Timeboxing

Timeboxing is a project planning technique . A timebox is a fixed time frame for the project or an activity in the project.

In relation to the overall project, one speaks of timeboxing when the end date of the project is specified (limited) and therefore the process objectives, content and resources, are based on the time. Often one speaks of timeboxing when the content and scope of the project are reduced in order to be finished on time. Missing functionalities are often only implemented in follow-up projects.

In agile software development , a single process (as an element of a schedule) or a single meeting (see Scrum meeting ) can be the subject of timeboxing: The process is completed after the specified duration, even if not all of the planned content of the process is completed could. Parts that are still open are moved to a subsequent timebox or deleted. The purpose of timeboxing in agile methods is to increase the efficiency of a project or meeting.