A “Sprint” is part of the Agile philosophy. It’s a set period, during which the Agile Learning team aims to complete a set amount of tasks to create and improve the end product.
Choose a timeframe
You must decide on a specific timeframe from your Sprints. This timeline varies from organization to organization and even from team to team. But they are never longer than one month.
As you develop Agile Learning processes, you may decide to change up your Sprint durations according to what works best for your team and your course design.
Pick your items
While planning your first Sprint, pick items from your Backlog that the team is aiming to complete during this specific Sprint.
The team should choose tasks that are highest in priority level and then decide who will be responsible for their completion.
The Daily Stand-Up
The Daily Stand-Up is an essential feature of Agile Learning that helps keep the team as a whole on track. The idea is to literally “stand up” together once a day for no longer than 15 minutes. It should happen once a day and preferably at the same time every day.
During the Stand-Up, each person of the Agile Learning team should give a quick update about:
- What they worked on the day before
- What they will be working on today
- Any obstacles or challenges they need assistance with
The Daily Stand-Up is not for discussion, debate, or decisions. If an item needs further exploration, separate meetings should take place with those on the team for whom the task/issue is relevant.
The Retrospective
After each Sprint, allocate a set amount of time for reflecting on the finished work, the processes used, and the finished product.
The whole team presents their work to each other and discusses how to improve processes for the next Sprint.