Strategy
Sprint Planning
Plain English
Deciding what to work on next.
Definition
glossarySprintA sprint is a fixed time period where a team completes a set of planned work.Open glossary term planning is the glossaryProcessA process is a defined sequence of steps used to achieve a specific outcome.Open glossary term of selecting and defining work for the upcoming sprint.
In practice
Teams prioritise tasks, estimate effort, and agree on a glossarySprintA sprint is a fixed time period where a team completes a set of planned work.Open glossary term goal.
In context
It goes badly when glossaryRefinementRefinement is the ongoing work of clarifying, breaking down, and sizing backlog items before they enter development. It is where ambiguity gets resolved while resolving it is still cheap.Open glossary term was skipped. The glossarySessionA session is a single period of user interaction with a product, from entry to exit within a defined timeframe.Open glossary term becomes a glossaryDiscoveryDiscovery is the phase of understanding problems, users, and opportunities before building solutions.Open glossary term workshop, and the plan produced is an estimate of things nobody has understood yet.
The reality
Often becomes guesswork if work is not properly refined.
Compared with
Sprint Planning vs Refinement
glossaryRefinementRefinement is the ongoing work of clarifying, breaking down, and sizing backlog items before they enter development. It is where ambiguity gets resolved while resolving it is still cheap.Open glossary term clarifies and sizes items ahead of time. Planning selects from the ready ones and commits. Planning without prior refinement always overruns and always over-commits.
FAQ
Common questions
A few practical answers to the questions that usually come up around this term.
What is sprint planning?
A glossarySessionA session is a single period of user interaction with a product, from entry to exit within a defined timeframe.Open glossary term to define glossarySprintA sprint is a fixed time period where a team completes a set of planned work.Open glossary term work.
Who attends sprint planning?
The whole team.
What is discussed?
Tasks, priorities, and goals.
Why is it important?
It sets direction for the glossarySprintA sprint is a fixed time period where a team completes a set of planned work.Open glossary term.
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