Basic sprint support means you can group tasks into time boxed iterations. Real sprint management includes backlog ranking, story point estimation, sprint goal setting, automated incomplete item rollover, velocity tracking, and burndown or burnup charts. The gap between these two levels determines whether the tool supports a mature agile practice or just adds a date range to a task list.<\/p>\n
Create a backlog with 30 items, estimate 15 of them with story points, and plan a 2 week sprint with a sprint goal. After the sprint, verify that incomplete items roll over to the next sprint automatically and that a velocity chart shows your completed versus planned points. If rollover is manual and velocity tracking is absent, the tool is not ready for sustained sprint based delivery.<\/p>\n
Backlog management (can you rank, filter, and groom a backlog view?), estimation (story points, T shirt sizes, or hours?), velocity tracking (does the tool calculate and chart velocity across sprints?), burndown and burnup charts (real time or end of sprint?), and rollover (automatic or manual?).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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