PSPO 1 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
FULL QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
●● The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process
improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in
the Product Backlog.
Answer: False, to ensure continuous improvement, the Sprint Backlog
rather than the Product Backlog includes at least one high priority
process improvement identified in the previous Sprint Retrospective
meeting.
●● When can the Product Backlog be updated?
Answer: At any time when done by the Product Owner or at the Product
Owner's discretion
●● The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs
knowledgeable and skilled inspectors. What are two ways in which the
Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process?
Answer: The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to
learn how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the
most valuable thing to do next.
,At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of
Product Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment,
leads to an updated Product Backlog.
●● How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum
is successful?
Answer: By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators
(KPIs) on value after every release and feeding this information back
into work on the Product Backlog
●● Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is
important to the Product Owner?
Answer: It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum
Team.
It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the
Product Owner may choose to release it.
●● Who creates the definition of "Done"?
Answer: The development organization (or Development Team if none
is available from the development organization);
If the definition of "done" is part of the conventions, standards or
guidelines of the development organization, all Scrum Teams must
, follow it as a minimum. The Development Team of the Scrum Team can
complement it with elements specific for the product or context.
●● A Product Owner is entitled to postpone the start of a new Sprint
after the conclusion of a previous Sprint for the following reason:
Answer: There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately
after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
●● A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project
Manager?
Answer: False
●● The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
Answer: False; Value is likely to vary across products and organizations.
●● What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
Answer: Clearly expressing a Product Backlog that maximizes value and
represents the needs of the stakeholders
●● The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is
accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog
items?
FULL QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
●● The Scrum Team should choose at least one high priority process
improvement, identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in
the Product Backlog.
Answer: False, to ensure continuous improvement, the Sprint Backlog
rather than the Product Backlog includes at least one high priority
process improvement identified in the previous Sprint Retrospective
meeting.
●● When can the Product Backlog be updated?
Answer: At any time when done by the Product Owner or at the Product
Owner's discretion
●● The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs
knowledgeable and skilled inspectors. What are two ways in which the
Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process?
Answer: The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to
learn how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the
most valuable thing to do next.
,At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of
Product Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment,
leads to an updated Product Backlog.
●● How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum
is successful?
Answer: By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators
(KPIs) on value after every release and feeding this information back
into work on the Product Backlog
●● Which two statements explain why the definition of "Done" is
important to the Product Owner?
Answer: It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum
Team.
It assures the Increment reviewed at the Sprint review is usable so the
Product Owner may choose to release it.
●● Who creates the definition of "Done"?
Answer: The development organization (or Development Team if none
is available from the development organization);
If the definition of "done" is part of the conventions, standards or
guidelines of the development organization, all Scrum Teams must
, follow it as a minimum. The Development Team of the Scrum Team can
complement it with elements specific for the product or context.
●● A Product Owner is entitled to postpone the start of a new Sprint
after the conclusion of a previous Sprint for the following reason:
Answer: There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately
after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.
●● A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project
Manager?
Answer: False
●● The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
Answer: False; Value is likely to vary across products and organizations.
●● What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
Answer: Clearly expressing a Product Backlog that maximizes value and
represents the needs of the stakeholders
●● The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is
accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog
items?
