The daily stand-up timebox should not exceed how many minutes?

Question

Options

• A5 minutes
• B20 minutes
• C15 minutes
• D10 minutes

• A
  92% (54)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  5% (3)

Explanation

Heads-up: There appears to be an error in the provided correct answer. According to the official Scrum Guide, the Daily Scrum is timeboxed at 15 minutes (option C), not 5 minutes.

Here is the correct explanation:

Option C (15 minutes) is correct per the Scrum Guide: the Daily Scrum is a fixed 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team, held each day of the Sprint. Option A (5 minutes) is too short - while some teams run shorter stand-ups by choice, 5 minutes is not the defined Scrum timebox. Option B (20 minutes) exceeds the timebox and would signal the meeting has gone off track. Option D (10 minutes) is a common guess but is also not the defined limit. A helpful memory tip: think "15 minutes = 1 per day × 15 days in a typical Sprint" - the stand-up is brief but not rushed, just enough time for each team member to sync without derailing the day.

You may want to verify the source of this question, as the marked answer (A: 5 minutes) conflicts with the Scrum Guide's specification of 15 minutes.

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