Debunking the Myths of Sprint Reviews: Beyond Just Demos

Sprint reviews are often misunderstood as mere demonstrations of the latest product increment. However, this perception barely scratches the surface of the event's true purpose. Just calling it a demo anchors the perception of what it is and will unlikely attract the right audience. I wouldn’t say I like the name Sprint Review as it undermines Sprint’s purpose, and it looks like a mere review of the Scrum Teams' works.

For years, in the PSM training, we have described the sprint review as much bigger and highlighted its true purpose.  If I were to give the event a better name, I would have called it “Product Review” or “Product Review and Strategy Planning”.

These are the topics that you should be covering in the Sprint Review: