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Events that earn their time

Each event has a purpose and a timebox. Cargo cult is when you keep the calendar invite but lose the purpose.

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Planning: forecast, not fantasy

Select Product Backlog items that can become a Done Increment. Negotiate scope with capacity and DoD in mind.

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Do this now

Draft a Sprint Goal for your practice product (one sentence). List 3–5 backlog items that serve it.

Pro tip: If Planning runs over timebox, the backlog was not ready — fix refinement, not the clock.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Planning outcomes
  • Daily as plan re-sync
  • Review vs status
  • Retro as experiment lab

Clear these before you leave

Side quest

Event autopsy

Sit in (or recall) one event. Note purpose achieved: yes / partial / no — and why.