Improving the iteration/sprint review

Tips, ideas and suggestions

1. Before the meeting preparation:
   • If you are like me and graphic recording is something you use to add clarity to the meetings you facilitate, then I suggest you to find a room with a whiteboard.
   • Divide the whiteboard into four areas:
     • Sprint status
     • Items to be demonstrated
     • What’s next
     • Stakeholders Feedback
   • Sprint status content:
     • Sprint/Iteration Goal (if available)
     • Amount of Product Backlog Items completed
     • Amount of Product Backlog Items not completed
     • % Completion Ratio= Completed/not completed
     • Sprint Issues that could have impacted sprint outcomes
   • Ask the team to tell what Product Backlog Items will be demonstrated
   • Ask Product/Service owner or whoever set priorities to tell what’s next in terms of priorities (next sprint high level goal)
   • Draw three faces in the “Stakeholders Feedback” area: Happy face, OK face, unhappy face
2. During the meeting tricks:
   • Welcome everyone
3. After the meeting tricks:

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