Who tracks the remaining work of the Sprint?

The Development Team is responsible for tracking the remaining work of the Sprint, as they are the ones actively engaged in delivering the Sprint Goal. They maintain the Sprint Backlog, which consists of items from the Product Backlog that were selected for the Sprint, and they continuously assess their progress towards completing these items. This assessment is crucial for ensuring that the team can adapt their plan and actions in response to any emerging challenges or changes during the Sprint.

In a Scrum framework, the emphasis is placed on self-managing teams. Therefore, it is the Development Team that has the most granular knowledge about their work, capacity, and pace. Monitoring the remaining work helps the team to evaluate whether they are on track to meet their commitments and enables them to make informed decisions during their daily Scrum meetings.

The other roles, while vital in their own right, do not directly track the remaining work in the same manner or detail as the Development Team. The Scrum Master facilitates the process and supports the team but does not track the work themselves. The Product Owner focuses on the value and priorities of the work rather than the tracking of tasks. Management typically is not involved in day-to-day tracking of the Sprint tasks, as this is the responsibility of the Development Team to manage and