The team will ___ a two-week sprint focused on the checkout redesign.
To run a sprint is the standard Agile collocation for executing a sprint cycle. Run pairs with sprint, experiment, and pipeline. Do, make, and perform are vague or non-idiomatic here. Scrum teams "run a sprint," so run a sprint is the correct collocation.
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Before planning, the product owner will ___ the backlog to refine and re-prioritise the upcoming items.
To groom the backlog (also "refine the backlog") means to review, clarify, estimate, and re-order backlog items. Groom/refine is the precise Scrum term, behind "backlog grooming/refinement." Clean, tidy up, and sort out are too informal. Teams "groom the backlog before sprint planning," so groom the backlog is the correct collocation.
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Based on past performance, the Scrum Master will help the team ___ their velocity for the next sprint.
To estimate velocity means to forecast how many story points a team can complete based on historical data. Estimate is the standard Agile term. Guess implies no basis, count is for completed work, and measure out is not idiomatic. Teams "estimate velocity to forecast capacity," so estimate velocity is the correct collocation.
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At the end of the sprint, the team will ___ a retrospective to reflect on what went well and what to improve.
To hold a retrospective means to conduct the structured end-of-sprint reflection meeting. Hold (or "run") collocates with meetings, retrospectives, and ceremonies. Have up, run through, and do over are informal or imprecise. Teams "hold a retrospective every sprint," so hold a retrospective is the correct collocation.
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During planning, the product owner will ___ the stories so the highest-value work is tackled first.
To prioritise stories means to order backlog items by value, risk, or urgency. Prioritise is the precise Agile term, behind "backlog prioritisation." Order up, rank out, and arrange are informal or non-idiomatic. Product owners "prioritise the stories for the sprint," so prioritise the stories is the correct collocation.