What is the rationale for the scrum team implementing short sprints?

169    Asked by DanielBAKER in Devops , Asked on Dec 28, 2023

 I am a scrum master and I noticed some resistance from my team during the process of proposing shorter sprint durations. How should I explain to them the rationale behind the implementation of shorter sprints? 

Answered by Unnati gautam

 In the context of DevOps, here are the points given to explain the strategies and rationale behind the implementation of short sprint:-

Adaptability and feedback

Under this heading, you can tell about the adaptability and feedback mechanism of short sprints to your team members. You can tell that it can help them to perform quick changes to the requirements. It can also incorporate feedback more frequently and make adjustments easily.

Risk mitigation

You can explain that smaller sprints can reduce or lessen the risks that are associated with long development cycles.

Improved Focus And Commitment

The short sprint can lead you to promote a sharper focus on the long-term development goals or even immediate goals that you and your team want to achieve. It can lead all the team members to better collaboration and commitment toward achieving sprint objectives.

Continuous improvement

You can tell your team members that shorter cycles can encourage them to continuously improve by enabling them to reflect and review.

Here is the strategy given to implement the plan:-

  • Education of the team
  • Collaboration during the implementation of the process
  • Adapting tooling and processing
  • Continuous Retrospectives
  • Metrics and monitoring


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