PSPO-I · Question #89
What happens if the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint? (choose the best answer)
The correct answer is A. The Sprint length is unchanged and the Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts. If the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint, the Sprint does not get extended. Instead, the unfinished Sprint Backlog Items go back to the Product Backlog and can be addressed in the following Sprint12. This approach allows the team to get better at…
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What happens if the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint? (choose the best answer)
Options
- AThe Sprint length is unchanged and the Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts.
- BThe Sprint is extended and future Sprints use this new duration.
- CThe Sprint is extended temporarily. Lessons are taken to ensure it does not happen
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A90% (27)
- B3% (1)
- C7% (2)
Explanation
If the Scrum Team cannot complete its work by the end of the Sprint, the Sprint does not get extended. Instead, the unfinished Sprint Backlog Items go back to the Product Backlog and can be addressed in the following Sprint12. This approach allows the team to get better at estimating and reduces complexity due to the consistency of the Scrum Events2. The Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts12.
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