Sprint Planning and Goals Flashcards

Who is accountable for ensuring the Sprint Planning event takes place and is productive?

Answer: The Scrum Master

The Scrum Master ensures Scrum events happen, are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.

What is the maximum timebox for Sprint Planning for a one-month Sprint?

Answer: Eight hours

Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint.

Which three topics does Sprint Planning address?

Answer: Why the Sprint is valuable, what can be done, and how the work will be done

Sprint Planning addresses why the Sprint is valuable (the Sprint Goal), what can be done, and how the chosen work will get done.

Who crafts the Sprint Goal?

Answer: The whole Scrum Team

The whole Scrum Team collaborates to craft the Sprint Goal during Sprint Planning.

What is the primary input the Product Owner brings to Sprint Planning?

Answer: How the work increases product value and the most important Product Backlog items

The Product Owner ensures attendees are prepared to discuss the most important Product Backlog items and how they map to the product goal.

The Sprint Goal, the selected Product Backlog items, and the plan for delivering them together form which artifact?

Answer: The Sprint Backlog

These three elements together comprise the Sprint Backlog.

Who decides how many Product Backlog items are selected for the Sprint?

Answer: The Developers

The Developers select how much work they can complete, based on past performance and capacity.