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Sprint

A fixed stretch of time, usually two weeks, in which a team commits to finishing a set amount of work from the backlog.

You'll hear it as

That won't make this sprint, but it's top of the list for the next.

Why it matters to you.

Mid-sprint requests are the classic way scope creep gets in. Ask what should drop out to make room.

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