Agile died in a JIRA board - replace sprints with flights
Replace sprints with flights. A project management tool built around the Flights methodology - time-boxed initiatives with captains, crew, and crates.
Flights sits as a visibility layer above existing tools like Jira, GitHub, Linear, and Asana. Teams continue using their current issue trackers for day-to-day work while Flights provides the high-level structure and cross-organizational view of what's shipping and when.
agile.flights eliminates sprint planning, backlog grooming, and velocity tracking ceremonies. Instead, teams define flights with clear takeoff and landing dates, assign a single captain for accountability, and track progress visually. This reduces meeting overhead while maintaining structure and visibility across the organization.
Ground Mechanics is a dedicated role in the Flights methodology for CI fixes, dependency updates, and tech debt work that falls between flights. This makes maintenance visible and intentional rather than something that only happens when systems break.
The Flights methodology uses universal aviation language (flights, captains, crew, landings) that non-technical stakeholders instantly understand. When a team says 'this flight lands Friday,' executives, designers, and engineers all grasp the meaning without translation, eliminating status update meetings and reports.
Every flight has exactly one captain who owns the outcome. This eliminates ambiguity about who is responsible, removes shared ownership gaps, and creates a clear point of contact for blockers and decisions. The captain role can rotate to develop leadership across the team.