Dual-Track Agile

Learn about an approach that accelerates both product discovery and delivery: Dual-track Agile.

What is Dual-track Agile?

Dual-track Agile is a methodology for aligning product development, delivery, and value realization across two functions: discovery and delivery. It combines problem-solving, solution ideation, and validation. It uses these to understand customer needs and develop solutions to address those needs. Dual-track Agile allows exploratory work to be done in parallel with traditional Scrum sprints. This way feedback from customers can be incorporated into the final product iteration as quickly as possible. Companies can use this to respond to changes in the market and understand customer needs. By understanding market and customer needs, they can deliver proven solutions.

Dual-track Agile is like a two-lane highway. One lane is for discovery, where teams can explore and gather information about customer needs and potential solutions. The other lane is for delivery, where traditional Scrum sprints take place and final solutions are developed and implemented. Both lanes run parallel to each other, allowing for quick adjustments and incorporation of feedback from customers, much like how a driver can switch lanes on a highway to ...