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Product Owner Open
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Date started: Tue 13 Sep '22 06:08
Date finished: Tue 13 Sep '22 06:16
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know some Product Owner basics.
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Question 1 of 15
To create focus which of the following are most important to have ready when Sprint Planning
begins?
(choose the best two answers)
A. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner.
B. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal.
C. A fully refined Product Backlog.
D. A clear cadence of when the Daily Scrum will take place.
E. A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.
F. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.
Feedback
Sprint Planning initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed for the Sprint.
This resulting plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team. The
Product Owner ensures that attendees are prepared to discuss the most important
Product Backlog items and how they map to the Product Goal.
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Question 2 of 15
What is the principal value of releasing an Increment?
(choose the best answer)
A. To learn about the Scrum Team’s productivity.
B. To learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed.
C. To validate assumptions made when developing the product.
Feedback
Releasing the Increment to customers/users is the only way to validate assumptions
about value.
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Question 3 of 15
What best describes the relationship of the Product Owner and the stakeholders?
(choose the best answer)
A. The Product Owner has the final call over the requirements and should
involve the stakeholders as little as possible.
B. The Product Owner provides the stakeholders with acceptance forms at the
Sprint Review to record their formal agreement over the delivered software.
C. The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to
incorporate into the Product Backlog.
D. The Product Owner writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.
Feedback
The Product Owner represents the stakeholders to the Scrum Team, which includes
representing their desired requirements in the Product Backlog. The Product Owner is
accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum
Team. The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog
management.
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Question 4 of 15
True or False: A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive
Product Backlog in place.
True
False
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A first Sprint requires no more than a Scrum Team and enough ideas to potentially
complete a full Sprint.
Question 5 of 15
How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by using value points?
(choose the best answer)
A. The Product Owner may order the Product Backlog by using value points or
select another technique, the decision is up to them.
B. Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the
value that the product will provide.
C. Calculating value points is a predictive approach that conflicts with the
empiricism of Scrum, and is therefore not acceptable.
Feedback
The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product backlog, regardless of the
techniques they may utilize to define that order. Indications of value on Product Backlog
items may be useful but are only a prediction until validated by users and the market.
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Question 6 of 15
How does an organization know that a product built using Scrum is successful?
(choose the best answer)
A. By releasing frequently, and measuring the value customers/users
experience.
B. By measuring that velocity has increased since the last release.
C. By measuring the actual time spent on development versus the time
estimated for development.
D. By the Product Owner and stakeholders accepting the Increment at the
Sprint Review.
Feedback
Scrum Teams deliver products iteratively and incrementally, maximizing opportunities for
feedback. If a product is not released, the opportunity to capture user and market
feedback is lost.
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Question 7 of 15
What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable?
(choose the best answer)
A. Management should assign a substitute Product Owner to fill in when the
Product Owner cannot be there.
B. Within the Sprint, the Developers make the best decisions possible to assure
progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once
they are available again.
C. Ask the Product Owner’s manager to decide in the Product Owner’s
absence.
D. Wait until the Product Owner is available again.
Feedback
The Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated roles, events,
artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and
is essential to Scrum's success and usage. The Scrum Team consists of a Product
Owner, the Developers, and a Scrum Master. The Product Owner is responsible for
maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Scrum Team. In the absence of
a Product Owner, the latter accountability is not performed.
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Question 8 of 15
True or False: The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority process improvement
item, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.
True
False
Feedback
An earlier version of the Scrum Guide prescribed the practice of placing one
improvement in the Sprint Backlog. This was removed in the 2020 update to the Scrum
Guide because it was felt to be too prescriptive. However, if this practice provides value
to you then you should adopt it. It is simply not prescribed anymore, but can still be
valuable.
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Question 9 of 15
Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?
(choose the best answer)
A. Project Manager 2.0.
B. Scope Protector.
C. Value Maximizer.
D. Requirements Collector.
E. Chief Business Analyst.
Feedback
The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product.
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Question 10 of 15
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of the Product Backlog by
using which method?
(choose the best answer)
A. A Product or Release burn-down chart.
B. A Value burn-up chart.
C. A Gantt chart.
D. Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work.
E. A Sprint Review acceptance report.
Feedback
Various practices upon trending have been used to forecast progress, like burn-downs,
burn-ups, or cumulative flows. These have proven useful, but none are mandatory, and
care should be taken because none can replace the importance of empiricism. What will
happen is unknown, no matter what has happened.
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Question 11 of 15
The Developers find out during the Sprint that they are not likely to build everything they
forecast. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
(choose the best answer)
A. Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.
B. Inform management that more resources are needed.
C. Change the Sprint Goal.
D. Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Developers.
E. Cancel the Sprint.
Feedback
During the Sprint, scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner
and Developers as more is learned.
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Question 12 of 15
The Product Owner's authority to change and update the Product Backlog is unlimited, except
for:
(choose the best answer)
A. Technical and architectural work that needs to be done first, as indicated by
the chief enterprise architect.
B. Items the Scrum Master has identified as impediments.
C. Decisions by the CFO, the CEO or the board of directors.
D. Decisions by the chief program manager.
E. High impact changes that have not been approved by the change request
board.
F. There are no exceptions; the entire organization must respect a Product
Owner's decisions.
Feedback
For the Product Owner to succeed, the entire organization must respect their decisions.
(WF): For the Product Owner to succeed, the entire organization must respect their
decisions.
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Question 13 of 15
How do timeboxes help the Product Owner and the other members of the Scrum Team validate
assumptions, adapt, and maximize the value of their product?
(choose the best answer)
A. Timeboxes assure the Product Owner that the Developers will finish all work
on the Sprint Backlog by the end of the Sprint.
B. At the end of each Sprint when the timebox expires a detailed report with all
test cases and test results is available.
C. Timeboxes help minimize risk by creating the opportunity to validate
assumptions using feedback from users and the market; allowing Scrum
Teams to inspect progress toward the Product Goal and decide whether to
pivot or persevere.
D. Timeboxes help by making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is
done, and the work is verified by the Product Owner.
Feedback
The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog against the assumption that value will
be generated. This assumption remains invalidated when not checked against users and
the market. When a Sprint's horizon is too long, you increase the risk that what is being
developed may no longer be desired. Sprints limit risk to one calendar month or less of
work.
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Question 14 of 15
Adaptation requires regular inspection. In what ways does the Product Owner contribute to the
results achieved by inspection ?
(choose the best two answers)
A. The Product Owner inspects the Sprint burn-down at the Daily Scrum
for progress towards a complete Increment and re-planning the team's
work.
B. The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to learn
how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the most
valuable thing to do next.
C. The Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for completeness at the
end of Sprint Planning in order to allow the Sprint to start.
D. The Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog at the
Sprint Review, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment,
leads to an updated Product Backlog.
Feedback
Scrum users must frequently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress to detect undesirable
variances. The primary tool for the Product Owner to uphold transparency is the Product
Backlog. Product Backlog is a living artifact that is actively maintained and updated to
reflect reality. At the Sprint Review, attendees collaborate on the next things that could
be done to optimize value, which is processed into an updated Product Backlog.
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Question 15 of 15
The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort
to complete the Product Backlog items?
(choose the best answer)
A. The PMO.
B. The Product Owner.
C. The Developers.
Feedback
The Developers are responsible for all estimates. The people who will perform the work
make the final estimate.
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