Let’s talk about Sprint Planning

As per my experience, a sprint planning can not guarantee you of successful sprint but a successful sprint can not happen without the effective sprint planning.

Let’s dive more in the sprint planning !

What is Sprint Planning ?

In scrum, our sprints are normally 2–4 weeks. A sprint planning meeting is where the whole team (Scrum Master , Product Owner and Scrum Team) meets to discuss which backlog items could be handled in the next sprint.

This is a collaborative meeting where everyone has a say in the work when it should happen.

What should be prepared before the sprint planning ?

a. Prepare the backlog — Product owner should groom all the existing product backlog, normally known as backlog grooming or backlog refinement.

b. Estimating the stories — Once Product Owner has prepared the backlog, it’s important to estimate the efforts for each item in the backlog

c. Velocity of the team — Team’s velocity depends on how long the team has worked together, how many backlog items have been prepared to complete, and how effectively the sprint is planned

PO can use below checklist before coming to the Sprint Planning meeting —