Front Burner

[fruhnt bur-ner]

Definition of Front Burner

The portion of the Backlog that the Team has agreed to work on ‘now’. Depending on your ‘flavor’ or Scrum, this can either be the Sprint Backlog or the Work in Progress (WIP).

See:

Sprint Backlog, A ‘living document’ that consists of the Stories the Team has brought into the Sprint, along with their definitions of “Done” and (possibly) Tasks.
Work in Progress The Stories that the Team is currently working on.

Examples

The Story the Team hasn’t started yet is pushed into the Back Burner, and the new Story that needs to be worked on gets moved into the Front Burner to be worked on in the Sprint

If it is to be worked on now, the Story’s Agreement is finalized and agreed to by the Team, and the Story is accepted into the Front Burner to be Done and delivered.

External Sources

The Rule of 3: 3 Layers and 3 Strategies to Prioritize Scrum

Cite This Term

"Front Burner" ScrumDictionary.com. Accessed Apr 19, 2024. https://scrumdictionary.com/term/front-burner/.