Sprint Zero

In CNM Agile, Sprint Zero is a set of activities undertaken before an CNM Agile Sprint takes place. Many practitioners of Agile Scrum use the term, Sprint Zero, for a special project undertaken to prepare and plan for a bigger project, which commonly consist of several iterations called Sprints. However, Agile Scrum doesn't officially recognize that term since, literally, Sprint Zero is not a Sprint.

In Scrum's definitions, every Sprint is an attempt to produce a potentially-shipable product increment, no matter how small. Every Sprint contains a combination of analysis, design, infrastructure, development, testing, and integration. Therefore, the common dysfunction called "Sprint Zero" is actually a contradiction in terms. Companies (and misinformed consultants and trainers) use this as a way to avoid changing waterfall habits.

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