Understanding and Apply Scrum [P6]: Sprint Goal - Six reasons why you need to pay more attention to the sprint goal

Question 1

What are the key parts that the scrum guide touches on regarding the sprint goal?

Answer 1

• guidance to the Development Team on WHY it is building the increment
• gives the Development Team some flexibilityregarding the functionality implemented
• selected Product Backlog items deliverone coherent function
• can beany other coherencethat causes the Development Team to work together rather than on separate initiatives

Question 2

The Sprint Goal gives the Development Team some flexibility. Why is this important?

Answer 2

• things don’t usually go as planned
• regroup based on the sprint goal, even with less functionality planned —> how can we achieve the goal with less work?

Question 3

The Sprint Goal gives sense to the tasks and motivates the Team. Why is this important?

Answer 3

enthusiasm when understand why they are doing their work + contribute to common cause

Question 4

The Sprint Goal unites the Development Team. Why is this important?

Answer 4

lays the ground for teamwork - unlikely to succeed by working separately

Question 5

The Sprint Goal helps in managing risks. Why is this important?

Answer 5

• indicates the risk that the team mitigates during the current sprint —> e.g. test technology x and y and make final decision based on results
• risk can be associated with functionality, tech, human factors, external env etc.
• make and decide between two prototypes to reduce risk of a worse decision

Question 6

Explain: The Sprint Goal helps with focus and making decisions

Answer 6

• highlights important only stuff
• if a new task appears, you ask whether it is relevant - otherwise postpone —> e.g. easy bug fix but low priority (will go in product backlog) and not relevant to goal

Question 7

The Sprint Goal helps manage stakeholders’ expectations

Answer 7

• goal satisfies stakeholder’s curiosity - don’t need more specifics
• clear - builds trust