Troubleshooting Agile Multi-Sprint Stories
Feb 19, 2020
A listener problem about stories that span multiple sprints sparks a discussion on cutting features into thinner, testable slices. They explore walking skeletons and end-to-end thin slices to validate integration quickly. The conversation covers decoupling release cadence from sprint length and safe ways to release partial work using parallel runs and scaffolding.
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Keep Sprint Length; Slice The Work
- Do not lengthen sprints to fit big work; keep sprint length fixed and slice the work instead.
- Use multiple sprints to make visible progress toward larger features rather than creating a long-running sprint.
Thin Features With Story Splitting
- Try feature thinning or story splitting to reduce scope until you have a testable, releasable piece.
- Use resources like AgileForAll's story splitting flowchart to find ways to thin features quickly.
Unmade's One-Size Walking Skeleton
- Unmade built a constrained walking-skeleton jacket that came in one size so they could validate the end-to-end flow.
- They shipped real jackets to test manufacturing and gradually expanded customizations each sprint.
