SCRUM Events and Timeboxes 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the maximum timebox for the Sprint Planning event in a one-month Sprint?
- Four hours
- Eight hours (Correct answer)
- Two hours
- One day
Correct answer: Eight hours
Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint and is usually shorter for shorter Sprints.
Question 2: Which event is timeboxed to a maximum of 15 minutes?
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
- Daily Scrum (Correct answer)
- Sprint Planning
Correct answer: Daily Scrum
The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute timeboxed event for the Developers.
Question 3: Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
- The Developers (Correct answer)
- The whole organization
- Only the Scrum Master
- Stakeholders and managers
Correct answer: The Developers
The Daily Scrum is an event for the Developers of the Scrum Team.
Question 4: What is the purpose of the Daily Scrum?
- To report status to the manager
- To inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the plan (Correct answer)
- To assign new tasks to team members
- To review the increment with stakeholders
Correct answer: To inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the plan
The Daily Scrum inspects progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapts the Sprint Backlog as needed.
Question 5: If a Sprint is two weeks long, what is the maximum timebox for the Sprint Retrospective?
- Three hours (Correct answer)
- One hour
- Four hours
- Eight hours
Correct answer: Three hours
The Sprint Retrospective is timeboxed to a maximum of three hours for a one-month Sprint, so it is shorter for a two-week Sprint.
Question 6: Which event provides the formal opportunity to inspect the Increment with stakeholders?
- Sprint Retrospective
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review (Correct answer)
- Sprint Planning
Correct answer: Sprint Review
The Sprint Review is where the Scrum Team and stakeholders inspect the outcome of the Sprint.
Question 7: What is the maximum length of a Sprint in Scrum?
- One week
- One month (Correct answer)
- Three months
- Six weeks
Correct answer: One month
Sprints are fixed-length events of one month or less.
SCRUM Events and Timeboxes 2
What is the maximum timebox for the Sprint Planning event in a one-month Sprint?