Sprint

Definition

A fixed time period, usually two weeks, during which a development team tries to accomplish everything they promised in sprint planning and achieves roughly 60 percent of it. Named after a running metaphor, but feels more like a marathon through quicksand.

Example Usage

"We'll get it done this sprint," the team committed during planning, fully aware that the sprint backlog had more story points than the previous three sprints combined.

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