Stop Treating Sprint End as a Deadline
The end of a Sprint is a checkpoint for review and adaptation, not a deadline. Focus on flow, learning, and continuous improvement over strict task …
Clarifies Scrum guidelines on unfinished work, explaining that items can span multiple Sprints if the Sprint Goal and Done Increment remain intact, avoiding common misconceptions.
For years I repeated a myth without questioning it: “You can’t have unfinished work in Scrum.” But the truth is, that’s not what the Scrum Guide says at all.
You must have a Done Increment by the end of the Sprint, but not every item must be finished. There’s no rule against work flowing across Sprints—so long as it doesn’t compromise the Sprint Goal or the Increment.
If you’re doing Continuous Delivery, you already have working software. You just need to make sure whatever you deliver meets the Definition of Done. That’s it.
Too many teams limit their flow by artificially cutting work to fit a two-week calendar. It’s time we stopped teaching dogma and started reading the guide.
Have you challenged this assumption in your team? You might be surprised what’s possible.
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