Does your team also have a Sprint Goal but no clue how to reach it? The answer often lies in the Sprint Backlog.
The Sprint Backlog is a bit like the Product Backlog, but for the Sprint. It is the list of items that support the Sprint Goal, and the team commits to doing its best to deliver them.
According to the Scrum Guide, the Sprint Backlog is made up of three elements: the Sprint Goal, the list of selected items, and the plan to achieve them.
Imagine you’re going grocery shopping. You don’t need to take the whole store. You only take what you need for the week, or for the dish you want to cook.
The Sprint Backlog works the same way. We select from the Product Backlog only the items needed to achieve the Sprint Goal.
Of course, this backlog is not set in stone. It is dynamic. The only thing that doesn’t change is the Sprint Goal. If tomorrow we discover something new, we can absolutely change the Sprint plan.
In short, the Sprint Backlog is a list of items tied to a living Sprint Goal, which lets us know whether we’re moving in the right direction and how to get there.
And you, how does your team keep its Sprint Backlog alive day to day?
Sources: https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-a-sprint-backlog