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HBR Guide to Being More Productive (HBR Guide Series)
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HBR Guide to Being More Productive (HBR Guide Series)

by Harvard Business Review
June 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
256 pages
3h 28m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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CHAPTER 8

Sprints Are the Secret to Getting More Done

by John Zeratsky

Although plenty of experts have proposed systems and philosophies for getting more done at work, my writing partner Jake Knapp decided in 2009 to come up with his own solution: the sprint. This five-day process helps teams focus on one big goal and move from idea to prototype to customer research in that short span of time. The idea is to fast-forward a project, so you can see what the end result might look like and how the market will react. It’s also a popular construct in agile project management.

At GV, we’ve tested the process with more than 100 startups, helping them use sprints to answer big questions, test new business ideas, and solve critical challenges. We’ve seen ...

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ISBN: 9781633693098