Project Events and Timelines The Sprint A sprint is a short cycle of development in which a product increment is created by the team and each sprint has a scope of what has to be developed, a design and a flexible plan that will guide development. It is important for sprints to have a consistent length throughout development. Sprints are important because they allow predictability which helps a sprint goal to be inspected and its progress monitored. The duration of sprints is no more than a calendar month and as soon as a sprint is complete a new one can begin immediately after that; this limits the risk to one calendar month of cost. Sprint Planning Sprint planning is done at the beginning of each sprint and identifies the work to be performed in the sprint. The product owner and the team identify requirements needed to achieve the goal of the sprint and the individual tasks it will take to complete each requirement. It is important for the scrum master to be present to ensure that the event takes place and purpose is understood by the team. Eight hours maximum for a calendar month sprint has been allocated and this can be reduced for a …show more content…
The daily scrum takes place at the same time and place every day to reduce complexity and this time-boxed event will take 15 minutes. This event is important because it provides clarity on what each individual has done and what they will do for the day to help the development team to meet the sprint goal, and flag any problems they foresee might prevent them from achieving the sprint goal. The scrum master guides the development team to keep the meeting within the 15 minute time-box and ensure that they have the meeting. It is however the responsibility of the development team to conduct the daily