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Sprint Planning — The reviewer

Situation

Where
Sprint planning meeting
Who
You and the reviewer
Goal
To estimate and commit to work for the sprint.

Conversation

B

repootokinouhadonokuraikakarisoudesuka.

About how long will the reporting feature take?

A

soudesune, mikkahodokakarutoomoimasu.

Let me see… about three days, I think.

B

imasupurintoniireraresoudesuka.

Can we fit it into this sprint?

A

chousashidaidesuga, ganbattemimasu. murihashimasen.

It depends on the investigation, but I'll try. I won't overdo it.

B

ryoukaidesu. shinchokuhazuijikyouyuushitekudasai.

Got it. Please share progress as you go.

Vocabulary

supurinto

sprint

A fixed-length development cycle.

kakaru

to take (time)

三日かかる = "takes three days."

mitsumoru

to estimate

工数を見積もる = to estimate effort.

shidai

depending on

調査次第 = "depending on the investigation."

shinchoku

progress

The key word in status updates.

muri

overdoing it

無理はしません = "I won't overdo it."

Grammar

Verb stem + そうです

Looks like: かかりそうです.

Plain form + と思います

Softens to an opinion.

Cultural Notes

Honest estimates

A hedge like 調査次第ですが is respected; padding silently is not.

Sustainable pace

無理はしません signals healthy boundaries, increasingly valued.

Quiz

What does "スプリント" mean?

What does "かかる" mean?

What does "見積もる" mean?

What does "〜次第" mean?

What does "進捗" mean?

What does "無理" mean?