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Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is important to the Product Owner?
- It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the Product Owner may choose to release it. - It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team. ————- 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 be useable, so a Product Owner may choose to immediately release it.
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of the Product Backlog by using which method?
Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work —————- 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.
Must the Product Owner be present at the Sprint Retrospective?
It is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess its performance and improve itself. —————— 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.
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?
Release an Increment to the market to learn about the business assumptions built into the product. —————- 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.
Who creates the definition of "Done"?
The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization) —————- 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.
What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?
The order of the Product Backlog Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases —————- 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.
What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?
There are no such pre-conditions —————- Sprint Planning serves to plan the work to be performed in the Sprint. This plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team. Sprint Planning is time-boxed to a maximum of eight hours for a one-month Sprint. What can be achieved in this time-box may be influenced by additional practices that are however not prescribed by Scrum.
