Sprint

A fixed-length iteration in Scrum, typically one to four weeks, during which a team completes a set of planned work items from the product backlog. Every sprint starts with sprint planning, ends with a sprint review and retrospective, and includes daily standups throughout. The goal is to produce a potentially shippable product increment by the sprint's end. Sprints create rhythm and predictability: stakeholders know when they can inspect progress, and the team knows when commitments are due. Sprint scope is locked once planning is complete — mid-sprint additions are deferred to the next sprint unless the sprint goal itself changes.