Define: "Sprint Planning" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Always double your time estimates. When they inevitably cut your time in half you still have the actual time you needed."
An event where the team determines the product backlog items they will work on during that sprint.
What does "Sprint Planning" actually mean?
"A two-hour hostage situation where developers are forced to lie about how much work they can realistically finish in two weeks."
"Please ensure all tickets are estimated prior to sprint planning."
"I lost the will to live during sprint planning when the PM tried to cram 40 hours of development into a 3-day window."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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