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Quick Navigation<\/span>Sprint Zero – Intro<\/a>What’s the Sprint Zero Concept?<\/a>How to Get the Most Out of Sprint Zero\u200b<\/a>Common Pitfalls of the Sprint Zero Process<\/a>Does Sprint Zero Help With Sprint Planning?<\/a>Final Words on Sprint Zero<\/a>What is an iteration backlog in agile?<\/a>What are Iteration goals?<\/a>Is Iteration Planning another word for Iteration Backlog?<\/a>What is an Iteration Planning Meeting?<\/a>What is the goal of this meeting?<\/a>What is a \u201cUser Story\u201d in Agile?<\/a>Conclusion – Iteration Backlog<\/a><\/p>\n

Sprint Zero – Intro<\/h2>\n

The Sprint Zero idea, like many things on planet earth, is often used and abused. So, what is Sprint Zero<\/a> in agile? Sprints are agile’s way of breaking down project management processes into smaller manageable parts in order to simplify the entire procedure in general.<\/p>\n

Sprint zero is what is usually known as “project before the project”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This concept is proving to be so effective until large organizations are starting to apply these agile principles across all project management departments.<\/p>\n

With that said, as agile demand grows, so does the mystification around the Sprint Zero<\/a> term. In its most simplified meaning, it’s basically the application of Scrum Sprint<\/a> frameworks to pre-planning procedures for a project.<\/p>\n

This pre-planning procedure manages to become a project within itself during the course of the Sprint. <\/p>\n

The Scrum school of thought is of the belief that every sprint should produce potentially viable value.<\/p>\n

What’s the Sprint Zero Concept?<\/h3>\n

Sprint Zero’s main goal is to produce some viable value that can be utilized by the team that follows suit. However, the question of what the concept of the entire procedure is can be a very tricky one to answer.<\/p>\n

Most software and management leaders tend to demonstrate how much they understand agile scrum<\/a> concepts and will usually want to run all their other systems under Sprint from day one, however, they’re probably going to be unable to produce even a single releasable feature.<\/p>\n

The name zero comes from the failure to produce this feature which is used to tell stake holders to expect nothing from the sprint as it is a Zero Sprint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zero Sprints are generally required to keep designs minimal, create project skeletons (including all the research spikes), developing a tiny number of stories until completion and be lightweight as well as low velocity.<\/p>\n

A small number of stories should already be in the backlog before the beginning of the Sprint Zero process<\/a> if you want this approach to be a success to you. This few number of stories will act as catalyst for the Sprint to produce results<\/a> that can be demonstrated.<\/p>\n

How to Get the Most Out of Sprint Zero\u200b<\/h3>\n

If you want to know how to get the most of Sprint Zero you first have to know how to conduct the procedure effectively.<\/p>\n

The best way for you to understand this process is to know that for you to have a successful Sprint Zero process you’ll have to be ready to begin from Sprint One.<\/p>\n

“Ready” in this context is a bit of a vague term because readiness does not mean the operation procedures that are in place are available. However, this aspect has hopefully been taken care of. What readiness basically means is that development can occur in the said environment. A few do’s and dont’s if you want to conduct a successful Sprint Zero procedure:-<\/p>\n