Sprint Planning: Why it’s an essential skill for project management

A recent report found only 2.5 percent of companies complete and deliver their project goals on time and 70 percent of projects fail to deliver on their set goals.

Sprint planning, an agile project management strategy, is the perfect solution for teams with these struggles.

But what is sprint planning, how can it be implemented, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of the strategy?

What is sprint planning?

· 79 percent of businesses already use some form of sprint planning
· Explaining the strategy of sprint planning and the different aspects of project management that are covered by it.

How to implement sprint planning

· Discussing each stage of sprint planning and best practice to ensure each element is successful
· (e.g.: the correct length of time for meetings, assessing team availability, organising succinct agendas etc.)

The advantages of sprint planning

· A study found that agile strategy frameworks can significantly improve team capabilities
· Listing the benefits that sprint planning can offer
· (e.g.: more effective team communication and collaboration, the identification of clear goals, the anticipation of potential problems etc.)

The disadvantages of sprint planning

· Outlining the downsides of sprint planning
· (e.g.: its time-consuming nature, inflexibility to accommodate changes, limiting visibility etc.)
· Listing the best ways to counter these and how to implement sprint planning with limited interruptions to team productivity.