The theory being that the team rushes to complete the prioritised items. Also in theory if you close all items before end of the sprint, you are free to not work, or work on pet project at your own pace.

Of course middle management hates the idea of others being idle so they asked to squeeze the last part. Efficiency, baby !

Shouldn’t total ram amount always be powers of 2 (forgot the reason exactly) ? It sounds like 32 +16 wouldn’t be ideal ? I remember that from my early days, but maybe it has changed ?