An Sprint Cancellation is essentially a drastic event where it ends up blowing up the sprint and starting a new sprint instead. An sprint cancellation is most often the result of a drastic change in business plans. Something so traumatic that continuing the sprint does not make any sense. But an abnormal termination can often […]
Read MoreVelocity is a measure of the amount of work a Team can tackle during a single Sprint and is the key metric in Scrum. Velocity is calculated at the end of the Sprint by totaling the Points for all fully completed User Stories. The Scrum Guide does not mention velocity but we know it plays an important role in helping most Scrum Teams to keep […]
Read MoreThe Sprint Goal is an objective set for the Sprint that can be met through the implementation of Product Backlog. It provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment. It is created during the Sprint Planning meeting. The Sprint Goal gives the Development Team some flexibility regarding the functionality implemented […]
Read MoreBecause requirements in Scrum are only loosely defined, they need to revisited and clearly defined before they come into the Sprint. This is done during the current sprint in a activity called Product Backlog Refinement. Duration of the PB Refinement The guidelines in Scrum is to usually spend 10% of the Development Team effort in […]
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