When does a Roadmap Become a Queue? Part II
Answer: It becomes a queue when work is committed to a series of program increments! Let's say that you've committed a set of work to a one-year roadmap consisting of 4 program increments. What happens next is a queue of features ... the first feature in line -- after the last committed work -- will have to wait for, using this example, 1 year for its turn! It is wise, therefore, to avoid making your roadmap a queue by committing to one program increment at a time (i.e. rolling wave)... make the rest a forecast. Plan to re-plan! Take advantage…