Events of Scrum Sprint
1. Sprint Planning Meeting
This meeting is usually done before the start of every sprint. During this meeting, all the team members select some set of items (also called User Stories) from the Product Backlog.
- These items are collectively termed Sprint Backlog and are the ones that will be developed during this sprint.
- A sprint meeting involves the Scrum Master, Product Owner and the Development team.
2. Daily Stand-Up Meetings
Every day throughout the sprint, the team members conduct stand-up meetings (also called Daily Scrum). The meetings usually last 15 mins and the discussions revolve around all team members. Each member stands and answers some key questions:
- What I did yesterday?
- Are there any problems I am facing?
- What will I do today?
3. Delivery of Increment
At the end of each sprint, a fully functioning increment of the product is shipped for delivery. In Agile, the priority always remains customer satisfaction and fast delivery.
- The product increment must have satisfied all the quality standards and client requirements.
- The clients then look into the increment and address the changes they require, if any.
- These changes then will be discussed in the sprint planning meeting of the next sprint.
4. Sprint Retrospective
This meeting is held after the sprint review meeting. The retrospective usually lasts for 1-2 hours. In this meeting, all the team members including the Scrum Master and Manager discuss the following topics –
- The key takeaways from the sprint
- What things went well and what things didn’t?
- What problems were faced during the sprint?
- What other possible decisions could’ve been taken at that point?
- Analysing the merits and demerits faced during the sprint.
Working of Scrum Sprint
Agile development methodology focuses on Adaptive planning and change management. It focuses on developing and deploying the working software quickly in an iterative manner. This means that instead of developing the product entirely in one go, the product is made iteratively in multiple short and incremental cycles.
This article delves into the core concepts and in-depth explanation of the working of sprint and its lifecycle in Agile.
Table of Content
- What are sprints in project management?
- How to plan and execute Scrum Sprints
- Events of Scrum Sprint
- Do’s and Don’ts
- Optimize your sprints with automation
- Learn more about sprints
- Conclusion
- Frequently Asked Questions on Working of Scrum Sprint