Events
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What this topic is really about
A Sprint is cancelled only when the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete, meaning the work no longer delivers value and continuing would waste effort. Option A (developers disagree) and option C (budget) are traps; disagreement alone does not invalidate the goal, and budget constraints are handled by re‑planning, not by cancelling the Sprint.
The Sprint Review is intended to inspect the Increment and gather feedback so the Product Backlog can be adapted for upcoming work, aligning the product with stakeholder needs. Choosing A treats the event as a status report, but Scrum replaces traditional reporting with a collaborative inspection and adaptation session.
See the mechanism
The Sprint Goal serves as a single, high-level objective that provides the Scrum Team with focus and flexibility on how they achieve it. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
A Sprint Goal is:
- Identify what the question tests: A Sprint Goal is:.
- The Sprint Goal serves as a single, high-level objective that provides the Scrum Team with focus and flexibility on how they achieve it.
- It is not optional, nor is it a mere list of tasks, because a defined goal is required to guide the team's collaboration and decision-making during the Sprint.
Traps the examiner sets
- Option A is a trap; the sprint duration is not variable per sprint but set at the start and kept constant.
Test your recall
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