Small user stories are a key enabler of agility, but many teams dutifully break down stories without seeing any benefit. Why is this? In this talk, we are going to introduce the Pedal Principle to show how some of the practices that increase agility have to be paired with other practices. The trailing pedal on a bike is not going to be very useful until you apply work to the leading pedal. Small independent stories aren't going to feel very helpful unless you first invest in enough delivery flow to take advantage of the smaller stories.

In this talk, we will move beyond just looking at best practices for sizing stories and dig into how to evolve your team toward a virtuous cycle that turns properly sized stories into actual value for your customers.