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Horizon planning Agile Pgm

📘 Horizon Planning in Agile PgM Horizon Planning in Agile Programme Management is a way of planning at different levels of detail over time, accepting uncertainty and enabling change—while still maintaining control and alignment to the programme vision. In simple terms: > Plan in detail only what is near, and keep the future flexible. --- 🔭 The Three Horizons (most commonly used) Horizon 1 – Near Term (Detailed Planning) Covers short-term delivery High level of certainty Capabilities to be enabled soon Detailed planning is appropriate Projects and tranches are clearly defined 👉 “Only those capabilities to be enabled in the short term can be planned in detail.” --- Horizon 2 – Medium Term (Outline Planning) Covers upcoming capabilities Moderate uncertainty Planned at high level Priorities may change based on: Early benefits realised Lessons learned Changes in business strategy 👉 Focus is on options, sequencing, and dependencies, not detail. --- Horizon 3 – Long Term (Vision-Level...