Agile & Scrum delivery · Working
Product Goal
Also called: product objective
ELI5
The longer-term product result the team is pursuing.
Used in conversation
“The Product Goal guides backlog choices across Sprints.”
Definition
A future state of the product that serves as a long-term objective for the Scrum Team.
Here “Product Goal” means: A future state of the product that serves as a long-term objective for the Scrum Team.
Pitch context
You will see “Product Goal” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches agile & scrum delivery.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret agile & scrum delivery without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 2
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16