The Emergence Machine

Sprint

abstract · Computing · Level 6 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A sprint is a timeboxed period in scrum development where teams deliver incremental software value through iterative cycles of work, building upon the structured coded information of software and the organized iterative development method of scrum.

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Wiktionary senses

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Historical origin

Origin word
sprint
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0SprintScrumAgileSoftwareFormInformationProcessStructureActionApproachChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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thisprerequisitesSprintL6SoftwareL3ScrumL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Software L3 (requires)
    sprint builds on the concept of software
  • Scrum L5 (requires)
    A sprint is a fixed time period (typically 1-4 weeks) in agile/scrum development where a team completes a defined set of tasks and delivers incremental product value.