A sprint in Scrum begins with a Sprint planning event in which Scrum team considers the Product Backlog Items (PBIs) from the top of the Product Backlog for the upcoming sprint.
The main activities of Sprint planning event are to:
- select the PBIs the team forecasts it can deliver during the sprint
- come to a consensus on a Sprint Goal
- plan how to achieve the Sprint Goal
What is a Sprint Goal?
A Scrum team jointly commits to a short statement of the value it intends to deliver during the sprint. This is guided by the Product Owner. This becomes the focus of all work in the sprint and the team creates a Product Increment to meet the Sprint Goal.
Sprint Goal can be formed in many different ways.
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