The Rules of A Successful Scrum Sprint

The Scrum framework is all about optimizing the development process and minimizing time wasted. In order to achieve the aforementioned goals, the development process is broken into Sprints.

According to Scrum.org, a Sprint is “a time-box of one month or less during which a “Done”, usable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created. Sprints have consistent duration throughout a development effort. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.”

It is quickly evident that the quality of a final software piece that has been developed with Scrum methods relies on the effectiveness of the each Sprint of the process.

To ensure Sprint success you need to keep in mind the 12 Basic Rules in Scrum:

1. Every Sprint is Four Weeks or Less in Duration
2. There are no Breaks Between Sprints
3. Every Sprint is the Same Length
4. The Intention of Every Sprint is “Potentially Shippable” Software
5. Every Sprint includes Sprint Planning
6. The Sprint Planning Meeting is Time boxed to 2 Hours / Week of Sprint Length
7. The Daily Scrum occurs every day at the same time of day
8. The Daily Scrum is time-boxed to 15 minutes
9. Every Sprint includes Sprint Review for stakeholder feedback on the product
10. Every Sprint includes Sprint Retrospective for the team to inspect and adapt
11. Review and Retrospective meetings are time boxed in total to 2 hours/week of Sprint length
12. There is no break between the Sprint Review and Retrospective meetings

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