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Sprint Planning

The team sets a sprint goal towards the PI objectives and decides how.

01What it's for

In Sprint Planning the team sets a sprint goal that moves the PI objectives forward, forecasts the work and decides how to do it.

02What it turns into on the old system

A manager assigns tasks, capacity is filled to 100%, and the sprint becomes a small waterfall.

03How you notice

  • There is no sprint goal.
  • The plan is dictated.
  • Everyone leaves with a personal task list.

04How to make it work

Link the sprint goal to the PI objectives.

Let the team pull the work.

Leave slack for the unexpected.