Teams often complain about unproductive planning sessions. They even ask can they cancel them. Everyone wants fewer meetings, right? That's why my answer and recommendation to have teams add a refinement session to their scrum cadence may come as a shock. However, refinement sessions are not just another meeting, they are a game-changer when it comes to sprint planning. Planning without refinement is futile! Check out our slide deck, Planning without Refinement is Futile, that has more information and insight on how introducing refinement meetings with clear agendas and outcomes can be the planning makeover your scrum teams need. Your level of frustration, redundancy, or angst about planning will be forever changed.