A pace you could keep forever.
The Agile Manifesto asks for a pace teams can “maintain indefinitely”. Here's the cognitive-load lens on that. The delivery angle lives in the Agile & Delivery pillar.
Steady
No Sprint-And-Crash
- Similar load week to week
- No hero weeks followed by slumps
- Attention budget not overdrawn
Predictable
Plans That Hold
- Commitments mostly met
- Fewer surprise evenings
- Less anxiety about the next ask
Recoverable
Peaks Have A Payback
- Recovery after a push
- Slack in the plan
- Space to learn and tidy
Source: Manifesto for Agile Software Development ↗
A pace you could keep forever.