01 · What are modules?
Modules are chapters. Cycles are weeks.
A module collects every issue needed to ship a feature, complete a launch, or close out a deliverable. It stays open until the outcome is done. A cycle is a fixed time window your team commits to. The same issue can live in both at once.
- Outcome-based, not time-based
- Stays open until the work ships
- Use for feature launches and product areas
- Friendly language for non-technical PMs
Outcome-based groupings. A module collects every issue needed to ship a feature, complete a launch, or close out a deliverable. It stays open until the outcome is done.
Time-based groupings. A cycle is a fixed window your team commits to. It opens, closes, and rolls into the next one regardless of which features are still in flight.
One issue lives in a module and a cycle at the same time. The module captures the outcome it ships. The cycle captures when it ships.
