One of the Agile paradigm shifts from the "way we've always done it" is to shift release planning to either fixed calendar points -- at the end of one or more sprints, but typically three or more -- or when capability needed by the business is "done"
In an interesting posting, here, the first idea is given the moniker "cadence release"; the latter "capabilities release". The recommendation of one over the other is: Yes!
That is, each has it's place, and it's therefore a matter of context that informs judgment:
- Domain culture -- what are the project norms?
- Importance, urgency, applicability in the near term
- Expectations of the sponsor (how did you set the value proposition?)
- Expectations of the user (what's hot, what's not?)
- Maturity of the product, capability, or update -- before it's time, as it were?
- Contract parameters if there's a 2nd party contract involved -- some flexibilities re release may be proscribed by the contract
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