Sprint Goal - A Scrum Commitment [Scrum Guide Video]
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Video: Scrum Artifact Commitment - Sprint Goal
This is from the official 2020 Scrum Guide by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland.
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Scrum Artifact Commitment - Sprint Goal as defined in the official 2020 Scrum Guide
Commitment: Sprint Goal
The Sprint Goal is the single objective for the Sprint. Although the Sprint Goal is a commitment by the Developers, it provides flexibility in terms of the exact work needed to achieve it. The Sprint Goal also creates coherence and focus, encouraging the Scrum Team to work together rather than on separate initiatives.
The Sprint Goal is created during the Sprint Planning event and then added to the Sprint Backlog. As the Developers work during the Sprint, they keep the Sprint Goal in mind. If the work turns out to be different than they expected, they collaborate with the Product Owner to negotiate the scope of the Sprint Backlog within the Sprint without affecting the Sprint Goal.
References and Additional Learning Resources
View the “Scrum Artifact Commitment - Sprint Goal” section in the Interactive Scrum Guide.
Listen to the “Scrum Artifact Commitment: Sprint Goal” from the Scrum Guide Audio Book.
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