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A Framework Cheatsheet That Starts With Constraints
Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and XP are outputs. The inputs are how work arrives, how long the feedback loop is, and who can change priority.
A Kanban Board Without a WIP Limit Is a Status Report
The board is the visible part. The control is the limit, and the number to watch is the tail of the cycle time, not the average.
Scrum in Federal Delivery Has Three Extra Ceremonies
Sprints rarely fail in federal programs because of retrospectives. They fail because the contract, the funding line, and the ATO sit outside the sprint.
Agile vs. Waterfall: Who Pays for Change, and When
The methods are not a religion. They are two ways to pay for change: at the end, or every increment. The bill is the same.
Agile Fails in Government Because the Contract Does
Sprints and standups cannot survive a fixed-price, fixed-requirements contract. The constraint is the modification clause, not the culture.
SAFe Gives You a Cadence. It Cannot Move the Money.
The Scaled Agile Framework buys a federal program a predictable inspection rhythm. What it cannot do is reallocate funds across a contract boundary.
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