PSPO™ I Exam Simulator: Mastering the Product
Owner Certification
What's the role of a PMO (Project Management Office) in an organization that only uses Scrum for
project delivery? - correct answer ✔✔Manages portfolios and programs and facilitates the application of
techniques that complement Scrum.
Remember that there are limits to the self-management (self-organization) of the team, and the
important thing is to have the power within the borders of the project. However, each project is run in a
wider organization with multiple levels of management impacting the project, and it's not possible or
even acceptable to reject that structure, as long as it doesn't block the internal self-management of the
team and the fundamental adaptive approach of the project.
True or false? It's fine to have a PMO, as long as it's focused on portfolio management, rather than direct
involvement in Scrum projects. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
There's no project manager role in Scrum, and it's not allowed to add a new role to the existing three.
Also, none of the three Scrum roles are an equivalent of a project manager because project management
activities are distributed among all of them. However, the fact that you're using Scrum doesn't mean that
there shouldn't be any other roles, titles, and management concepts in the organization! For example, it
doesn't mean that you cannot have a CEO in the organization. The same goes for some other concepts,
such as portfolio management. In general, anything that doesn't disrupt the Scrum mechanisms and
stays outside the boundaries of the project is OK.
Which TWO statements best describe the Product Backlog? - correct answer ✔✔* It is never baselined.
* It may change anytime, and it is never complete.
Scrum.org interprets "baselining" as fixing something (which is not entirely correct), and therefore says
that nothing should be baselined in Scrum.
True or false? The Product Backlog is baselined before the first Sprint - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
, "Baseline" has a specific meaning in project management that may apply to some elements in Scrum.
However, Scrum.org interprets it as keeping the subject fixed, and therefore, believes that there are no
baselines in Scrum. In short, "baseline" is one of those curse words in Scrum!
True or false? The Product Owner can also be a Developer. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
It's not recommended, but it's not forbidden either.
There's a Scrum project that is supposed to have two releases: one in the middle and the other at the
end of the project. Which of the following statements is correct about this project? - correct answer
✔✔All increments should be releasable.
True or false? The Product Owner can ask the Developers to order the Product Backlog items instead of
them. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
Product Owners are allowed to delegate some of their responsibilities to other team members. If they
do, the Product Owner stays accountable.
True or false? The Developers are responsible for composing the Definition of Ready. - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
Remember that there's a description of what being ready means, but there's no "definition of ready" in
Scrum. Teams may create such a concept as long as they don't turn it into a gate, and remember that if
an item is on the top of the Product Backlog, they will always select it for the Sprint, even if it's not
ready. Items that are not ready will be refined during the Sprint.
Which of the following best describe the questions that are addressed in the Sprint Planning meeting?
(Select multiple choices) - correct answer ✔✔* How are we going to do what we have decided to do in
the Sprint?
* Why are we going to do this Sprint?
* What are we going to do during the Sprint?
Owner Certification
What's the role of a PMO (Project Management Office) in an organization that only uses Scrum for
project delivery? - correct answer ✔✔Manages portfolios and programs and facilitates the application of
techniques that complement Scrum.
Remember that there are limits to the self-management (self-organization) of the team, and the
important thing is to have the power within the borders of the project. However, each project is run in a
wider organization with multiple levels of management impacting the project, and it's not possible or
even acceptable to reject that structure, as long as it doesn't block the internal self-management of the
team and the fundamental adaptive approach of the project.
True or false? It's fine to have a PMO, as long as it's focused on portfolio management, rather than direct
involvement in Scrum projects. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
There's no project manager role in Scrum, and it's not allowed to add a new role to the existing three.
Also, none of the three Scrum roles are an equivalent of a project manager because project management
activities are distributed among all of them. However, the fact that you're using Scrum doesn't mean that
there shouldn't be any other roles, titles, and management concepts in the organization! For example, it
doesn't mean that you cannot have a CEO in the organization. The same goes for some other concepts,
such as portfolio management. In general, anything that doesn't disrupt the Scrum mechanisms and
stays outside the boundaries of the project is OK.
Which TWO statements best describe the Product Backlog? - correct answer ✔✔* It is never baselined.
* It may change anytime, and it is never complete.
Scrum.org interprets "baselining" as fixing something (which is not entirely correct), and therefore says
that nothing should be baselined in Scrum.
True or false? The Product Backlog is baselined before the first Sprint - correct answer ✔✔FALSE
, "Baseline" has a specific meaning in project management that may apply to some elements in Scrum.
However, Scrum.org interprets it as keeping the subject fixed, and therefore, believes that there are no
baselines in Scrum. In short, "baseline" is one of those curse words in Scrum!
True or false? The Product Owner can also be a Developer. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
It's not recommended, but it's not forbidden either.
There's a Scrum project that is supposed to have two releases: one in the middle and the other at the
end of the project. Which of the following statements is correct about this project? - correct answer
✔✔All increments should be releasable.
True or false? The Product Owner can ask the Developers to order the Product Backlog items instead of
them. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
Product Owners are allowed to delegate some of their responsibilities to other team members. If they
do, the Product Owner stays accountable.
True or false? The Developers are responsible for composing the Definition of Ready. - correct answer
✔✔FALSE
Remember that there's a description of what being ready means, but there's no "definition of ready" in
Scrum. Teams may create such a concept as long as they don't turn it into a gate, and remember that if
an item is on the top of the Product Backlog, they will always select it for the Sprint, even if it's not
ready. Items that are not ready will be refined during the Sprint.
Which of the following best describe the questions that are addressed in the Sprint Planning meeting?
(Select multiple choices) - correct answer ✔✔* How are we going to do what we have decided to do in
the Sprint?
* Why are we going to do this Sprint?
* What are we going to do during the Sprint?
