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 alter their Sprint duration if they consider it would work best for them after going through a couple of Sprints.

So Sprints end up being like repetitive cycles in which the Agile team delivers a set...