What is the recommended size for a Development Team (within the Scrum Team)?

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Options

• A3 to 9
• BMinimal 5
• C7 plus or minus 2
• D9

• A
  91% (30)
• B
  6% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

According to the Scrum Guide, the Development Team should have between 3 and 9 members - small enough to stay agile and coordinate easily, yet large enough to complete meaningful work each Sprint without external dependencies.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Minimal 5) - Scrum sets a minimum of 3, not 5; smaller teams are allowed
• C (7 ± 2) - This is Miller's Law from cognitive psychology, not a Scrum rule; it doesn't map to the actual guideline
• D (9) - This is the maximum, not the fixed size; treating it as the answer confuses the upper bound with the entire range

Memory tip: Think "3 to 9 = enough to do the work, not too many to need a meeting about meetings." The boundaries exist for a reason: fewer than 3 creates skill gaps, more than 9 requires too much coordination overhead.

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