Artifacts & Commitments

Each of the three artifacts in Scrum contains a commitment to them.

  • The Product Backlog has the Product Goal.
  • The Sprint Backlog has the Sprint Goal.
  • The Increment has the Definition of Done.

These commitments exist to bring transparency and focus toward the progress of each artifact.

  • We can use the Product Goal to ensure the contents of the Product Backlog are aligned and helping us work towards fulfilling a clear long term objective. It can help us maintain focus over many Sprints.
  • We can use the Sprint Goal to ensure the contents of the Sprint Backlog are aligned and helping us work towards fulfilling a clear short term objective. It can help us maintain focus during the Sprint.
  • We can use the Definition of Done to ensure there is transparency around the Increment reaching the required level of quality. It can help us maintain focus on getting work into a Done state during the Sprint.
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