CSPO - Certified Scrum Product Owner® Certification Certified Scrum Product Owner®(CSPO) Managing the Product Backlog 1

Question 1

Which characteristic best describes a well-managed Product Backlog according to Scrum principles?

Accepted Answer

It is detailed, estimated, emergent, and prioritized (DEEP)

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It is locked at the start of each Sprint and cannot be changed until the Sprint Review

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It contains only items that have been approved by the Scrum Master

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It is maintained jointly by the Product Owner and the project manager

Question 2

How frequently should Product Backlog refinement occur in Scrum?

Accepted Answer

As a continuous activity throughout the Sprint, consuming no more than 10% of the Development Team's capacity

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Once per Sprint, always on the first day

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Only before the Sprint Planning meeting begins

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Whenever the Product Owner decides it is necessary, without any time constraint

Question 3

A Product Owner discovers that a high-priority backlog item has grown so large it cannot be completed in a single Sprint. What is the best course of action?

Accepted Answer

Collaborate with the Development Team to decompose the item into smaller, Sprint-sized stories that each deliver value

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Move the item to the bottom of the backlog until the team has more capacity

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Keep the item as-is and plan for a multi-Sprint implementation without splitting it

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Ask the Scrum Master to add extra days to the Sprint to accommodate the large item

Question 4

What is the recommended approach when multiple stakeholders disagree about the priority of items in the Product Backlog?

Accepted Answer

The Product Owner listens to all input, weighs business value, risk, and dependencies, then makes the final ordering decision

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Prioritize items alphabetically to avoid bias

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Let the Development Team vote on which items they prefer to work on

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Escalate the conflict to the Scrum Master, who breaks the tie

Question 5

Technical debt items identified by the Development Team should be handled in the Product Backlog by:

Accepted Answer

Being added to the Product Backlog as explicit items that the Product Owner can prioritize alongside feature work

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Being tracked in a separate technical backlog maintained by the team lead, outside of Scrum

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Being ignored until the debt causes visible defects for end users

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Being automatically placed at the top of every Sprint Backlog without Product Owner involvement

Question 6

During Sprint Planning, the Development Team says several top-priority backlog items lack enough detail to begin work. What should have prevented this situation?

Accepted Answer

Ongoing Product Backlog refinement should have ensured near-term items were sufficiently detailed and met a Definition of Ready

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The Scrum Master should have written the acceptance criteria before the meeting

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The team should accept the items anyway and clarify details during the Sprint

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The Product Owner should reduce the scope of the Sprint Goal to only items that are fully specified