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EXAM QUESTIONS
Becoming a Scrum Product Owner

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1.This measurement indicates the difference
between the actual and planned effort over
iterations or releases.
Burndown Chart

Burnfire Chart

Borndown Chart

Bring PBI Chart

EXPLANATION :
Burndown Chart: Burndown chart indicates the difference between
the actual and planned effort over iterations or releases.
 2.Which statement is NOT correct about Daily
Scrums

Only the developers participate in the Daily Scrum meeting

It is time-boxed for 2 minutes per developer

It is held at the same time and place every day.

It is always a 15-minute timeboxed event, no matter how many

developers there are, or how long the sprint is.

EXPLANATION :
❖ The Developers are responsible for organizing the Daily Scrum.
❖ The Scrum Master teaches them to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15-
minute time-box and it is held at the same time and place every day to
eliminate confusion and keep things as productive as possible.
❖ The purpose of the Daily Scrum is to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal

and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming

planned work.
❖ The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team.
❖ To reduce complexity, it is held at the same time and place every working
day of the Sprint. If the Product Owner or Scrum Master are actively working
on items in the Sprint Backlog, they participate as Developers.
❖ The Developers can select whatever structure and techniques they want, as
long as their Daily Scrum focuses on progress toward the Sprint Goal and
produces an actionable plan for the next day of work. This creates focus and
improves self-management.
❖ Daily Scrums improve communications, identify impediments, promote
quick decision-making, and consequently eliminate the need for other
meetings.
❖ The Daily Scrum is not the only time Developers are allowed to adjust their
plan.
❖ They often meet throughout the day for more detailed discussions about
adapting or re-planning the rest of the Sprint’s work.
 3.What is the main reason for the product
owner to be at the daily scrum?
To contribute as a scrum team member

To track changes in the sprint backlog

To tell developers in development team what to do

It is not necessary for Product Owner to be in the meeting

EXPLANATION :
❖ The main purpose of the Daily Scrum is to Improve the probability
that the Development Team will meet the Sprint Goal In General,
daily scrum is for the developer, which means that only the
developers “participate” s(talk). Others can “attend” (watch), but
they will not “participate” (Talk). However, a scrum master can
facilitate the meeting but will talk about only the context not the
content.
❖ However Product owner can participate in the Daily scrum when the
developers need an explanation on the context of the item they are
working on
❖ The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the
Scrum Team.
❖ To reduce complexity, it is held at the same time and place every
working day of the Sprint. If the Product Owner or Scrum Master are
actively working on items in the Sprint Backlog, they participate as
Developers.
 4.Selena, a Product Owner for a scrum team is working
on a product in advanced stage, has refined the product
backlog based on description, order, and size. John, a
program manager with the PMO overseeing the group
of projects focused for this product and has requested
Selena to place a new item at the top of the product
backlog. What should Selena do?

Selena should not be doing anything with the product backlog;

this responsibility belongs to developers

Selena is accountable for the product backlog; so John doesn’t

have authority to request any new item or change the order
product backlog

Selena must do as John has asked as John is an important

stakeholder (PMO)

Selena may consider the request of others, but the final say as
to the order is hers and hers alone

EXPLANATION :
❖ The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog
management but that doesn’t mean he/she should not consider
others opinion.
❖ The Product Owner may represent the needs of many stakeholders
in the Product Backlog.
❖ Those wanting to change the Product Backlog can do so by trying to
convince the Product Owner.So Selena should consider John’s
request but she has the final say to move or not the item to the top
of product backlog.
 5.What is the role of the product owner in
crafting the Sprint Goal
The product owner should not come to sprint planning
without a clearly defined sprint goal

The product owner should come to the sprint planning

with a business objective in mind and work with the
development team to craft the sprint goal based on the
forecast

The Product Owner plays no role in it. This is the

development team´s responsibility

The Product Owner is the one who describes the scope

and therefore also the sprint goal

EXPLANATION :
❖ A sprint goal aids the team in selecting the proper product backlog
items and directs the product owner in prioritising the backlog items
for the sprint.As a result, the sprint will be goal-driven rather than
backlog-driven.
❖ Without a common objective, there is no strong motivation for team
members to work together throughout a sprint.
❖ Where self-organization is limited, team members will choose their
own tasks from the sprint backlog and begin working on them.
Sprint’s goal nurtures team-building by collaborating towards a
shared goal.
Ref: Sprint Goal, Scrum guide 2020 Page #8
6.Time-to-market (or TTM) measures the time
taken for the product, set of features, or single
feature to be available and usable by
customers. This measures the level of impact at

Strategic Measure

Product Measure

Delivery Measure

All of the above

EXPLANATION :
Section 6.12.1 Time taken for the product, set of features, or single
feature to be available and usable by customers.

Job Role Salary per annum (USD)

 7.Who is responsible for engaging
stakeholders?
The Project Manager

The Developer

The Product Owner

The Scrum Master

EXPLANATION :
❖ The engagement of stakeholders is mostly about and around the
product backlog items and at least indirectly, about the value
created in the project.
❖ That is why this is mainly the responsibility of the product owner to
keep them engaged.
<Ref: Product Owner, Scrum Guide Page #6
❖ The Product Owner is one person, not a committee.
❖ The Product Owner may represent the needs of many stakeholders
in the Product Backlog.
❖ Those wanting to change the Product Backlog can do so by trying to
convince the Product Owner.
 8.General Insurance organization is focusing on a
product. David is already working as a Product
Owner for one of the scrum teams. They are
planning to have two more scrum teams. How
many other Product Owners would be required.
Including David, there should be 3 POs for each Scrum team

Depends on interdependency among the scrum teams

Depends on David's decision as a Product Owner here

Ideally one PO Is required for a single product

EXPLANATION :
❖ For a single product, there is one Product Backlog.
Section
❖ For a single Product Backlog, there is one Product
Owner.
9.The Product Owner needs to do some market
research. Who can do the legwork to get the
marketplace data for the Product Owner?

Only Product Owner should get the marketplace data

Any body can do the legwork

If not Product Owner then Scrum Master is the next

person to do the legwork.

A person identified by customer can do this work

EXPLANATION :
The Product Owner may or may not be the one doing the legwork of
gathering the marketplace data, but he/she should definitely be
aware of said data/research.
 10.What is the time box of the sprint
planning event

Monthly

Eight (8) hours for a one-month sprint

Whenever it is done

Four(4) hours for a one-month sprint

EXPLANATION :
❖ The Sprint Goal, the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint,
and the plan for delivering them are together referred to as the
Sprint Backlog.
❖ For a one-month Sprint, Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum
of eight hours.
❖ For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.<Ref: Sprint planning,
Scrum Guide 2020 page #9
❖ Sprint Planning is timeboxed to a maximum eight hours for a one-
month Sprint.
❖ For shorter Sprints, the event is usually shorter.
11.Who is responsible for the product
backlog

The Product Owner

The Product owner and the scrum master

The Scrum master and the Developers

The Scrum Master

EXPLANATION :
The Product Backlog, comprising the Priority and Content, is the
Product Owner's responsibility.
12.Which of the following may change
during the sprint

Product backlog

Sprint goal

Sprint goal

Composition of the team

EXPLANATION :
Any time a product backlog can alter. After the sprint planning
meeting, the sprint aim remains unchanged.Throughout the sprint,
the expected quality level shouldn't fluctuate.During the sprint, the
teams remain the same. To prevent distractions and create a more
productive workplace, wait until the start of the following sprint if you
need to make any changes.
13.What provides guidance to the developers on
the way the Sprint is valuable to stakeholders?

The Product Owner

The Scrum Master

The Sprint Backlog

The Sprint Goal

EXPLANATION :
It gives the Development Team instructions on why to construct the
Increment. The sprint planning meeting is when it is formed. In
relation to the functionality implemented during the Sprint, the
Development Team has considerable freedom thanks to the Sprint
Goal.
14.Which of the following is incorrect about
'Definition of Done'?

It reduces the risk of building something incorrectly

Definition of Done and Acceptance Criteria are same

It consists of a list of criteria that must be met before a

work item is considered done

It can accelerate velocity, delivery, and ease of

acceptance of PBIs.

EXPLANATION :
Section 6.6.2 Consideration for Definition Concepts.It can be
confused with acceptance criteria.
15.What is Sprint Retrospective?

The purpose of the sprint retrospective is to plan ways

to increase quality and effectiveness

It is the key inspect and adapt meeting

It is the meeting to inspect the increment and adapt

Product Backlog if needed

It is a meeting where the Developers synchronize

activities and create a plan for the next 24 hours

EXPLANATION :
The Sprint Retrospective's goal is to develop strategies for raising
quality and effectiveness.
16.What are the three pillars that uphold scrum?

Inspection

Transparency

Adaptation

Cross- Functionality

EXPLANATION :
Every application of empirical process control is supported by these
three pillars: Openness, scrutiny, and adaptation.
17.What are the three most applicable
characteristics of the Product Owner?

Product value Maximizer

Lead facilitator of Key Stakeholder Involvement

Product Market Expert

Facilitator of Scrum Event

EXPLANATION :
Maximizer of product value key facilitator of involving key
stakeholders expert in the Product Market
18.When might the Sprint be normally
terminated?

When the sales department has an important new

opportunity

When the developers feel the work is too hard

When it becomes not everything will be finished

by the end of the sprint

When the sprint goal becomes obsolete

EXPLANATION :
Before the sprint timebox expires, a sprint may be canceled.
If the sprint target is no longer relevant, the sprint would be canceled
(no longer useful because something better has been invented)
19.Time-to-market (or TTM) measures the
time taken for the product, set of features, or
single feature to be available and usable by
customers. This measures the level of
impact at

Strategic Measure

Product Measure

Delivery Measure

All of the above

EXPLANATION :
Section 6.12.1 Time taken for the product, set of features, or single
feature to be available and usable by customers.
20.Which of the following is true for NFR?

It defines how well the functional requirements

must perform

NFRs are captured in acceptance criteria

NFR analysis is done from customers point of

view

All of the above

EXPLANATION :
Section 6.14 Time taken for the product, set of features, or single
feature to be available and usable by customers.
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