How can a Scrum Master contribute to the sprint planning process? How will you make the team really work on the most valuable stories?

A Scrum Master organizes the meeting, a Product Owner clarifies the nature of the product backlog items and their accompanying acceptance criteria, and the entire development team outlines the work and effort required to reach their sprint target. The scrum master can assist the team by doing the following:

• Time-boxing the activity
• Making the team stay focused on the intention of the meeting
• Facilitating and Resolving(if required) any deadlocks in the discussion
• Can help them to commit the right amount of work, as per their available capacity.
• To make sure that the team is invested and asking the right questions.

To do so, the scrum master can assist the team in understanding what it means to be ready and how to develop compelling stories. Also, as mentioned earlier in the questionnaire, it is critical to involve the team in the early discovery process in order to ensure that they understand the product. The stories should be written in collaboration with the development team and the product owner to ensure that everyone understands the same aim.