Agile rituals: essential practices for a successful Scrum (2/2)
Agile Ritual: Focus on Sprints The first part of this article was dedicated to the roles and structures in Scrum. In this part, we will focus in more detail on the Sprint part, a key point for an efficient implementation of the agile method. First of all, it is necessary to consider that the objectives defined during the sprint planning were Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Temporally defined (S.M.A.R.T). The sprint review must then allow the team to present the achievements made during the sprint, by a series of demonstrations to the stakeholders. Objective: Carried out on the last day of the sprint, just before the retrospective, it must "show" the product. The purpose of this meeting is to present the results in a concrete way. In summary, what has been done during the sprint as an achievement in view of the Backlog. Prerequisites: The team must ensure that the material necessary for the proper conduct of the demonstrations is ready and functional (network, components, data). The participants are the stakeholders and other people in the organization, the Product Owner, developers and the Scrum Master. Duration: As a general rule, it depends on the duration of the sprint. For example, for a [...]