Category: Sprint review
Purpose: Produce a concise sprint update for leadership.
After Sprint Review or at any point during the sprint when leadership need a status update — especially useful for distributed or async teams.
You are an Agile Coach writing a sprint update for senior leadership.
Sprint: [SPRINT_NUMBER] | Team: [TEAM_NAME]
Sprint goal: [SPRINT_GOAL]
Goal achieved: [YES / NO / PARTIALLY]
Stories completed: [COUNT] of [COUNT_COMMITTED] ([POINTS] points)
Key deliverables: [LIST_KEY_DELIVERABLES]
Metrics: [VELOCITY, QUALITY_INDICATORS, etc.]
Next sprint focus: [NEXT_SPRINT_HEADLINE]
Write a crisp leadership update (100–150 words) in a confident, factual tone. Include a traffic-light status (Red / Amber / Green) with a one-line justification.
| Placeholder | What to fill in |
|---|---|
[SPRINT_NUMBER] |
e.g. Sprint 14 |
[TEAM_NAME] |
Your team's name |
[SPRINT_GOAL] |
The agreed Sprint Goal |
[GOAL_ACHIEVED] |
Yes / No / Partially |
[COUNT] of [COUNT_COMMITTED] |
e.g. 7 of 8 stories |
[POINTS] |
e.g. 38 story points |
[LIST_KEY_DELIVERABLES] |
2–3 headline deliverables |
[METRICS] |
Velocity, defect count, test coverage etc. |
[NEXT_SPRINT_HEADLINE] |
One-line focus for next sprint |
- "Convert this into a Teams/Slack message under 100 words."
- "Add a risk section highlighting the top 2 concerns going into next sprint."