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Title: "What Is a Sprint in Agile? Definition and Steps"
Url: "https://computer.io/glossary/agile-sprint"
Topic: "Product and engineering"
Description: "A sprint is a short, fixed period, usually one to four weeks, in which an agile team completes planned work. Sprint steps, ceremonies and examples."
---

# What is a sprint in agile?

A sprint is a short, fixed period, usually one to four weeks, during which an agile team commits to completing a set of work from its backlog. Each sprint includes planning, daily check-ins, a review of what was built and a retrospective.

## Sprint ceremonies

| Ceremony | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| Sprint planning | Choose work |
| Daily stand-up | Sync progress |
| Sprint review | Demo results |
| Retrospective | Improve process |

## Example

A two-week sprint to ship SSO improvements and fix five customer-reported bugs.

## Linking sprints to customers

Connecting tickets to sprint work lets support tell customers when fixes ship.

## FAQ

### How long is a sprint?

Typically one to four weeks; two weeks is common.

### What is a sprint goal?

A short statement of what the sprint aims to achieve.

### Is a sprint only used in Scrum?

Sprints come from Scrum but are used by many agile teams.

## Related terms

- [Product backlog](https://computer.io/glossary/product-backlog)
- [Issue tracking](https://computer.io/glossary/issue-tracking)
- [Software development life cycle (SDLC)](https://computer.io/glossary/software-development-life-cycle)
- [How do agile teams share sprint updates?](https://computer.io/answers/how-do-agile-teams-share-sprint-updates)

## How Computer helps

- [Meet computer](https://devrev.ai/meet-computer)

## Further reading

- [Sprints agile development](https://devrev.ai/blog/sprints-agile-development)