Planning Roles
The Stakeholders, who shape the frequency of releases. A release may be planned for the end of every Sprint, or may be required every few Sprint. The agreement on when releases occur also helps determine the ideal length for a Sprint in the project. The stakeholders also participate in review meetings, where alignment with the requirements is assessed and possible changes are identified for inclusion in the next Sprint (no change requests are considered during a Sprint).
The Scrum Master plays a facilitation role, quite unlike the role of project manager. He ensures that the required meetings are held and time-boxes them according to Scrum best practices.
The Development Team plan what work they are to do in the next Sprint, based on the Prioritized Product Backlog and their Sprint Velocity (amount of work expressed as a number of points that can be accomplished in one Sprint). They also own the short-range planning, as they each report on their next day’s planned work in the daily standup meetings.
Recommended Further Reading
The following materials may assist you in order to get the most out of this course: