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Sprint vs Scrum - What's the difference?

sprint | scrum |

As nouns the difference between sprint and scrum

is that sprint is a short race at top speed while scrum is a tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.

As a verb sprint

is to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.

sprint

English

(wikipedia sprint)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short race at top speed
  • A burst of speed or activity
  • In (Agile software development), a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.
  • Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period
  • Anagrams

    * prints ----

    scrum

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.
  • ''A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.
  • (Canada) Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings.
  • ''A scrum formed around Scott Brison shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.
  • (senseid) (rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.
  • In (Agile software development), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.
  • See also

    * ruck, maul, scrum-half * Wikipedia article on ----