Sprint Layout 6.0 Magyarl
Melvin Amey
In the this article Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org, outlines the sprint planning ceremony as it's described at Scrum.org. Scrum.org teaches scrum according to the Scrum Guide, which is considered the official guide for the scrum framework among the agile world. Below Megan Cook, Head of Product for Jira, shares her perspective on sprint planning in this video:
Sprint planning is an event in scrum that kicks off the sprint. The purpose of sprint planning is to define what can be delivered in the sprint and how that work will be achieved. Sprint planning is done in collaboration with the whole scrum team.
In scrum, the sprint is a set period of time where all the work is done. However, before you can leap into action you have to set up the sprint. You need to decide on how long the time box is going to be, the sprint goal, and where you're going to start. The sprint planning session kicks off the sprint by setting the agenda and focus. If done correctly, it also creates an environment where the team is motivated, challenged, and can be successful. Bad sprint plans can derail the team by setting unrealistic expectations.
Sprint planning should be constrained no more than two hours for each week of the sprint. So, for example, the sprint planning meeting for a two-week sprint would be no longer than four hours. This is called "timeboxing", or setting a maximum amount of time for the team to accomplish a task, in this case, planning the sprint. The scrum master is responsible for making sure the meeting happens the timebox is understood. If the team is happy before the timebox is finished, then the event is over. A timebox is a maximum time allowed; there is no minimum time allowed.
Pro tip: Focus the first part of sprint planning on the objective of the sprint rather than the details of the backlog. By focusing on the goal rather than the work it is possible to find smart alternatives for how that goal is achieved.
The sprint goal describes the objective of the sprint at a high level, but the backlog Items can also be written with an outcome in mind. User stories are one great way of describing the work from a customer point of view. User stories, written like the one below, re-focus defects, issues, and improvements on the outcome the customer is seeking rather than the observed problem.
By adding clear, measurable results to the user story, the outcomes can be clearly measured, and you know when you are done. By getting as much up-front clarity as possible on the work the team is focusing on, everyone gets the transparency needed to get started on the work. For example, leaving things vague is much worse than describing something as a question to be answered during the sprint.
Sprint planning requires some level of estimation. The team needs to define what can or cannot be done in the sprint: estimated effort vs capacity. Estimation is often confused with commitments. Estimates are by their very nature forecasts based on the knowledge at hand. Techniques such as story points or t-shirt sizing add value to the process by giving the team a different way of looking at the problem. They are not, however, magical tools that can find out the truth when there is none to be found. The more unknowns, the less likely the estimate will be correct.
Anti-Aliasing
The quality of the screen presentation iis strongly improved with the anti-aliasing-technology. Edges are smoothed and the layout is looking much more realistic, even in small zoom modes.
Automatic Ground Plane
This function fills unused areas of a layout with copper automatically. This accelerates the corroding process and saves corroding material. You may also use this function to create a screen for HF-boards. You can also define thermal-pads on the automatic ground-plane.
Test function
This function is very helpful to check your layout. You can click on any position of your layout, and Sprint-Layout will find all connected layout-elements, and light them up. This makes it very easy to check the signal flow of the layout.
The Autorouter
There is simple point-to-point autorouter integrated in Sprint-Layout. This autorouter is able to connect two points of your layout. These two points are defined with a connection (rubberband). The autorouter was not designed, to generate whole boards at once. This is usually not possible. To create a proper layout, you have to design it mostly by yourself. The autorouter in Sprint-Layout is designed as an easy to use autorouter. You don't have to make obscure specifications and options. The autorouter is as simple as the whole software.
High resolution and accuracy
The resolution and the accuracy of Sprint-Layout was increased substantially. This concerns also the grid settings and the maximum zoom factor. It is now possible to define a grid-value up to 1µm. So it is no problem to design even very fine layout structures. Also the selection of a special grid-value with the grid-menu is very easy. Just select the desired value from the popup-menu, which is filled with all default grid-values, either in inch or metric values. Of course you can easily extend this grid-menu with your own-defined grid-values. You can change the current grid also with the numeric keys 1-9 on your keyboard. Thes keys are working as hotkeys with predefined grid-values.
The Footprint-Wizard
The footprint-wizard helps you to create special footprints for components. You can specify the footprint-type and the parameters and the wizard creates your footprint automatically. Every footprint-type has different parameters. These parameters are displayed and explained in a little picture in the footprint-wizard. All changes that you made will be displayed in the preview immediately. If you have set all parameters, the footprint-wizard creates the footprint and you can place it on your layout.
Properties-Panel
The properties-panel offers the possibility to edit all important properties of your layout-elements without calling special dialogs. Besides you can edit here special properties like positions, etc. The properties-panel responds on the current selection on your layout. Just select the desired element and edit its properties directly in this panel. All changes that you make in this panel will be displayed on your layout immediately, so you can always see the result of your changes. With the help of the multi-selection possibilty, you can even change properties of as many elements as you like at one go.
The Selector
The Selector is a mighty tool. You can use it to search and select special elements on your layout. So it is possible to search and select all pads with a special shape or size. If the desired elements are selected, they can be changed in common with the properties-panel. The Selector can also help to analyze your layout. So you can list e.g. all tracks sorted by their widths. Such lists can help you to find unwanted elements.
Scanned copies
You can load a bitmap in the background of your layout. This bitmap can be a scanned-copy from an existing layout. You can use this bitmap as an original to trace the layout. The bitmap must be available as a bitmap file (BMP or JPG). The resolution should be between 300-600 dpi. A pure B/W color depth is recommended, but not absolutely necessary.
Printing
Various options are available to print your layouts, solder masks, component-mounting-plans, silk-screens or drilling-plans on paper sheets or transparent film. The printout position is adjustable and the tile-option allows you to repeat the printout of small designs in x- and y-direction, to save film and material. The printout can be scaled. All changes you make will be displayed in the preview immediately.
Higher resolution and accuracy
The resolution and the accuracy of Sprint-Layout is increased tenfold. This concerns also the grid settings and the maximum zoom factor. So there is no problem to design very fine layout structures.
Selector
The new selector is a powerful tool. With this tool you can find and select specific elements of your layout, and edit them simultaneously with the help of the new multiselect-function. For example, you can select and edit all pads with a specific shape or drilling.
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Sprint Planning is an essential component of Agile project management. Its purpose is to set clear expectations and goals for the upcoming sprint by determining what can be delivered and how it will be achieved, fostering team alignment, and paving the way for successful project execution.
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