What is a Sprint?

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Options

• AA brainstorming session in Extreme programming to generate design ideas.
• BA race between two developers to see who can complete a feature fastest.
• COne iteration in the Scrum methodology.
• DThe last iteration in the Scrum project, when the team works long hours to finish the project.

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  87% (47)
• D
  7% (4)

Explanation

C is correct because a Sprint is the core time-boxed unit of work in Scrum - a fixed-length iteration (typically 1–4 weeks) during which the team delivers a potentially shippable product increment.

Why the others are wrong:

• A is incorrect because brainstorming design ideas is not a Scrum concept at all; it conflates Scrum with Extreme Programming (XP) practices.
• B is a fictional concept - Scrum is collaborative, not competitive between developers.
• D describes a "crunch" anti-pattern, which contradicts Scrum's principle of sustainable pace; no single Sprint is designated as "the last one" where the team overworks.

Memory tip: Think of a Sprint like a sprint in athletics - it's a short, focused burst of effort with a clear start and finish line, not a marathon or a race against a teammate.

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