PSPO Value-Based Prioritization Techniques 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which prioritization framework calculates priority by dividing the Cost of Delay by job duration?
- MoSCoW
- Kano Model
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) (Correct answer)
- Buy-a-Feature
Correct answer: Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First) divides the Cost of Delay by job size/duration to determine economic sequencing priority.
Question 2: In the Kano Model, which category describes features that customers expect as a baseline and cause dissatisfaction when absent but little delight when present?
- Attractive (Delighters)
- Basic (Must-be) features (Correct answer)
- Performance (One-dimensional) features
- Indifferent features
Correct answer: Basic (Must-be) features
Basic (Must-be) features are table-stakes that customers expect; their absence causes dissatisfaction but their presence does not generate proportional satisfaction.
Question 3: In the MoSCoW prioritization framework, which category represents features that are critical and must be delivered for the product to be considered viable?
- Could have
- Should have
- Won't have this time
- Must have (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Must have
Must have items are non-negotiable requirements; without them the product cannot be launched or would fail to meet its core purpose.
Question 4: Which technique involves giving stakeholders a fixed budget of play money to spend on the features they value most?
- Story Mapping
- Buy-a-Feature (Correct answer)
- Dot Voting
- Impact Mapping
Correct answer: Buy-a-Feature
Buy-a-Feature uses a simulated currency budget to surface stakeholder priorities through economic trade-off decisions rather than free-form wish lists.
Question 5: In WSJF, the Cost of Delay is composed of which three component factors?
- Technical debt, defect rate, and cycle time
- Story points, team velocity, and sprint capacity
- Business value, time criticality, and risk reduction/opportunity enablement (Correct answer)
- Customer satisfaction, market share, and revenue growth
Correct answer: Business value, time criticality, and risk reduction/opportunity enablement
SAFe's WSJF model breaks Cost of Delay into business value, time criticality, and risk reduction/opportunity enablement to create a composite CoD score.
Question 6: Which prioritization approach orders backlog items based on the ratio of value delivered relative to the effort required?
- First In, First Out (FIFO)
- Alphabetical ordering
- Chronological ordering
- Value-to-Effort ratio (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Value-to-Effort ratio
The Value-to-Effort ratio directly orders items by their return on investment, ensuring high-value, low-cost items are delivered first.
Question 7: The 'Cost of Delay' concept in prioritization primarily helps a Product Owner to:
- Understand the economic impact of deferring a feature over time (Correct answer)
- Estimate story points more accurately
- Calculate the development team's velocity
- Schedule Scrum ceremonies in the sprint calendar
Correct answer: Understand the economic impact of deferring a feature over time
Cost of Delay quantifies what value is lost per unit of time when a feature is not delivered, enabling economically rational prioritization decisions.
PSPO Value-Based Prioritization Techniques 1
Which prioritization framework calculates priority by dividing the Cost of Delay by job duration?