Scrum · pillar 5 of 5
What the Guide does not say
Ceremonies, grooming, story points, velocity — none of them appear. This is where most teams drift.
- 13 There are no ceremonies, and no grooming The Guide says events, never "ceremonies". It says Product Backlog refinement, and describes it as an ongoing activity…
- 14 Scope is negotiable, the Sprint Goal is not The Sprint Goal is the single objective for the Sprint, created in Sprint Planning and added to the Sprint Backlog. As…
- 15 Only the Product Owner can cancel a Sprint A Sprint may be cancelled if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete, and only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel…
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