Sprint Review Is a Working Session
Facilitate a Sprint Review that produces product learning and backlog adaptation.
If the backlog is untouched after Sprint Review, ask whether anyone really inspected the product. Review Versus Demo A demo shows work. A Sprint Review inspects an increment with stakeholders and adapts future work. The difference is participation. Stakeholders should not be a passive audience; they are part of the inspection system. The Product Owner uses the review to refine product direction. Developers use it to hear evidence without translation. Stakeholders use it to surface market, operational, or customer changes. The team uses it to update the backlog based on reality. Better Review Signals Strong reviews produce decisions, changed assumptions,…
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