Pspo 1 Mock Test - Open Assessment
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Be prepared for PSPO 1 Scrum Exam with this Mock Test. 29 basic questions in the pool. Instructions:Number of questions: 15Has a time limit of: 20 minutesQuestions displayed per page: 1Has a pass mark of: 85%
- 1.The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to complete the Product Backlog items?
- A.
The Development Team. As a collective, they have a complete view of the work needed to transform Product Backlog items into Increments of product.
- B.
The PMO. They have all the history on projects delivered, and this enables the IT department to make delivery commitments.
- C.
The Product Owner. The Product Owner is required to commit on delivery to the users and the stakeholders.
- 2.The Sprint Review is the only time at which stakeholder feedback is taken into account.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What are two typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?
- A.
Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional Questions on the discussed Sprint Backlog items.
- B.
Update the work plan for the Development Team on a daily basis.
- C.
Work with the Development Team on Product Backlog refinement.
- D.
Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Development Team.
- E.
Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities and product managers.
- 4.What two phrases best describe the relationship of the Product Owner and the Development Team?
- A.
They should work apart as much as possible in order to keep the concerns of business and technology separated.
- B.
They collaborate often so the Product Owner can make informed decisions in balancing effort and value of Product Backlog items.
- C.
The Product Owner should be with the Development Team full-time to grow a deep understanding of the technology being used.
- D.
They collaborate often so the Development Team builds Increments keeping end-user and stakeholder concerns in mind.
- E.
They should share no more than the Sprint Planning and the Sprint Review meeting.
- 5.The Development Team finds out during the Sprint that they aren’t likely to build everything they forecasted. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?
- A.
Cancel the Sprint.
- B.
Change the Sprint Goal.
- C.
Re-work the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to meet the Sprint Goal.
- D.
Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.
- E.
Inform management that more resources are needed.
- 6.The process of regular inspection and adaptation employs knowledgeable and skilled inspectors. What are two ways in which the Product Owner takes the lead in the inspection process?
- A.
At the Sprint Review the Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog, which, combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an updated Product Backlog.
- B.
At the Daily Scrum the Product Owner inspects the Sprint burn-down for progress towards a complete Increment and re-planning the team’s work.
- C.
At the end of Sprint Planning the Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for completeness in order to allow the Sprint to start.
- D.
The Product Owner invites stakeholders to the Sprint Review to learn how the current state of the marketplace influences what is the most valuable thing to do next.
- 7.How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum is successful?
- A.
By measuring that velocity has increased since the last release
- B.
By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators (KPIs) on value after every release and feeding this information back into work on the Product Backlog
- C.
By measuring the actual time spent on development versus the time estimated for development
- D.
By the Product Owner and stakeholders accepting the Increment at the Sprint Review
- 8.What variables should a Product Owner consider when ordering the Product Backlog?
- A.
Effort first, then value
- B.
Development cohesion as indicated by the Development Team
- C.
Lowest development cost in order to maximize ROI
- D.
The availability of resources and skills for implementation
- E.
Whatever is most appropriate for the Product Owner to achieve the product’s goals and to optimize the value received
- 9.What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?
- A.
Describing an Increment at the Sprint Planning and make sure that the Development Team delivers it by the end of the Sprint
- B.
Creating and sustaining a Product Backlog that maximizes value and represents the needs of the stakeholders
- C.
Refining the top level Product Backlog items until they are ready to be handed over to the Development Team
- D.
Writing the User Stories so they are understandable to stakeholders
- 10.
- A.
The money spent on development of the product, often a fixed cost per Sprint multiplied by the Sprints required
- B.
All investments required to conceive, develop, operate and maintain the product
- C.
The accumulated cost over the earned value of the product
- 11.A Product Owner is essentially the same thing as a traditional Project Manager?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by value points?
- A.
Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the value that the product will provide.
- B.
It is a good practice, keeping in mind that market reception is the best measure of value.
- C.
Calculating value points is an upfront approach that conflicts with the empiricism of Scrum, and is therefore not acceptable.
- 13.What best describes the relationship of the Product Owner and the stakeholders?
- A.
The Product Owner writes the User Stories as provided by the stakeholders.
- B.
The Product Owner has the final call over the requirements and should involve the stakeholders as little as possible.
- C.
The Product Owner actively asks for stakeholder input and expectations to process into the Product Backlog.
- D.
The Product Owner provides the stakeholders with acceptance forms at the Sprint Review to record their formal agreement over the delivered software.
- 14.To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product? Select two answers.
- A.
Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of the product. Incorrect answer
- B.
Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, because technical debt is only an issue for the Development Team.
- C.
Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value.
- D.
The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have technical debt.
- 15.
- A.
The development organization (or Development Team if none is available from the development organization)
- B.
The Scrum Team, in a collaborative effort where the result is the common denominator of all members' definitions
- C.
The Product Owner as he/she is responsible for the product’s success
- D.
The Scrum Master as he/she is responsible for the Development Team’s productivity
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