Timeboxing is the practice of ending a meeting exactly on time regardless of the state of discussion or the desire of participants. In Scrum, the length of the Sprint Planning Meeting is determined by the length of the Sprint. For example, a one week long Sprint has a Sprint Planning Meeting that is timeboxed to two hours. It is acceptable for the meeting to take less time, but not more. A two week long Sprint has a Sprint Planning Meeting that is timeboxed to four hours. Keeping the Sprint Planning Meeting timeboxed has two beneficial effects: one, the team keeps the overhead dedicated to meetings to a relatively low level, and two, the team learns to do effective planning in a very short period of time. If the meeting is not timeboxed, then typically the team will keep planning until the plan is “done” which usually substantially eats into work time.
Affiliated Promotions:
3 thoughts on “The Rules of Scrum: The Sprint Planning Meeting is Timeboxed to 2 Hours / Week of Sprint Length”
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Stop the BS Metrics! Performance Reviews in Agile Teams - Lunch Session
Online
C$0.00
Mar 2
2021
Seven Design Thinking Tips for Product Owners - Lunch Session
Online
C$0.00
Mar 3
2021
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner® (A-CSPO) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1695.00
Mar 9
2021
Leave Us Alone! - Dealing with Urgent Interruptions in Agile Teams
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Mar 9
2021
Team Kanban Practitioner® (TKP) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1195.00
Mar 10
2021
Banking on Kanban - Kanban in the Financial Sector
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Mar 10
2021
Improve Estimation Effectiveness for Agile Work - Practicing Agile Estimation Techniques (ML-PAET)
Online
C$149.00
Mar 10
2021
The Myth of Self-Organizing Teams - Lunch Session
Online
C$0.00
Mar 11
2021
Dealing with Slackers, Idiots and Subversives in Agile Teams - Lunch Session
Online
C$0.00
Mar 16
2021
Deadlines Are Dead To Me - Dealing with Deadlines in Agile Teams
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Mar 18
2021
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1595.00
Mar 22
2021
Scrum Foundations - Build A Strong Foundation On Scrum
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Mar 22
2021
Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1795.00
Mar 25
2021
What the Heck is Kanban? - Introduction to the Kanban Method
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Mar 25
2021
Kanban System Design® (KSD) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1525.75
Mar 30
2021
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (A-CSM) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1440.75
Mar 30
2021
Leadership Writing Workshop [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$495.00
Mar 30
2021
Kanban Your Projects - Kanban for Project Managers
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Mar 31
2021
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1355.75
Apr 6
2021
Banking on Kanban - Kanban in the Financial Sector
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Apr 6
2021
Four Strategic Tips on using Technology & Digital Media Effectively - Lunchtime
Online
C$0.00
Apr 6
2021
How to Effectively Achieve Work/Life Balance in your Environment - Lunchtime
Online
C$0.00
Apr 7
2021
Leadership Writing Workshop [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$495.00
Apr 7
2021
Leadership for Managers
Online
C$149.00
Apr 7
2021
Team Kanban Practitioner® (TKP) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1015.75
Apr 8
2021
Should we just Ban Facebook (and other Social Media) in the Workplace? - Lunchtime
Online
C$0.00
Apr 8
2021
Boost Efficiency and Flow on Your Scrum Team - Kanban for Scrum Masters
Online - Instructor Led
C$149.00
Apr 8
2021
Critical Steps on how to be an Effective Colleague/Manager in the Digital Age - Lunchtime
Online
C$0.00
Apr 9
2021
Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1525.75
Apr 13
2021
Leadership Writing Workshop [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$495.00
Apr 13
2021
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1355.75
Apr 21
2021
Leadership Writing Workshop [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$495.00
Apr 21
2021
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner® (A-CSPO) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1440.75
Apr 27
2021
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (A-CSM) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1440.75
Apr 29
2021
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) [Virtual Training]
Online
C$1355.75
May 3
2021
Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1525.75
May 6
2021
Team Kanban Practitioner® (TKP) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1015.75
May 12
2021
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) [Virtual Training]
Online
C$1355.75
May 18
2021
Kanban System Design® (KSD) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1525.75
May 18
2021
Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1525.75
May 25
2021
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (A-CSM) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1440.75
May 27
2021
Kanban Systems Improvement® (KSI) [Virtual Learning]
Online
C$1525.75
Jun 1
2021
Another thing that happens when teams run over the timebox is that they ending up planning for more work than they can get done in a Sprint. On the other hand, if the team finishes its plan for the Sprint before the timebox ends, then the meeting ends early. In other words, the team only plans for one Sprint at a time.
If Sprint planning is defined for 2 hours for the 1-month sprint, will it break Scrum rule?
If it is less than the allotted time, that is acceptable.