The Growth Project

Pilot to Production

Epics Are Dead: Planning When Work Ships in Days

Hosted by Sam & Maya · · 6:56

About this episode

The Epic was a holding pen for months of slow delivery. When a milestone ships in days, that tier is dead weight. Here's the three-tier model that replaces it.

Sam and Maya unpack Epics Are Dead: Planning When Work Ships in Days from the field notes, the argument, the numbers, and the practical moves, in a short, sharp conversation.

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Chapters

  1. 0:03 AI killed the Epic
  2. 0:39 Epic managed the wait
  3. 1:42 Fast delivery rots Epics
  4. 2:35 New three-tier planning
  5. 3:53 Speed changes planning structure
  6. 5:18 Delete your slowest tier
  7. 6:21 Speed audits your structure