1. Sprint Planning
At the beginning of each sprint, the team will meet to set a sprint goal. After selecting a goal, the product owner presents the items that need to be completed for the upcoming sprint. These items are moved from the product backlog to the sprint backlog to be completed.
2. Daily Scrum Meetings
During the sprint, these short, mandatory meetings are typically at the beginning of each work day, run by the scrum master. These meetings are to set the goals for the day as well as for team members to update their scrum master on their progress from the previous work day.
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Product Owner Tip: Daily Scrum meetings create opportunities to evaluate progress and start thinking about if mid-sprint changes need to be made. Plan on being available to answer questions after the sprint.
3. Sprint Review
The sprint review is at the end of each sprint. The team shows off what it has accomplished during the sprint.
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Tip for product owners and project managers: as much as possible, make sure to recognize each team member’s accomplishments. If live demonstrations are elected to be performed, be sure to practice them often before the presentation. |
4. Sprint Retrospective
Also at the end of each sprint, the team reflects on three topics constructively:
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Tip: If team members are not comfortable sharing in the group setting, project managers may collect feedback from individuals and anonymously share with the team. It may be worth having each team think for at least an hour before starting a live retrospective session. |
5. Sprint Cleaning
After each sprint, the project manager and product owner should:
Move all completed sprint tasks into the product completed task list.
Evaluate uncompleted sprint tasks to determine if they should be carried over to the next sprint or returned to the product backlog.
Implement any lessons learned from the sprint retrospective.