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Title: Product Owner Open

Percentage: 53.3%

Duration: 00:05:41

Date started: Tue 9 Mar 2021 16:14

Date finished: Tue 9 Mar 2021 16:20

Feedback
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Ken Schwaber

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All Questions 8 Correct 3 Partially Correct 4 Incorrect

Question 1 of 15

Which of the following are needed in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?

(choose the best two answers)

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Correct answer: A) E)
You chose: A) B)
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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.

Question 2 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: B) C)
You chose: B) C)
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A) Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Scrum Team.
B) Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.
C) Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement.
D) Update the work plan for the Developers on a daily basis.
E) Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the discussed Sprint Backlog
items.

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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.

Question 3 of 15

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

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: C)
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A) They are not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Developers to
improve.

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

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.

Question 4 of 15

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Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: C)
You chose: D)
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A) Requirements Collector.

B) Project Manager 2.0.

C) Value Maximizer.

D) Chief Business Analyst.

E) Scope Protector.

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

Question 5 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: C) D)
You chose: A) B) C) D)
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A) Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value.

B) Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker.
C) The order of the Product Backlog.
D) Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases.

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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.

Question 6 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: A) D)
You chose: A) B)
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A) The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical
debt.
B) Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, technical debt is only an issue for the
Developers.
C) Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value.
D) Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on
maintenance of the product.

Question 7 of 15

True or False: A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive
Product Backlog in place.

Correct answer: A)
You chose: B)

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A) True

B) False

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

Question 8 of 15

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

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)

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 9 of 15

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

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)

A) True

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B) 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 10 of 15

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

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
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A) During the Daily Scrum.

B) At the Sprint Planning Event.

C) Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.

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

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

Question 11 of 15

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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)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
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A) Timeboxes help by making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is done, and the work
is verified by the Product Owner.

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

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

D) 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.

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.

Question 12 of 15

Adaptation requires regular inspection. In what ways does the Product Owner contribute to the
results achieved by inspection ?

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Correct answer: A) D)
You chose: A) D)
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A) 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.
B) The Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for completeness at the end of Sprint
Planning in order to allow the Sprint to start.
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 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.

Question 13 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: B) D)
You chose: B) D)
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A) The Product Owner should be with the Developers full-time to grow a deep understanding of
the technology being used.
B) They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping end-user and
stakeholder concerns in mind.

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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 Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing
effort and value of Product Backlog items.
E) They should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint Review meeting.

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.

Question 14 of 15

What is the principal value of releasing an Increment?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: C)
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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 15 of 15

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What is a Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: D)
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A) It is a formally approved list of requirements to be implemented over a set period.

B) The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product.

C) It is a detailed list of functionalities from which the Developers draw items, to be

complemented by a separate Technology Backlog managed by the Developers.

D) It is a list of references to Use Case documents that are stored in a central repository. The
references should be viewable and clickable by anybody to enhance transparency.

Feedback
The Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product and it is the single
source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. The Product Backlog evolves as the product and the
environment in which it will be used evolves. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists.

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