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
  88% (58)
• B
  5% (3)
• C
  8% (5)

Explanation

Sprint Planning is time-boxed to 8 hours for a one-month Sprint, and proportionally shorter for shorter Sprints - so a two-week Sprint gets roughly 4 hours, making option A the correct approximation of this scaling principle.

Option B is wrong because Sprint Planning is strictly time-boxed; the team works within the allocated time and does not extend the meeting until the Sprint Backlog is "complete" - the Scrum Guide treats the time box as a firm constraint.

Option C is wrong because it contradicts the scaling rule - a one-month Sprint allows up to 8 hours, far exceeding two hours, and capping all Sprints at two hours regardless of length ignores the proportional relationship.

Memory tip: Think of it as "half a day per week of Sprint length" - a 4-week Sprint = 8 hours, a 2-week Sprint = 4 hours. The time box scales with Sprint length, it never stays flat.

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