This article discusses the essence of Sprint Review .

In a nutshell

Sprint Review is a time-boxed¹ event in which the Scrum Team and invited stakeholders inspect what has been Done with respect to the Sprint Goal , gain insight into values, and adapt business strategy if necessary.

Output

Essential:

• An adapted Product Backlog

• An adapted business strategy and roadmap²

Better:

• Celebration³

Input

Essential:

• Sprint Goal

• Increment ⁴

• Sprint Backlog

Better:

This article discusses the essence of Sprint Planning .

In a nutshell

Sprint Planning is a time-boxed¹ event in which the Scrum Team defines the Sprint Goal and makes a feasible plan for the goal, to the best knowledge, information and belief of the team.

Output

Essential:

• Sprint Goal

• A feasible plan for achieving the Sprint Goal

• Sprint Backlog Items with the property of INVEST (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable)²

在用 Prometheus + Grafana 監控自家服務的同時，我們也會想用同一套系統去監控第三方服務。

本文介紹一個好用的 Prometheus 官方工具：Blackbox exporter，可以省下手刻 curl 腳本的工夫。我也順便介紹一些踩過的雷。

This article discusses the essence of Daily Scrum .

In a nutshell

Daily Scrum is a time-boxed daily event in which the Developers gather together to quickly inspect current performance and to identify necessary actions in order to increase the confidence in achieving the Sprint Goal .

Output

Essential:

• Updated confidence in the Sprint Goal supported by evidence.

• Updated plans, if necessary, for achieving the Sprint Goal .

Input

Essential:

• Up-to-date Sprint performance status supported by evidence.

Tools and Techniques

Essential:

Preface of the series

The series of “Essence of Scrum” articles tries to identify the essence of Scrum elements (e.g., events and artifacts) so that:

• the core can be understood without much effort.

• the feeling overwhelmed can be reduced.

• the gradual adoption is more possible.

My selection and elaboration of “essence” is very subjective. Follow the advice at your own risk.