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
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  87% (26)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

A Sprint is the core time-boxed iteration in Scrum (typically 1–4 weeks) during which a team completes a defined set of work and delivers a potentially shippable product increment - making C correct.

Why the distractors fail:

• A is wrong because brainstorming design ideas is not a Scrum concept; it conflates Scrum with Extreme Programming (XP) practices like design sessions.
• B is a fictional concept - Scrum is collaborative, not competitive; no such race exists in any methodology.
• D confuses a Sprint with a "crunch" or "death march." Sprints are consistent, sustainable iterations throughout the project, not a final push at the end.

Memory tip: Think of a Sprint like a lap in a race - each lap is the same length, runs at a steady pace, and you do many of them to finish the race, not just one frantic last lap.

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