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The Phantom Sprint — Invisible Work That Steals Velocity


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The Phantom Sprint — Invisible Work That Steals VelocityYour sprint looks healthy — until a phantom dependency eats your finish line. Here’s how to find the invisible work before the demo.Detection & prevention tactics
  • Dependency board: visible KANBAN lane for external asks with owners and ETA.
  • Capacity buffer: protect 10–20% of sprint for unplanned but likely work.
  • Pre-planning checkpoint: 5-min readout with ops/support to surface recurring interrupts.
  • Risk register: short public list of items that can block sprint goals.
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The Daily StandupBy V. Lee Henson