We stopped running weekly sprints. Here is what happened. For two years, every Monday we planned and every Friday we demoed. It felt productive. It was not. The problem was not the cadence. It was what the cadence did to our decisions. A week is short enough that nobody starts anything they cannot finish by Friday. So the board fills with small, safe work. Three months ago we moved to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown. The first cycle, we shipped an onboarding redesign that had been "next sprint" for over a year. If your sprints feel busy but your product feels the same as a year ago, the cadence might be the reason.
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Why we stopped doing weekly sprints
For two years our team ran one-week sprints. Every Monday we planned, every Friday we demoed. It felt productive. It was not. The problem was not the cadence. It was what the cadence did to our decisions. A week is short enough that nobody wants to start anything they cannot finish by Friday. So we kept picking small, safe work. Three months ago we switched to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown. The first cycle we shipped an onboarding redesign that had been "next sprint" for over a year.
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We stopped running weekly sprints. Here is what happened. For two years, every Monday we planned and every Friday we demoed. It felt productive. It was not. The problem was not the cadence. It was what the cadence did to our decisions. A week is short enough that nobody starts anything they cannot finish by Friday. So the board fills with small, safe work. Three months ago we moved to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown. The first cycle, we shipped an onboarding redesign that had been "next sprint" for over a year. If your sprints feel busy but your product feels the same as a year ago, the cadence might be the reason.
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Weekly sprints made us busy and kept our product the same for a year. We switched to six-week cycles. Here is what changed.
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A week is short enough that nobody starts anything they cannot finish by Friday. So the board fills with small, safe work.
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Six weeks with a two-week cooldown. Few projects, one owner each. Scope can shrink, the deadline does not move.
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Busy is not the same as better. For two years we ran weekly sprints. Planned Monday, demoed Friday, felt productive. The product barely moved. A week is short enough that nobody starts anything they cannot finish by Friday. So we kept choosing small, safe work. We switched to six-week cycles. The first one shipped the onboarding redesign we had postponed for a year. What would you build if you had six weeks instead of one? #productteams #startups #buildinpublic
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We ran weekly sprints for two years and our product barely changed. In this video: why short cycles push teams toward small, safe work, and what happened when we switched to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown. Covered: - Why weekly sprints filled our board with safe tasks - The rules we use for six-week cycles - The onboarding redesign that finally shipped in cycle one
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- Our team ran weekly sprints for two years. Our product looked the same at the end of it.
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- A week is short enough that nobody starts anything they cannot finish by Friday. So every sprint fills with small, safe work. We switched to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown. Fewer projects, one owner each, and the deadline does not move.
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- The first cycle shipped an onboarding redesign we had pushed for a year. If your sprints feel busy but nothing changes, the cadence might be why.
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Subject We stopped doing weekly sprints
Hi, For two years our team ran one-week sprints. Every Monday we planned, every Friday we demoed. It felt productive. It was not. The problem was not the cadence itself. It was what the cadence did to our decisions. A week is short enough that nobody wants to start anything they cannot finish by Friday, so we kept picking small, safe work. Three months ago we switched to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown. In the first cycle we shipped an onboarding redesign that had been "next sprint" for over a year. If your sprints feel busy but your product feels the same as a year ago, it might be worth looking at the cadence. Until next week.
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Why We Replaced Weekly Sprints With Six-Week Cycles
Weekly sprints kept our team busy and our product unchanged. Here is what switching to six-week cycles fixed, and what it cost.
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Why we stopped doing weekly sprints
For two years our team ran one-week sprints. Every Monday we planned, every Friday we demoed. It felt productive. It was not. The problem was not the cadence. It was what the cadence did to our decisions. A week is short enough that nobody wants to start anything they cannot finish by Friday. So we kept picking small, safe work. Three months ago we switched to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown. The first cycle we shipped an onboarding redesign that had been "next sprint" for over a year.
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LinkedIn post · Professional post
We stopped running weekly sprints. Here is what happened.
X thread · Thread
Weekly sprints made us busy and kept our product the same for a year. We switched to six-week cycles. Here is what changed.
Instagram caption · Caption
Busy is not the same as better.
YouTube description · Description
We ran weekly sprints for two years and our product barely changed. In this video: why short cycles push teams toward small, safe work, and what happened when we switched to six-week cycles with a two-week cooldown.
Short video script · Script
Our team ran weekly sprints for two years. Our product looked the same at the end of it.
Newsletter · Email
Hi,
SEO title & meta · Title + meta
Why We Replaced Weekly Sprints With Six-Week Cycles
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