<i>Sprints aren&#x27;t sprints.</i><p>Except when they are.  And just using that term encourages people to treat them like actual sprints, instead of just metaphorical sprints.  This is why I advocate for use of the term &quot;iteration&quot; instead.  But even then, I think it&#x27;s important to include &quot;slack&quot; iterations that are for random bug fixes, miscellaneous refactoring, etc., that is developer driven, not business user driven.