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sprint backlog

Last post 03:20 pm March 7, 2017 by Ian Mitchell
3 replies
Violaine Tremblay
11:10 pm March 3, 2017

Hi,

Can we say that the sprint backlog is created during the sprint? I know, it's created during the sprint planning, but after all, the sprint backlog emerges during the sprint.

So it's also right to say the sprint backlog is created during the sprint...?

 

Sanjay Saini
09:27 am March 7, 2017

There is a difference between the Creation and Emergence.

BTW why do we want to justify it and to whom?

Manikanth Kambhampati
09:57 am March 7, 2017

The output of the sprint planning is sprint goal and sprint backlog items. The SB items are then decomposed to a list of tasks per item.

for example:

if the SB is "extract the customer information into a csv format and send mail"

then this item is decomposed to a list of tasks like

1. Write a sql query to extract the information.

2. Save it in csv on database server

3. Attach the extract and send mail to the concerned party

now the DT starts work on these tasks, later they have identifies that for doing the third task they need to write a shell script to pick the file up and then send.

so they break the task 3 into further like

write a shell script to send an email

automate this whole process if its needed on periodcal basis using a cron job

 

so as you see the sprint backlog emerges during the sprint.

 

thanks

manikanth

Ian Mitchell
03:20 pm March 7, 2017

> Can we say that the sprint backlog is created during the sprint?

The Sprint Backlog ought to be created and burned down in the Sprint.

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