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Title: Product Owner Open

Percentage: 60%

Duration: 00:06:28

Date started: Mon 27 Sep 2021 11:33

Date finished: Mon 27 Sep 2021 11:39

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All Questions 9 Correct 2 Partially Correct 4 Incorrect

Question 1 of 15

The Product Owner's authority to change and update the Product Backlog is unlimited,
except for:

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: F)
You chose: F)
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A) High impact changes that have not been approved by the change request board.

B) Decisions by the chief program manager.

C) Decisions by the CFO, the CEO or the board of directors.

D) Technical and architectural work that needs to be done first, as indicated by the chief
enterprise architect.

E) Items the Scrum Master has identified as impediments.

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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.

Question 2 of 15

How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by using value
points?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: A)
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A) Calculating value points is a predictive approach that conflicts with the empiricism of
Scrum, and is therefore not acceptable.

B) The Product Owner may order the Product Backlog by using value points or select
another technique, the decision is up to them.

C) Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the value that
the product will provide.

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.

Question 3 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) E)
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A)

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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.
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 4 of 15

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

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)

A) True

B) False

Feedback
Value is likely to vary across products and organizations.

Question 5 of 15

A Product Owner is entitled to postpone the start of a new Sprint after the conclusion of a
previous Sprint for the following reason:

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
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A) The Product Owner has not identified a Sprint Goal.

B) The stakeholders are not happy with the value produced in the previous Sprint.

C) Not enough Product Backlog items are ready.

D) There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion
of the previous Sprint.

E) The Quality Assurance department needs more time to make the previous Increment
complete.

Feedback
A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

Question 6 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)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: D)
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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.

Question 7 of 15

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

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Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)

A) True

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 8 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: C) E)
You chose: C) E)
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A) Update the work plan for the Developers on a daily basis.

B) Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Scrum Team.
C) Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement.
D) Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the discussed Sprint
Backlog items.
E) Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.

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 9 of 15

When can the Product Backlog be updated?

(choose the best answer)

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Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)
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A) Only after a Sprint Review if agreed to by the stakeholders.

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

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

D) Never, unless agreed to by the change request.

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.

Question 10 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: A)

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

It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of the Product
Backlog by using which method?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: A)

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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.

Question 12 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: A) B)
You chose: B)
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A) Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases.

B) The order of the Product Backlog.
C) Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value.
D) Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker.

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 13 of 15

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

(choose the best answer)

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Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
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A) The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to
incorporate into the Product Backlog.

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 writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.

D) The Product Owner has the final call over the requirements and should involve the
stakeholders as little as possible.

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.

Question 14 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: A) E)
You chose: A) E)
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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 15 of 15

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

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: D)
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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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