The team commits to the Sprint Goal during the Sprint Planning. The team doesn’t commit to completing the whole Sprint Backlog as it will probably change.
The Sprint Goal gives guidance on what to include in the Sprint Backlog, but it doesn’t limit it. There might be items not directly aligned with the Sprint Goal. But if a decision needs to be made, the items aligned with the Sprint Goal take priority.
Characteristics #
- A team can only work on a single Sprint Goal in a Sprint.
- The Sprint Goal is timeboxed to the duration of the Sprint.
Example #
For the Sprint Backlog described in the example in Sprint Backlog, a Sprint Goal may be:
- Allow customers to make an order in our store
- Get a stable version of the game that works with 4 players
- Improve API performance by 10%
