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Start sprint planning with clearer stories and fewer last-minute surprises.

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Before a scheduled planning session, gather backlog items marked ready or active and check them against the team’s Definition of Ready. Give each story a concise review with gaps to resolve, then prepare a team briefing and optional sprint-goal ideas. Keep the Scrum Master in control of feedback, priorities, and the exact message sent to the team.

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Illustrative workflow and outcome
A sprint planning session is approachingA team planning schedule and backlog items approved for review
“Assess candidate stories against agreed readiness criteria and prepare a planning brief for human approval.”
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Clear tasks, with review where it matters.

  1. Check the team’s planning schedule
  2. Gather stories marked for planning
  3. Assess each story against team readiness criteria
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A set of reviewed backlog items with readiness feedback and a proposed team briefing awaiting approval.

What this workflow could do

Helps Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches prepare for sprint planning by surfacing incomplete stories and bringing relevant work into one review.

Review points proposed in this idea

Readiness suggestions can overlook team agreements, dependencies, or changes in priority. Keep feedback tied to the original story, let the team correct mistaken assessments, and leave sprint selection and goals to the people planning the work. Require the Scrum Master to approve the exact preparation email and recipient list before it is sent.

How the idea could work

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  1. Identify when the next sprint planning session is due and which backlog items should be reviewed.

Step 1 of 5

Check the team’s planning schedule

Identify when the next sprint planning session is due and which backlog items should be reviewed.

Proposed setup considerations

These are planning notes for the concept, not instructions for a currently available template.

  1. 01

    Define the planning schedule and backlog scope

    Set which planning sessions and work statuses should prompt a readiness review.

  2. 02

    Document the Definition of Ready

    Provide the team’s actual criteria for story clarity, acceptance, dependencies, and estimation.

  3. 03

    Choose how feedback and goals are presented

    Specify the review format and make clear that suggested goals are discussion prompts, not final decisions.

  4. 04

    Assign planning and email approvers

    Name the Scrum Master or delegate who reviews feedback and approves the final brief and recipient list.

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