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Commonly confused · Project Management & Agile

Sprint Review vs Sprint Retrospective: What's the Difference?

The Sprint Review inspects the product increment with stakeholders and adapts the Product Backlog. The Sprint Retrospective, held after the review, is the Scrum Team's private look at how it worked, covering people, interactions, processes, tools, and its Definition of Done.

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Sprint ReviewSprint Retrospective
InspectsThe product (what was built)The process (how the team worked)
AttendeesScrum Team plus key stakeholdersScrum Team only
OutputUpdated Product BacklogImprovements to adopt, possibly added to the next Sprint Backlog
Timebox (one-month sprint)Maximum 4 hoursMaximum 3 hours
OrderBefore the retrospectiveLast event of the sprint
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Review the product, retro the process.

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Scrum Guide questions test the order and timeboxes. The Sprint Review is a working session, not a one-way demo or approval gate.

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