write an essay of between 1500 and 2000 words. This essay should answer this question.
Problem Statement and Essay Title
A small software development company (10 developers) follows the Scrum methodology framework and some of the XP development practices. They practice test-driven development, write user stories and periodically pair-program.
Their current sprint length is 2 weeks long. The team finds that they are always coming to the end of the sprint and have unfinished stories. Sometimes, the half-completed stories are good enough to release. This is frustrating their product owner.
They are considering extending their sprint length to 4 weeks, but an agile consultant has suggested that they cut their sprint length to 1 week and adapt their working practices accordingly.
write an essay entitled “Selecting the optimum sprint length and associated practices for an imaginary software development company.”
Discuss the conflicting proposals and, using your knowledge of agile, user story writing, and git workflows, propose suitable changes for the team to consider making.