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Project Management & Agile · Foundational

Epic

A large body of work that can be broken down into smaller stories or features.

Definition

In SAFe, an epic is a significant solution development initiative requiring a Lean business case and portfolio approval. In general agile use it is any item too large for one iteration.

Example

Epic 'Mobile payments' splits into stories for card storage, wallets, and refunds.

Exam tip

In SAFe, epics go through the Portfolio Kanban and need a Lean business case.

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