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What is a product backlog work that a product owner might delegate?
Write user stories
Where Scrum can be used? Check all the applicable items.
- Development of products and enhancements; - Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies; - Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities; - Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments; - Development of software and hardware - Managing the operation of an organization
A done increment is valuable if: (Choose 2 answers)
-It is like to increase customer satisfaction -It has all the features that the product owner wanted in that sprint
Select two ways to maintain the product backlog to maximize its transparency.
-Product backlog items are sized appropriately, not bigger than a sprint and a preference for several do-able items in a sprint. -Product backlog always has the most actual insights
The Development Team is accountable for releasing the most valuable product possible.
False
How frequently product releases should occur?
Frequently enough to eliminate the risk that the product's value will get out of line with the marketplace
When a product grows, it is quite possible that the PO will get help from other Product Managers and others in the organization who interact regarding the customer facing activities and knowledge of the product marketplace. Is it a good idea for the PO to proxy or outsource some of their PO Scrum Team duties to these people (for example, Scrum Team facing duties)?
No.
How much time is required after a sprint to prepare for the next Sprint?
None. A new sprint starts immediately after the last sprint.
What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items.
Product Backlog management includes: - Clearly expressing Product Backlog items; - Ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions; - Optimizing the value of the work the Development Team performs; - Ensuring that the Product Backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the Scrum Team will work on next; - Ensuring the Development Team understands items in the Product Backlog to the level needed.
Who is responsible for releasing the most valuable product possible.
Product Owner
Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?
The Development Team
Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog?
The Development Team
Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog.
True
To get started in terms of what to build, Scrum requires no more than a Product Owner with enough solid ideas for a first sprint, a Development team to implement those ideas and a Scrum Master to help guide the process.
True
What are the characteristics of a Product Backlog Item that is "Ready" for selection in a Sprint Planning? Select three.
- Can be "Done" within one Sprint; - Well refined; - Somewhere at the top of the Product Backlog;
The Scrum Team consists of
- Development Team - Scrum Master - Product Owner
How does Definition of "Done" help to the Scrum Team? Select the three most applicable items.
- DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment; - Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning; - DoD ensures artifact transparency
Product Backlog Refinement ... Select the three most applicable sentence endings.
- Is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to Product Backlog items; - Is an ongoing process; - Takes no more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team;
What are Product Backlog features? Select three.
- It is never complete; - As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists; - It is dynamic;
Imagine the following situation. At the Sprint Retrospective meeting the Scrum Team identified some improvements that can be done. What should the Scrum Team do? Select the best option.
- Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement.
What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.
- No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal; - Quality goals do not decrease; - Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned.
How does the Product Owner communicate his marketplace knowledge to the Scrum Team (select three)?
- Product Backlog Refinement; - Sprint Reviews; - Daily ad hoc interactions;
What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items.
- Product Backlog; - Sprint Backlog; - Increment;
What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner?
- Product Value Maximizer; - Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement; - Product Marketplace Expert;
What two attributes are optional for a Product Backlog Item?
- Test descriptions that will prove PB Item completeness when "Done"; - Dependencies;
Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three.
- The Scrum Master; - The Product Owner; - The Development Team;
Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate.
- The Sprint Review; - The Sprint Planning;
Which scrum values are exhibited by not building a product backlog items that have low business value? (Choose 3 answers)
-Focus -Respect -Courage
What three factors are best considered when establishing the Sprint length? (Choose 3 answers).
-The ability to go to market with a product release -The level of uncertainty over the technology to be used -The risk of being disconnected from the stakeholders
A product success is measured by: (Choose 3 answers)
-The impact in customer satisfaction -The impact on Revenue -The impact on my boss mood
Scrum is based on empirical process control theory. All of its artifacts must be transparent to ensure sufficient accuracy of inspection. Witch two measures ensures that the product backlog is transparent? (Choose 2 answers).
-The product backlog is ordered -The product backlog is available to all stakeholders
When should the product backlog be refined?
-The product owner and the development team do it in the 1-2 preceding sprints -The product owner and the development team do it in the actual sprint
What is typical work for a Product Owner in a sprint? (Choose 2 answers)
-Work with development team on product backlog refinement -Collaborate with Stakeholders, Users communities, and Product Managers
What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option.
A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive
The Product Owner wants to apply some non-functional requirements to the Product. What is the best way to proceed?
Add the non-functional requirements to the DoD and check every Increment against these criteria
What technique should be used for representing Product Backlog Items?
Any technique, even a mix of several techniques
When the Scrum Team is allowed to interact with the Key Stakeholders (select the most applicable option)?
Any time where it's valuable to have the Stakeholder input
What does the word "development" mean in the context of Scrum? Select the best option.
Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more. When the words "develop" and "development" are used in the Scrum Guide, they refer to complex work including software and hardware development, development and releasing of products and enhancements, development and sustaining product operational environments, research and identifying of viable markets and technologies, and even more.
Which Key Value Areas categories should the Product Owner consider to measure and track the creation and delivery of value to the market place (select three)?
Current Value Time-to-Market Ability to Innovate
During the Sprint Review, is up to the Stakeholders to reorder the Product Backlog.
False
Once the Product Owner gained his Product Vision and defined the tactics of bringing this vision to life, it is a bad idea to change them before the next Product Release.
False
The Sprint Backlog is created at the Sprint Planning. It is prohibited to add new work into the Sprint Backlog later by the Development Team.
False
The product owner must write all the product backlog items (user stories, non-functional requirements, etc.) on the product backlog before handing them over the Development Team.
False
The value deliver by a product can only be determined by revenue.
False
All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length.
False. Scrum does not require having aligned Sprints for multiple teams.
What does Burn-down Chart show?
How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
Which does a self-organizing development team choose?
How to best accomplish work
In the middle of the sprint the customer decides that there are 2 new features she wants. The product owner could:
Introduce these features at the next sprint planning meeting
The Sprint Review is just a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Do you agree?
No
What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume?
Not more than 10%
A Development Team is waiting for a specific software component that they need to integrate and use. The component should be ready in two months. The Backlog Items with highest priorities depend on this specific component. What should the Product Owner do?
Re-order the Product Backlog to maximize utilization of the Development Team and deliver at least some Increment of product functionality in the next Sprint.
What could be a source of requirements for any changes to be made to the product?
The Product Backlog
When should the product owner update the project plan?
The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and insights emerge.
Which Agile/Scrum role serves as the communication point between senior management/business team and the Scrum team?
The Product Owner
Who approves modifications to Story Cards during a Sprint that were requested by the Scrum Team?
The Product Owner
Who decides whether to release the latest increment of the product?
The Product Owner
Who determines which stories will be addressed in each Release of a multi-release Agile/Scrum project?
The Product Owner
Who has the final say on the order of the product backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the Product Backlog?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for the monitoring of the remaining work towards the Project Goal?
The Product Owner
Who is the chief product visionary?
The Product Owner
Who is the leader in terms of getting feedback from the Key Stakeholders in the Sprint Review?
The Product Owner
Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning?
The Scrum Team
In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate?
The Sprint Review
What is the role of product owner in crafting the Sprint Goal:
The product owner should come to the sprint planning with a business objective in mind
What happens if the development team cannot complete its work by the end of the sprint?
The sprint length holds and the development tam continuously learns what is actually possible to do within a Sprint of this length
In the middle of the Sprint, a team member was required by another dept. manager to support an important task outside the Sprint work. What is recommended for the team member to do?
The team member should politely decline and explain to the manager about his ownership and accountability for the Scrum Team
What activities would a product owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of current sprint and the start of the next sprint?
There are no such activities. The next sprint starts automatically after the current sprint.
When should the Product Owner update the project plan?
There's no "project plan" artifact in Scrum. The Product Backlog is a form of planning in Scrum projects, and it's updated continuously (Product Backlog refinement).
Product Backlog Refinement practice focuses on Items for upcoming Sprints, not the current Sprint in progress. True or false?
True. Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. The Items in the current Sprint are no longer on the Product Backlog, because they are now on the Sprint Backlog. However, it is certainly fine for the Product Owner to add detail and clarification to the current Sprint's work as well.
What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three.
- All incomplete Product Backlog Items are re-estimated and put back on the Product Backlog; - If part of the work is potentially releasable, the Product Owner typically accepts it; - Any completed and "Done" Product Backlog items are reviewed;
Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants.
- The Scrum Master; - The Key Stakeholders; - The Product Owner; - The Development Team;
What factors should be considered by the Product Owner in the release decision (select four)?
- The risk that the product's value can get out of line with the marketplace; - Can customers actually absorb the new release?; - The costs and benefits of the upgrade; - The customers that will be constrained by the new release;
How can the Product Owner bring his product vision to life (select 3)?
- Via the Product Backlog and iterating towards that vision every Sprint; - Articulating the product vision to the Scrum Team and the Key Stakeholders early and often; - Utilizing the underlying empirical product planning features of Scrum;
Technical Debt... Select the three best options...
- compromises long-term quality of the Product; - is a real risk which can genuinely be incurred; - reflects some extra development work;
Which two activities will a product owner engage in during a sprint?
-Answer questions from the development team about items in the current sprint -Work with stakeholders
Which of the following are feedback loops in Scrum? (choose 3 answers).
-Daily Scrum -Sprint Review -Retrospective
What are three things might a Scrum Product Owner focus on to ensure his product delivers value? (Choose 3 answers).
-How readily his product can be absorbed and used by his customers -How much of the functionality of his product is being utilized -Minimizing changes to project scope
What are criteria to order Product Backlog items?
All of the above -Value of product backlog items -Dependencies between product backlog items -Dependencies to other products
If multiple Stakeholders have varied interests in the product and different viewpoints what is the best strategy for the Product Owner?
Do an intelligent balancing of interests and try to maximize the value of the Product as a whole
How frequently the Product Owner should communicate and re-iterate his product vision to the Scrum Team and the Key Stakeholders?
Early and often
If an item in the Sprint Backlog cannot be finished by the end of the Sprint (it turned out there is a lot more work to do than was estimated), the Sprint is cancelled.
False
It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects.
False
When something about Scrum frustrates the Product Owner, the PO can delegate some responsibilities to the Scrum Master.
False. It is NOT acceptable for the PO to attempt to proxy or outsource their PO Scrum Team duties. The Product Owner will work in concert with the Scrum Master to utilize Scrum correctly and advantageously, and try to never been seen as subverting or disrespecting the Scrum framework. When something about Scrum frustrates a Product Owner, she should consult the Scrum Master for ways to implement the Scrum framework in a way that is effective.
How much time must a product owner spend with the Development Team.
However much time development team asks the product owner to be present.
Who should do the legwork of gathering the marketplace data for the Product Owner?
It does not matter who does the legwork
What typically happens if the product backlog is not sufficiently clear at the sprint planning?
The Development Team has difficulties creating a forecast of work for a Sprint
Who identifies the Key Stakeholders for the Product?
The Product Owner
Who is allowed to tell the Development Team to work from a set of requirements?
The Product Owner
Which is the most important stakeholder Product Owners must satisfy?
The Product Users
Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum? Select the best choice.
The Scrum Master
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers.
The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including: - Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible; - Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management; - Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items; - Understanding product planning in an empirical environment; - Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value; - Understanding and practicing agility; - Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
Sprint Reviews are an opportune time to collect customer feedback.
True
The Development Team should be able to explain to the Product Owner and Scrum Master how it intends to work as a self-organizing team to accomplish the Sprint Goal and create the anticipated Increment.
True
The Product Owner make sure the team select enough from the product backlog for a Sprint do satisfy the stakeholders.
True
The Product Owner should be expertly aware of the marketplace for the product.
True
How long does the Product Backlog exists?
While the Product exists
Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team?
Yes