Start sprints in the middle of the week

(That’s sprint as in Scrum, not as in running).

Why you shouldn’t end sprints on Fridays and start them on Mondays:

• Engineers may be tempted to work over the weekend to hit their sprint commitment.
• People cruise through Friday retros because they’re tired and ready for the weekend.
• Jumping right from the weekend into a Monday sprint planning meeting with no ramp-up? Ugh.
• Holidays and PTO days tend to fall on Fridays and Mondays. Not ideal for recurring meetings where the whole team should be present.

Try ending/starting in the middle of the week instead.