Milestones
This milestone is when Project Managers meet with Engineering Squads to preview next quarter work
What is Squad/Team Alignment
Who Leads Squad Alignment
Who are Engineering Managers
This activity reviews what was completed, unfinished or carried over from the prior quarter
What is the Prior Quarter Work Review
This meeting includes the Prior Quarter Review, Retro, Sequence of Work and Vote of Confidence
What is the Team Quarter Plan Day
The purpose of this meeting is to preview potential next quarter work with engineering
What is Squad/Team Alignment
This milestone must be completed before Planning and includes leadership signoff
What is Pre-Planning Leadership Alignment
This group of individuals T-Shirt size work efforts
Who is the Engineering Team
This activity identifies what went well, challenges, and what to do differently
What is the Prior Quarter Retro
This output is created during the Quarter Planning day and outlines the quarter deliverable schedule
What is the 6-sprint plan
This meeting ensures leadership alignment on initiatives-level priorities
What is Pre-Planning Leadership Alignment
This milestone breaks down work so teams can assess capacity, effort and sequencing
What is Quarter Planning Day
These partners meet with the business to help define Business Priorities
Who are Project Managers
This activity ensures the team understands what is being asked and why for the new quarter
What is Reviewing New Quarter Priorities
This output communicates accomplishments and upcoming initiatives to the org
What is the Share-out Presentation
This mmeeting ensures the stakehohdlers understands what was achieved and what will be delivered next
What is the Quarter Share-Out
This milestone presents accomplishments and upcoming commitments to the Stakeholders
What is the Quarter Share-out
This milestone includes all of POS and Payment Digital teams and optional external stakeholders
What is Quarterly Share-out presentation
This activity breaks down deliverables into technical tasks for Sprint 1
What is Sprint Planning
This output is created when the team allocates work across sprints
What is the Sprint by Sprint breakdown
This meeting ensures the team can assess capacity, effort and sequencing
What is Quarter Planning Day
This milestone marks the official start of Sprint 1
What is Start of the Quarter
This Milestone includes the widest cross-functional group, including Directors, Engineering Managers, Program and Project Managers
What is Pre-Planning Alignment
This recurring activity revisits the Quarter Sprint Breakdown and notes where the team went astray
What is Reviewing quarter plan each sprint
This output is collected privately via slack and triggers plan adjustments if scores are 3 or below
What is the Vote of Confidence
This recurring meeting captures deviations and insights that strengthen the next quarter's planning
Sprint Planning