Product Backlog Management Flashcards
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A Product Owner wants to quantify the return on investment for backlog items. Which framework helps rank items by dividing user business value by cost?
Answer: Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) calculates priority by dividing the Cost of Delay by job duration, helping teams sequence work that delivers the highest value soonest.
A new regulation requires a major product change. The Product Owner must fit this into an already full Sprint backlog. What should they do?
Answer: Work with the Development Team to reprioritize and remove or defer lower-priority items
The Product Owner should collaborate with the Development Team to adjust the Sprint backlog scope, as only the team can decide what is feasible within the Sprint.
The Kano Model categorizes product features into several types. Which category describes features that customers expect but don't consciously ask for?
Answer: Basic (Must-be) features
Basic (Must-be) features are the foundational expectations customers assume are present; their absence causes dissatisfaction but their presence is not noticed.
What does it mean when a Product Backlog item has a 'spike' added next to it?
Answer: The item requires a time-boxed research or investigation task to reduce uncertainty
A spike is a time-boxed investigation or research activity used to reduce technical or business uncertainty surrounding a backlog item.
A Product Owner discovers that 30% of the Product Backlog items are outdated and no longer relevant. What is the CORRECT action?
Answer: Archive or delete them to keep the backlog focused and transparent
Removing obsolete items keeps the Product Backlog transparent and manageable, ensuring the team focuses only on genuinely valuable work.
Which statement BEST describes the concept of 'Emergent Requirements' in Product Backlog Management?
Answer: New requirements arise as the team builds, learns, and receives stakeholder feedback
Emergent requirements acknowledge that teams gain new insights through building and feedback, causing the backlog to evolve throughout product development.
A Product Owner is creating a release plan based on the Product Backlog. What is the MOST important input to this plan?
Answer: The team's historical velocity and the ordered Product Backlog
Release planning uses the team's velocity (throughput) and the ordered Product Backlog to forecast how much can be delivered by a given date or within a given number of Sprints.