SCRUM Events and Timeboxes 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Why are Scrum events timeboxed?
- To allow unlimited discussion
- To create regularity and minimize the need for other meetings (Correct answer)
- To satisfy auditors
- To extend the Sprint when needed
Correct answer: To create regularity and minimize the need for other meetings
Timeboxes create regularity and reduce the need for meetings not defined in Scrum.
Question 2: What three topics does Sprint Planning address?
- Why, what, and how the Sprint is valuable and accomplished (Correct answer)
- Who, when, and where work happens
- Cost, scope, and schedule
- Risks, issues, and dependencies only
Correct answer: Why, what, and how the Sprint is valuable and accomplished
Sprint Planning addresses why the Sprint is valuable, what can be done, and how the work will be done.
Question 3: Can the Daily Scrum be held at a different time and place each day?
- Yes, it should change daily
- No, it is held at the same time and place every working day to reduce complexity (Correct answer)
- Only if the Scrum Master approves
- Only during remote work
Correct answer: No, it is held at the same time and place every working day to reduce complexity
The Daily Scrum is held at the same time and place each working day to reduce complexity.
Question 4: What happens to a Scrum event if its purpose is achieved before the timebox ends?
- The team must wait until the timebox expires
- The event can end early (Correct answer)
- The event is rescheduled
- Time is added to the next event
Correct answer: The event can end early
Events can end as soon as their purpose is achieved; the timebox is a maximum, not a minimum.
Question 5: Which event is described as the container for all other Scrum events?
- The Sprint (Correct answer)
- Sprint Planning
- The Daily Scrum
- The Sprint Review
Correct answer: The Sprint
The Sprint is a container for all other events such as Planning, Daily Scrum, Review, and Retrospective.
Question 6: When should a new Sprint start?
- After a gap of one week
- Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint (Correct answer)
- Only after all bugs are fixed
- At the start of each calendar month
Correct answer: Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint
A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
Question 7: Who has the authority to cancel a Sprint?
- The Developers
- The Scrum Master
- The Product Owner (Correct answer)
- Stakeholders
Correct answer: The Product Owner
Only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel a Sprint.
SCRUM Events and Timeboxes 3
Why are Scrum events timeboxed?