Scrum Product Owner PSPO I Flashcards
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A Product Owner wants to ensure the Development Team understands the business context behind Product Backlog Items. What is the MOST effective technique?
Answer: Conduct Product Backlog Refinement sessions where the team discusses items and asks questions
Backlog refinement brings the whole team together to discuss, clarify, and decompose items so everyone understands the business value and intent.
What does it mean for a Product Backlog to be 'DEEP' (an acronym used in Scrum)?
Answer: Detailed, Estimated, Emergent, Prioritized
DEEP stands for Detailed appropriately, Estimated, Emergent, and Prioritized — describing the healthy characteristics of a well-maintained Product Backlog.
During Sprint Planning, who is responsible for explaining the 'why' behind the highest-priority Product Backlog Items?
Answer: The Product Owner, to share the business goal and context
The Product Owner presents the Sprint Goal objective and explains why certain items are most important, giving the team the context needed to plan effectively.
An Increment is produced at the end of a Sprint but the Product Owner chooses not to release it. What is TRUE about this Increment?
Answer: It still must meet the Definition of Done and is potentially releasable even if not released
An Increment must meet the Definition of Done and be potentially releasable; the decision of whether to actually release it rests solely with the Product Owner.
What is the MAIN risk of a Product Owner who is unavailable to the Development Team during a Sprint?
Answer: Developers may make incorrect assumptions about requirements, reducing the value of the Increment
When the PO is unavailable, the team may guess at intent and build the wrong thing, wasting the Sprint and delivering low value.
How should a Product Owner handle a technically excellent solution proposed by the Development Team that delivers minimal business value?
Answer: Discuss the business priorities with the team and redirect efforts toward higher-value items
The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing product value and must guide the team toward work that delivers the greatest business impact.
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between the Product Goal and the Product Backlog?
Answer: The Product Goal is the long-term objective that gives the Product Backlog its purpose and direction
The Product Goal is a long-term mission for the product that guides and gives context to all Product Backlog Items.