Professional Scrum Master Agile Product Management 5

Question 1

Which of the following is a sign that a Product Owner is NOT effectively managing the Product Backlog?

Accepted Answer

The backlog has hundreds of items with no clear ordering or priority

Answer

An unordered backlog with hundreds of vague items indicates poor backlog management and makes effective Sprint Planning impossible.

Question 2

What is the purpose of acceptance criteria on a Product Backlog item?

Accepted Answer

To clarify the conditions under which the item will be considered complete from a business perspective

Answer

Acceptance criteria define the business conditions that must be satisfied for an item to be considered done from the Product Owner's perspective.

Question 3

During Sprint Planning, the development team says they cannot commit to all the items the Product Owner selected. What should happen?

Accepted Answer

The Product Owner and team negotiate scope until the team can commit to a realistic Sprint Goal

Answer

Sprint Planning is collaborative; the team and Product Owner negotiate to arrive at a realistic Sprint Goal the team can commit to.

Question 4

What does 'empiricism' mean in the context of Agile product management?

Accepted Answer

Making product decisions based on evidence from actual work and outcomes

Answer

Empiricism in Scrum means basing decisions on transparency, inspection, and adaptation grounded in real experience and data.

Question 5

A Product Owner is asked to add a competitor's feature to the backlog immediately. What should guide their response?

Accepted Answer

Evaluate whether the feature aligns with the product vision and delivers genuine value to users

Answer

A Product Owner should evaluate any requested feature—including competitor-inspired ones—against product vision and user value rather than reacting automatically.

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Professional Scrum Master Agile Product Management 5