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Sprint Cadence Calendar

Three-layer delivery cadence: 2-week sprints, monthly portfolio reviews, quarterly deep dives. July–October 2026.
Interaction model: Sprint planning and review sessions are the primary touchpoints. Standups run Mon/Wed/Fri within the delivery team. Monthly portfolio meetings and quarterly deep dives include executive stakeholders. Sprint progress is available in real time through published artifacts.
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Sprint
2 Weeks
Ship code, build agents, deliver results
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Portfolio
Monthly
Video evidence + live URLs for execs
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Deep Dive
Quarterly
5–7 day in-person design sessions
Sprint ceremony
Team standup
Stakeholder interaction
Portfolio review
Deep dive
Holiday / PTO
📅 July 2026
Sprint 1 closes, Sprint 2 begins. Kush design session. Houston portfolio meeting with Ron. Engineering team returns from PTO.
Sprint 1 — SOC for AI Discovery PoC
Jun 29 → Jul 10
Week of Jun 30 — Sprint 1 / Week 1
Mon Jun 30
Sprint 1 Kickoff
Questionnaire sent to Krishna. Scope confirmation in progress. Build starts on unblocked integrations.
Mon Jun 30
Standup
Team-only. Sprint 1 execution status.
Delivery team
Wed Jul 2
Standup
Mid-week check. Scope locked by today — Q2/Q4/Q5 resolved or fallback activated.
Delivery team
Thu Jul 3
🎯 PoC Target — Discovery Agent v1
Aggressive internal target: working SOC for AI discovery agent. If environment blocked, config spec + walkthrough delivered instead.
Fri Jul 4
Independence Day (US Holiday)
US holiday observed.
Fri Jul 4
Standup — moved or async
Async status update if US holiday observed.
Week of Jul 7 — Sprint 1 / Week 2
Mon Jul 7
Standup
Engineering team (Madison, Sean) returning. PoC hardening + multi-source expansion.
Delivery team
Jul 8–10
Kush Design Session (90 min, virtual)
Skills, memory, self-improving agents. Gathering context and requirements — low expectation window. Tony schedules.
Tony, Charlie, Kush + team
Wed Jul 9
Standup
Final pre-review check. Video evidence + live URL preparation.
Delivery team
Thu Jul 10
Sprint 1 Review + Retro
Show don't tell: video walkthrough of SOC for AI PoC, live URL, evidence of what shipped. Tony attends.
Tony, Delivery team
Thu Jul 10
Decision: Krishna Sprint 1 Demo?
Based on PoC quality — invite Krishna to see results or hold for Sprint 2. Decided at review.
Tony decides
Sprint 2 — Hardening + Next Agent
Jul 10 → Jul 24
Week of Jul 14 — Sprint 2 / Week 1
Thu Jul 10
Sprint 2 Planning
SOC for AI hardening (multi-source, governance). A.5 CTEM deployment. Start A.7 or A.11 design depending on questionnaire results. Tony attends.
Tony, delivery team
Mon Jul 14
Standup
Sprint 2 execution. Brian Van's team expected back mid-July — engineering-dependent items unblock.
Delivery team
Mid-Jul
Krishna Cadence Touchpoint PROPOSED
Share sprint results + upcoming sprint scope. Gather questionnaire follow-up. Confirm A.7 design sprint scheduling. Date TBD — pending Tony's decision on Krishna interaction cadence.
Joana, Victor + Krishna's team
Week of Jul 21 — Sprint 2 / Week 2
Mon Jul 21
Standup
Final push. Portfolio meeting prep — video evidence compilation, live URL verification.
Thu Jul 24
Sprint 2 Review + Retro
Show don't tell. Multi-agent portfolio progress. Tony attends. Feeds directly into Houston portfolio meeting.
Tony, Delivery team
Week of Jul 27 — Houston
Sun Jul 27
📊 Monthly Portfolio Meeting — Houston
Show don't tell to executives. Video evidence of SOC for AI agent, CTEM deployment, live URLs. Scaling story for Ron → Forge Point.
Tony, Charlie, Ron
Jul 27–31
🔬 Q3 Deep Dive — Houston
5-day in-person design session. Quarter release plan. Requirements sessions with Krishna + key engineers. Co-located with portfolio meeting to avoid over-travel.
Tony, Joana, Victor, Charlie, Ron + key engineers
📅 August 2026
Sprints 3–4. San Francisco portfolio meeting with Krishna. Net new revenue agents expanding. Value First hires integrating.
Sprint 3
Jul 24 → Aug 7
Thu Jul 24
Sprint 3 Planning
Informed by Houston deep dive outputs. Next agent priorities confirmed. Engineering team fully back.
Tony, delivery team
Thu Aug 7
Sprint 3 Review + Retro
Tony attends. Show don't tell.
Tony, Delivery team
Sprint 4
Aug 7 → Aug 21
Thu Aug 7
Sprint 4 Planning
Backlog refined with deep dive outputs + Sprint 3 velocity data.
Tony, delivery team
Thu Aug 21
Sprint 4 Review + Retro
Feeds San Francisco portfolio meeting.
Tony, Delivery team
Late Aug
📊 Monthly Portfolio Meeting — San Francisco
Krishna's base. Multi-agent portfolio progress. Direct engagement with operational stakeholders.
Tony, Charlie, Krishna + team
📅 September 2026
Sprints 5–6. Austin portfolio meeting. Full agent portfolio maturing.
Sprint 5
Aug 21 → Sep 4
Thu Sep 4
Sprint 5 Review + Retro
Tony, Delivery team
Sprint 6
Sep 4 → Sep 18
Thu Sep 18
Sprint 6 Review + Retro
Feeds Austin portfolio meeting.
Tony, Delivery team
Late Sep
📊 Monthly Portfolio Meeting — Austin
Tony's base. Portfolio progress + scaling story evolution.
Tony, Charlie, Ron
📅 October 2026
Sprints 7–8. Los Angeles portfolio meeting. Q4 deep dive planning.
Sprint 7
Sep 18 → Oct 2
Sprint 8
Oct 2 → Oct 16
Late Oct
📊 Monthly Portfolio Meeting — Los Angeles
Charlie's base. Full portfolio maturity review.
Tony, Charlie, Ron
Late Oct
🔬 Q4 Deep Dive — Los Angeles
Q4 release planning. Co-located with October portfolio meeting.
Tony, Joana, Victor, Charlie, Ron + key engineers