Optimum Iteration Length

In recent months, I have had quite a few conversations with Agile teams, and one topic that comes up is how to decide on or why to adjust iteration length. When a team is adopting agile practices, they often ask “What is the best iteration length?”

Like everything else in software development, my answer is “That depends…” Depends on what? Depends on how your team “thinks”. Depends on how your team “plans”. Depends on how your team makes decisions. Depends on how your team writes or receives user stories.Continue Reading