A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several.

The correct answer is B. False. False. The concept of a 'Release Sprint' (also called a 'hardening Sprint') is an anti-pattern in Scrum. Every Sprint should produce a 'Done' Increment that is potentially releasable - meaning release readiness is built in throughout development, not saved for a special Sprint…

Submitted by kev92· Apr 18, 2026Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework

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ATrue
BFalse

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A
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B
93% (26)

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False. The concept of a 'Release Sprint' (also called a 'hardening Sprint') is an anti-pattern in Scrum. Every Sprint should produce a 'Done' Increment that is potentially releasable - meaning release readiness is built in throughout development, not saved for a special Sprint at the end. Needing a Release Sprint typically indicates the team's Definition of Done is inadequate and that technical debt or integration work has been deferred.

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#Sprint#Potentially Releasable Increment#Scrum Anti-patterns#Continuous Delivery

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