How to Create and Use a Sprint Backlog (Ultimate Guide)

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While a sprint backlog may seem like a simple to-do list, it is crucial to the success of any Scrum sprint.

Because?

Guide the Scrum Team members on what to deliver during that sprint! This is very important from a customer satisfaction perspective as well as from a productivity perspective.

If the chefs at your favorite restaurant adopted Agile and Scrum it would look something like this

Food: Deliverable
Recipe: Sprint
Process: Agile
Ingredients: Backlog Items
But what is included in these backlog items?

and, more importantly, how do you use the to-do list?

In this Scrum guide, we're going to cover how to build and use a sprint backlog to help you communication directors email lists prepare as well as Gordon Ramsay cooks dishes!

man saying this is going to be exciting

Let's cook!

But as with any multi-course meal, we should start with the appetizers before getting to the main course.

That's why we're first going to cover what Scrum is and then we'll tackle sprint backlogs.

But if you're really hungry for the main sprint backlog dish, we've got that too (click here to jump to that section)

man saying where is the food

What is Scrum methodology?
Scrum is an Agile Project Management method that helps teams complete projects as quickly as possible.

This project management team uses this methodology, dividing projects into short development cycles called sprints . Each sprint is an iteration during which teams develop different sections of a project.

Although the Scrum framework is primarily used by agile software development teams, any team looking for some flexibility in their projects, such as sales and marketing teams, can also use it.

Be sure to check out our detailed guide: What is Agile Software Development?