So, a Sprint Project is a project plan, generally focused around software development. What is a Sprint Project and a Sprint?Ī Sprint Project is a Microsoft term that is used instead of Scrum, probably due to naming rights! Scrum is an Agile framework for managing work and projects, aimed at software development teams, and a Sprint is a time boxed iteration, commonly two weeks in duration. Now we will look at Microsoft’s Scrum implementation, or, to use the Microsoft terminology, Sprint Projects. In the first article, we discussed Kanban boards. This is the second in a two part series covering the Agile capabilities of Microsoft Project. Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Training.