Bridging the Gap Between Agility and Planning

TL;DR

This paper introduces Milestone Driven Agile Execution (MDAX), a hybrid framework combining agile control with strategic planning, allowing flexible development approaches aligned with organizational goals.

Contribution

It proposes a novel hybrid management framework that integrates agile control with macro-level planning, adaptable to various development approaches.

Findings

MDAX maintains agile control while aligning with strategic milestones.

The framework is method agnostic, supporting diverse development approaches.

Organizations can tailor development strategies within the MDAX framework.

Abstract

Milestone Driven Agile Execution is a hybrid management framework where the empirical control component of agile development is retained but the prioritization of the backlog is done according to a macro or strategic (milestone) plan that drives the execution of the project. MDAX is method agnostic, in the sense that the development approach is not embedded in the execution mechanism but in the plan that drives it. This allows organizations using it to choose the development approach that suites them most,