Title: Product Owner Open

Percentage: 66.7%

Duration: 00:14:55

Date started: Wed 25 Dec 2019 14:08

Date finished: Wed 25 Dec 2019 14:22

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Ken Schwaber

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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: A)
You chose: B)
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A) Nothing. The entire organization must respect a Product Owner's decisions.

B) High impact changes that have not been approved by the change request board.

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

D) Work for which impediments exist that the Scrum Master still needs to resolve.

E) Decisions by the chief program manager.

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

Feedback
For the Product Owner to succeed, the entire organization must respect his or her decisions. No one is allowed
to tell the Development Team to work from a different set of requirements, and the Development Team isn't
allowed to act on what anyone else says.

Question 2 of 15

The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs knowledgeable and skilled inspectors.
What are two ways in which the Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process?

(choose the best two answers)

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) At the Daily Scrum the Product Owner inspects the Sprint burn-down for progress towards a
complete Increment and re-planning the team's work.
C) At the end of Sprint Planning the Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for
completeness in order to allow the Sprint to start.
D) At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog, 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 3 of 15

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

(choose the best two answers)

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

Feedback
The Product Owner represents the stakeholders to the Scrum Team. 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 Development Team
collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items.

Question 4 of 15

What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Development Team?

(choose the best two answers)

Correct answer: A) B)
You chose: A) B)
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A) They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing
effort and value of Product Backlog items.
B) They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and
stakeholder concerns in mind.
C) The Product Owner should be with the Development Team full-time to grow a deep
understanding of the technology being used.
D) They should work apart as much as possible in order to keep the concerns of business and
technology separated.
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 Development Team understands
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 5 of 15
Who creates the definition of "Done"?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
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A) The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the
development organization)

B) The Scrum Master as he/she is responsible for the Development Team's productivity

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

D) The Product Owner as he/she is responsible for the product's success

Feedback
If the definition of "done" is part of the conventions, standards or guidelines of the development organization, all
Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. The Development Team of the Scrum Team can complement it with
elements specific for the product or context.
If "done" for an increment is not a convention of the development organization, the Development Team of the
Scrum Team must define a definition of "done" appropriate for the product.

Question 6 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: E)

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 7 of 15

True or False: The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process improvement,
identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Product Backlog.

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)

A) True

B) False

Feedback
False, to ensure continuous improvement, the Sprint Backlog rather than the Product Backlog includes at least
one high priority process improvement identified in the previous Sprint Retrospective meeting.

Question 8 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: A) 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 9 of 15

Learning turns into 'validated learning' when assumptions and goals can be assessed through
results. What is a key way for a Product Owner to apply validated learning?
(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: B)
You chose: B)
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A) Set the Sprint Goal before selecting Product Backlog items at Sprint Planning to learn about
a Development Team's productivity.

B) Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the
product.

C) Accept an Increment at the Sprint review to learn about the forecast of functionality that was
developed.

Feedback
The Product Owner manages Product Backlog against the assumption that value will be generated. This
assumption remains invalidated when not checked against users and market.

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

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)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
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A) All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product

B) The money spent on development of the product, often a fixed cost per Sprint multiplied by
the Sprints required

C) The accumulated cost over the earned value of the product

Feedback
The owner of a product is not only accountable for development and release of a product, but also the cost of
maintaining and operating the product. If a person 'owns' the product, he/she can be expected to be responsible
for the complete lifecycle of a product.

Question 12 of 15

Must the Product Owner be present at the Sprint Retrospective?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: C)
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A) It is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess its
performance and improve itself.

B) It is not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Development Team to
inspect itself.

C) It is optional. Attendance is only required when the Product Owner gets invited by the Scrum
Master.

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 13 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

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 responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work
performed, a responsibility that is complemented by the specific accountabilities of the Development Team and
the Scrum Master.

Question 14 of 15

Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)
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A) Value Maximizer

B) Scope Protector

C) Requirements Collector

D) Project Manager 2.0

E) Chief Analyst

Feedback
The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product. How this is done will vary widely.

Question 15 of 15

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

(choose the best answer)

Correct answer: D)
You chose: A)
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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 process 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 has the final call over the Product Backlog.