SCRUM Inspection and Adaptation Events 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If a Sprint is two weeks long, what is the recommended maximum length of the Sprint Retrospective?
- 1.5 hours (Correct answer)
- 3 hours
- 4 hours
- 8 hours
Correct answer: 1.5 hours
The Retrospective is time-boxed to a maximum of three hours for a one-month Sprint, so shorter Sprints get proportionally less, about 1.5 hours for two weeks.
Question 2: What is the main focus of inspection during the Sprint Review?
- Team morale
- The Increment and Product Backlog adjustments (Correct answer)
- Individual performance
- The Definition of Done wording
Correct answer: The Increment and Product Backlog adjustments
The Sprint Review inspects the Increment and adapts the Product Backlog as needed.
Question 3: A Developer wants to skip the Daily Scrum because no work is blocked. What is the correct guidance?
- Skip it since nothing is blocked
- The event still occurs to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal (Correct answer)
- Hold it only if the Scrum Master attends
- Replace it with a written status
Correct answer: The event still occurs to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal
The Daily Scrum happens every day to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the plan.
Question 4: Which event provides the most direct opportunity to adapt the Product Backlog with stakeholders?
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Retrospective
- Sprint Review (Correct answer)
- Sprint Planning
Correct answer: Sprint Review
The Sprint Review is where the Scrum Team and stakeholders collaborate to adjust the Product Backlog.
Question 5: What should the Scrum Master do if the Retrospective consistently produces no improvements?
- Cancel future Retrospectives
- Coach the team to make the event effective (Correct answer)
- Run it himself with no team input
- Lengthen the time-box to a full day
Correct answer: Coach the team to make the event effective
The Scrum Master helps the team make the Retrospective positive and productive.
Question 6: What is the relationship between the Daily Scrum and the Sprint Backlog?
- The Daily Scrum replaces the Sprint Backlog
- Developers adjust the Sprint Backlog as needed based on the Daily Scrum (Correct answer)
- The Sprint Backlog is frozen during the Sprint
- Only the Product Owner updates the Sprint Backlog
Correct answer: Developers adjust the Sprint Backlog as needed based on the Daily Scrum
Developers often adjust their upcoming planned work in the Sprint Backlog during or after the Daily Scrum.
Question 7: Which statement best describes the Sprint Review's nature?
- A formal sign-off gate
- A working session, not just a presentation (Correct answer)
- A purely internal team meeting
- A status report to management
Correct answer: A working session, not just a presentation
The Sprint Review is a working session where attendees collaborate on next steps, not merely a demo.
SCRUM Inspection and Adaptation Events 3
If a Sprint is two weeks long, what is the recommended maximum length of the Sprint Retrospective?