The 4 Scrum Ceremonies Made Simple: A Quick Guide To Scrum Meetings

Scrum ceremonies are important elements of the agile software delivery process. They are not just meetings for the sake of having meetings. Rather, these ceremonies provide the framework for teams to get work done in a structured manner, help to set expectations, empower the team to collaborate effectively, and ultimately drive results. If they’re not managed appropriately, however, they can overwhelm calendars and drown out the value they are intended to provide. These ceremonies fulfill & enable several core/original principles. Often, when teams abandon certain ceremonies it’s because they don’t see the value in them anymore, which indicates they may have also abandoned the principles. In this article, we will unpack the four scrum ceremonies, delving into their purpose, attendees, and tips & tricks to make them most effective. The four ceremonies are: <ol> <li>Sprint Planning</li> <li>Daily Scrum</li> <li>Sprint Review</li> <li>Sprint Retrospective</li> </ol> It is important to note that these ceremonies are specific to the <a href="https://www.scrum.org/resources/what-is-scrum" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">scrum</a> framework, an agile process that teams use around the world to build things that work. Scrum is intentionally lightweight and simple, but it is difficult to master. It is intended to provide a framework for cross-functional teams to solve complex problems. <a href="https://medium.com/ideas-by-crema/the-4-scrum-ceremonies-made-simple-a-quick-guide-to-scrum-meetings-ea91fe604d88">Read More</a>