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Product Owner Open

Percentage: 26.7%

Duration: 00:11:00

Date started: Mon 4 Dec '23 07:15

Date finished: Mon 4 Dec '23 07:26

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Question 1 of 15

True or False: The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.

True

False

Feedback
Value is likely to vary across products and organizations.

Question 2 of 15

How does an organization know that a product built using Scrum is successful?

(choose the best answer)

A. By measuring the actual time spent on development versus the time

estimated for development.

B. By measuring that velocity has increased since the last release.

C. By releasing frequently, and measuring the value customers/users

experience.

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 3 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. Change the Sprint Goal.

B. Inform management that more resources are needed.

C. Cancel the Sprint.

D. Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Developers.

E. Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.

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 4 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 validate assumptions made when developing the product.

C. To learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed.

Feedback
Releasing the Increment to customers/users is the only way to validate assumptions
about value.

Question 5 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 6 of 15

What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable?

(choose the best answer)

A. Ask the Product Owner’s manager to decide in the Product Owner’s

absence.

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. Management should assign a substitute Product Owner to fill in when the

Product Owner cannot be there.

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 7 of 15

Which two statements explain why the Definition of Done is important to the Product Owner?

(choose the best two answers)

A. It identifies undone work that can be addressed in a separate Sprint.

B. It establishes the expected quality of the Increment reviewed at the

Sprint Review.

C. It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team.

D. It helps the Product Owner track the open work during a Sprint.

You did not select all available correct options.

Feedback
All Scrum Team members must have a shared understanding of what it means for work
to be complete, to ensure transparency. This is the Definition of Done for the Scrum
Team and is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment. The
Increment reviewed at the Sprint Review must meet the Definition of Done.

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Question 8 of 15

What phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Developers?

(choose the best two answers)

A. They should work apart as much as possible in order to keep the

concerns of business and technology separated.

B. They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping

end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.

C. They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed

decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.

D. The Product Owner should be with the Developers full-time to grow a

deep understanding of the technology being used.

E. They should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint
Review meeting.

You did not select all available correct options.

Feedback
The Product owner clearly expresses Product Backlog items, ensuring the Developers
understand items in the Product Backlog to the level needed for developing them and
creating the value the Product Owner envisions. Scope may be re-negotiated if the effort
grows much higher than anticipated.

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Question 9 of 15

What are typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?

(choose the best two answers)

A. Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement.

B. Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Scrum
Team.

C. Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the

discussed Sprint Backlog items.

D. Update the work plan for the Developers on a daily basis.

E. Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter

experts.

You did not select all available correct options.

Feedback
The Product Owner represents the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlog.
This typically requires active interaction in order to be able to represent stakeholders and
their needs. Product Backlog refinement is an ongoing process in which the Product
Owner and the Developers may collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items.

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Question 10 of 15

What best describes the relationship of the Product Owner and the stakeholders?

(choose the best answer)

A. The Product Owner writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.

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 has the final call over the requirements and should
involve the stakeholders as little as possible.

D. The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to
incorporate into the Product Backlog.

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 11 of 15

When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected
for the Sprint?

(choose the best answer)

A. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.

B. At the Sprint Planning Event.

C. Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.

D. During the Daily Scrum.

Feedback
All members of the Scrum Team share in the accountability for creating value every
Sprint.

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Question 12 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 clear cadence of when the Daily Scrum will take place.

B. A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.

C. A fully refined Product Backlog.

D. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal.

E. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner.

F. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.

You did not select all available correct options.

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 13 of 15

In order to make investment decisions, the Product Owner is likely to look at the Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) of the product being built. What costs will a Product Owner take into
account?

(choose the best answer)

A. The accumulated cost over the earned value of the product.

B. The money spent on development and delivery of the product.

C. All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the

product.

Feedback
The Product Owner is not only accountable for development and release of a product,
but also the cost of maintaining and operating the product over its lifetime.

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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 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.

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 inspects the Sprint burn-down at the Daily Scrum
for progress towards a complete Increment and re-planning the team's
work.

D. The Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for completeness at the
end of Sprint Planning in order to allow the Sprint to start.

You did not select all available correct options.

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

What variables should a Product Owner consider when ordering the Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

A. The availability of resources and skills for implementation.

B. Anything that informs them to achieve the product's goals and to optimize
the value delivered.

C. Lowest development cost in order to maximize Return on Investment (ROI).

D. Development cohesion as indicated by the Developers.

E. Effort first, then value.

Feedback
The Product Owner is responsible for ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best
achieve the Product Goal, thereby optimizing the value of the work the Developers
perform. How this is done, and what value means, may vary widely across organizations.

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