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Sprint review vs. sprint retrospective

At the end of each sprint, there are two meetings held: the sprint review and the sprint retrospective. The sprint review's purpose is to inspect the increment that was developed in that sprint and collect feedback from key stakeholders. The sprint retrospective is to inspect and improve the agile practices that were followed during the sprint. Both are distinct and essential for a Scrum team to function well.

Agile Sprint Reviews - Zoho Sprints

What is a sprint review in agile?

A sprint review is a collaborative meeting that is typically held at the end of every sprint. This is when the team runs through work items they completed during the sprint or iteration. A sprint review ensures key stakeholders are up to date, and it enables them to provide feedback. At the end of each sprint review, the product owner or the team lead uses this feedback to create necessary work items in the product backlog.

What is a sprint review in agile?

What happens during a sprint review?

While sprint reviews do not have a mandatory prescribed structure per se, they have certain components that tend to be consistent across organizations and teams.

Sprint review participants

During a sprint review, the entire development team, the scrum master, the product owner, and the key stakeholders are present.

Demonstrating completed work

The product owner explains how much of the sprint goal they were able to accomplish. Team members demonstrate the stories and tasks they completed and discuss the incomplete ones, as well as the hurdles they faced. The review for a month-long sprint typically takes four hours.

The stakeholders act as the end user and interact with the increment, raising any questions they may have. It's crucial that stakeholders are present during the sprint review, as this is an important point in the development process, and their interests should be represented.

Reviewing the product backlog

The product owner discusses the current state of the backlog and the project's delivery dates, incorporating the state of the market, technology, and the latest feedback.

Evaluating the roadmap and preparing for the next sprint

Lastly, the potential capabilities, release timelines, and budget of the product are reviewed. The sprint review offers valuable input for the next sprint planning meeting.

Scrum Sprint Reviews Meeting - Zoho Sprints

How often are sprint reviews conducted or held?

The sprint review frequency depends on the below criteria:

  • The number of sprints that the team typically requires to deliver a product prototype.
  • The average length of each sprint within that particular project.

What is the purpose of a sprint review?

The core sprint review purpose is to enable the team to collect feedback on the work items that have been completed during a sprint. It also helps them evaluate how well they have performed as a team. With feedback, the team can verify whether they are meeting stakeholder requirements, understand any changes that need to be made, and decide what will remain the same in upcoming sprints. The sprint review contributes to a transparent process and ensures the team meets expectations.

4 best practices for your sprint review

Define your "done"

During a sprint review, the team presents work items that are "done." Is your user story finished once it's developed and tested in the local environment, or is it really done only when it's in production? It's important to make your definition of "done" clear because there's no purpose in the team demonstrating software that hasn't been tested or isn't "potentially shippable."

Define your done
  • Keep it casual

    Sprint reviews are usually informal. Slideshow presentations are a big no-no. Instead of slides, present your working software instead. The tone of the meeting can also be conversational, following which the discussions become more friendly and the feedback is more welcome.

  • Involve your PO

    The product owner is a part of the core team and should be involved with all stories and tasks the team is working on. In some teams, the product owner even presents the software to the stakeholders. It's not a good sign if the product owner is getting their first demo of the software along with the stakeholders during the review meeting.

Celebrate small wins

The sprint review meeting is not just a demo opportunity or a place to get feedback. It's crucial to use this meeting to celebrate anything the team has accomplished in that sprint. The increment is a small step towards the goal. It adds value to the product, and celebrating small wins is a great way to boost morale within the team.

If your team doesn't have demo-ready software at the end of the sprint, it could be an indication that you're taking on more than you can chew or that your goals changed mid-sprint. Feedback and insights are key players that drive an agile team forward. Sprint review meetings are the place to inspect and adapt your product, along with getting feedback from stakeholders and potential end users. This makes the sprint review an important meeting in the Scrum process. It ensures your process stays agile.

Celebrate small wins

If your team doesn't have demo-ready software at the end of the sprint, it could be an indication that you're taking on more than you can chew or that your goals changed mid-sprint. Feedback and insights are key players that drive an agile team forward. Sprint review meetings are the place to inspect and adapt your product, along with getting feedback from stakeholders and potential end users. This makes the sprint review an important meeting in the Scrum process. It ensures your process stays agile.

Streamlining sprint reviews with Zoho Sprints

  • Choose how you connect: Zoho Sprints comes with a dedicated "Meetings" module for conducting various agile ceremonies, including sprint reviews. Additionally, Sprints readily integrates with Zoho Meeting to make your interactions more productive than ever.
  • Multi-level dashboards: With Zoho Sprints, you get access to comprehensive dashboards at the project, sprint, epic, release, and user levels. You can use these to highlight key metrics based on your requirement during your sprint reviews.
  • Real-time progress tracking: The "Reports" module on Zoho Sprints consists of all the popular agile report charts from burnup-burndown all the way to processing time for individual work items. These visual charts give you a clear picture of your progress to assess when your sprint review meetings are taking place.
  • Collate spontaneous feedback: Each work item in Zoho Sprints comes with sections for adding detailed information including text descriptions, comments, checklists, and attachments. You can use these sections to allocate any feedback steps or specific information during your sprint reviews.