Tech teams
Standups and sprints
60 English words for this topic, with their IPA. Tap one to hear it and record yourself.
- sprint/spɹɪnt/
- standup/ˈstændˌʌp/
- daily/ˈdeɪli/
- blocker/ˈblɑkɚ/
- task/tæsk/
- work item/wɝk ˈaɪ.təm/
- task board/tæsk boɹd/
- teammate/ˈtiːmˌmeɪt/
- progress/ˈpɹɑ.ɡɹɛs/
- estimate/ˈɛs.tə.mət/
- assignee/əˌsaɪˈni/
- planning/ˈplænɪŋ/
- backlog/ˈbæk(ˌ)lɔɡ/
- goal/ɡoʊl/
- scope/skoʊp/
- effort/ˈɛf.ɚt/
- dependency/dɪˈpendənsi/
- velocity/vəˈlɑsəti/
- user story/ˈjuzɚ ˈstɔ.ɹi/
- story points/ˈstɔ.ɹi pɔɪnts/
- refinement/ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/
- sprint review/spɹɪnt ɹɪˈvju/
- retrospective/ˌɹɛt.ɹəˈspɛk.tɪv/
- increment/ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/
- acceptance criteria/əkˈsep.təns kɹaɪˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
- definition of done/ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən ʌv dʊn/
- carryover/ˈkæɹiˌoʊvɚ/
- burndown/ˈbɝnˌdaʊn/
- action item/ˈækʃən ˈaɪ.təm/
- timebox/ˈtaɪmˌbɑks/
- scrum master/skɹʌm ˈmæstɚ/
- product owner/ˈpɹɑ.dəkt ˈoʊnɚ/
- facilitator/fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪtɚ/
- team lead/ˈtiːm ˈliːd/
- throughput/ˈθɹu.pʊt/
- bottleneck/ˈbɑtəlˌnɛk/
- handover/ˈhændˌoʊvɚ/
- cross-functional/kɹɔs ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/
- escalate/ˈɛs.kjə.leɪt/
- alignment/əˈlɑen.mənt/
- cadence/ˈkeɪ̯dəns/
- predictability/pɹəˌdɪktəˈbɪlɪti/
- technical debt/ˈtɛt.nɪk.əl ˈdɛt/
- scope creep/skoʊp kɹiːp/
- root cause/ɹut kɔz/
- postmortem/ˌpoʊstˈmɔɹtəm/
- quarterly planning/ˈkwɔɹtɚli ˈplænɪŋ/
- sign-off/sɑe̯n ɔf/
- quick fix/kwɪk fəks/
- lead time/ˈliːd təɪm/
- asynchronous/eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/
- psychological safety/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩ ˈseɪfti/
- self-organizing/ˌsɛlfˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/
- continuous improvement/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/
- impediment/ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/
- sync/sɪŋk/
- quarterly goal/ˈkwɔɹtɚli ˈɡoʊl/
- key result/ki ɹɪˈzʌlt/
- team charter/ˈtiːm ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/
- working agreement/ˈwɝkɪŋ əˈɡɹiːmənt/
Phrases to practice
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- During the daily, I share my progress on each task.
- My teammate has a blocker on that work item.
- We review the backlog before every planning session.
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