> It has to be timeboxed into a Sprint to make sure software can be released into the market in an “iterative” cycle. No it doesn't, you just want to be able t

> It has to be timeboxed into a Sprint to make sure software can be released into the market in an “iterative” cycle. No it doesn't, you just want to be able to get feedback from stakeholders at each iteration. There also exists the idea of spikes, where the whole purpose is you throw it away at the end.