Delivering quality product on time and on budget is a tall order. There is no doubt it requires a talented team. It also requires a consistently clear view of the work effort and progress throughout the sprint. Unfortunately, too many teams rely on estimation methods that obscure rather than reflect reality. And bad estimates create a hazardous blind spot that can easily compromise sprint success.
This paper looks at some common pitfalls of sprint planning, namely bad estimation and inadequate scheduling tools. We discuss how these pitfalls create dishonest schedules and sabotage sprint success. We introduce the online project management application, LiquidPlanner, as a solution for Agile development teams seeking to prevent deadly blind spots with good estimates and honest schedules that optimize sprint planning and execution.
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Flexible Features Make LiquidPlanner a Perfect Fit for Agile Teams
LiquidPlanner gives teams a host of easy, intuitive ways to stay connected and informed without getting bogged down in process.
Execution Planning + Strategic Planning in One Tool
Development teams use the "Prioritize" view to see the prioritized tasklist for each sprint (and the backlog). Business owners use the "Organize" view see the same plan from a feature/strategy standpoint. That means developers and project managers save time on email updates and meetings.
Workspace Chatter
A dialogue feed right on the dashboard helps you keep connected to what others are working on, even as you stay head’s down on your own work.
Frictionless Updating
Individuals can quickly drill down to just what they want to see, while having access to all project data and collaboration with the entire team if needed.
Built-In Collaboration
Requirements, screenshots, and other documentation is captured with every task so all project data lives in one central place.
Single Source of Project Truth
With requirements, backlog, dialogue, and burn-down charts all stored in one place, sprint planning, stand-ups, and post-mortems are more useful and efficient.
