Sprintprestation

Sprintprestation is a term used in project management to describe a time-boxed development cycle focused on delivering a service-based outcome to a client. The word combines sprint, from Agile frameworks, with prestation, a French term meaning service or performance delivered to a customer. In practice, a sprintprestation aims to produce a usable service component, a demonstrable capability, or a configured service environment by the end of the iteration.

Scope and planning: The scope is defined as a set of service deliverables and acceptance criteria. The backlog includes user stories or service tasks linked to the required service levels. Planning is guided by a fixed duration and a clearly defined definition of done. Stakeholders participate in sprint reviews to validate service outputs.

Process and roles: A cross-functional team collaborates with a client and may use similar ceremonies as standard sprints: planning, daily standups, review, and retrospective. The sprint backlog emphasises service delivery rather than feature completeness. Quality assurance includes validation against service-level criteria.

Applications and context: Sprintprestations are common in IT service management, cloud provisioning, digital transformation projects, and consultancy engagements where rapid delivery of a service configuration, integration, or support capability is prioritized.

Advantages and considerations: Benefits include faster feedback, tighter scope control, predictable cadence, and closer client alignment. Limitations include potential misalignment with longer-term architecture needs and risk of scope creep if the service backlog is not well defined; success relies on clear acceptance criteria and agreed service levels.