Sprint Planning Deep Dive

Sprint Planning

Sprint Planning is a Scrum event that initiates each sprint by defining what work can be delivered and how that work will be achieved.

Sprint Planning Structure

• Time-box: Maximum 8 hours for a 1-month sprint (proportionally less for shorter sprints)
• Participants: Entire Scrum Team (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers)

Two Key Questions

1. What can be done this sprint? — Product Owner presents priority items; team selects based on capacity
2. How will the work be done? — Team decomposes items into tasks and creates a plan

Sprint Planning Outputs

• Sprint Goal — A coherent objective for the sprint
• Sprint Backlog — Selected product backlog items + plan for delivering them

PMP Exam Points

• The Product Owner proposes items but the team decides how much to take on
• The sprint goal provides flexibility — items can change if the goal is preserved
• Velocity from previous sprints is used for capacity planning

Related Study Resources

• Topic: Scrum Framework
• Topic: Retrospectives
• Agile & Scrum Cheat Sheet