Sprint Review Flashcards
What is Sprint Review?
The Sprint Review is one of the 5 Scrum events.
It is held at the end of each Sprint, before the Sprint Retrospective, to inspect the Increment and progress towards the Product Goal and to adapt the Product Backlog.
How long is the Sprint Review?
The Sprint Review is timeboxed to 4 hours. For shorter Sprints, it is common to proportionally shorten this timebox.
What does the Scrum team do in Sprint Review?
At the Sprint Review, The Scrum Team and stakeholders review what was accomplished in the Sprint and what has changed in the environment. They collaborate to discover and decide on the next things that could be worked on to optimize value.
What does the Sprint Review allow?
The Sprint Review allows a transparent forum where stakeholders and the Scrum Team can discuss progress and re-plan based on new priorities.
This is not the only time this can happen, but there are advantages in doing it in an open and transparent way with everyone with an interest in the product present and able to contribute.
What approaches can the Scrum team take in terms of Sprint Review sessions?
The Sprint Review is a working session and the Scrum Team should avoid limiting it to a presentation. It does not have to be a demo.
A hands-on workshop style inspection to allow stakeholders to use the Increment may require more facilitation but may result in greater learning and insights. Other approaches are also possible.
What is the effect on the Product Backlog as a result of the Sprint Review?
As a result of the Sprint Review, the Product Backlog may be adapted to reflect new insights.
In practice, the actual detailed changes to the Product Backlog may be made after the Sprint Review in order to allow sufficient time for the changes to be made. If big adaptations have resulted, then refinement will likely be necessary on these Product Backlog items to get them ready for a future Sprint.
What happens to work that has not met the Definition of Done?
Work that has not met the Definition of Done is not shown in the Sprint Review in order to maintain transparency. This work is returned to the Product Backlog.
