PSPO Questions and Answers Already Graded A

PSPO Questions and Answers Already Graded A Who should do the legwork of gathering the marketplace data for the Product Owner? It does not matter who does the legwork What two attributes are optional for a Product Backlog Item? Dependencies, Test descriptions that will prove PB Item completeness when "Done" 4 Attributes for a Product Backlog item? 1) Description, 2) Order, 3) Estimate, 4) Value 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. False, The PO should never be afraid to change the vision or tactics based on marketplace changes. Being able to strategically re-pivot and capture value in new and different ways is one of the key benefits of an Agile mindset. How does the Product Owner communicate his marketplace knowledge to the Scrum Team (select three)? 1) Product Backlog Refinement, 2) Sprint Reviews, 3) Daily ad hoc interactions Technical debt ... 1) compromises long-term quality of the Product, 2) reflects some extra development work and 3) Real risk which can genuinely be incurred What factors should be considered by the Product Owner in the release decision (select four)? 1) The customers that will be constrained by the new release, 2) The risk that the product's value can get out of line with the marketplace 3) Can customers actually absorb the new release? 4) The costs and benefits of the upgrade All Development Teams working on the same Product should use the same Product Backlog. True, Multiple Scrum Teams often work together on the same product. One Product Backlog is used to describe the upcoming work on the product. 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)? it is NOT acceptable for the PO to attempt to proxy or outsource their PO Scrum Team duties, especially the Scrum Team facing duties. Product Backlog Refinement practice focuses on Items for upcoming Sprints, not the current Sprint in progress. True or false? 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. The Product Owner should be expertly aware of the marketplace for the product. True, The Product Owner should be expertly aware of the marketplace for the product. They should constantly be gathering and re-gathering information and data regarding the marketplace, so that the product value is maximized. Getting out of touch with the marketplace can be a recipe for product disaster. The Product Owner wants to apply some non-functional requirements to the Product. What is the best way to proceed? Add the non-functional requirements to the DoD and check every Increment against these criteria Who are the typical Key Stakeholders (select three)? 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 What is Evidence-Based Management? Is a framework, organizations can use to help them 1) measure, 2) manage, and 3) increase the value, they derive from their product delivery. Focus of EBM? 1) Improving Outcomes, 2) Reducing Risks, 3) Optimizing Investments 4 Key Value Areas of EBM ? 1) Current Value, 2) Unrealized Values, 3) Ability to Innovate 4) Time to Market Who must ensure the Product Backlog is refined to a state that it is ready? Product Owner A company has two products. Which of the following is an acceptable way of forming Scrum teams? There must be a single Product Owner for each product The Product Owner may ensure value is created by maximizing: 1) Customer satisfaction, 2) ROI, 3) Employee satisfaction, 4) Users on the latest version of the product Ordering the Product Backlog is part of Product Backlog Refinement? True Current Value, Unrealized Value, Ability to Innovate, Time to Market 1) Measures value delivered to customer today 2) Measures value that could be realized 3) Measures the ability to deliver a new capability 4) Measures the ability to quickly deliver new capability 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. False, 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 Sprint Backlog is created at the Sprint Planning. It is prohibited to add new work into the Sprint Backlog later by the Development Team. False, The Development Team modifies the Sprint Backlog throughout the Sprint, and the Sprint Backlog emerges during the Sprint. This emergence occurs as the Development Team works through the plan and learns more about the work needed to achieve the Sprint Goal. As new work is required, the Development Team adds it to the Sprint Backlog. How frequently product releases should occur? Frequently enough to eliminate the risk that the product's value will get out of line with the marketplace 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? False. The Scrum Team crafts a Sprint Goal during the Sprint Planning. How frequently the Product Owner should communicate and re-iterate his product vision to the Scrum Team and the Key Stakeholders? Early and often A Development Team is waiting for a specific software component that they need to integrate and use. The component should be ready in a month. The Backlog Items with highest priorities depend on this specific component. What should the Product Owner do? Make sure the dependency is visible in the Product Backlog and the Development Team has enough independent Items for the next Sprint. Usually Items with external dependencies are not considered "Ready" for selection at the Sprint Planning. What are the characteristics of a Product Backlog Item that is "Ready" for selection in a Sprint Planning? Select three. 1) Well refined, 2) Somewhere at the top of the Product Backlog, 3) Can be "Done" within one Sprint. (Product Backlog items that can be "Done" by the Development Team within one Sprint are deemed "Ready" for selection in a Sprint Planning ).