CSM Scrum Events Practice Question
A Scrum Team's Daily Scrum consistently runs 25 minutes because team members dive into technical problem-solving and design debates. The Scrum Master wants to keep the event within its 15-minute timebox while still enabling the Developers to adapt their plan. What is the most appropriate action?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that because the technical discussion is valuable, the Daily Scrum itself may be extended beyond its 15-minute timebox.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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End the Daily Scrum at 15 minutes and invite anyone with unresolved technical topics to stay for an optional follow-up discussion.
The Daily Scrum exists to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog, and it is timeboxed to 15 minutes. When technical debates consume the timebox, the Developers should end the event on schedule and continue detailed discussions afterward. This preserves both the timebox and the event's purpose without suppressing necessary technical collaboration.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Ask the Scrum Master to facilitate the Daily Scrum strictly, cutting off any developer who raises a technical concern.
Why it's wrong here
The Developers own and self-manage the Daily Scrum; the Scrum Master teaches the team to keep it within the timebox but does not police or facilitate it by silencing members. Cutting people off damages psychological safety and self-management. The goal is to help the team internalize the timebox, not to impose control from outside the Developers.
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Convert the Daily Scrum into a written status update in a chat channel so no meeting time is consumed by discussions.
Why it's wrong here
The Daily Scrum is an event where the Developers inspect progress and adapt the Sprint Backlog; replacing it with asynchronous written updates removes the interactive inspection and adaptation. While written coordination can complement the event, abandoning the face-to-face event contradicts the Scrum framework and weakens the team's ability to replan daily.
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Extend the Daily Scrum to 30 minutes permanently so the team has enough time to resolve all technical issues that arise.
Why it's wrong here
The Daily Scrum is explicitly timeboxed to 15 minutes in the Scrum Guide. Permanently extending it violates that timebox and turns the event into a working session rather than a quick inspection of progress toward the Sprint Goal. Technical problem-solving belongs in separate conversations the Developers schedule themselves, not inside the daily event.
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End the Daily Scrum at 15 minutes and invite anyone with unresolved technical topics to stay for an optional follow-up discussion.
Why this is correct
The Daily Scrum is timeboxed to 15 minutes regardless of team size, and the Developers own the event. Closing on time and offering an optional after-event for deeper technical conversations preserves the inspect-and-adapt purpose while preventing the daily event from becoming a design workshop. This keeps the cadence predictable and lets the team self-manage the extra discussion.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Scrum Alliance exam blueprint
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