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Product Owner Open

Percentage: 86.7%

Duration: 00:09:41

Date started: Mon 12 Sep '22 17:22

Date finished: Mon 12 Sep '22 17:31

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know some Product Owner basics.

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Question 1 of 15

Who creates the Definition of Done?

(choose the best answer)

A. The Scrum Master as they are responsible for the Scrum Team's productivity.

B. The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common
denominator of all members' definitions.

C. The Product Owner as they are responsible for the product's success.

D. The organization (or the Scrum Team if none is available from the
organization).

Feedback
If the Definition of Done for an Increment is part of the standards of the organization, all
Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. If it is not an organizational standard, the
Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.

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Question 2 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. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.

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

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

D. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal.

E. A fully refined Product Backlog.

F. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner.

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 3 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 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.

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 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.

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 4 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 Product Owner.

B. The Developers.

C. The PMO.

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

Question 5 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.

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Question 6 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 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.

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

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 7 of 15

What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

A. Describing an Increment at Sprint Planning and making sure that the

Developers deliver it by the end of the Sprint.

B. Writing the User Stories so they are comprehensive enough for the
stakeholders.

C. Maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum
Team.

D. Refining the top level Product Backlog items until they are ready to be
handed over to the Scrum Team.

Feedback
In addition to being accountable for maximizing the value of the product and the work of
the Scrum Team, the Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog
management, communicating the Product Goal, ordering the Product Backlog, and
making the Product Backlog transparent. The Product Owner may do these things or
may delegate the responsibility to others. Even if the responsibility is delegated the
Product Owner remains accountable.

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Question 8 of 15

What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?

(choose the best two answers)

A. The order of the Product Backlog.

B. Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker.

C. Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases.

D. Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value.

Feedback
The Product Owner manages Product Backlog against the assumption that value will be
generated. Indications of value on Product Backlog are useful but are only a prediction
until validated against users and market.

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Question 9 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 writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.

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

D. The Product Owner provides the stakeholders with acceptance forms at the
Sprint Review to record their formal agreement over the delivered software.

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 10 of 15

True or False: The Sprint Review is the only time at which stakeholder feedback is taken into
account.

A. True

B. False

Feedback
A Product Owner engages actively and regularly with stakeholders. However, to limit the
disturbance to the development progress and keep focus high, the stakeholders have a
formal role in the process at the Sprint Review only.

Question 11 of 15

What is the principal value of releasing an Increment?

(choose the best answer)

A. To validate assumptions made when developing the product.

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

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 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. Effort first, then value.

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

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

E. Development cohesion as indicated by the Developers.

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 13 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 14 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.

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Question 15 of 15

When can the Product Backlog be updated?

(choose the best answer)

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

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

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

present.

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

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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