Management
Meeting Purpose & Objectives
Clarify the goals—sync progress, resolve blockers, and agree priorities.
Attendance & Roles
List attendees: Eng Manager, Tech Leads, Developers, QA, DevOps, Product Owner.
Sprint / Iteration Health Check
Review sprint goal, completed stories, burndown, and velocity trends.
Technical Demos & Showcases
Showcase new features, refactors, or bug fixes with demos.
Architecture & Design Decisions
Discuss architecture diagrams, design proposals, and record decisions.
Quality Metrics & Testing Results
Present test coverage, defect rates, performance metrics, release stability.
Security & Compliance Updates
Share vulnerability scan results and compliance milestones.
DevOps & Infrastructure Status
Update pipeline health, infrastructure uptime, incident post‑mortems.
Tech Debt & Refactor Prioritisation
Identify tech debt areas and schedule remediation tasks.
Risks, Blockers & Dependencies
Surface risks, dependencies, and assign mitigation owners.
Roadmap Alignment & Planning
Align upcoming work with roadmap and adjust timelines.
Capacity & Velocity Review
Validate capacity and compare actual vs planned velocity.
Retrospective Insights / Continuous Improvement
Capture improvement insights to feed the next retrospective.
Action Items & Ownership
Parking Lot Topics
Note out‑of‑scope topics for future discussion.
Meeting Closure & Next Steps
Summarise decisions and adjourn.
With backlogs full and deployment windows tight, a repeatable agenda ensures the team stays aligned, makes fast decisions, and removes blockers without wasting dev cycles.