I kind of wanted to give an update and report back on this thread every now to use it as sort of a coach/mentor as my team goes through this transition.
Yesterday would have been the start of a new Sprint, but we instead switched over to a Kanban board after @mccallam2’s encouraging words. We had a lot of healthy discussions about extending the duration of each Sprint and adding a regression period back in, but the team felt we had already been down that path when we did a Sprint/Sprint/Regression Week pattern.
First off - @Scrummando, what does “Lead Time” mean on the graphic you posted? And @mccallam2, I’ve never heard the term “Shu Team” before, can you elaborate more on that?
Are there any kind of pitfalls I need to be on the lookout for during this transition? Any ground rules I should introduce to make the transition easier?