Definitions

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  • noun management The inflexible period of time allotted for a specific task.
  • verb management, transitive To assign an inflexible period of time to (a task).

Etymologies

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time box

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Examples

  • "The intent is to 'timebox' each release by fixing the functionally complete date and including only features that deliver in time at a reasonable stability level," wrote Wood.

    The most recent articles from V3.co.uk 2009

  • Even if the end result of the timebox is that you create another one because you've made such good progress, that prevents the automation from turning in to a week-long exercise when you thought it would just take 1/2 a day.

    Justifying Automation Neal Ford 2007

  • And don't forget the situations where the release to marketing was a day or so ahead of the timebox end.

    Andre Durand 2009

  • Or you timebox how long you will drive for, eg I drive for 10 mins, then you drive for 10 mins.

    Planet TW 2009

  • Set a timebox and improve your routine until you can shift gears effectively within your time boundaries.

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • Set a timebox and improve your routine until you can shift gears effectively within your time boundaries.

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • In this case, people weren't finishing what they "attempted to commit to" in the timebox, but they extended the timebox.

    No Fluff Just Stuff 2009

  • Set a timebox and improve your routine until you can shift gears effectively within your time boundaries.

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • I led a roundtable about transitioning to agile, and discovered that not everyone takes the feedback the timebox gives them.

    No Fluff Just Stuff 2009

  • Some Agile teams have used the term iteration 0 or sprint 0 - as a first development timebox set aside for this initial research along with getting the development environment setup and ready to go, and doing some initial architectural prototyping or "spiking" - the rough equivalent of high level design from an architectural perspective.

    Usabilidoido [ feed completo ] 2008

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