Term	Definition	Example
Sprint planning	The meeting where the whole team looks at what needs building and decides how much to take on for the next sprint.	"Alright, everyone — sprint planning. Let's pull up the backlog and figure out what we can take on for the next two weeks."
Backlog	The prioritised list of work the team pulls from — the most important or most urgent items sit at the top.	"I'd rather keep it in the backlog until it's unblocked, and pull something else forward instead."
Story points	A relative unit for estimating effort — not hours, not days. A task twice as complex as a two-pointer gets a four.	"Honestly? I'd say eight story points."
Estimate	(verb) To assign a ticket a number reflecting how much work it will take.	"Sam, how would you estimate this one?"
Capacity	How much work the team can realistically handle this sprint, usually based on what they've completed in past sprints.	"And that eats into our capacity — if we pull it into the sprint and the mockups don't land until day four, that's nearly half the sprint gone before work even starts."
Commit	(verb) The standard Agile word for the team's decision about what they'll deliver — stronger than 'agree,' more specific than 'promise.' You commit to something, not on something.	"The team commits to nine points this sprint — error handling and email verification."
Trade-off	A choice between two things you can't have at the same time — scope versus speed, quality versus deadline. Neutral, not a bad thing.	"That's a trade-off, isn't it — push for eleven and use the full capacity, or play it safer and leave some slack."
Compromise	In English, making a concession — giving something up to reach an agreement. A false friend for Portuguese and Spanish speakers, whose similar words ('compromisso'/'compromiso') mean commitment or appointment.	"That's a commitment, not a compromise — but six works."
Blocked	An adjective describing something outside your control stopping your work. Recycled from Episode 1; reused here in a planning context.	"I checked the board this morning, and we're blocked on it — the design team hasn't delivered the mockups yet."
On track	A status update meaning everything is going as planned. Recycled from Episode 1; used by Priya for the same positive-contrast function.	"Testing-wise, I'm still on track — same as last time."

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