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### [5 Reasons to Split Stories During the Sprint](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/5-reasons-to-split-stories-during-the-sprint)

 by [Mark Noneman](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/author/mark-noneman) on 1 April 2017

I read a recent blog post where the author tried to explain why teams should never split "stories" (Product Backlog Items) during the Sprint. Unfortunately, the author used several Scrum myths and non-Scrum thinking in his ...

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