Sprint refinement, also known as backlog product refinement or grooming, is a collaborative discussion process that occurs during a sprint to improve the product backlog. It aims to increase team efficiency, reduce uncertainty in estimates, and reduce sprint planning time. The product owner and development team participate to further define and size user stories and prioritize the backlog. Refinement sessions are expected to result in a shared team understanding of user stories, estimated and sized stories, and an optimized product backlog prioritization.

1. Backlog
Product
Refinement
By Sara El-Kady

2. Famous scrum rituals
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3. Sprint refinement – What/Why
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What
• Aka - Backlog Product
Refinement/Grooming
• collaborative discussion process
• to make improvements to the product
backlog
Why
• Increase team efficiency
• Reduce uncertainty
• Makes estimates easier
• Reduces sprint planning time

4. Who participates?
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5. Who participates?
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6. How long does it take?
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7. 10% of sprint time
Take time in your current to prepare for your
next sprints.. It’s an ongoing process.
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8. Refinement sessions
expected outcome?
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9. Refinement sessions expected outcome?
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Team understanding
of user stories
Estimated/Sized user
stories
Prioritized backlog

10. Open discussion
 How much time do your team spend on
backlog grooming?
 What are the best practices/lessons
learned you have to share?
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11. references
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• https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2014/october/product-
backlog-refinement
• https://www.leadingagile.com/2013/11/cheat-sheet-backlog-refinement/
• https://www.sitepoint.com/scrum-rituals-daily-standup/