What Product Owner activities occur between the end of the current Sprint and the beginning of the next Sprint?

Question

Options

• AProduct Backlog refinement.
• BUpdating stakeholders on project progress.
• CThere are no such activities. When the current Sprint ends, the new Sprint begins.
• DParticipate as a team member at the Sprint Retrospective.

• A
  3% (1)
• C
  90% (27)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

In Scrum, Sprints are contiguous - the instant one Sprint ends, the next Sprint begins. There is literally no gap, no "between Sprints" window, and therefore no activities that belong there. This is a deliberate design choice to maintain a steady cadence and avoid idle time.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Backlog refinement): This is an ongoing activity that happens during the Sprint, not after it ends. Scrum recommends spending no more than 10% of the team's capacity on refinement throughout the Sprint.
• B (Updating stakeholders): Stakeholder communication happens at the Sprint Review, which is an event held within the ending Sprint - not in a gap after it.
• D (Sprint Retrospective): The Retrospective is also held within the Sprint as its final event. The Product Owner can attend, but it's still part of the current Sprint, not a separate between-Sprint phase.

Memory tip: Think of Sprints like frames in a film reel - they touch edge-to-edge with no blank frames between them. If an exam question implies there's downtime between Sprints, that's a red flag that the answer is "no such time exists."

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