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User Stories – Part 9

Sprint Planning

The first part of Sprint Planning is used to identify what to put into the Sprint Backlog. This is where the Product Owner identifies the Sprint goal, scopes what backlog items to include, and prioritizes the Sprint backlog from the most important to the least important. The Product Owner must be able to clarify what the functionality is and why they’re valuable. Acceptance criteria should also be discussed so that the team will know what to meet in finishing PBIs.

The second half of Sprint Planning is where the team discusses how to finish the Sprint’s product increment. Tasks for each PBI are identified, and because tasks are never assigned to a Scrum project, each team member picks tasks for themselves. More experienced team members can take the technically challenging tasks, while less experienced ones can choose simpler tasks or be mentored for the more difficult ones.

If not yet done during Product Backlog prioritization, the team also estimates the complexity or amount of time needed for each PBI. One way to estimate PBIs would be to use Poker Planning, where everyone votes for the agreed Story Point, a number relative to the complexity of the PBI at hand. The total Story Points in a Sprint indicates the total effort needed to be given. While the Product Owner may choose not to take part in this session, it’s beneficial to have him around in case the team needs to clarify or renegotiate the scope.

Sprint Review

The Sprint Review is the ceremony primarily used for inspecting the product increment of a Sprint. Each PBI is demonstrated to the Product Owner (along with other customers, if available) and feedback is taken for each PBI. If not done during the Sprint, PBIs are assessed if they meet the Definition of Done or if they still need to be worked on. The feedback gathered can also be used to come up with future PBIs, which, in turn, will create more tasks for the team.

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You will gain an in-depth understanding of the Scrum Product Owner roles and responsibilities, and you will be able to

  • Fully understand the role of the Scrum Product Owner
  • Understand the roles involved in an Agile project
  • Create an effective Product Backlog
  • Effectively participate in Scrum Meetings such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Retrospective
  • Identify the roles involves in the Scrum Team

What topics are covered within this course?

You will cover the following topics during this course:

  1. An Introduction to Agile Project Management (Product Owner)
  2. The 12 Agile Principles (Product Owner)
  3. The Declaration of Interdependence (Product Owner)
  4. Introduction to Scrum (Product Owner)
  5. Scrum Project Roles (Product Owner)
  6. The Agile Project Life-cycle (Product Owner)
  7. Acceptance Criteria and the Prioritised Product Backlog (Product Owner)
  8. Epics and Personas (Product Owner)
  9. Sprint Planning (Product Owner)
  10. User Stories (Product Owner)
  11. The Daily Scrum (Product Owner)
  12. The Product Backlog (Product Owner)
  13. Scrum Charts (Product Owner)
  14. Review and Retrospective (Product Owner)
  15. Validating a Sprint (Product Owner)
  16. Releasing the Product (Product Owner)

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