput variance. Here is what it is, how it is calculated in Jira, and how to read it.