Skipping It
When a Scrum team doesn’t achieve their sprint goal, some teams choose to cancel the sprint review to avoid embarrassment or punishment. Canceling a sprint review to avoid bad feelings is a sign that there’s a lack of trust in an organization. Delaying bad news only makes the news worse when it’s finally reported. It may sound counterintuitive, but holding a sprint review is exactly what the Scrum teams needs to do when problems occur because it will help them build trust in the organization.
Scrum teams skip sprint reviews for many reasons:
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They failed to achieve the sprint goal.
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They need just a little more time to accomplish the sprint goal and will hold the event after the next sprint.
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Only one or two stakeholders are available ...
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