What are the key ceremonies of Scrum?
The key ceremonies of Scrum are organizing the backlog, sprint planning, sprint, sprint review and sprint retrospective.
The key ceremonies of Scrum are organizing the backlog, sprint planning, sprint, sprint review and sprint retrospective.
SubscribeWhat is Scrum?"The definition of scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking. Empiricism says that knowledge comes from experience and that decisions are made based on what is observed. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on essentials. The scrum framework is heuristic; it’s based on continuous learning and adjustment to fluctuating factors. It acknowledges that the team doesn’t know everything at the start of a project and will evolve through experience. Scrum is structured to help teams naturally adapt to changing conditions and user requirements, with re-prioritization built into the process and short release cycles so your team can constantly learn and improve."
Scrum teams are known to participate in the following key ceremonies:
Organizing the backlog
This event is also known as backlog grooming, and is the responsibility of the product owner, manager or team lead.
Its purpose is to drive the product towards market whist maintaining a pulse on market, client and customer demands and feedback.
Maintaining a good list and prioritizing it is fundamental to producing a good outcome.
Sprint Planning
Sprint planning is the ceremony that is led by a product owner, manager or team lead and which sees a team decide what work will be done, by who and why.
Sprint
A Sprint is a time-boxed period of time where a team completes an objective by carrying out the work planned in the sprint planning ceremony.
Stand Up
A Stand-Up is a 10-15 minute daily meeting for teams to inform leadership, the product owner, manager, team lead and themselves:
- What they did yesterday.
- What they will do today.
- Any obstacles that are in their way.
Sprint Review
A meeting or presentation to the client at the end of the Sprint that often includes a demo of the work that has been executed as part of the Sprint.
Sprint Retrospective
A post-mortem or retrospective ceremony at the end of the Sprint where teams come together to document and discuss:
- The work that was done.
- What went well.
- What could have gone better.
- What went wrong.
This should be a safe space where teams can discuss and grow together.
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