Product Owner I Practice Test 2 Old

Which sentence best describes a Product Owner ?

Requirements engineer
Value optimizer
Facilitator between between Team and Customers
Team manager

When a Sprint be abnormally terminated ?

When the Team feels that the remaining work is too difficult
When the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete
When the purchase department has an important new opportunity
When the work will not be completed by the end of the Sprint

How much time do you need after a Sprint to prepare for Sprint?

The time for the requirements for the next Sprint to be determined and documented
The break between Sprints is time-boxed. 1 week for 4 weeks Sprints, and usually less for shorter sprints
Enough time for the Developers to finish the testing from the last Sprint
A new Sprint starts immediately following the end of the previous Sprint
All of the above are allowed depending on the situation

Who starts the Daily Scrum ?

Whoever the Scrum Team decides should start
The person who has the token
The person who last broke the build
The Scrum Master. This ensures that the meeting stays within the time-box
The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time

What are ways Scrum promotes self-organization?

choose 3 answers

By being a lightweight framework
By not allowing documentation
By preventing stakeholders from entering the development room
By the Scrum Team deciding what work to do in a Sprint
By removing titles for Development Team members

When is it most appropriate for the developers to change the definition of “Done” ?

During the Sprint Retrospective
During Sprint Planning
Prior to starting a new project
Prior to starting a new Sprint

During a Sprint Retrospective, developers proposes having the Daily Scrum only on Monday and Friday. Which two are the most appropriate responses for the Scrum Master?

Choose 2 answers

Have the developers vote
See with the developers why they want it and see how to improve the outcome of the Daily Scrum
Admit and support the self-organizing team’s decision
Consider the request and decide on which days the Daily Scrum should occur
Coach the team on why the Daily Scrum is important

Who creates a Product Backlog item’s estimate ?

The Developers after clarifying requirements with the Product Owner
The Scrum Master
The developper alone
The Product Owner with input from the Developers
The most senior people in the organization, including architects and subject matter experts

Which three questions are answered by the Developers at the Daily Scrum?

Choose 3 answers

Are there any impediments in your way?
How is the Sprint proceeding?
How many hours did I spend on the project yesterday?
What work am I going to do today to help the team achieve its goal?
Why were you late?
What work did I do yesterday to help the team achieve its goal?

As a Scrum Master on a newly formed Scrum Team. Which three of the following activities would probably help the team in starting up?

Choose 3 answers

Have the development managers for each Development Team member introduce their direct reports and go over their responsibilities on the Scrum Team.
Ask the Product Owner to discuss the product or project, its history, goals, and context
Introduce a bonus system for the top performers in the team
Ensure the Scrum Team members have compatible personalities
Have the Scrum Team members introduce themselves to each other and give a brief background of their skills and work history.
Ensure the team understands they need a definition of “Done.”

How is Management external to the Scrum Team involved in the Daily Scrum ?

The Development Team self-manages and is the only management required at the Daily Scrum
Management gives an update at the start of each Daily Scrum
The Scrum Master speaks on their behalf
The Product Owner represents their opinions

During the sprint, who is responsible for tracking the remaining work ?

The Product Owner
The Scrum Master
The Developers
The Developers in discussion with the Product Owner
The Project Manager

Which two activities are part of the Product Owner role according to Scrum?

Choose 2 answers

Describing features as Use Cases
Creating detailed functional test cases
Providing the Development Team with detailed specifications
Ensuring that the most valuable functionality is produced first, at all times
Interacting with stakeholders

How a Scrum Master proceed to divide a group of 80 people into multiple Development Teams ?

Ask the developers to divide themselves into teams
Create teams based on their skills across multiple layers
Ask the Product Owner to assign the people to teams

What does a trend line through a release burndown chart indicate ?

When the project will be over
When all work will be completed so the Scrum Team can be released for other work
When the work remaining will likely be completed if nothing changes on the Product Backlog
The evolution of the cost spent on the project

Who should make sure everyone on scrum team does their tasks for the sprint?

The Project Manager
The Scrum Master
The Product Owner
The Developers
The Scrum Team

When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all increments be integrated every Sprint ?

No, that is too hard
No, each Scrum Team stands alone
Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies
Yes, otherwise the Product Owners and stakeholders may not be able to inspect what is done

Which quantity of the Product Backlog should be taken for the Sprint backlog during the Sprint Planning meeting ?

Enough so the Development Team can create a forecast of what it can do, and to start the first days of the Sprint
Just enough for the Scrum Master to be confident
The entire Sprint Backlog must be identified and estimated by the end of the Sprint Planning meeting
Just enough to understand design and architectural implications

Which items do not reflect backlog business value ? (choose three)

Focus
Economic Value Added
Courage
Respect
Earned Value

What activities a Product Owner do in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the start of the next Sprint ?

There are no such activities. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint
Refine the Product Backlog
Work with the QA departments on the Increment of the current Sprint
Update the project plan with stakeholders

The Product Owner is struggling with ordering the Product Backlog. What the Scrum master has to do ?

Explaining to the Product Owner that the goal of ordering the Product Backlog is to maximize value
Encourage the Product Owner to work with the Developers to see which items are fastest to implement
As the Developers do the ordering
Ask the Product Owner to extend the Sprint to have more time to order the Product Backlog
Do the ordering and present it to the Product Owner

Why should the Product Owner be present at the Daily Scrum ?

To participate as a Scrum Team member
To represent the stakeholders’ point of view
To hear about impediments in functionality
The Product Owner doesn’t need to be there

What is included in the Sprint Backlog ?

Tests
Use cases
User Stories
Tasks
Any of the above which are a decomposition of the selected Product Backlog items

Who should know the most about the progress of a business objective ?

The Product Owner
The Developers
The Scrum Master
The Project Manager

Which of these may a Development Team deliver at the end of a Sprint ?

An increment of software with minor known bugs in it
An increment of working software that is Done
A single document, if that is what the Scrum Master asked for
Failing unit tests, to identify acceptance tests for the next Sprint

Which three of the following are timeboxed events in Scrum ?

Sprint 0
Sprint Testing
Sprint Planning
Sprint Retrospective
Release Retrospective
Daily Scrum
Release Testing

Every Scrum Team must have a Product Owner and Scrum Master.

False. A Scrum Master is only required when asked for by the Development Team
True. Each must be 100% dedicated to the Scrum Team
True. Outcomes are affected by their participation and availability
False. A Product Owner can be replaced by a business analyst in the Development Team

Which of the following are true about the length of the Sprint ?

The length of the Sprint should be proportional to the work that is done in between Sprints
Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should hold the time it will take to code the planned features in the upcoming Sprint, but does not include time for any testing
All Sprints must be 1 month or less
Sprint length is determined during Sprint Planning, and should be long enough to make sure the Development Team can deliver what is to be accomplished in the upcoming Sprint
It is best to have Sprints of consistent length throughout a development effort

What enhances the transparency of an Increment ?

Doing all work needed to meet the definition of Done
Keeping track of and estimating all undone work to be completed in a separate Sprint
Updating Sprint tasks properly in the electronic tracking tool
Reporting Sprint progress to the stakeholders daily

As the Development Team starts work during the Sprint, it realizes it has selected too much work to finish in the Sprint. What should it do ?

As soon as possible in the Sprint, work with the Product Owner to remove some work or Product Backlog items
Inform the Product Owner at the Sprint Review, but prior to the demonstration
Reduce the definition of Done and get all of the Product Backlog items done by the new definition
Find another Scrum Team to give the excess work to

You have just been hired by a company new to Scrum. Your management has assigned you to be the Scrum Master of six new Scrum Teams. These teams will build one product. Select two conditions you should strive for in this scenario.

Choose 2 answers

There should be six Product Owners, reporting to a chief Product Owner
The product has one Product Backlog
Each Scrum Team should have a separate Product Backlog
There should be six Product Owners, one for each Scrum Team
There should be only one Product Owner.

Five new Scrum Teams have been created to build one product. A few of the developers on one of the Development Teams ask the Scrum Master how to coordinate their work with the other teams. What should the Scrum Master do ?

Visit the five teams each day to inspect that their Sprint Backlogs are aligned
Teach the Product Owner to work with the lead developers on ordering Product Backlog in a way to avoid too much technical and development overlap during a Sprint
Collect the Sprint tasks from the teams at the end of their Sprint Planning and merge that into a consolidated plan for the entire Sprint
Teach them that it is their responsibility to work with the other teams to create an integrated Increment

Who must attend the Daily Scrum ?

The Scrum team
The Development Team and Product Owner
The Development Team and Scrum Master
The Scrum Master and Product Owner
The Development Team

Which outcome is expected as Scrum Teams mature ?

They will improve their definition of Done to include more stringent criteria
A Scrum Master is no longer needed since they are a mature team now
There is no need for a time-boxed Sprint, since time-boxes are only for new Scrum Teams
Sprint Reviews will no longer be needed
The Sprint Retrospectives will grow to be longer than 4 hours

When does the next Sprint begin ?

Immediately following the next Sprint Planning
Next Monday
Immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint
When the Product Owner is ready

Which of the following are true about the Product Owner role?

Choose 3 answers

The Product Owner can be influenced by a committee
Multiple people can share the Product Owner role on a Scrum Team
The Product Owner role can be played by a committee or a team of people
The Product Owner is one person.
The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog.

If two Scrum Teams are added to the development of a product that previously had only one Scrum Team, what will be the immediate impact on the productivity of the original Scrum Team ?

Its productivity is likely to increase
Its productivity is likely to stay the same
Its productivity is likely to decrease

What is a Development Team responsible for ?

Choose 2

Resolving internal team conflicts
Reporting productivity
Selecting the Product Owner
Organizing the work required to meet the Sprint Goal

What is the time-box for the Sprint Planning meeting ?

Whenever it is done
4 Hours for a monthly Sprint
8 Hours for a monthly Sprint
Monthly

In accordance with Scrum theory, how should a group of 100 people be divided into multiple Development Teams ?

Create a matrix of skills, seniority, and level of experience to assign people to teams
Understanding the product, the product vision and the rules of the Scrum framework, the group divides itself into teams
Check with the allocation department to see who has worked together before and make these the first teams
It doesn’t really matter because you can rotate the teams every Sprint to spread knowledge

Which two ways of creating Development Teams are consistent with Scrum’s values ?

Managers collaborate to assign individuals to specific teams
Bring all the developers together and let them self-organize into Development Teams
The Chief Product Owner determines the new team structures and assignments
Managers personally re-assign current subordinates to new teams
Existing teams propose how they would like to go about organizing into the new structure.

During a Sprint, when is new work or further decomposition of work added to the Sprint Backlog ?

As soon as possible after they are identified
When the Scrum Master has time to enter them
When the Product Owner identifies new work
During the Daily Scrum after the Development Team approves them

As the Sprint Planning meeting progresses, the Development Team sees that the workload is greater than they can handle. Which two are valid actions?

Choose 2 answers.

Cancel the Sprint
Remove or change selected Product Backlog items
Recruit additional Development Team members before the work can begin
The Development Team works overtime during this Sprint –
The Development Team ensures that the Product Owner is aware, starts the Sprint, and monitors progress.

Which three purposes does the definition of “Done” serve?

Choose 3 answers.

Describe the work that must be done before the Sprint is allowed to end
Guide the Development Team on how many Product Backlog items to select for the Sprint & Increase transparency
Describe the purpose, objective, and time-box of each Scrum event
Create a shared understanding of when work is complete.
Increase transparency.

The length of a Sprint should be:

Short enough to keep the business risk acceptable to the Product Owner
No more than one calendar month
Short enough to be able to synchronize the development work with other business events
All of these answers are correct

Which of the following is required by Scrum ?

Sprint Retrospective
Release Planning
Sprint Burndown Chart
Members must stand up at the Daily Scrum
All of the above

Which Scrum Value is affected by a lack of trust in the Scrum Team ?

Openness
Focus
Respect
Commitment
Courage
All of the above

Which best describes the Product Backlog ?

It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum team can develop and maintain a complete project plan
It is baselined to follow change management processes
It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum team to start the design phase of a product
It is allowed to grow and change as more is learned about the product and its customers

Which of the following might the Scrum Team discuss during a Sprint Retrospective ?

Methods of communication
Skills needed to improve the Development Team’s ability to deliver
The way the Scrum Team does Sprint Planning
Its Definition of done
All of the above

A properly functioning Scrum Team will have at least one Release Sprint and may well have several

True
False

Scrum is a methodology that tells in detail how to build software incrementally

True
False

The Sprint Review is mainly an inspect and adapt opportunity for which group ?

The Product Owner and management
The Product Owner and stakeholders
The Product Owner and Development Team
The Development Team and management
The Scrum Team and stakeholders
The Development Team and stakeholders

The Product Owner must release each Increment to production

When it makes sense
To make sure the Development Team is done every Sprint
Whenever the product is free of defects
Without exception

Which two things are appropriate for a Scrum Master to do if the Development Team doesn’t have the engineering tools and infrastructure to completely finish each selected Product Backlog item?

Choose 2 answers.

Refocus the current Sprint on establishing the Development Team’s infrastructure instead of delivering an Increment
Have the Development Team establish a Definition of Done that is actually possible to achieve given current circumstances
Encourage the Product Owner to accept partially done Increments until the situation improves
Declare the Development Team not ready for Scrum
Coach the Development Team to improve its skills, tools and infrastructure over time and adjust the Definition of Done accordingly.

Which does a self-organizing Development Team choose ?

Sprint length
How to best accomplish its work
When to release, based on its progress
Product Backlog ordering
Stakeholders for the Sprint Review

When a Development Team is having trouble delivering a working Increment because they don’t understand a functional requirement, what should they do ?

Add a specialist to the Development Team
Defer the work to a more appropriate Sprint
Partially complete the functionality, and discuss the remaining work at the Sprint Review
Collaborate with the Product Owner to determine what is possible and acceptable

Every Development Team should have :

One Lead Developer and no more than 8 other members
The competencies and skills needed to deliver a Done Increment in a Sprint
At least one representative from each major software engineering discipline (like QA, Dev, UX)

Who is responsible for engaging the stakeholders ?

The business analyst
The Development Team
The team manager
The Product Owner
The project manager

Why does a Development Team need a Sprint Goal ?

A Sprint Goal only gives purpose to Sprint 0
The Development Team is more focused with a common yet specific goal
A Sprint Goal ensures that all of the Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint are implemented

A Sprint Retrospective should be held :

Only when the Scrum Team determines it needs one
At the end of the last Sprint in a project or a release
At the end of each Sprint
At the beginning of each Sprint

What are two responsibilities of testers in a Development Team ?

Finding bugs
Everyone in the Development Team is responsible for quality
Verifying the work of programmers
Tracking quality metrics
Scrum has no tester role

The Product Backlog is ordered by :

Risk, where safer items are at the top, and riskier items are at the bottom
Items are randomly arranged
Importance, where the most important items are at the top at all times
Size, where small items are at the top and large items are at the bottom

Who determines how work is performed during the Sprint ?

Architects
The Scrum Master
Subject matter experts
The Development Team
Development Team managers

What are the two primary way a Scrum Master keeps a Development Team working at its highest level of productivity ?

By keeping high value features high in the Product Backlog
By ensuring the meetings start and end at the proper time
By removing impediments that hinder the Development Team
By facilitating Development Team decisions

How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog ?

The Product Owner decides
Each Scrum Team takes an equal number of items
The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first
The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog
The Development Teams pull in work in agreement with the Product Owner

Who has the final say on the order of the Product Backlog ?

The Scrum Master
The Product Owner
The Development Team
The CEO
The Stakeholders

When is implementation of a Product Backlog item considered complete ?

When the item has no work remaining in order to be potentially released
When all work in the Sprint Backlog related to the item is finished
When QA reports that the item passes all acceptance criteria
At the end of the Sprint

For the purpose of transparency, when does Scrum say a new increment of working software must be available ?

Before the release Sprint
Every 3 Sprints
When the Product Owner asks to create one
At the end of every Sprint
After the acceptance testing phase

Which are NOT appropriate topics for discussion in a Sprint Retrospective?

Choose 2 answers.

How the team does its work
Definition of Done
The value of work currently represented in the Product Backlog
Team relations
Sprint Backlog for the next Sprint

During the Daily Scrum, the Scrum Master’s role is to :

Lead the discussions of the Development Team
Make sure that all 3 questions have been answered
Manage the meeting in a way that each team member has a chance to speak
Teach the Development Team to keep the Daily Scrum within the 15 minute time-box
All of the above

At the end of a Sprint a Product Backlog item worked on during the Sprint does not meet the definition of “Done”. What two things should happen with the undone Product Backlog item?

Do not include the item in the Increment this Sprint
If the stakeholders agree, the Product Owner can accept it and release it to the users
Review the item, add the Done part of the estimate to the velocity and create a Story for the remaining work
Put it on the Product Backlog for the Product Owner to decide what to do with it.

When is the Sprint Backlog created ?

During the Sprint Planning meeting
At the beginning of the project
During the Sprint
Prior to the Sprint Planning meeting

Cross-functional teams are optimized to work on one technical layer of a system only (e.g. GUI, database, middle tier, interfaces).

True
False

The CEO asks the Development Team to add a “very important” item to a Sprint that is in progress. What should the Development Team do ?

Inform the Product Owner so he/she can work with the CEO
Add the item to the current Sprint without any adjustments
Add the item to the next Sprint
Add the item to the current Sprint and drop an item of equal size

What is the accountability of the Product Owner during Sprint 0 ?

Make the complete project plan to commit date, budget and scope to the stakeholders
Make sure enough Product Backlog items are refined to fill the first 3 Sprints
There is no such thing as Sprint 0
Gathering, eliciting, and analyzing the requirements that will be inserted into the Product Backlog
Determine the composition of the Development Teams so they have the capacity to deliver the completed forecast

What are two good ways for a Scrum Team to ensure security concerns are satisfied?

Choose 2 answers.

Delegate the work to the concerned department
Add security concerns to the definition of Done
Add a Sprint to specifically resolve all security concerns
Postpone the work until a specialist can perform a security audit and create a list of security-related Product Backlog items
Have the Scrum Team create Product Backlog items for each concern.

The Daily Scrum is an event that happens every day. What would be three key concerns if the frequency were to be lowered to every two or three days?

Choose 3 answers.

Too much work is spent updating the Scrum board before the meeting
The Scrum Master loses the ability to update the Gantt chart properly
Impediments are raised and resolved more slowly
The Product Owner cannot accurately report progress to the stakeholders
The Sprint plan becomes inaccurate
Opportunities to inspect and adapt the Sprint Backlog are lost.

Sprint burndown charts are an efficient tracking tool because they show :

How many Product Backlog items remain
An estimate of the total work remaining for the Sprint
How many hours have been worked by each Development Team member
How much effort has gone into a Sprint

Which of the following are roles on a Scrum Team ?

Choose all that apply

Product Owner
Users
Development Team
Customers
Manager
Scrum Master

For which is the Scrum Master responsible ?

The Scrum process being adopted and used properly
The meetings and the objectives that a Scrum Team sets for itself
Keeping track of resource allocation
Managing the performance of the Scrum Tea

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