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Product Owner Open

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Duration: 00:15:13

Date started: Mon 12 Sep '22 16:10

Date finished: Mon 12 Sep '22 16:26

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Question 1 of 15

Is the Product Owner required to be present at the Sprint Retrospective?

(choose the best answer)

A. They are optional. Attendance is only required when the Product Owner gets
invited by the Scrum Master.

B. They are not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the
Developers to improve.

C. Their attendance is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for

the Scrum Team to assess and improve itself.

Feedback
The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and
create a plan for improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint.

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Question 2 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

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

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

Sprint Review.

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

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

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.

Question 3 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

Feedback
A first Sprint requires no more than a Scrum Team and enough ideas to potentially
complete a full Sprint.

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Question 4 of 15

Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?

(choose the best answer)

A. Scope Protector.

B. Project Manager 2.0.

C. Requirements Collector.

D. Chief Business Analyst.

E. Value Maximizer.

Feedback
The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product.

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Question 5 of 15

When can the Product Backlog be updated?

(choose the best answer)

A. At any time when done by the Product Owner or a delegate.

B. Only after a Sprint Review if agreed to by the stakeholders.

C. Never, unless agreed to by the change request.

D. Only during Product Backlog refinement sessions if the Product Owner is

present.

Feedback
The Product Backlog is dynamic; it constantly changes to identify what the product
needs in order to be appropriate, competitive, and useful. Product Backlog items can be
updated at any time by the Product Owner or a delegate. Even if the responsibility is
delegated the Product Owner remains accountable for the Product Backlog.

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Question 6 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 Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.

B. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal.

C. A fully refined Product Backlog.

D. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.

E. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner.

F. A clear cadence of when the Daily Scrum will take place.

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 7 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. Development cohesion as indicated by the Developers.

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

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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Question 8 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. At the end of each Sprint when the timebox expires a detailed report with all
test cases and test results is available.

B. Timeboxes help by making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is
done, and the work is verified by the Product Owner.

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 assure the Product Owner that the Developers will finish all work
on the Sprint Backlog by the end of the Sprint.

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 9 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

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

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

deep understanding of the technology being used.

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

concerns of business and technology separated.

D. They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping

end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.

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

decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.

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 10 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 Developers.

B. The PMO.

C. The Product Owner.

Feedback
The Developers are responsible for all estimates. The people who will perform the work
make the final estimate.

Question 11 of 15

What is the principal value of releasing an Increment?

(choose the best answer)

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

B. To validate assumptions made when developing the product.

C. To learn about the Scrum Team’s productivity.

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

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Question 12 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. Wait until the Product Owner is available again.

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

absence.

D. 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.

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 13 of 15

True or False: A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?

True

False

Feedback
A traditional project manager is responsible for all aspects of a project; costs, resources,
execution, release, planning, capacity. Scrum is a framework for complex product
development, regardless of whether the work is organized in projects. The Product
Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product and the work performed,
this is complemented by the specific accountabilities of the Developers and the Scrum
Master.

Question 14 of 15

To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?

(choose the best two answers)

A. Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, technical debt is only

an issue for the Developers.

B. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to

be spent on maintenance of the product.

C. Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value.

D. The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when

you have technical debt.

You did not select all available correct options.

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Question 15 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 the Product Owner and stakeholders accepting the Increment at the

Sprint Review.

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

estimated for development.

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

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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