Definition:
A “Surge Deliverable” , surge week or surge sprint, is a period of increased work, it’s not quite “all hands to the pump” but is still a noticeable increase in effort.
Explanation:
A “Surge” is something that has apparently been taken from fitness and gym culture, its primarily used on things like spin or other cardio exercises and it’s a push to reach a higher level of effort that can be sustained for a short period of time while not quite going flat out 1, basically it means “This week we’re gonna work really hard, but it’s not a panic and other existing priorities shouldn’t be ignored”.
Disclaimer: As always these posts are not aimed at anyone client or employer and are just my personal observations over a lifetime of dealing with both management and frontline associates.
- , the word Sprint is not used so people don’t get confused by agile terminology[↩]