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Who has the authority to cancel the Sprint? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who is responsible for the Product Backlog? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who is allowed to make changes in the Product Backlo... g? - ANSWER - The Product Owner; - The Development Team, but with permission of the Product Owner; What are the three most applicable characteristics of the Product Owner? - ANSWER - Product Value Maximizer; - Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement; - Product Marketplace Expert; Who is the chief product visionary? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who is responsible for the monitoring of the remaining work towards the Project Goal? - ANSWER The Product Owner. (The Product Owner tracks total work remaining at least every Sprint Review. The Product Owner compares this amount with work remaining at previous Sprint Reviews to assess progress toward completing projected work by the desired time for the goal. This information is made transparent to all stakeholders.) It is a good practice to have at least two Product Owners on big projects. - ANSWER False. (The Product Owner is one person, not a committee, but the Product Owner may represent the desires of a committee in the Product Backlog.) Which KVA categories should the Product Owner consider to measure and track the creation and delivery of value to the market place (select three)? - ANSWER According to the Evidence Based Management an Organization should focus on the following Key Value Areas (KVA) categories: Current Value Time-to-Market Ability to Innovate The Sprint Review is just a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Do you agree? - ANSWER No. The Sprint Review contains much more activities to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog. For example: - The Product Owner also explains what has not been "Done"; - The entire group collaborates on what to do next, so that the Sprint Review provides valuable input to subsequent Sprint Planning; - Review of the timeline, budget, potential capabilities, and marketplace for the next anticipated releases of functionality. In which meetings the Key Stakeholders are allowed to participate? - ANSWER The Sprint Review 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? - ANSWER 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? - ANSWER The Product Backlog What is the Sprint Backlog? - ANSWER - The Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint, plus a plan for delivering the product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal. - The Sprint Backlog is a forecast by the Development Team about what functionality will be in the next Increment and the work needed to deliver that functionality into a "Done" Increment. - The Sprint Backlog is a highly visible, real-time picture of the work that the Development Team plans to accomplish during the Sprint, and it belongs solely to the Development Team. --------------------------------------------------- The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them Sort Scrum events in the right order. - ANSWER Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective How does the Product Owner communicate his marketplace knowledge to the Scrum Team (select three)? - ANSWER - Product Backlog Refinement; - Sprint Reviews; - Daily ad hoc interactions; Please, select a time-box for each Scrum event. - ANSWER Sprint Planning - 8 hours or less Daily Scrum - 15 minutes Sprint Review - 4 hours or less Sprint Retrospective - 3 hours or less If multiple Stakeholders have varied interests in the product and different viewpoints what is the best strategy for the Product Owner? - ANSWER Do an intelligent balancing of interests and try to maximize the value of the Product as a whole 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)? - ANSWER No. Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum? - ANSWER The Development Team. The Daily Scrum is an internal meeting for the Development Team. If others are present, the Scrum Master ensures that they do not disrupt the meeting. What does Product Backlog management include? Select three most applicable items. - ANSWER 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 has the "last say" on the order of items in the Product Backlog? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who identifies the Key Stakeholders for the Product? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who decides whether to release the latest increment of the product? - ANSWER The Product Owner All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog. - ANSWER True What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items. - ANSWER - Product Backlog; - Sprint Backlog; - Increment; Select the two meetings in which people outside the Scrum Team are allowed to participate. - ANSWER - The Sprint Review; - The Sprint Planning; 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. - ANSWER False How does Definition of "Done" help to the Scrum Team? Select the three most applicable items. - ANSWER - 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 What does Burn-down Chart show? - ANSWER How much work remains till the end of the Sprint Who is allowed to tell the Development Team to work from a set of requirements? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who is the leader in terms of getting feedback from the Key Stakeholders in the Sprint Review? - ANSWER The Product Owner What part of the capacity of the Development Team does Product Backlog refinement usually consume? - ANSWER Not more than 10% Who should do the legwork of gathering the marketplace data for the Product Owner? - ANSWER It does not matter who does the legwork 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. - ANSWER False What technique should be used for representing Product Backlog Items? - ANSWER Any technique, even a mix of several techniques Select the two focus areas that are not considered in executing Value Driven Development by the Product Owner - ANSWER - Coach of the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality; - Remover of impediments to the Development Team's progress; In executing Value Driven Development, the Product Owner must consider the focus areas of: - Product Value Maximizer; - Product Visionary; - Product Marketplace Expert; - Product Release Decision Maker; - Lead Facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement; - Other Product Owner role Considerations; Who is responsible for creation of the Definition of "Done"? - ANSWER The Development Team What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment? - ANSWER The Sprint Goal What does the word "development" mean in the context of Scrum? Select the best option. - ANSWER 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. Who is responsible for managing the Product Backlog? - ANSWER The Product Owner The Product Owner wants to apply some non-functional requirements to the Product. What is the best way to proceed? - ANSWER Add the non-functional requirements to the DoD and check every Increment against these criteria How can the Product Owner bring his product vision to life (select 3)? - ANSWER - 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; What are Product Backlog features? Select three. - ANSWER - It is never complete; - As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists; - It is dynamic; What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers. - ANSWER - 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. All the Scrum Teams working on the same product should have the same Sprint length. - ANSWER False. Scrum does not require having aligned Sprints for multiple teams. How frequently the Product Owner should communicate and re-iterate his product vision to the Scrum Team and the Key Stakeholders? - ANSWER Early and often What are the characteristics of a Product Backlog Item that is "Ready" for selection in a Sprint Planning? Select three. - ANSWER - Can be "Done" within one Sprint; - Well refined; - Somewhere at the top of the Product Backlog; What is the Increment? - ANSWER The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints Who is responsible for tracking the total work remaining in the Sprint Backlog to project the likelihood of achieving the Sprint Goal? - ANSWER The Development Team 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. - ANSWER False Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning? - ANSWER The Scrum Team Product Backlog Refinement ... Select the three most applicable sentence endings. - ANSWER - 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; Who are the typical Key Stakeholders (select three)? - ANSWER - The Users - The human people who actually use the product under development; - The External Customers - The people responsible for paying to use the product; - The Internal Customers - The people responsible for making the funding decisions for the product development effort; The Product Owner should be expertly aware of the marketplace for the product. - ANSWER True Select the three best options to finish the sentence below. Technical debt ... - ANSWER - compromises long-term quality of the Product; - is a real risk which can genuinely be incurred; - reflects some extra development work; Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint? - ANSWER The Development Team 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. - ANSWER - Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement. When the Scrum Team is allowed to interact with the Key Stakeholders (select the most applicable option)? - ANSWER Any time where it's valuable to have the Stakeholder input Who is responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum? Select the best choice. - ANSWER The Scrum Master The Scrum Team consists of - ANSWER - Development Team - Scrum Master - Product Owner Product Backlog Refinement practice focuses on Items for upcoming Sprints, not the current Sprint in progress. True or false? - ANSWER 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. Who is responsible for all estimates in the Product Backlog? - ANSWER The Development Team Every Product Backlog Item should be created by the Product Owner personally and only then the Development Team can add details to it at the PO's discretion. - ANSWER False. The Product Owner is solely responsible and accountable for the decisions in the Product Backlog. However, the legwork of managing the Product Backlog might be fully delegated to the Development Team, so it is quite possible that the Product Owner might not ever create or write a User Story or Product Backlog Item. The Scrum Master should not allow the Product Owner to attend the Sprint Planning if the PO is not ready with a Sprint Goal. Is this true or false? - ANSWER False. The Scrum Team crafts a Sprint Goal during the Sprint Planning. Could the Product Owner and the Scrum Master be a part of the Development Team? - ANSWER Yes. Scrum does not prohibit the Product Owner or the Scrum Master do development work. However, it is not the best practice because it could create a conflict of interest. How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers. - ANSWER 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. How frequently product releases should occur? - ANSWER Frequently enough to eliminate the risk that the product's value will get out of line with the marketplace What is the order of items in the Product Backlog? - ANSWER Less valuable and most unclear items at the bottom What happens when a Sprint is cancelled? Select three. - ANSWER - 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; What factors should be considered by the Product Owner in the release decision (select four)? - ANSWER - 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; What does Cone of Uncertainty show? - ANSWER How much is known about the Product over time 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. - ANSWER True Who participates in the Sprint Planning? Select three. - ANSWER - The Scrum Master; - The Product Owner; - The Development Team; Select the five Scrum Values. - ANSWER - commitment; - courage; - focus; - openness; - respect; Who participates in the Sprint Review? Select all applicable variants. - ANSWER - The Scrum Master; - The Key Stakeholders; - The Product Owner; - The Development Team; How long does the Product Backlog exists? - ANSWER While the Product exists What two attributes are optional for a Product Backlog Item? - ANSWER - Test descriptions that will prove PB Item completeness when "Done"; - Dependencies; What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option. - ANSWER A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive When something about Scrum frustrates the Product Owner, the PO can delegate some responsibilities to the Scrum Master. - ANSWER 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. Where Scrum can be used? Check all the applicable items. - ANSWER - 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 Which Agile/Scrum role serves as the communication point between senior management/business team and the Scrum team? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who approves modifications to Story Cards during a Sprint that were requested by the Scrum Team? - ANSWER The Product Owner Who determines which stories will be addressed in each Release of a multi-release Agile/Scrum project? - ANSWER The Product Owner 1) What is the role of product owner in crafting the Sprint Goal: A) The product owner should not come to the sprint planning without a clearly defined sprint goal. B) The product owner should como to the sprint planning with a business objective in mind and work with development team to craft the sprint goal based upon the forecast. C) The Product Owner has no role on it. This is development team´s responsibility. D) The Product Owner describes the scope and therefore also the sprint goal. E) The Product Owner must work with stakeholders to set the Sprint Goal. - ANSWER 1) Resposta: B -> O Dono do produto sabe o que tem que ser feito primeiro, baseado no valor para o produto, mas o que fazer na próxima sprint é uma decisão que envolve o Time, até mesmo por uma questão de dependências técnicas, o time precisa colaborar com o PO para definir o objetivo da sprint. 2) Why is important that there is only on product owner per product? (Choose 3 answer). A) Its clear for who is accountable for the ultimate successes of the product. B) The development team always know who determine priorities. C) Its helps the economy by increase employment. D) Its helps avoid barriers to effective communication and rapid decision-making. E) The Scrum Master knows who will be his backup whenever he goes in vacation. - ANSWER 2) Resposta: A e B -> O Dono do Produto é o responsável pela tomada de decisão do que será desenvolvido primeiro, ele é o ponto focal do time de desenvolvimento e só deve haver um único PO por produto. 3) Who has the final say on the order of the product backlog? A) The stakeholders. B) The development team. C) The Scrum Master. D) The Product Owner. E) The CEO. - ANSWER 3) Resposta: D -> O Dono do Produto é o responsável pelo Backlog do Produto e sua priorização alinhada com as expectativas de mercado e do cliente. 4) When should the product owner update the project plan? A) The product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and insights emerge. B) Before the sprint planning to know how much work will have to be done in the Sprint. C) After the daily scrum to ensure an accurate daily overview of project progress. D) Scrum forbids having a project plan. E) It is work for the Project Manager. - ANSWER 4) Resposta: A -> Tão logo que uma nova funcionalidade apareça, ela deve ser avaliada e priorizada pelo Dono do Produto. Em seguida ele vai detalhar o que precisa ser feito com o Time de Desenvolvimento. 5) What is typical work for a Product Owner in a sprint? (Choose 2 answers) A) Attend every daily scrum to answer function questions on the discussed sprint backlog items. B) Update the work plan for the development team on a daily basis. C) Work with development team on product backlog refinement. D) Creating financial reporting upon the spent hour reported by Development Team. E) Collaborate with stakeholders, users communities and product managers. F) Nothing. - ANSWER 5) Resposta: C e E -> O Dono do Produto refina o backlog do produto colaborando com o Time de Desenvolvimento nas reuniões de grooming. Ele também está conectado com os feedback da comunidade e com o cliente. 6) In the middle of the sprint the customer decides that there are 2 new features she wants. The product owner could: A) Have the development team add these features to the current sprint. B) Have the Scrum Master add these features to the current sprint. C) Introduce these features at the next sprint planning meeting. D) Introduce these features at the next daily scrum. - ANSWER 6) Resposta: C -> As novas funcionalidades precisam ser priorizadas e detalhadas pelo Dono do Produto junto com o time e apresentada como prioridade ao time scrum durante a reunião de planejamento da Sprint. 7) Which two activities will a product owner engage in during a sprint? A) Update the Sprint Burndown chart. B) Prioritize the development teams work on the sprint backlog. C) Run the Daily Scrum. D) Answer questions from the development team about items in the current sprint. E) Work with stakeholders. - ANSWER 7) Resposta: D e E -> Além de estar próximo dos stakeholders recebendo feedback e novos inputs, o PO também esclarece todas as dúvidas do time de desenvolvimento sobre o que precisa ser desenvolvido. 8) What typically happens if the product backlog is not sufficiently clear at the sprint planning? A) The Development Team has difficulties creating a forecast of work for a Sprint. B) Nothing in particular. C) Its compensated if the Product Owner gives the team a clear Sprint Goal instead. D) The meeting is canceled so refinament can be done first. - ANSWER 8) Resposta: A -> o Backlog precisa estar detalhado e claro o suficiente para que o time de desenvolvimento possa trabalhar. O Dono do Produto também precisa estar disponível para esclarecer eventuais dúvidas do Time. 9) When should the product backlog be refined? A) The product owner and the development team do it in the 1-2 preceding sprints. B) The product owner takes the time between sprints to do it. C) The product owner must do this as essential work in Sprint 0. D) The product owner and the development team do it in the actual sprint. - ANSWER 9) Resposta: A e D -> O ideal é ter itens do backlog do produto refinados para pelo menos 2 sprints ou mais. Esse refinamento ocorre dentro das sprints durante as reuniões de grooming. 10) A product sucess is mensured by: (Choose 3 answers) A) The impact in costumer satisfaction. B) The delivery of upfront defined scope compared to the upfront planned time. C) The impact on revenue. D) The impact on my boss mood. - ANSWER 10) Resposta: A, C e D -> Além de garantir a satisfação do cliente, o dono do produto precisa garantir o ROI (retorno sobre o investimento). 11) 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). A) The product Backlog is ordered. B) The product Backlog only has work for the next 2 sprints. C) The product Backlog is managed using a web-based tool. D) The product Backlog is available to all stakeholders. - ANSWER 11) Resposta: A e D -> Um backlog priorizado e ordenado, deixa claro para todos o que precisa ser feito primeiro. Este backlog deve ser de fácil acesso a todos os envolvidos no projeto. 12) How much work must a Development Team do to a product backlog item in select for a sprint? A) As much as it has told the product owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it selects in conformance with the definition of done. B) As much as it can fit into the Sprint. Any remaining work will be transferred to a subsequente sprint. C) All development work and some testing. D) A proportional among of time on analysis, design, programing, testing and documentation. - ANSWER 12) Resposta: A -> Uma vez que o time de desenvolvimento se compromete com a entrega do Backlog da Sprint, todo o esforço necessário deve ser empregado para a entrega dos itens selecionados e atendendo a definição de pronto (DoD). 13) Which statement best describes a Product Owner's responsibility? [Show More]

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