What is the usual length of the time box for the complete Sprint Planning meeting?

Question

Options

• AFour hours for a 30 day Sprint, one to two hours for a shorter Sprint.
• BHowever long it takes to complete the Sprint Backlog.
• CNever more than two hours, regardless of Sprint length.

• A
  91% (39)
• B
  7% (3)
• C
  2% (1)

Explanation

Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of 8 hours for a one-month Sprint, with proportionally shorter meetings for shorter Sprints - so a two-week Sprint gets roughly 4 hours, making option A correct as a general guideline reflecting this scaling principle.

Option B is wrong because Sprint Planning is explicitly time-boxed in Scrum; the meeting ends when the box expires, not when the backlog is "complete" - that's an anti-pattern that removes the discipline time-boxing provides.

Option C is wrong because two hours would be far too short for a full 30-day Sprint; capping it regardless of Sprint length ignores the proportional nature of Scrum's time-boxes.

Memory tip: Think of it as 2 hours per week of Sprint - a 4-week Sprint gets 8 hours max, a 2-week Sprint gets 4 hours max, and a 1-week Sprint gets ~2 hours max. The ratio stays constant.

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