Oh my god! No, no, no, the author does not understand the purpose of sprints. Assuming the originator of the concept of a sprint is Scrum (and it's a big assum

Oh my god! No, no, no, the author does not understand the purpose of sprints. Assuming the originator of the concept of a sprint is Scrum (and it's a big assumption; normally I'd check, but I am lazy and somebody is clearly wrong on the internet), then the purposes of sprints are: - to set a regular cadence/rhythm to work, and to set up periodic checkpoints for inspection of the done product and adaptation of the work that follows - within a sprint, to produce a done increment that brings the team closer to the product - by the end of the sprint, to allow stakeholders to inspect the done increment, to observe if anything is being done wrong or in the wrong order, to collect the feedback, and adjust, if necessary, the plans against the reality - and then to repeat the same over the next iteration, and the next, and the next