intermediate · 45–60 min
The 60-Minute Realistic Sprint Commitment Workshop
Stop over-promising and under-delivering. Align your team's capacity with reality using structured constraints during planning.
About this session
Teams frequently start sprints with optimism only to face the frustration of unfinished tasks and missed deadlines by the end of the cycle. This session uses hard constraints to move the conversation from what the team hopes to achieve to what they can actually finish based on their real-time capacity.
Why it works
By forcing a side-by-side comparison of individual availability and task estimates, the workshop surfaces hidden bottlenecks before any work begins. This structure shifts the team dynamic from passive acceptance of a backlog to an active negotiation of trade-offs, ensuring every commitment is grounded in reality.
What you’ll walk away with
- Clear actionable outcomes from a 4-step facilitated process
- Increased participant engagement and buy-in
- Documented decisions and next steps
- Improved team alignment on the topic
Who it’s for
Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches
Frequently asked questions
Who should facilitate this workshop?
This workshop works best when led by someone comfortable with facilitation. Ideal for Scrum Masters or external facilitators working with agile & scrum teams.
How long does this workshop take?
Plan for 60-90 minutes depending on group size. The 4 activities are designed to flow together smoothly.
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