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Define: "Sprints"

The corporate definition of Sprints

What HR thinks it means:

A set period of time during which specific work has to be completed.

What it actually means:

"An endless treadmill of two-week deadlines where the finish line keeps moving."

Use it in a meeting:

"We operate in two-week sprints, an agile methodologyAgile methodologyWe don't have a plan, we refuse to write documentation, and the requirements will change every Tuesday. specifically designed to ensure developers never experience a moment of rest."

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