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1You work for a large financial organization that has many existing products. The products
are interdependent. There is a high level of effort to synchronize releases as changes in one
product will also effect the other products. This creates challenges in maintaining
consistency and adds complexity. What would be the best way to reduce this problem?
(choose the best answer)- AMake the products as independent as possible and have each product determine their
own release plans. - BApply Release Planning to coordinate cross-platform releases to ensure consistency.
- CAppoint a Product Owner lead to oversee all products
- DEnsure that Dev-Ops manages the interdependencies.
- EAll of the above.
- AMake the products as independent as possible and have each product determine their
2You are a Product Owner on a Scrum Team that has been working on a product for several
iterations and has an average velocity of 55 units of 'done' work per Sprint. A second Scrum
Team will be added to work on the same product. What might be the impact on the original
team? (choose the best answer)- ATheir velocity is likely not affected and will remain at 55.
- BTheir velocity is likely to drop and be less than 55.
- CTheir velocity is likely to rise and be more than 55.
3As an experienced Product Owner, your organization has asked you for your advice on
investment strategies for two products. Given the following information: Product B
generates more revenue than Product A Product B has higher user satisfaction rates than
Product A Product A has bigger potential market opportunities than Product B Which of the
following strategies would you advise? (choose the best answer)- AFor both products, continually measure the impact of any new investments or
marketing. - BInvest in Product A to increase its market share, user satisfaction, and revenue.
- CIncrease marketing for Product B to grow its market share.
- DAll of the above.
- AFor both products, continually measure the impact of any new investments or
4Which of the following would be the best reason for reducing investment in a product?
(choose the best answer)- AWhen the Unrealized Value is very low.
- BWhen the Current Value is very low.
- CWhen the Current Value is very high.
- DWhen the Unrealized value is very high.
- ENone of the above.
5You are a new Product Owner brought in to fix an existing product. The product is integral
to the organization's long-term vision. When examining the issues you were able to learn
that: The last three releases have had no positive impact on product value. The costs to
build and maintain a release is high compared to the revenue it generates. ie Product Cost
Ratio. he time from which the team starts working on a release to having it shipped to
users is long. ie Time-to-Market. As the Product Owner, which strategy would you pursue?
(choose the best answer)- ASuggest cancelling the product and focus on other opportunities as the Unrealized
Value is low. - BFocus on identifying and delivering high-value features that will gain more customers
and increase revenue. - CImprove the the team's Ability to Innovate by identifying and eliminating the waste
that is creating the high cost ratios and long release cycles.
- ASuggest cancelling the product and focus on other opportunities as the Unrealized
6As a Product Owner, you plan to increase the price of your product. Which would be the
best approach to support the higher price? (choose the best answer)- ARemove low value or wasteful features.
- BTemporarily reduce the price to acquire more customers and gradually increase the
price until the target price is achieved. - CImprove the value your product delivers to the users.
- DIncrease the number of features.
7Which preferred Product Owner stance helps people to align around the product vision and
get people excited to join the case? (choose the best answer)- AThe Visionary
- BThe Subject Matter Expert
- CThe Manager
- DThe Influencer
8Which of the following is NOT true about a Product Owner? (choose the best answer)
- AThe Product Owner decides on when to release Product Increments.
- BThe Product Owner defines the Sprint Goal for the Scrum Team.
- CThe Product Owner establishes a Product Vision.
- DThe Product Owner accepts work done during the Sprint.
9The ability of a product development organization to deliver new capabilities that might
meet customer needs can be expressed through which measure? (choose the best answer)- AAbility to Innovate (A2I)
- BTime-to-Market (T2M)
- CCurrent Value (CV)
- DUnrealized Value (UV)
10Which of the following is a benefit of using Scrum as an agile approach? (choose the best
answer)- AManaging the business' exposure to risk.
- BManaging team member utilization.
- CIncreasing team velocity.
- DOn-time deliver of fixed scope.
- EAll of the above.
11Which of the following is the most effective way of improving the Time-to-Market of a
product? (choose the best answer)- AWorking harder to go faster.
- BHiring more team members.
- CUnderstanding and removing impediments to faster delivery.
- DIncreasing project funding.
- ERemoving low performing people.
- FAll of the above.
12As a Product Owner, you've gathered a lot of ideas and suggestions. Based on the limited
budget and time, you will not be able to pursue all of them. Which would be the best
approach? (choose the best answer)- ARank the items by Unrealized Value and invest fully in as many as possible.
- BDistribute the budget evenly across all items in order to accurately compare the ROI
between items. - CInvest in the items that can potentially return the highest revenue for the upcoming
year. - DFund small experiments to test the proposed ideas and assumptions, then evaluate
outcomes.
13Your organization's portfolio consists of several products. Management has decided to
place the lead revenue generating product into maintenance mode, taper off its
investment, and seek other opportunities for future growth. What may have lead to this?
(choose the best answer)- AThe organization has decided to reduce operational overhead and to focus on products that generate better Product cost Ratios.
- BThe product has been losing customers, revenues are down, and the Unrealized Value
is low (even though the Current Value is high). - CThe innovation rate for the product is low.
- DYour organization has stopped using Scrum.
14Which would be a desired outcome of using an agile approach? (choose the best answer)
- AEliminating business risk exposure.
- BMaximizing productivity.
- CDecreasing non-value-added waste.
- DMaximize predictability.
- EAll of the above
15Successful use of Scrum depends on how well people behave and act in ways that reflect
the Scrum values. What can the value of openness affect? (choose the best answer)- ACollaboration efforts
- BLevel of product quality.
- CTeam member happiness.
- DTime to market.
- ETrust from stakeholders.
- FAll of the above.
16Which of the following is the Product Owner accountable for maintaining and
communicating? (choose the best answer)- AThe Product Vision.
- BThe utilization of the Developers.
- CThe Definition of Done.
- DSprint burn-down chart.
- EAll of the above.
17A desirable Product Vision _________ (choose the best answer)
- Areminds the team of the direction so they understand how their roles and daily
activities contribute to the bigger picture. - Bis approved by all stakeholders.
- Cis a formal agreement with the business.
- DAll of the above.
- Areminds the team of the direction so they understand how their roles and daily
18You are a Product Owner of a new product that will require a large development effort. Five
teams will be working on the product. You discuss with them the high level of integration
that the product Increment will require by the end of their first Sprint. The future team
members have provided various suggestions on how to work together. As a Product Owner,
which option would you support? (choose the best answer)- AEach Scrum Team delivers Increments in its own code branch. After UAT is performed at the Sprint Review, the code branch is isolated until enough Increments are
considered acceptable. All code branches will then be merged during the release
phase. - BEach Scrum Team delivers functionality at the end of each Sprint. New Product Backlog items will then be added to the next Sprint Backlog to integrate their functionality with the other teams to create a unified Increment.
- CAll Scrum Teams agree on a mutual understanding of ‘done’ that defines all work
necessary to deliver a potentially shippable Increment that includes all previous
Increments delivered for the product. - DWait until enough of the infrastructure and architecture is in place before starting the first Sprints. This will increase the success of delivering integrated Increments in Sprint
1.
- AEach Scrum Team delivers Increments in its own code branch. After UAT is performed at the Sprint Review, the code branch is isolated until enough Increments are
19What is the benefit of having short release cycles? (choose the best answer)
- AIt provides teams with more opportunities to inspect and adapt.
- BTeams are able to receive user feedback earlier to better understand and meet
customer needs. - CIt helps teams to better manage defects.
- DSmaller, more frequent releases are less risky.
- EAll of the above.
- FNone of the above.
20What is TRUE about the Stakeholder's role in Scrum? (choose the best answer)
- Athe Developers can engage with the Stakeholders.
- BThe Product Owner is responsible for engaging with the Stakeholders but can be
delegated. - CThe Business Analyst (Subject Matter Experts) is responsible for engaging with the
Stakeholders and collecting requirements for the Product Owner. - DThe Scrum Master schedules all stakeholder interactions.
- EThe Head of Product represents the Stakeholder needs and is the point of contact for
product requirements.
21In Scrum, every product needs a ___________. (choose the best answer)
- AProduct Owner
- Bcomprehensive business plan
- Cdeadline
- Dfinalized requirements documentation
- EAll of the above.
22Peter is a Product Owner of a scaled product development effort with multiple Scrum
Teams involved. He is stretched thin and is unable to spend enough time with all of the
teams. Which of the following strategies would be the most helpful? (choose the best
answer)- ASplit the Product Backlog and add a Product Owner to each in order to spread the work.
- BDelegate some of the Product Owner work to the Developers on the Scrum Teams.
- CMove towards a scaled Scrum framework.
- DHire Business Analysts to assist the Product Owner.
- EAll of the above.
23According to the Scrum Guide, when is a Product Increment released? (choose the best
answer)- AWhen the Product Owner decides is best.
- BWhen the Increment satisfies the Definition of Done.
- CAfter the tester has confirmed there are no defects.
- DWhen all of the planned items for the release are completed.
24During the Sprint Review, the Product Owner is sharing the latest product user analytics. A
couple of the features have not been received well by the end users. One of the
stakeholders feels that the product is not at the stage where it's useful to measure data yet.
The Product Owner has validated that the measures are accurate, a good representation of
user satisfaction, and valuable to help you and your team. What should the Product Owner
do? (choose the best answer)- AContinue measuring and sharing the outcomes to provide transparency and openness
and continue to use the data to help with decision making. - BStop measuring user data until the product has matured enough.
- CContinue measuring user data but only share it when needed in order to avoid conflict
with stakeholders.
- AContinue measuring and sharing the outcomes to provide transparency and openness
25A Visionary Product Owner tends to: (choose the best answer)
- ASupport people in their own discovery process, whether it’s about defining goals,
clarifying PBIs or analyzing customer needs. - BFocus on the future, on changing the status quo and helping people to see what could
be, instead of what is. - CKnow all about the details, and about every bug in the software or system.
- DKnow all about the Scrum Team's velocity and predictability and maximizing output in
order to deliver all features.
- ASupport people in their own discovery process, whether it’s about defining goals,
26Victor, a Product Owner, does not have enough time to do all of the things that are needed
to be done as he is overloaded and stretched too thin. What can Victor do? (choose the
best answer)- ASplit the product into different units, each unit will have its own Product Owner, and a
delivery manager who will be responsible for integrating releases. - BAssign some of the work to Business Analysts in order to spread the workload.
- CAsk the developers to help with some of the responsibilities.
- DAll of the above.
- ENone of the above.
- ASplit the product into different units, each unit will have its own Product Owner, and a
27Personas is a technique used to describe the users and customers of a product. How can it
help to make the right product decisions? (choose the best answer)- AHelping to understand the needs of a set of users.
- BHelping to formulate a hypotheses about product value.
- CHelping to understand the market potential.
- DHelping to discover what triggers customers.
- EAll of the above.
28You are a Product Owner hired to take the lead on a new company initiative. As the one
responsible for the success of the Product, you are responsible for creating, managing, and
owning the Product Vision. Which is the best approach for defining the Product Vision?
(choose the best answer)- ATake some time alone to focus on what the vision should look like and present it to the
steering committee for approval. - BFully formulate the Product Backlog first and the define the Product Vision based on
the "must have" features. - CCollaborate with your stakeholders, Scrum Team, customers and users to develop an
initial Product Vision that clear and inspiring. Iterate and improve it over time. - DHave your stakeholders, Scrum Team, customers and users submit different Product Visions. When enough suggestions has been collected, facilitate a session to vote on the best one. This creates a formal agreement to protect the Product Vision from changing during development.
- ATake some time alone to focus on what the vision should look like and present it to the
29What is the stance of the Product Owner during the Sprint Retrospective? (choose the best
answer)- AA peer Scrum Team member.
- BA Manager.
- CA Scribe.
- DHe/she does not have to be there.
30You are a Product Owner that has been building a product for a specific user group in mind.
As your product's customer base grows, you begin to notice that different user groups have
been using the product in different ways. Which of the following would be the best action
to take? (choose the best answer)- ANo action needed. Focus on delivering the features that were committed to at the
steering committee. - BEnsure that every release provides something that satisfies all groups of users.
- CCreate separate marketing campaigns for each group to attract more users and drive
revenue. - DEvaluate whether you could provide better business value by building different
products to serve each user group.
- ANo action needed. Focus on delivering the features that were committed to at the
31Each __________ has a separate Product Backlog. (choose the best answer)
- Aproduct
- BScrum Team
- Ctesting team
- Dportfolio
- EAll of the above.
32Which of the following would help you evaluate how much value is being delivered?
(choose the best answer)- AThe number of Product Backlog items in a release.
- BThe cycle-time cost of the product release.
- CThe number of Story Points delivered by the Developers.
- DHow frequently your product is used by your customers.
- EAll of the above.
- FNone of the above.
33As a Scrum Product Owner, what should be your most important activity? (choose the best
answer)- APlanning release schedules and roadmaps.
- BEnsuring the maximum value is delivered by the product.
- CBeing the primary contact point for all product details.
- DMaking sure that all the needs of the stakeholders are satisfied.
34A new competitor has arrived in your market and has been quickly gaining traction. They
are able to release much faster than you and they are able to create better customer
engagement and satisfaction rates with with each release. What is the best first response?
(choose the best answer)- AAdd features to your next release that you think will keep current customers as well as
attract new customers. - BReduce your product's price to make it more attractive.
- CImprove your Time-to-Market and Ability to Innovate in order to respond faster.
- DMove your product to a different market that is less competitive.
- AAdd features to your next release that you think will keep current customers as well as
35Which statement best describes the Sprint Review? (choose the best answer)
- AAn opportunity for the Product Owner to evaluate the results of the Developers.
- BA demonstration of functionality completed in the Sprint.
- CAn opportunity to Inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog.
- DAn inspection of all of the work done in the Sprint by the Developers.
36According to the Scrum Guide, what would be considered the smallest Product Increment
that would be valuable enough to be released? (choose the best answer)- AThe Increment delivers a single new or improved outcome.
- BThe Increment adds a new feature.
- CThe Increment includes fixes for at least one defect.
- DThe Increment delivers all "must have" Product Backlog items.
37What best describes a user satisfaction gap? (choose the best answer)
- AThe difference between the market share of the product and the total market size.
- BThe difference between the user's desired outcome and the user's actual experience.
- CThe difference between the costs to release and revenue generated.
- DThe difference between time to market and ability to innovate.
38Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Sprint Backlog? (choose the best
answer)- AIt is helpful to have the Sprint Backlog defined before the Sprint Planning.
- BThe Developers own the Sprint Backlog.
- CThe Product Owner has the final say on the scope and the ordering of the Sprint
Backlog. - DThe Developers commit to completing the Sprint Backlog by the end of the Sprint timebox.
39A Product Owner has decided to remove a product feature that's currently on production.
Which measure could have led to this decision? (choose the best answer)- ALong Cycle Times
- BToo much time spent context-switching
- CLow Customer Usage Index
- DIncreasing Defect trend
40Your job as a Product Owner includes sharing the Product Vision. What is the most effective
way for a Product Owner to share your vision? (choose the best answer)- AFocus your pitch around the technology and features as it displays domain expertise.
- BMake a tailor-made pitch for your different stakeholder groups and adapt your vision
pitch, based upon your target audience. - CCreate a Vision Board and share it on the Scrum board as it is the most visible
information radiator. - DRequest the marketing department to formulate a single vision that is approved by all
stakeholders. - ECreate a Vision statement general enough to be interpreted in different ways.
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