ProductManagementJournalVolume 7 9 SCRUM Theteamisacross-functionalgroupof,typically,5to9peoplewho delivertheproduct(effortestimation,analysis,design,development, testing,documentationandprogresstracking).Puristsarguetheteam shouldbeself-organisedbutinpracticewe’veseentheneedfor experiencedmemberstoprovideinsightintoestimationandwork allocation. Beforethestartofasprint,asprintplanningmeetingisheldto decideontherequirementsthatwillbeincludedfordevelopment– theseareknownasthesprintbacklog.Theteamthencommitsto deliveringthesewithinthesprintcycle. EverydaytheScrummasterrunsashort(e.g.15min)dailyScrum meeting.Thisistosharethestatusofwhat’sbeingdevelopedand identifyanypotentialissues.Tokeepthemshorttheyareoftenrunas stand-upmeetingswhereeveryonestaysstandingfortheduration. Attendeesshouldbeabletoanswerthequestions.Whathaveyoudone sincethelastmeeting?,Whatwillyoudobetweennowandthenext meetingandisthereanythingthatwillstopyoufromdoingwhatyou haveplanned? Oncethesprintisfinishedasprintdemoisorganisedtoshowthe variousstakeholderswhathasbeendeliveredandgetsign-offfrom the productowner. Followingthisasprintretrospectivemeetingisheldto Sprint tasks Sprint backlog Product backlog Sprint (2 to 4 weeks) Sprint planning Daily scrum meetings Sprint demo Develop and test Potentially shippable product Fig.4The Scrumsprint