Strategy

Epic

Plain English

It is a bigger piece of work that needs splitting into smaller parts before it can move.

Definition

An epic is a large body of work that can be broken down into smaller, manageable pieces.

In practice

Used to organise broader initiatives that span multiple tasks or stories.

The reality

If it stays too vague for too long, glossaryDeliveryDelivery is the process of building, testing, and releasing a product or feature.Open glossary term slows and ownership blurs.

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