Agile Project Plan
Uses Agile terminology to manage projects
About Agile Project Plan
An agile project plan organises work in short, repeated cycles rather than one long sequence. It uses the vocabulary of agile delivery, such as backlog, epics, user stories and sprints, and it expects priorities to change as the team learns.
The approach suits projects where requirements are uncertain or likely to change. Instead of fixing everything at the start, the team plans in small increments, delivers working results early and adjusts the next cycle in the light of feedback.
Plan hierarchy
Read from the top down: each level breaks the one above it into more specific work.
- 1
Epic
A large body of work that delivers a significant piece of value. Epics sit in the backlog, a prioritised list of everything that might be delivered, and are too big to finish in one cycle, so they are broken into stories.
- 2
User story
A small, valuable change described from the user's point of view. Stories are taken from the backlog into a time-boxed cycle, often called a sprint, and sized to be finished within it.
- 3
Task
A specific piece of work needed to complete a story, usually owned by one person and finished in hours or days. At the end of each cycle the results are reviewed and the backlog is re-prioritised.
Use cases
Software and product development
Deliver a product in increments and adapt to user feedback as it arrives.
Projects with changing requirements
Keep the plan flexible where the end result cannot be fully specified in advance.
Frequent delivery
Release useful results early rather than waiting for a single final delivery.
How to use it
Tips and common mistakes
- Keep stories small enough to finish within a single cycle.
- Prioritise by value to the user, not by what is easiest to build.
- Use the review at the end of each cycle to change how the team works, not just what it builds.
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