PPO 1 Exam 100 Questions with Verified Answers
What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable?
(choose the best answer)
A. Ask the Product Owner's manager to decide in the Product Owner's absence.
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PPO 1 Exam 100 Questions with Verified Answers
What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable?
(choose the best answer)
A. Ask the Product Owner's manager to decide in the Product Owner's absence.
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. Management should assign a substitute Product Owner to fill in when the Product Owner cannot be there.
D. Wait until the Product Owner is available again. - CORRECT ANSWER 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.
Feedback
The Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated roles, events, artifacts, and rules. Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and usage. The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Developers, and a Scrum Master. The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Scrum Team. In the absence of a Product Owner, the latter accountability is not performed.
Which description best fits the role of the Product Owner?
(choose the best answer)
A.Value Maximizer.
B.Chief Business Analyst.
C.Project Manager 2.0.
D.Requirements Collector.
E.Scope Protector. - CORRECT ANSWER A.Value Maximizer.
Feedback
The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product.
What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
(choose the best answer)
A. Writing the User Stories so they are comprehensive enough for the stakeholders.
B. Maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team.
C. Refining the top level Product Backlog items until they are ready to be handed over to the Scrum Team.
D. Describing an Increment at Sprint Planning and making sure that the Developers deliver it by the end of the Sprint. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team.
Feedback
In addition to being accountable for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Scrum Team, the Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management, communicating the Product Goal, ordering the Product Backlog, and making the Product Backlog transparent. The Product Owner may do these things or may delegate the responsibility to others. Even if the responsibility is delegated the Product Owner remains accountable.
Who creates the Definition of Done?
(choose the best answer)
A. The organization (or the Scrum Team if none is available from the organization).
B. The Scrum Master as they are responsible for the Scrum Team's productivity.
C. The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members' definitions.
D. The Product Owner as they are responsible for the product's success. - CORRECT ANSWER A. The organization (or the Scrum Team if none is available from the organization).
Feedback
If the Definition of Done for an Increment is part of the standards of the organization, all Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.
When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A. Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.
B. During the Daily Scrum.
C. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
D. At the Sprint Planning Event. - CORRECT ANSWER A. Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.
Feedback
All members of the Scrum Team share in the accountability for creating value every Sprint.
How does an organization know that a product built using Scrum is successful?
(choose the best answer)
A. By measuring that velocity has increased since the last release.
B. By the Product Owner and stakeholders accepting the Increment at the Sprint Review.
C. By releasing frequently, and measuring the value customers/users experience.
D. By measuring the actual time spent on development versus the time estimated for development. - CORRECT ANSWER C. By releasing frequently, and measuring the value customers/users experience.
Feedback
Scrum Teams deliver products iteratively and incrementally, maximizing opportunities for feedback. If a product is not released, the opportunity to capture user and market feedback is lost.
Is the Product Owner required to be present at the Sprint Retrospective?
(choose the best answer)
A. They are optional. Attendance is only required when the Product Owner gets invited by the Scrum Master.
B. They are not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Developers to improve.
C. Their attendance is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess and improve itself. - CORRECT ANSWER C. Their attendance is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to assess and improve itself.
Feedback
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.
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. - CORRECT ANSWER A. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner.
and
E. A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.
Feedback
Sprint Planning initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed for the Sprint. This resulting plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team. The Product Owner ensures that attendees are prepared to discuss the most important Product Backlog items and how they map to the Product Goal.
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. 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.
C. It is a formally approved list of requirements to be implemented over a set period.
D. The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. - CORRECT ANSWER D. The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product.
Feedback
The Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product and it is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. The Product Backlog evolves as the product and the environment in which it will be used evolves. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists.
What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?
(choose the best two answers)
A. The order of the Product Backlog.
B. Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases.
C. Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker.
D. Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value. - CORRECT ANSWER A. The order of the Product Backlog.
and
B. Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases.
Feedback
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.
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. There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
B. Not enough Product Backlog items are ready.
C. The Product Owner has not identified a Sprint Goal.
D. The stakeholders are not happy with the value produced in the previous Sprint.
E. The Quality Assurance department needs more time to make the previous Increment complete. - CORRECT ANSWER A. There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
Feedback
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?
(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 should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint Review meeting.
C. They should work apart as much as possible in order to keep the concerns of business and technology separated.
D. The Product Owner should be with the Developers full-time to grow a deep understanding of the technology being used.
E. They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind. - CORRECT ANSWER A. They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.
and
E. They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.
Feedback
The Product owner clearly expresses Product Backlog items, ensuring the Developers understand items in the Product Backlog to the level needed for developing them and creating the value the Product Owner envisions. Scope may be re-negotiated if the effort grows much higher than anticipated.
What is the principal value of releasing an Increment?
(choose the best answer)
A. To learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed.
B. To learn about the Scrum Team's productivity.
C. To validate assumptions made when developing the product. - CORRECT ANSWER C. To validate assumptions made when developing the product.
Feedback
Releasing the Increment to customers/users is the only way to validate assumptions about value.
True or False: The Sprint Review is the only time at which stakeholder feedback is taken into account.
A. True
B. False - CORRECT ANSWER B. False
Feedback
A Product Owner engages actively and regularly with stakeholders. However, to limit the disturbance to the development progress and keep focus high, the stakeholders have a formal role in the process at the Sprint Review only.
To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?
(choose the best two answers)
A. Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, technical debt is only an issue for the Developers.
B. The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt.
C. Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value.
D. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product. - CORRECT ANSWER B. The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt.
and
D. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product.
Category: Scrum Events
Who is allowed to participate in the Daily Scrum?
The Key Stakeholders
The Product Owner
The Scrum Master
The Development Team - CORRECT ANSWER
A company has two products. Which of the following is an acceptable way of forming Scrum teams?
a. There should be a Chief Product Owner and one Product Owner for each product
b. There must be a single Product Owner for each product
c. There should be one Product Owner supported by a Junior Product Owner
d. There must be a single Product Owner across all products - CORRECT ANSWER b. There must be a single Product Owner for each product
Awareness of which of the following may be required for a Product Owner to maximize value? Select all that apply
Scrum Team velocity
Unit test results
Customer feedback
Product vision - CORRECT ANSWER Customer feedback
Product vision
Although they may vary with the domain of work, Product Backlog items often have the following attributes
Select all that apply
Description
Order
Size - CORRECT ANSWER Description
Order
Size
The purpose of the Sprint Review is... Pick 1
To show Stakeholders work that is done and work that is near to completion
To review the status of the Project
To check what was done and not done during the Sprint
To inspect the outcome of the Sprint and determine future adaptations - CORRECT ANSWER To inspect the outcome of the Sprint and determine future adaptations
The Product Owner does not have to be one person, and the accountability can be filled by a committee.
FALSE
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
One of the accountabilities of the Product Owner is to create the Sprint Goal before Sprint Planning.
TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
In Sprint Planning, the whole Scrum Team collaborates to define a Sprint Goal that communicates why the Sprint is valuable to stakeholders
The Product Owner manages...Pick 1
The Scrum Team
The Project
The Product Backlog
The Developers - CORRECT ANSWER The Product Backlog
The Product Owner must ensure that enough Product Backlog items are selected at the Sprint Planning event in order to satisfy the stakeholders.
FALSE
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
The Product Owner must attend the Sprint Retrospective
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
The Scrum Team attends the Sprint Retrospective. The Product Owner is part of the Scrum Team.
A Product Backlog item is Done. What does it mean in Scrum?
a. The entire feature is complete
b. All tasks identified for the item are Done
c. The item is ready for user acceptance testing
d. No work left based on the Definition of Done - CORRECT ANSWER d. No work left based on the Definition of Done
The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product.
The moment a Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done, an Increment is born.
A release is mandatory at the end of every Sprint
FALSE
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
A new Increment must be available ......
a. Whenever the user acceptance testing is complete
b. Every 2 Sprints
c. Before each planned release
d. By the end of each Sprint, before the Sprint Review
e. When the Scrum Master or the Product Owner asks for it - CORRECT ANSWER d. By the end of each Sprint, before the Sprint Review
An Increment must be available by the start of the Sprint Review
Developers should be set stretch goals by the Product Owner as part of Sprint Planning
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
A realistic forecast should be created in Sprint Planning.
Select the timebox for each Scrum event:
Sprint Planning
Daily Scrum
Sprint Retro
Sprint Review - CORRECT ANSWER Planning = 8 hrs or less
Daily Scrum = 15 mins
Retro = 3 hours or less
Review = 4 hours or less
A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
Cancelling a Sprint is
Something we must never do
Something we should do whenever we hit problems
Disruptive and wasteful
A common practice that should be used regularly - CORRECT ANSWER Disruptive and wasteful
A Product Backlog is never complete
False - A complete Product Backlog should be created before starting the first Sprint
True - As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists - CORRECT ANSWER true
Product Backlog management includes
Select all that apply
Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood
Ordering Product Backlog items
Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items
Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
The Product Owner may ensure value is created by maximizing:Select all that apply
Customer satisfaction
Return on investment
Users on the latest version of the product
Employee satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
The Product Owner can delegate to the Developers the creation of Product Backlog items
FALSE
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER True
Who must ensure the Product Backlog is refined to a state that it is ready?
The Developers
The Business Analyst
Stakeholders
The Product Owner - CORRECT ANSWER The Product Owner
The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management. This would include ensuring it has been refined. In practice, the Scrum Team will collaborate the refine the Product Backlog.
The Definition of Done is an input to Sprint Planning
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
What should the Product Owner do mid-Sprint, when the Developers realise they will not be able to finish all the forecast Product Backlog items in the Sprint?
Accept that the Developers forecast was incorrect. Help them moving forward to forecast with greater accuracy
Punish the Developers for providing an incorrect estimate
Report the failure of the Developers to management
Cancel the Sprint - CORRECT ANSWER Accept that the Developers forecast was incorrect. Help them moving forward to forecast with greater accuracy
Which of the following is not allowed by Scrum?
Velocity tracking
Refactoring
Hardening Sprints
Release planning - CORRECT ANSWER Hardening Sprints
A Product Owner is
A committee
1 person - CORRECT ANSWER 1 person
Common Product Backlog item attributes are:
Commitment, courage, focus, openness and respect
Complexity, agility, openness, commitment
Description, order, and size
Velocity, Risk, Ownership - CORRECT ANSWER Description, order, and size
Sprints help the Scrum Team to limit work-in-progress.
TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
The Product Owner must use burn-down charts to track progress.
TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
A product could be a service
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER True
The Product Backlog may be reordered following input from Stakeholders at the Sprint Review
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
Stakeholders may not talk to the Developers during a Sprint
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER Fasle
A Scrum Team must only work on a single Product Goal at any time
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
Ordering the Product Backlog is part of Product Backlog refinement
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
Who is accountable for the Product Goal?
The Scrum Master
Developers
The Scrum Team
The Product Owner - CORRECT ANSWER The Product Owner
Who manages the Sprint Backlog?
The Scrum Team
The Developers
The Product Owner
The Scrum Master - CORRECT ANSWER The Developers
The Product Owner may delegate the responsibility of sizing work to the Scrum Master
FALSE
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
Stakeholders may include representatives from Human Resources
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
Product Backlog refinement is...Pick 1
A Scrum event
The concern of the Product Owner
Carried out once per Sprint
An ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Developers collaborate - CORRECT ANSWER An ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Developers collaborate
The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating a valuable, useful Increment every Sprint.
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
Who can tell the Developers what to work on
The Product Owner
The COO, CEO and CTO
The Project Manager
The Scrum Master - CORRECT ANSWER The Product Owner
Before the first Sprint, the Product Backlog must contain everything we will develop for the product
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER False
A demo of the Increment must be carried out at the Sprint Review
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
A demonstration is 1 way to inspect the Increment. It is not the only way. The Sprint Review is a working session and the Scrum Team should avoid limiting it to a presentation.
SCRUM stands for
Super Creative Really Useful Method
Nothing. Its not an acronym
Self organising Collaborative & Reflective Universal Method
Safe Controlled Response Under Management - CORRECT ANSWER Nothing. Its not an acronym
The Product Owner is also the owner and the creator of the Definition of Done.
FALSE
TRUE - CORRECT ANSWER True
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?
a) Cancel the Sprint.
b) Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.
c) Change the Sprint Goal.
d) Inform management that more resources are needed.
e) Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Developers. - CORRECT ANSWER e
How do timeboxes help the Product Owner and the other members of the Scrum Team validate assumptions, adapt, and maximize the value of their product?
a) At the end of each Sprint when the timebox expires a detailed report with all test cases and test results is available.
b) Timeboxes assure the Product Owner that the Developers will finish all work on the Sprint Backlog by the end of the Sprint.
c) Timeboxes help by making sure a Sprint does not stop until all testing is done, and the work is verified by the Product Owner.
d) Timeboxes help minimize risk by creating the opportunity to validate assumptions using feedback from users and the market; allowing Scrum Teams to inspect progress toward the Product Goal and decide whether to pivot or persevere. - CORRECT ANSWER d
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 causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product.
c) Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value.
d) Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, because technical debt is only an issue for the Development Team. - CORRECT ANSWER a and b
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 Product Owner has not identified a Sprint Goal.
b) The Quality Assurance department needs more time to make the previous Increment "Done".
c) There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
d) Not enough Product Backlog items are "Ready".
e) The stakeholders are not happy with the value produced in the previous Sprint. - CORRECT ANSWER c
What best describes the relationship of the Product Owner and the stakeholders?
a) The Product Owner writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.
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 has the final call over the requirements and should involve the stakeholders as little as possible.
d) The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to incorporate into the Product Backlog. - CORRECT ANSWER d
Which of the following are needed in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?
(choose the best two answers)
a) Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.
b) A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.
c) A clear cadence of when the Daily Scrum will take place.
d) A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal.
e) A fully refined Product Backlog.
f) A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner. - CORRECT ANSWER b, f
It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of the Product Backlog by using which method?
a) A Product or Release burn-down chart.
b) A Value burn-up chart.
c) A Gantt chart.
d) Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work.
e) A Sprint Review acceptance report. - CORRECT ANSWER d
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 should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint Review meeting.
c) They should work apart as much as possible in order to keep the concerns of business and technology separated.
d) The Product Owner should be with the Developers full-time to grow a deep understanding of the technology being used.
e) They collaborate often so the Developers build Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind. - CORRECT ANSWER a, e
What are typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?
(choose the best two answers)
a) Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Scrum Team.
b) Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.
c) Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement.
d) Update the work plan for the Developers on a daily basis.
e) Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the discussed Sprint Backlog items. - CORRECT ANSWER b, c
Category: Scrum Artifacts
What are Product Backlog features? Select three.
A Product Backlog could be closed when it contains no items to include into the next Sprint
When the final version of a product is rolled out, its Product Backlog is dismissed
As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists
It is dynamic
It is never complete - CORRECT ANSWER As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists
It is dynamic
It is never complete
Category: Scrum Events
What provides guidance to the Development Team on why it is building the Increment?
The Product Owner
The Sprint Backlog
The Sprint Goal
The Scrum Master - CORRECT ANSWER The Sprint Goal
Category: Scrum Theory
Product Backlog Refinement practice focuses on Items for upcoming Sprints, not the current Sprint in progress. True or false?
False
True - CORRECT ANSWER True
Category: Scrum Artifacts
What is the Increment?
All items in the Sprint Backlog that could be released regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually do it
All "Done" items in the Sprint Backlog
The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints
The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint - CORRECT ANSWER The sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during the Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints
Category: Scrum Events
Who is responsible for crafting the Sprint Goal at the Sprint Planning?
The Key Stakeholders
The Development Team
The Scrum Team
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner - CORRECT ANSWER The Scrum Team
Category: Scrum Artifacts
Who has the "last say" on the order of items in the Product Backlog?
The Development Team
The Product Owner
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner and The Scrum Master - CORRECT ANSWER The Product Owner
Category: Scrum Theory
Where Scrum can be used? Check all the applicable items.
Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities
Development of products and enhancements
Managing the operation of an organization
Development and sustaining of Cloud and other operational environments
Development of software and hardware
Development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies - CORRECT ANSWER All of the above
Category: Scrum Theory
What does Burn-down Chart show?
How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
The evolution of the amount of uncertainty during a project
Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project
Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks - CORRECT ANSWER How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
Category: Scrum Artifacts
Who is responsible for monitoring progress toward high-level goals?
The Scrum Master and The Development Team
The Product Owner
The Scrum Team
The Development Team
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner and The Development Team - CORRECT ANSWER The Product Owner
Category: Scrum Theory
Who is responsible for creation of the Definition of "Done"?
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner
The Scrum Team
The Development Team - CORRECT ANSWER The Development Team
Category: Scrum Events
What happens during the Sprint? Select three answers.
a. The Sprint Goal is changed frequently to reflect the status of the remaining work
b. No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal
c. Quality goals do not decrease
d. Sprint scope is defined at the Sprint Planning and cannot be changed
e. Scope may be clarified and re-negotiated between the Product Owner and Development Team as more is learned - CORRECT ANSWER b, c, e
Category: Scrum Theory
Product Backlog Refinement ...Select the three most applicable sentence endings.
a. Is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to Product Backlog items
b. Is an ongoing process
c. Usually happens 2-4 times in dependency of the Sprint length
d. Is time-boxed to a maximum of 4 hours
e. Answers the question: how will the work needed to deliver the Increment be achieved
f. Usually takes no more than 10% of the capacity of the Development Team - CORRECT ANSWER a, b, f
Category: Scrum Artifacts
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.
True
False - CORRECT ANSWER False
Category: Scrum Team
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? Select the three most appropriate answers.
Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption
Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
Introducing cutting edge development practices - CORRECT ANSWER Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
Category: Scrum Events
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
At the Sprint Retrospective the Scrum Master determines who from the Development Team is responsible for cancelling the Sprint
Several top Product Backlog Items are taken into the Sprint Backlog to replace the obsolete items - CORRECT 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
Category: Scrum Theory
Select the five Scrum Values.
Agility
Commitment
Courage
Focus
Self-organization
Openness
Respect
Effectiveness - CORRECT ANSWER Commitment
Courage
Focus
Openness
Respect
Category: Scrum Artifacts
What is the Sprint Backlog?
The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint
The plan for delivering Product Backlog items
The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the Team Backlog items - CORRECT ANSWER The Product Backlog items selected for this Sprint plus the plan for delivering them
Category: Scrum Artifacts
How does Definition of "Done" help the Scrum Team? Select three most applicable items.
Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning
DoD ensures artifact transparency
DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment
DoD helps in inspection and adaptation
DoD helps to calculate velocity of the Scrum Team - CORRECT ANSWER Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select during a Sprint Planning
DoD ensures artifact transparency
DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment
Category: Scrum Team
Who are the typical Key Stakeholders (select three)?
The people responsible for product marketing
The people responsible for product development
The people responsible for making the funding decisions for the product development effort
The people responsible for paying to use the product
The human people who actually use the product under development - CORRECT ANSWER The people responsible for making the funding decisions for the product development effort
The people responsible for paying to use the product
The human people who actually use the product under development
According to the Scrum Glossary, a stakeholder is "a person external to the Scrum Team with a specific interest in and knowledge of a product that is required for incremental discovery. Represented by the Product Owner and actively engaged with the Scrum Team at Sprint Review."Typically, they fall into one of three broad categories:
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
Category: Product Owner
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)?
Yes
No - CORRECT ANSWER No
Category: Scrum Artifacts
Who is allowed to change the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint?
The Scrum Team
The Development Team and the Product Owner
The Scrum Master
The Development Team
The Product Owner - CORRECT ANSWER Dev team
Category: Scrum Theory
What factors should be considered by the Product Owner in the release decision (select four)?
a. The costs and benefits of the upgrade
b. Can customers actually absorb the new release?
c. Does the Increment meet the Definition of "Done"?
d. The amount of work remaining toward the Sprint Goal
e. The customers that will be constrained by the new release
f. Approval of the Key Stakeholders
g. The risk that the product's value can get out of line with the marketplace - CORRECT ANSWER a, b, e, g
Category: Scrum Theory
How does the Product Owner communicate his marketplace knowledge to the Scrum Team (select three)?
Daily ad hoc interactions
Daily Scrums
Product Backlog Refinement
Sprint Reviews
Sprint Retrospectives - CORRECT ANSWER Daily ad hoc interactions
Product Backlog Refinement
Sprint Reviews
Category: Scrum Theory
What does the word "development" mean in the context of Scrum? Select the best option.
Product development, its releasing and sustaining
Software and hardware development
Research and identifying of viable markets, technologies, and Product capabilities
Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more
Development of an operational environment for the Product - CORRECT ANSWER Complex work that can include all the suggested options and even more
Category: Scrum Theory
Which KVA categories should the Product Owner consider to measure and track the creation and delivery of value to the market place (select three)?
Risk Reduction
Ability to Innovate
Employee Satisfaction
Capability Building
Time-to-Market
Current Value - CORRECT 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
Category: Scrum Events
The Sprint Review is just a demo of the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint. Do you agree?
Yes. There is no much difference.
No, the demo also should include the Items completed in the previous Sprints that were not demonstrated for some reason
No, the Sprint Review contains much more activities - CORRECT 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.
Category: Scrum Artifacts
What are the Scrum Artifacts? Select all applicable items.
Sprint Backlog
Product Backlog
Increment
The Sprint Goal
The list of removed impediments - CORRECT ANSWER Sprint Backlog
Product Backlog
Increment
What does Cone of Uncertainty show?
Hierarchy of tasks that comprise a project
How much work remains till the end of the Sprint
How much is known about the Product over time
Dependencies, start times and stop times for project tasks - CORRECT ANSWER How much is known about the Product over time
Category: Scrum Theory
What is the essence of Scrum? Select the most appropriate option.
The Scrum Master and the Product Owner
The Development Team
The Scrum Guide
A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive - CORRECT ANSWER A small team of people that is highly flexible and adaptive
Category: Scrum Artifacts
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.
Assign a responsible team member for at least one improvement. Check the progress at the next Retrospective.
Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement.
Assign responsible team members for every improvement. Check the progress at the next Retrospective.
Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes all the improvements. - CORRECT ANSWER Make sure the Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint includes at least one high priority process improvement.
Category: Scrum Artifacts
What are the characteristics of a Product Backlog Item that is "Ready" for selection in a Sprint Planning? Select three.
Can be implemented within one Sprint and tested in the next Sprint
Can be "Done" within one Sprint
Has less detail
Somewhere at the top of the Product Backlog
Well refined
Somewhere at the bottom of the Product Backlog - CORRECT ANSWER Can be "Done" within one Sprint
Somewhere at the top of the Product Backlog
Well refined
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