Sprint Review

Sprint Review Report

End-of-sprint stakeholder report comparing planning (start.canvas) to sprint close (end.canvas). Read-only on Jira; uses the canvases captured by sprint-snapshot. Writes one report file into the sprint folder, formatted to drop into the SM's stakeholder template.

This skill is the Claude port of the user's "Sprint Review" prompt template. Pairs with sprint-plan (start-of-sprint) and sprint-sos-report (weekly).

Quick start

/sprint-review                                              → Aurora, current sprint, start vs end
/sprint-review Borealis                                         → single team
/sprint-review Aurora --inc 28 --sprint 2                   → explicit sprint
/sprint-review Aurora --commitment-threshold 0.85           → override default 0.85 commitment-met threshold
/sprint-review Aurora --no-council                          → skip clarity-council

Parameters

Workflow

- [ ] Phase 1: Resolve config + load _sprint.md + _team-rules.md + SM identity
- [ ] Phase 2: Locate start.canvas + end.canvas + JSONL rows for both
- [ ] Phase 3: Diff (added / removed / status-changes / completed / not-completed / wedge delta)
- [ ] Phase 4: Apply team rules (overhead-adjusted velocity, in-review overhead, wedge balancing, commitment math)
- [ ] Phase 5: Run clarity-council (Sprint Accomplishments + Status + Impediments + PI Confidence) unless --no-council
- [ ] Phase 6: Render template-shaped report and write
- [ ] Phase 7: Console summary

Phase 1 — Config

Same resolution as sprint-plan/sprint-sos-report Phase 1. Additionally:

• {{scrum_master_name}} — reference_default_scrum_master.md (**Default Scrum Master:** line). If missing, prompt with Jane Doe as the recommended option (matches the prompt template); persist.
• {{scrum_master_confluence_url}} — reference_default_scrum_master.md (**Confluence profile URL:** line). If missing, prompt; persist.

Phase 2 — Locate canvases

1. Look for {{output_root}}\{{from}}.canvas and {{output_root}}\{{to}}.canvas (default start.canvas and end.canvas).
2. If end.canvas is missing, AskUserQuestion: Run /sprint-snapshot --phase end now (recommended) / Use latest available phase as end (e.g. week 3) / Cancel. Don't fabricate.
3. If start.canvas is missing, refuse — the report is meaningless without the planning baseline. Surface the path that's expected.
4. Read both canvases as JSON; parse issue cards as sprint-plan Phase 3.
5. Read _snapshots.jsonl and grab the rows where phase == "start" and phase == "end" (or the from/to overrides).

Phase 3 — Diff

Same five sets as sprint-sos-report Phase 3 (added, removed, moved_status, changed_points, assignee_changed), plus two end-of-sprint specifics:

• completed — tickets present in both start and end whose end.status ∈ {Done, Won't Fix, Duplicate}. Sub-split by velocity-relevant vs in-review-overhead.
• not_completed — tickets present in both whose end.status ∉ {Done, Won't Fix, Duplicate}. These become carry-over candidates and feed the Impediments section.

Per-status point flow at the sprint boundary (not per-week):

done.points (end)         - done.points (start)         = sprint velocity (raw)
                                                       — subtract in-review overhead → velocity-relevant
not_completed.points                                   = carry-over candidate volume

Phase 4 — Apply team rules

• Velocity-relevant velocity — done.points (end) − sum(in_review_overhead matched in done at end). This is the number reported as the team's actual sprint velocity.
• Sprint commitment math — let committed_vr = committed.points (start) − in_review_overhead.points (start) and delivered_vr = velocity-relevant velocity. Commitment met iff delivered_vr / committed_vr ≥ CommitmentThreshold. Surface both ratios (raw and velocity-relevant) when they differ.
• Wedge final accounting — total wedge consumed during the sprint = wedge.points (start) − wedge.points (end). Total scope added = sum(added.points). Verdict: balanced iff added ≤ wedge; else scope creep with delta.
• Carry-over identification — not_completed tickets become the carry-over list. Surface count, points, and per-member breakdown.
• In-review overhead at end — these are expected to close on sprint end date. If any are still in IN REVIEW at end-of-sprint snapshot, flag as a notable deviation (the team rule says they should close, so this is signal).

Phase 5 — Clarity-council

Unless --no-council, invoke clarity-council via Skill with the personas list. Pass:

• The Phase 3 diff sets (full lists with JIRA:KEY)

• The Phase 4 derived numbers (velocity-relevant velocity, commitment ratio, wedge verdict, carry-over)

• Both _snapshots.jsonl rows (start, end)

• The trailing _snapshots.jsonl window (last 5 sprints' end rows for trend context — feeds the PI Confidence section)

• Their assignment: "Produce four short markdown sections matching this contract:

  1. ### Summary of Sprint Accomplishments — 5-9 bullets. Each names a delivered ticket via JIRA:KEY, the user-visible outcome, and the owning member as [[@First Last]]. Group by theme if 2+ tickets share one. The product-owner leads here.
  2. ### Status — table or short paragraph. Includes commitment-met verdict (with both raw and velocity-relevant ratios), velocity-this-sprint vs avg, wedge verdict, and carry-over volume. The statistics-expert leads with prediction intervals where relevant.
  3. ### Did team meet their Sprint Commitment? — explicit yes/no based on the threshold + a one-paragraph why.
  4. ### Confidence level in team meeting their PI Commitment — High / Medium / Low + a one-paragraph why grounded in the trailing-5-sprint window. The statistics-expert provides the calibration; the scrum-master frames the team-dynamics context.
  5. ### Impediments — list. Each entry: severity (High/Med/Low), one-sentence description, the ticket(s) blocked (JIRA:KEY), and a proposed next step. Include carry-over root causes here, not just the carry-over list.
  6. ### Retro learnings (durable) — 2-4 bullets owned by the knowledge-manager. Each captures a learning from this sprint that should outlive the report: a pattern worth repeating, a failure mode the team now recognises, a runbook/ADR/CONTEXT entry that should be created or updated. Each bullet names the artifact that should change ([[path]] or "new ADR-NNNN: …") and the persona's confidence that the learning generalises beyond this sprint (High/Med/Low). The knowledge-manager's purpose here is to keep retro insight from evaporating with the report — stakeholder reports are normally read once and forgotten, so this section is the durable hook.

  Strict rules: cite JIRA:KEY for every ticket-specific claim; no fluff; no statistics-expert claim without uncertainty rendering; no knowledge-manager learning without a concrete artifact to update."

If --no-council, degrade to direct-LLM and flag in console + frontmatter.

Phase 6 — Render template-shaped report

Output path: {{output_root}}\reports\sprint-review.md. Same overwrite-prompt rule. The report must match the SM's standard template (from the user's "Sprint Review" prompt template) so it can be pasted directly into Confluence:

---
team: {{team}}
increment: {{inc}}
sprint: {{sprint}}
report_type: sprint-review
generated: {{YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm}}
start_snapshot: "[[start.canvas]]"
end_snapshot: "[[end.canvas]]"
sprint_config: "[[_sprint]]"
team_rules: "[[../../_team-rules]]"
committed_points: {{n}}
delivered_points_velocity_relevant: {{n}}
commitment_met: {{true|false}}
commitment_ratio_vr: {{0.xx}}
sprint_velocity_raw: {{n}}
sprint_velocity_velocity_relevant: {{n}}
avg_velocity_last_3: {{n}}
scope_creep: {{true|false}}
scope_creep_delta: {{n}}
carry_over_tickets: {{n}}
carry_over_points: {{n}}
council_personas: [{{persona list or "none"}}]
---

> Generated {{generated}} from `start.canvas` ({{start_snapshot_at}}) → `end.canvas` ({{end_snapshot_at}}).

### **Scrum Master**

[{{scrum_master_name}}]({{scrum_master_confluence_url}})

### Summary of Sprint Accomplishments

{{Phase 5 — Summary of Sprint Accomplishments}}

### Feature Demos

{{auto-extracted: list of completed tickets whose issuetype is "Feature" or whose labels include "demo". If none detected, leave a placeholder line: "_No Feature-type tickets completed this sprint — confirm with PO before publishing._"}}

### Significant customer meetings

_To be filled in by the Scrum Master before publishing._

### Status

{{Phase 5 — Status}}

### Did team meet their Sprint Commitment?

{{Phase 5 — Did team meet their Sprint Commitment?}}

Confidence level in team meeting their PI Commitment

{{Phase 5 — Confidence level in team meeting their PI Commitment}}

### Impediments

{{Phase 5 — Impediments}}

### Retro learnings (durable)

{{Phase 5 — Retro learnings (durable)}}

---

## Appendix — Quantitative summary

| Metric | Value |
| :--- | --: |
| Committed (raw / velocity-relevant) | {{n}} / {{n}} pts |
| Delivered (raw / velocity-relevant) | {{n}} / {{n}} pts |
| Sprint velocity (raw / velocity-relevant) | {{n}} / {{n}} pts |
| 3-sprint avg velocity | {{n}} pts |
| Commitment ratio (velocity-relevant) | {{0.xx}} ({{commitment_threshold}} threshold → {{met/missed}}) |
| Wedge consumed | {{n}} pts (verdict: {{balanced/creep}}) |
| Scope added | {{n}} pts ({{n}} tickets) |
| Carry-over | {{n}} tickets ({{n}} pts) |

## Appendix — Carry-over candidates

| Ticket | Owner | Points | Status at sprint end | Suggested action |
| :--- | :--- | --: | :--- | :--- |
| JIRA:PROJ-1234 | [[@First Last]] | 3 | IN PROGRESS | Carry to next sprint |

## Appendix — Embedded snapshots

- ![[start.canvas]]
- ![[end.canvas]]

The four placeholders that the SM is expected to refine before publishing — Significant customer meetings, and any council output the SM disagrees with — are clearly marked with _italics_ placeholders so the SM doesn't accidentally publish them as-is.

If extending the template (adding callouts, dataview, embeds), delegate to obsidian-markdown.

Phase 7 — Console summary

=== Aurora Sprint 2 (INC 28) — Sprint Review ===
Comparing:        start (2026-04-01) → end (2026-04-21)
Committed:        62.5 pts raw / 47.5 pts velocity-relevant
Delivered:        58 pts raw / 43 pts velocity-relevant
Commitment:       0.91 (vr) ≥ 0.85 → MET ✅
Sprint velocity:  43 pts (vr); avg-3 was 58 → ↘️ below trend
Scope:            +8 pts added; 6 pts wedge consumed → ⚠️ +2 pts scope creep
Carry-over:       3 tickets (8 pts)
Council:          statistics-expert + scrum-master + product-owner ✅
Saved:            [sprint-review.md](Scrum Teams/Aurora/Scrum 📅/INC 28/Sprint 2/reports/sprint-review.md)

Rules

• Read-only. Read snapshots, JSONL, sprint config, team rules. Don't modify any of them; don't call Jira directly.
• Template fidelity is mandatory. The output's section headers must match the SM's standard template (### Summary of Sprint Accomplishments etc.) so it pastes cleanly into Confluence. Don't reorder, rename, or skip headers — leave a placeholder if data is missing.
• Significant customer meetings is always a placeholder. This skill has no source for that data; the SM fills it in manually. Render the placeholder line as italicized text so the SM sees it before publishing.
• Feature Demos auto-population is a best-effort heuristic. If the auto-extraction yields nothing or feels wrong, render the placeholder line. Never invent demos.
• Cite ticket keys for every ticket-specific claim — both in the council output and in the appendix tables.
• Statistics-expert calibration is load-bearing for the PI Confidence section. Reject council output where the confidence verdict isn't grounded in the trailing-5-sprint window or where the prediction lacks an uncertainty render.
• Commitment threshold is configurable but the default is 0.85. Don't change without the user opting in.
• Both raw and velocity-relevant numbers are reported when they differ. Never silently use one over the other.
• Never overwrite without confirmation. Same prompt pattern as siblings.

Edge cases

• start.canvas missing — refuse. The skill is meaningless without the planning baseline.
• end.canvas missing — prompt to capture or use latest available phase as a stand-in (with a clear "this is not a true end snapshot" warning written into the report header).
• _team-rules.md missing — bootstrap; if user picks Skip, run with empty wedge/overhead and flag in console + frontmatter.
• Sprint with 0 committed points — refuse; the commitment math is undefined. Surface as an explicit message.
• Trailing-5-sprint window has fewer than 3 prior end rows — the statistics-expert's PI Confidence section uses what's available and labels the prediction as "low-data".
• Carry-over with no clear owner (assignee was off-team or unset) — list under "Unassigned" in the carry-over appendix; the council should flag in Impediments.
• Wedge ticket missing from start or end — fall back to "wedge accounting unavailable" warning; commitment math still works.
• Feature Demos heuristic mis-fires — render placeholder. The SM can update before publishing.
• In-review overhead items still in IN REVIEW at end-of-sprint — flag in the Impediments section (the team rule expects them to close on sprint end date, so deviation is signal).
• Council unavailable / --no-council — degrade to direct-LLM analysis; mark council_personas: [none] in the frontmatter so consumers can filter.

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