Epic

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Defines epics through planning relationships and decomposition, but stops short of prescribing one universal organizational level.

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An epic is a large Agile work item representing a substantial project, initiative, or body of related work.

An epic is a large Agile work item representing a substantial project, initiative, or related body of work. During Program Increment (PI) planning, teams use epics to organize roadmap commitments into manageable development cycles. section 1.3

An epic can represent different organizational levels:

A release, such as Spring 2024, can be treated as an epic. section 1.3
An individual project or initiative can serve as an epic. section 1.3
Projects within an epic are broken into user stories, allowing teams to work in smaller pieces during successive sprints. section 1.3

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BDD in Action, Second EditionAn epic is a high-level software or business deliverable representing a broad capability needed to address a business problem or achieve a goal.

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Related concepts

user storykind of · A user story is a concise requirement describing a desired software capability, interaction, or outcome from a user’s or stakeholder’s perspective.
business goalequivalent to · A business goal is a desired organizational outcome that guides decisions, priorities, or resource allocation.
inputhas part · An input is a value, information, or signal supplied to a system, computation, or interface for processing or to influence its behavior.
featurehas part · A feature is a distinct capability, behavior, or characteristic provided as part of a product, service, or software system.
product backlogpart of · A product backlog is an ordered collection of proposed work items for a product, such as features, requirements, and improvements.
countermeasureuses · A countermeasure is an action or control intended to address a problem or threat by reducing its causes, effects, or likelihood.

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