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The Mini Book of Agile
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The Mini Book of Agile

by YESI EDUCATION
March 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
50 pages
42m
English
Packt Publishing
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Chapter 9: Agile Concepts

Sprints

A sprint is basically a fixed period of time in which a set of work gets done. In Agile we call this fixed period of time a timebox or sprint and the set of work "user stories." Don't worry we'll go over the concept of user stories soon.

Sprints can last between 1–4 weeks, but they typically last 2 weeks. Just keep in mind this varies from team to team and there's no right or wrong answer on that. 

Some Agile teams have Sprints that last 1 week, others have Sprints that last 2 weeks or 3 whilst others prefer working with 4 week Sprints. The key point here being that Sprints are fixed periods of time, so they shouldn't vary over time but should remain constant at all times.

Although, Agile teams can decide to ...

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