What is Sprint Planning?
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Sprint Planning initiates the Sprint by planning the work to be performed. It is time-boxed to a maximum of 8 hours for a 1-month Sprint (proportionally shorter for shorter Sprints). The entire Scrum Team attends. Sprint Planning answers three questions: (1) Why is this Sprint valuable? — The Product Owner proposes how the Sprint can increase the product's value. The team collaborates to define the Sprint Goal; (2) What can be Done this Sprint? — Developers select items from the top of the Product Backlog. Only Developers decide how much they can take on — the Product Owner cannot force more work; (3) How will the chosen work get done? — Developers decompose selected PBIs into tasks/hours, creating the Sprint Backlog. The Sprint Goal is finalized, and the selected PBIs and plan to deliver them constitute the Sprint Backlog.