Project Vision

Scrum, like other Agile methodologies, doesn't encourage unnecessary documentation. It is important however that the whole team understands the essence of what the project or product is trying to achieve. This is where the Project Vision comes in. It should be as short and as accessible as possible but communicate the substance and character of the undertaking. Communicating the vision is as important as having one. A good test of success will be the answer you get when asking any team member to describe the purpose of the project.

The Project Vision should be broken down into a slightly more detailed set of Release Visions, one per release. A short set of presentation slides usually works quite well.