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Title: ProductOwnerOpen
Points: 15outof15
Percentage: 100%
Duration: 00:02:35
Datestarted: Sun5thJun20166:47pm
Datefinished: Sun5thJun20166:50pm

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Congratulations!YourscoreontheProductOwnerOpenassessmentdemonstratesyouknowsomeProduct
Ownerbasics.
Scrumon,
KenSchwaber

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Question1of15
AProductOwnerisessentiallythesamethingasatraditionalProjectManager?
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)

A) True
B) False

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Atraditionalprojectmanagerisresponsibleforallaspectsofaprojectcosts,resources,execution,
release,planning,capacity.Scrumisaframeworkforcomplexproductdevelopment,regardlessof
whethertheworkisorganizedinprojects.TheProductOwnerisresponsibleformaximizingthevalueof
theproductandtheworkperformed,aresponsibilitythatiscomplementedbythespecificaccountabilities
oftheDevelopmentTeamandtheScrumMaster.

Question2of15
WhataretwotypicalactivitiesforaProductOwnerinaSprint?
Correctanswer:C)E)
Youchose:C)E)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) AttendeveryDailyScrumtoanswerfunctionalquestionsonthediscussedSprint
Backlogitems.

B) UpdatetheworkplanfortheDevelopmentTeamonadailybasis.
C) WorkwiththeDevelopmentTeamonProductBacklogrefinement.

D) CreatefinancialreportinguponthespenthoursreportedbytheDevelopmentTeam.
E) Collaboratewithstakeholders,usercommunitiesandproductmanagers.

Points:1outof1
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TheProductOwnerrepresentsthestakeholderstotheScrumTeam.Thistypicallyrequiresactive
interactioninordertobeabletorepresentstakeholdersandtheirneeds.
ProductBacklogrefinementisanongoingprocessinwhichtheProductOwnerandtheDevelopment
TeamcollaborateonthedetailsofProductBacklogitems.

Question3of15
TheDevelopmentTeamfindsoutduringtheSprintthattheyaren'tlikelytobuild
everythingtheyforecasted.WhatwouldyouexpectaProductOwnertodo?
Correctanswer:C)
Youchose:C)
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A) CanceltheSprint.

B) ChangetheSprintGoal.
C) ReworktheselectedProductBacklogitemswiththeDevelopmentTeamtomeetthe
SprintGoal.

D) SkipProductBacklogrefinementactivities.

E) Informmanagementthatmoreresourcesareneeded.

Points:1outof1
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DuringtheSprintscopemaybeclarifiedandrenegotiatedbetweentheProductOwnerandDevelopment
Teamasmoreislearned.

Question4of15
TheProductOwner'sauthoritytochangeandupdatetheProductBacklogis
unlimited,exceptfor:
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) DecisionsbytheCFO,theCEOortheboardofdirectors.
B) Nothing.TheentireorganizationmustrespectaProductOwner'sdecisions.

C) Decisionsbythechiefprogrammanager.

D) Technicalandarchitecturalworkthatneedstobedonefirst,asindicatedbythechief
enterprisearchitect.

E) Highimpactchangesthathavenotbeenapprovedbythechangerequestboard.

F) WorkforwhichimpedimentsexistthattheScrumMasterstillneedstoresolve.

Points:1outof1
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FortheProductOwnertosucceed,theentireorganizationmustrespecthisorherdecisions.Nooneis
allowedtotelltheDevelopmentTeamtoworkfromadifferentsetofrequirements,andtheDevelopment
Teamisn'tallowedtoactonwhatanyoneelsesays.
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Question5of15
WhatistheProductOwneraccountableforinScrum?
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) DescribinganIncrementattheSprintPlanningandmakesurethattheDevelopment
TeamdeliversitbytheendoftheSprint
B) CreatingandsustainingaProductBacklogthatmaximizesvalueandrepresentsthe
needsofthestakeholders

C) RefiningthetoplevelProductBacklogitemsuntiltheyarereadytobehandedoverto
theDevelopmentTeam

D) WritingtheUserStoriessotheyareunderstandabletostakeholders

Points:1outof1
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TheProductOwnerisresponsibleformaximizingthevalueoftheproductandtheworkofthe
DevelopmentTeam.TheprimarytooltodosoistheProductBacklog.

Question6of15
WhichdescriptionbestfitstheroleoftheProductOwner?
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) ProjectManager2.0
B) ValueMaximizer

C) RequirementsCollector

D) ScopeProtector

E) ChiefAnalyst

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Points:1outof1
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TheProductOwnerisresponsibleformaximizingthevalueoftheproduct.Howthisisdonewillvary
widely.

Question7of15
HowcanaProductOwnerusetimeboxedSprintstoobtainfeedbackfrom
usersandthemarket?
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) ThroughtheassurancethataDevelopmentTeamfinishesallworkontheSprint
Backlog.
B) ThroughfrequentdeliveryofIncrementsoftheproductintothemarket.

C) BymakingsureaSprintdoesnotstopuntilalltestingisdone,andtheworkisverifiedby
theProductOwner.

D) AttheendofeachSprint,adetailedreportwithalltestcasesandtestresultsis
available.

E) AbusinessanalystrepresentstheProductOwnertomakedecisionsonhisbehalfduring
theSprint.ThiswaytheProductOwnercanaccepttheworkattheSprintReview
withoutfurtherinvolvement.

Points:1outof1
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TheProductOwnermanagesProductBacklogagainsttheassumptionthatvaluewillbegenerated.This
assumptionremainsinvalidatedwhennotcheckedagainstusersandmarket.WhenaSprint'shorizonis
toolong,youincreasetheriskthatwhatisbeingdevelopedmaynolongerbedesired.Sprintslimitriskto
onecalendarmonthorlessofwork.

Question8of15

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TheSprintReviewistheonlytimeatwhichstakeholderfeedbackistakeninto
account.
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)

A) True
B) False

Points:1outof1
Feedback
AProductOwnerengagesactivelyandregularlywithstakeholders.However,tolimitthedisturbanceto
thedevelopmentprogressandkeepfocushigh,thestakeholdershaveaformalroleintheprocessatthe
SprintReviewonly.

Question9of15
TheProductOwnermanagestheProductBacklog.Whoisaccountablefor
estimatingtheefforttocompletetheProductBacklogitems?
Correctanswer:A)
Youchose:A)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) TheDevelopmentTeam.Asacollective,theyhaveacompleteviewoftheworkneeded
totransformProductBacklogitemsintoIncrementsofproduct.

B) ThePMO.Theyhaveallthehistoryonprojectsdelivered,andthisenablestheIT
departmenttomakedeliverycommitments.

C) TheProductOwner.TheProductOwnerisrequiredtocommitondeliverytotheusers
andthestakeholders.

Points:1outof1
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TheDevelopmentTeamisresponsibleforallestimates.Thepeoplewhowillperformtheworkmakethe
finalestimate.

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Question10of15
HowimportantisitforaProductOwnertoorderProductBacklogitemsby
valuepoints?
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) UsingvaluepointsistheultimatewayforaProductOwnertopredictthevaluethatthe
productwillprovide.
B) Itisagoodpractice,keepinginmindthatmarketreceptionisthebestmeasureofvalue.

C) Calculatingvaluepointsisanupfrontapproachthatconflictswiththeempiricismof
Scrum,andisthereforenotacceptable.

Points:1outof1
Feedback
IndicationsofvalueonProductBacklogareusefulbutareonlyapredictionuntilvalidatedagainstusers
andmarket.

Question11of15
HowdoesanorganizationknowthataproductbuiltthroughScrumis
successful?
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) Bymeasuringthatvelocityhasincreasedsincethelastrelease
B) Byreleasingoften,andupdatingkeyperformanceindicators(KPIs)onvalueafterevery
releaseandfeedingthisinformationbackintoworkontheProductBacklog

C) Bymeasuringtheactualtimespentondevelopmentversusthetimeestimatedfor
development

D) BytheProductOwnerandstakeholdersacceptingtheIncrementattheSprintReview

Points:1outof1
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ScrumTeamsdeliverproductsiterativelyandincrementally,maximizingopportunitiesforfeedback.Ifa
productisn'treleased,theopportunitytocaptureuserandmarketfeedbackislost.

Question12of15
MusttheProductOwnerbepresentattheSprintRetrospective?
Correctanswer:B)
Youchose:B)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) Itisoptional.AttendanceisonlyrequiredwhentheProductOwnergetsinvitedbythe
ScrumMaster.
B) Itismandatory.TheSprintRetrospectiveisanopportunityfortheScrumTeamtoassess
itsperformanceandimproveitself.

C) Itisnotallowed.TheSprintRetrospectiveisanopportunityfortheDevelopmentTeamto
inspectitself.

Points:1outof1
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TheSprintRetrospectiveisanopportunityfortheScrumTeamtoinspectitselfandcreateaplanfor
improvementstobeenactedduringthenextSprint.

Question13of15
WhatbestdescribestherelationshipoftheProductOwnerandthe
stakeholders?
Correctanswer:C)
Youchose:C)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) TheProductOwnerwritestheUserStoriesasprovidedbythestakeholders.

B) TheProductOwnerhasthefinalcallovertherequirementsandshouldinvolvethe
stakeholdersaslittleaspossible.

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C) TheProductOwneractivelyasksforstakeholderinputandexpectationstoprocessinto
theProductBacklog.

D) TheProductOwnerprovidesthestakeholderswithacceptanceformsattheSprint
Reviewtorecordtheirformalagreementoverthedeliveredsoftware.

Points:1outof1
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TheProductOwnerrepresentsthestakeholderstotheScrumTeam,whichincludesrepresentingtheir
desiredrequirementsintheProductBacklog.TheProductOwnerhasthefinalcallovertheProduct
Backlog.

Question14of15
AProductOwnerisentitledtopostponethestartofanewSprintafterthe
conclusionofapreviousSprintforthefollowingreason:
Correctanswer:C)
Youchose:C)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) NotenoughProductBacklogitemsare"Ready".

B) TheProductOwnerhasnotidentifiedaSprintGoal.
C) Thereisnoacceptablereason.AnewSprintstartsimmediatelyaftertheconclusionof
thepreviousSprint.

D) TheQAdepartmentneedsmoretimetomakethepreviousIncrement"Done".

E) ThestakeholdersarenothappywiththevalueproducedinthepreviousSprint.

Points:1outof1
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AnewSprintstartsimmediatelyaftertheconclusionofthepreviousSprint.

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TowhatextentdoestechnicaldebtlimitthevalueaProductOwnercangetfrom
aproduct?Selecttwoanswers.
Correctanswer:A)D)
Youchose:A)D)
Note:ThisquestiondisplayedansweroptionsinrandomorderwhentakingthisTest.

A) Technicaldebtcausesagreaterpercentageoftheproduct'sbudgettobespenton
maintenanceoftheproduct.

B) TechnicaldebtisnotaProductOwnerconcern,becausetechnicaldebtisonlyanissue
fortheDevelopmentTeam.

C) Technicaldebtdoesnotinfluencethedeliveryofvalue.
D) Thevelocityatwhichnewfunctionalitycanbecreatedisreducedwhenyouhave
technicaldebt.

Points:1outof1

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