Why Do We Still Use Sprints in Software Development?
Sprints were originally designed to manage slow, uncertain execution in software development. As AI agents compress coding and iteration cycles from weeks to hours or days, execution is no longer the primary bottleneck for many teams. Keeping two-week sprints unchanged often shifts time into waiting, over-polishing, or coordination overhead. Rather than abandoning sprints, teams need to redefine their purpose. In an agentic environment, sprints should function as a cadence for decision-making, alignment, and risk management, while execution flows continuously. The real question is not whether sprints still matter, but what problem they are meant to solve now.