ceremonies provide a framework for teams to work in a disciplined manner, help to anchor expectations, authorise the team to collaborate successfully, and ultimately prompt outcomes. If these meetings are not properly managed, they can overburden schedules and undermine the value they are meant to provide. When teams abandon specific ceremonies, it is often because they no longer perceive the value in them. The following are the five most important scrum ceremonies: Backlog grooming (product backlog refinement) Sprint planning Daily scrum Sprint review Sprint retrospective