Truth #03
That's not true. WHAT in the next increment Sprint is made (Epics, Features or stories), is about the portfolio, Program or team backlog very much controlled transparently. The team has the Degree of freedom to define HOW. But it is jointly responsible for his commitment , Doing everything to get the results on schedule and to deliver in the best quality. Planning, Target achievement and delivery results become biweekly in sprint planning or in the Sprint Review reviewed by the teams and presented in the system demo. With Agile is the planning very transparent and overall more credible, as they are from the teams intensively validated. From a governance perspective, Agile Teams to complete each sprint and each program increments great transparency on allocation of funds and achievement of objectives and become due to the middle allocation Portfolio and program level controlled.