Product Owner Test Prep

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

False

Who creates the Definition of Done?

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

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

Their attendance is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess and improve itself.

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

True

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

A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner. A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.

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?

All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product.

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.

What variables should a Product Owner consider when ordering the Product Backlog?

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

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

By releasing frequently, and measuring the value customers/users experience.

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

False

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

False

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

False

Which two statements explain why the Definition of Done is important to the Product Owner?

It establishes the expected quality of the Increment reviewed at the Sprint Review. It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team.

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?

Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Developers.

What is a Product Backlog?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

There are no exceptions; the entire organization must respect a Product Owner's decisions.

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

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

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

They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind. They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.

What is the principal value of releasing an Increment?

To validate assumptions made when developing the product.

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

Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases. The order of the Product Backlog.

Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?

Value Maximizer.

What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable?

Within the Sprint, the Developers make the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once they are available again.

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

Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement. Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.