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Too Long Sprint
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Summary
The end date of the project is scheduled ahead of what it needs.
Context
This happen because the team is afraid of missing deadlines in tasks, leading to complexity, waste of time…
Symptoms and Consequences
- Complexity.
- Scope creep.
- Loss of stakeholder trust.
- More work can lead to more errors.
- Slows feedback.
- Laziness of the team.
- Procrastination and lack of concentration.
Causes
- Poor planning.
- Overcommitment.
Solution
- Shorter the deadline.
- Focus on completed work, not on work the team has already started.
- Constant deployment.
Notes
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Sources
[ASH’25], [PRO’23], [SOU’18], [WOL’24]