Agile Sprint Breakdown and Phases
Phase 1: Documentation & MVP Development (Sprints 0–2)
Primary Goal: Primary Goal: Establish a shared understanding of the problem domain and deliver a documented, testable MVP.
Sprint 0 — Project Framing & Setup
- Stakeholder onboarding
- Team norms and working agreements
- Problem domain exploration
- Event storming
- Team formation and tooling setup
Sprint 1 — Requirements & Design
- Requirements gathering and validation
- Initial system design (UML, architecture)
- Formal project documentation (requirements, architecture, rationale)
- MVP planning
While early sprints focus on documentation, teams are encouraged to begin prototyping and experimenting with technologies as soon as possible to inform design decisions.
Sprint 2 — MVP Implementation
- MVP development
- Early testing and validation
- Stakeholder feedback
- Documentation refinement
📌 By the end of Sprint 2, teams should have a documented system and a working MVP.
Phase 2: Development, Refinement & Delivery (Sprints 3–6)
Primary Goal: Iteratively build, refine, and harden the system based on stakeholder feedback.
Sprints 3–4 — Core Feature Development
This phase focuses on turning your MVP into a robust system through iterative development and stakeholder feedback.
- Major feature implementation
- API development
- Integration work
- Regular stakeholder demos
Sprints 5–6 — Refinement & Delivery
- Testing and validation
- Performance and usability improvements
- Final documentation
- Presentation and delivery preparation
📌 By the end of Sprint 6, teams should have a polished, deployable system with complete documentation.
Milestone Demos & Deliverables
Milestone Demos occur at the end of Sprints 3, 4, 5, and 6 to showcase progress to stakeholders and gather feedback. Teams should plan deliverables accordingly to ensure readiness for these demos.
| Sprint | Milestone Deliverable |
|---|---|
| End of Sprint 3 | Milestone Demo 1 |
| End of Sprint 4 | Milestone Demo 2 |
| End of Sprint 5 | Milestone Demo 3 |
| End of Sprint 6 | Final Demo & and Delivery |
Milestone demos are graded checkpoints and are required for continued project progress.