Jimrpa
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Software people have got to stop improperly using the word “sprint”. Sprint means to go at full speed or great speed. Think of runners who are sprinters. The term that accurately describes this part of software development, particularly in so-called “agile” (another incorrectly used term) is “plod”. “Trudge” could also be used as a synonym, I suppose, but I quite like “plod”, as it seems to capture the mindset of most software types I know.This exactly. "By the end of December" means that it is planned for a sprint that ends there, but it doesn't actually mean that anyone will put in a minute of work to it. And like you said, "January" means in November context that the event takes place in unplanned future, but it is in the backlog.
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