How much time is allowed between the conclusion of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint?

Question

Options

• AMaximum of one day for Sprints that are time-boxed to two weeks.
• BNone. A new Sprint starts immediately following the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
• CEnough time for the last Increment to finish testing.
• DEnough time for the Product Owner to prepare the Product Backlog for Sprint Planning.
• EAll of the above are allowed.

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  93% (38)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

In Scrum, Sprints are continuous and back-to-back by design - the moment one Sprint ends, the next begins immediately, with no gap, cool-down period, or buffer time allowed.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is wrong because no gap of any length (not even one day) is permitted between Sprints.
• C is wrong because testing should happen within the Sprint, not after it ends; the Increment must meet the Definition of Done before the Sprint concludes.
• D is wrong because Product Backlog refinement is an ongoing activity that happens during the Sprint, not in a break between Sprints.
• E is wrong because none of those scenarios are allowed under the Scrum framework.

Memory tip: Think of Sprints like heartbeats - the body never pauses between beats. Any gap between Sprints would be "dead time" that violates Scrum's core principle of continuous empirical inspection and adaptation.

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