World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

Pragmatic Planning

Joakim von Prónay

Joakim von Braun reveals why maximum utilization guarantees zero engineering throughput. Discover how abandoning perfect foresight and planning for half capacity actually skyrockets your team's predictability.

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#1 about 2 min

Core principles of pragmatic planning for software predictability

Achieving predictability in complex software delivery requires being roughly right.

#2 about 2 min

Three common organizational problems in software delivery

Unrealistic planning, insufficient collaboration, and fragmented steering hinder technology organizations.

#3 about 3 min

Three pragmatic solutions for predictable software delivery

Focusing on flow, planning half of available capacity, and separating roadmaps from release plans improve predictability.

#4 about 9 min

The traffic metaphor for roadmap capacity and organizational flow

Overloading a product roadmap creates congestion similar to traffic jams and halts organizational throughput.

#5 about 14 min

Combating priority inflation by planning for half capacity

Reducing planned workload increases delivery predictability and allows teams to handle actual emergencies effectively.

#6 about 7 min

Evolving static dependency boards into continuous release plans

Replacing quarterly big room planning with a sliding window approach enables dynamic dependency resolution.

#7 about 4 min

Structuring roadmaps around strategic outcomes instead of timelines

Utilizing a now, next, and later framework shifts the focus from promised dates to realizing business value.

Matching moments

6:14 min

Historical evolution of software delivery and agile methodologies

3:28 min

Applying non-linearity and asymmetry to software delivery processes

Jan de Vries

Jan de Vries · World Congress 2026 Europe

1:43 min

Transitioning from stable planning to short-term adaptive strategies

Paul Adams

Paul Adams · World Congress 2025

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Transitioning to agile methodologies for faster software delivery

Francesco Ciulla

Francesco Ciulla · World Congress 2023

4:10 min

Applying agile principles to complex system uncertainty

Steve Upton

Steve Upton · World Congress 2022

3:57 min

Adapting the software development lifecycle for continuous planning

Tino Sokic · World Congress 2023

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