**Course Title:** Agile Methodologies: Principles and Practices **Section Title:** Scrum Framework Overview **Topic:** Simulate a Scrum sprint planning session with a mock project.(Lab topic) **Objective:** By the end of this lab topic, students will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Scrum sprint planning and apply the concepts to a mock project. **Introduction:** In the previous topics, we have discussed the Scrum framework, its components, roles, artifacts, and events. Now, it's time to put that knowledge into practice by simulating a Scrum sprint planning session with a mock project. In this lab topic, we will work on a hypothetical project, applying Scrum principles and practices to plan a sprint. **Mock Project Overview:** Our mock project is an e-commerce platform for a mid-sized clothing store. The store wants to develop a mobile app for their customers to browse and purchase products. The app should include features such as product browsing, cart management, payment gateway, and order tracking. **Sprint Sprint Planning Session:** A sprint planning session typically consists of two parts: product backlog refinement and sprint goal definition. In this lab, we will focus on the first part, refining the product backlog. **Step 1: Product Backlog Refinement** Assuming we have already prioritized the product backlog, let's select the top features to refine. For this example, we will choose the following features: * Product browsing * Cart management * Payment gateway **Step 2: Estimate Effort Points** Next, we need to estimate the effort required to complete each feature. We will use the Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13) to assign effort points. * Product browsing: 5 effort points * Cart management: 3 effort points * Payment gateway: 8 effort points **Step 3: Identify Tasks** Now, we break down each feature into smaller tasks. * Product browsing: + Design product listing page + Develop product listing page + Test product listing page * Cart management: + Design cart page + Develop cart page + Test cart page * Payment gateway: + Integrate payment gateway API + Test payment gateway integration + Implement payment gateway UI **Step 4: Estimate Task Duration** We assign a duration to each task, assuming a standard 8-hour working day. * Product browsing: + Design product listing page: 2 hours + Develop product listing page: 8 hours + Test product listing page: 3 hours * Cart management: + Design cart page: 2 hours + Develop cart page: 4 hours + Test cart page: 2 hours * Payment gateway: + Integrate payment gateway API: 8 hours + Test payment gateway integration: 3 hours + Implement payment gateway UI: 4 hours **Step 5: define Sprint Goal and Sprint Backlog** Based on the refined product backlog, we define the sprint goal and sprint backlog. * Sprint Goal: Implement product browsing, cart management, and payment gateway features for the mobile app. * Sprint Backlog: + Product browsing: - Design product listing page - Develop product listing page - Test product listing page + Cart management: - Design cart page - Develop cart page - Test cart page + Payment gateway: - Integrate payment gateway API - Test payment gateway integration - Implement payment gateway UI **Conclusion:** In this lab topic, we simulated a Scrum sprint planning session for a mock e-commerce mobile app project. We refined the product backlog, estimated effort points, identified tasks, estimated task duration, and defined the sprint goal and sprint backlog. By completing this lab, you should have a better understanding of how to apply Scrum principles and practices to a real-world project. **Recommended Reading:** * Agile Manifesto (https://agilemanifesto.org/) * Scrum Guide (https://www.scrum.org/resources/scrum-guide) **What's Next:** Our next topic will cover creating effective user stories using the INVEST criteria. Leave a comment below if you have any questions or need further clarification on any of the concepts covered in this lab topic.