Answering: “True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.” (PSM I)

False. Scrum does not require multiple Scrum Teams to start their Sprints on the same day. Teams may choose to align their Sprints, but that is a choice, not a rule.

Exam Question

True or False: Multiple Scrum Teams working on the same project must have the same Sprint start date.

• A. True
• B. False

Correct Answer

B. False

Why This Is the Correct Answer

The Scrum Guide sets rules for one Scrum Team. It says Sprints are fixed-length events of one month or less, and that a new Sprint starts immediately after the previous one ends. It says nothing about synchronizing start dates across teams. When several teams work on the same product, they share one Product Backlog, one Product Owner and one Definition of Done, and they must produce an integrated Increment. Aligned Sprints can make that integration easier, and scaling frameworks like Nexus use a shared Sprint cadence. Even so, aligned dates are a useful practice, not something Scrum itself demands.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

A. True This turns a helpful scaling practice into a Scrum rule. The Guide does not require a common start date.

Exam Tip

When a True/False statement adds a “must” that is not in the Scrum Guide, ask yourself where the rule would come from. If you cannot point to it, the answer is usually False.

Key Takeaways

• Scrum does not require teams to share a Sprint start date.
• Shared Sprint cadence can help integration but is optional.
• Teams on one product still produce one integrated Increment.