Sprint planning is the Scrum event in which a development team selects items from the product backlog and defines a goal and plan for the upcoming time-boxed iteration. The team negotiates scope against capacity, decomposes chosen items into actionable work, and commits to a realistic sprint backlog. It establishes shared understanding of what will be delivered and how, anchoring the iteration’s focus.
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- The team balances forecasted scope against its capacity, breaking chosen backlog items into tasks and surfacing dependencies and risks. Distributed teams frequently run the session on a Collaborative Whiteboard, using shared sticky-note boards and estimation grids to visualise the backlog, reach consensus on the sprint goal, and record the resulting plan transparently.