Treating Sprint Reviews like Demos
Here is another common scenario we see frequently: On the last day of the sprint, stakeholders meet with the Scrum team. The development team demos what they’ve accomplished since the last sprint review. The stakeholders inspect the new functionality and the product owner collects their feedback. After the review, the PO adapts the product backlog based on this feedback. Nobody—not stakeholders nor members of the Scrum team—has a clear understanding of the direction of the project. The stakeholders simply saw a demo but weren’t given any context about how the team arrived at that increment.
In this scenario, the Scrum team was trying to do the right thing by meeting with stakeholders and allowing them to inspect ...
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