Convoy Alignment Agenda
Every journey must begin with meticulous, even pedantic, planning
Tag: Release-Management
DevOps Release Convoy
The only way to ensure delivery alignment!
Standing Ceremonies
The phase-independent ceremonies that operate continuously throughout the convoy lifecycle
Convoy Alignment
The foundational 5-day planning ceremony where all teams commit to the next eight quarters of delivery
Weighted Shortest Voyage First (WSVF)
The definitive method for prioritizing features when everything is the highest priority
Captains' Meeting
The meeting to plan the date of the planning meeting
Nautical Charts
Visualizing dependencies so we can see exactly how stuck we are
End-of-Cycle Integration Events (ECIEs)
Consolidating all AI output into a single integration window at the end of each Program Increment ensures holistic evaluation and prevents the destabilizing effects of early feedback!
Provisioning
Translating strategic commitments into granular task lists through expert decomposition by Feature Captains
Captain's Mast
A formal hearing for those who dare to suggest the plan should change
Fleet Inspection
A formal review of all completed work to ensure leadership confidence
Convoy Manifest
The critical documentation required for every DORC
Press Gang
The ceremony where Code Engineers are drafted from the coding pool and assigned to features regardless of expertise or preference
Release Tracking
The 47-tab Release Tracking Spreadsheet provides complete transparency into every release, every approval, and every individual!
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Coding
Where Code Engineers transform requirements into features using the proven discipline of Continuous Isolation
Commodore
The delivery commander who collects status, ensures framework compliance, and authorizes fleet deployment!
Deploy the Fleet
Delivering software is scary. We need layers of process to feel better.
Shore Leave
A dedicated period for innovation, learning, and catching up on status reports
Testing
A dedicated phase where the Quality Authority validates all code so that Code Engineers can remain focused on feature delivery
The Armada
Coordinating multiple convoys for maximum enterprise alignment
Execution Ceremonies
The ceremonies that govern active development, quality assurance, communication, and release authorization during the convoy execution phase
Planning Ceremonies
The ceremonies that establish commitments, schedule events, decompose work, and assemble teams before each convoy cycle begins
System Integration Testing
If two teams validating a change are good, three teams are better, the final testing gate before the convoy is permitted to sail
Feature Captain
The mid-level manager who tracks feature progress and ensures their assigned Feature Team delivers on time!
Scrum of Scrum of Scrums
To effectively scale communication, we layer meetings upon meetings until no one has time to do the work being discussed
Post-Standup Standup
A ceremony dedicated to providing status updates on the work that is not being worked on
Post-Standup Standup Review
A daily documentation ceremony ensuring that all status updates about non-work are captured, consolidated, and filed where they will never be read
Manifest Approval
The formal ceremony in which the Convoy Steering Committee determines whether the paperwork is sufficiently complete to allow software to be deployed
Harbor Review
A structured ceremony for reflecting on what went well, what could be improved, and what organizational anchors should be preserved
Change Adjudication Convening
The biweekly ceremony in which the CRAP formally convenes to render its judgment on every proposed change to the software estate
Dry Dock
A dedicated period for addressing accumulated defects, provided feature pressure allows it
Rota Fortunae
Driving organizational improvement through random restructuring