http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html One of the most common questions about timeboxing relates to the length of timeboxes. How long should they be and what factors influence this decision? While there are many recommendations out there, some of which are strongly tied to the development ... en Simon Brown Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:52:47 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#comment1144901306006 I actually disagree with the premise - I don't believe that requirements churn should have any impact on iteration length - certainly not when we're talking about 2 to 4 week timeboxes.<br/><br/> I just posted a couple articles about 1) <a href="http://tynerblain.com/blog/2006/04/12/how-to-use-timeboxes-for-scheduling-software-delivery/">Using timeboxes to schedule delivery</a> and 2) <a href="http://tynerblain.com/blog/2006/04/11/scheduling-requirements-changes-part-2/">Scheduling change requests</a>. <br/><br/> The process identified in the scheduling post allows us to handle churn without affecting the ideal timebox duration. Scott Sehlhorst Scott Sehlhorst http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#comments http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#comment1144901306006 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:08:26 GMT http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#trackback1144900367228 Roger had a great suggestion in the comments to our previous two-part post on scheduling requirements changes based on complexity. Roger pointed out that we had not explained what timeboxing is, but implicitly used the principles of timeboxing in our ... Tyner Blain http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#comments http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#trackback1144900367228 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:52:47 GMT http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#trackback1143553480192 My first experience with any process that was similar to an Agile approach was in a startup ten years ago. We did 3-day-long iterations on a software project with a three person development team. That experience, followed by its antithesis, shaped ... Agile Advice - How and Why to Work Agile http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#comments http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2006/01/23/how_long_is_a_timebox.html#trackback1143553480192 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:44:40 GMT