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The best answer is B. The Sprint length is unchanged and the Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts.

According to the Scrum Guide1, “Sprints have consistent durations throughout a development effort. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.” Therefore, the Sprint is not extended or shortened based on the completion of the work.

The Scrum Guide also states that “Scrum Teams deliver products iteratively and incrementally, maximizing opportunities for feedback. Incremental deliveries of ‘Done’ product ensure a potentially useful version of working product is always available.” Therefore, the Scrum Team should focus on delivering a potentially releasable Increment of value by the end of the Sprint, even if some work items are not completed.

The Scrum Team should also use the Sprint Retrospective to inspect how the last Sprint went with regards to individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and their Definition of Done. The Scrum Team should identify and order the major items that went well and potential improvements, and create a plan for implementing improvements to the way they do their work. This way, the Scrum Team continuously learns and adapts to changing circumstances and challenges.

According to the Scrum Guide, two characteristics of the Daily Scrum are its location and time remain constant and its purpose is to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog. These characteristics promote consistency, transparency, and adaptation within the Development Team. The other options are not valid characteristics of the Daily Scrum, as they are either irrelevant (such as being held first thing in the morning) or inappropriate (such as being free form, facilitated by the team lead, or consisting of the Scrum Master asking for status).

The correct answer is A, because the role of management in Scrum is to facilitate the Scrum Teams with insights and resources that help them improve. The Scrum Guide states that “the organization respects their self-organization by not telling them how they should do their work.” Therefore, management should support the Scrum Teams by providing them with an environment that fosters collaboration, learning, and innovation.

The correct answer is B, because the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting is 8 hours for a monthly Sprint. The Scrum Guide states that “Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.”