# Why is a spike called a spike in agile?

Why is a spike called a spike in agile?

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### Comment 1

Yes definitely! I encourage the teams that I agile coach to do that:

one agile spike for research of possible solutions,
one agile spike for the trial and errors of the possible solutions
one spike for estimating the implementation.

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- Author title: Student at Kinnaird College for Women (KCW), Lahore - Pakistan




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