How to run a sprint planning session
The most common failure is choosing work before checking capacity. A team that plans from a backlog without looking at the calendar commits to a sprint that is already impossible on day one.
What matters here
- Check real capacity first, including leave
- Review what carried over and why
- Select work together, not by assignment
- Agree what done means for each item
- Write down what was not selected
Capacity before ambition
Count the days people actually have. Deduct leave, support duty and recurring meetings. The number that remains is the real budget, and starting from it prevents the ritual of overcommitment followed by apology.
Carry-over honesty
Look at what did not finish last time and ask why once. Recurring carry-over is a signal about estimation or interruptions, and ignoring it makes planning a formality.
Defining done
For each item, say what complete looks like: reviewed, tested, deployed, documented. Without that, review becomes a negotiation at the end of the sprint instead of a check.
Frequently asked questions
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