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How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by using value points? (choose the best answer) A. The Product Owner may order the Product Backlog by using value points or select another technique, the decision is up to them. B. Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the value that the product will provide. C. Calculating value points is a predictive approach that conflicts with the empiricism of Scrum, and is therefore not acceptable.

A

What phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Developers? (choose the best two answers) 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 Developers build Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind. C. The Product Owner should be with the Developers 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.

A B

To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product? (choose the best two answers) A. The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt. B. Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value. C. Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, technical debt is only an issue for the Developers. D. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product.

A D

What are typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint? (choose the best two answers) A. Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement. B. Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the discussed Sprint Backlog items. C. Update the work plan for the Developers on a daily basis. D. Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts. E. Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Scrum Team.

A D

To create focus which of the following are most important to have ready when Sprint Planning begins? (choose the best two answers) A. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner. B. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal. C. A fully refined Product Backlog. D. A clear cadence of when the Daily Scrum will take place. E. A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion. F. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.

A E

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) A. The stakeholders are not happy with the value produced in the previous Sprint. B. There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint. C. Not enough Product Backlog items are ready. D. The Quality Assurance department needs more time to make the previous Increment complete. E. The Product Owner has not identified a Sprint Goal.

B

What is a Product Backlog? (choose the best answer) A. It is a list of references to Use Case documents that are stored in a central repository. The references should be viewable and clickable by anybody to enhance transparency. B. The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. C. It is a detailed list of functionalities from which the Developers draw items, to be complemented by a separate Technology Backlog managed by the Developers. D. It is a formally approved list of requirements to be implemented over a set period.

B

What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable? (choose the best answer) A. Management should assign a substitute Product Owner to fill in when the Product Owner cannot be there. B. 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. C. Ask the Product Owner's manager to decide in the Product Owner's absence. D. Wait until the Product Owner is available again.

B

The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog items?(choose the best answer) A. The PMO. B. The Product Owner. C. The Developers.

C

What best describes the relationship of the Product Owner and the stakeholders?(choose the best answer) A. The Product Owner has the final call over the requirements and should involve the stakeholders as little as possible. 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 actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to incorporate into the Product Backlog. D. The Product Owner writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.

C

What is the principal value of releasing an Increment? (choose the best answer) A. To learn about the Scrum Team's productivity. B. To learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed. C. To validate assumptions made when developing the product.

C

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) 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.

D

The Product Owner's authority to change and update the Product Backlog is unlimited, except for: (choose the best answer) A. Technical and architectural work that needs to be done first, as indicated by the chief enterprise architect. B. Items the Scrum Master has identified as impediments. C. Decisions by the CFO, the CEO or the board of directors. D. Decisions by the chief program manager. E. High impact changes that have not been approved by the change request board. F. There are no exceptions; the entire organization must respect a Product Owner's decisions.

F

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