The problem with most sprints
It already starts with the name.
Sprint: a burst of speed.
That is at least what comes to mind for me when I hear the term. And if you think of an actual sprint in sports, the mismatch shows up pretty quickly.
There is one thing that has always annoyed me about the word sprint in Scrum: the burst part.
Who does a two week sprint, immediately followed by another one?
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