In the XpFixedPlanningGame, a period distinguished by: * An abbreviated inception/elaboration phase with a week or two of planning/negotiation of UserStories in FixTimeVaryScope mode so as to fit the scheduled BusinessStories. * A construction phase consisting of '''Four''' XP iterations. * A transition phase consisting of a few days of deployment and recriminations :-) All up this takes about a quarter of a year ... which is handy ...