I have a lot of issues with scrum and I think twitter post and the comments here touch on a lot of them, but one of my biggest annoyances with the whole thing that I hardly ever hear anyone mention is the term "sprints".
If you asked a marathon runner how to run a marathon, they're going to tell you things like run slower, make sure you conserve energy, and control your pace. They're not going to tell you to mentally break the marathon into small sections and sprint them all.
I know it seems minor (and it probably is), but it's always felt a bit telling that the recurring segment for work in scrum is named after something you cannot do repeatedly without completely burning yourself out.
If you asked a marathon runner how to run a marathon, they're going to tell you things like run slower, make sure you conserve energy, and control your pace. They're not going to tell you to mentally break the marathon into small sections and sprint them all.
I know it seems minor (and it probably is), but it's always felt a bit telling that the recurring segment for work in scrum is named after something you cannot do repeatedly without completely burning yourself out.