Activity – setting up the Scrum Board

The Scrum Board is the team's information radiator. It enables them to communicate Sprint status with little or no effort, even to people outside of the team. The visual nature of the Scrum Board can also give teams an insight into how they might improve their approach.

We'll initially set up our Scrum Board to look like the following image (using the appropriate tape for your surface):

Make sure that you leave enough space in each column regarding width and height. It may be a good idea to use actual index or story cards and post-it notes to make sure you have enough room.

Once in use, the board will look something like this: