PSPO I Professional Scrum Product Owner Exam: Key Questions and Answers for Success

QUESTION 1
Who starts the Daily Scrum?
A. The person coming in last. This encourages people to be on time and helps to stay within the time-box.
B. Whoever the Development Team decides should start.
C. The person who has the token.
D. The Scrum Master. This ensures that the Development Team has the meeting and stays within the time-box.
E. The person who last broke the build.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 2
When can a Development Team cancel a Sprint?
A. When a technical dependency cannot be resolved.
B. When the selected Product Backlog items for the Sprint become unachievable.
C. When the Product Owner is absent too often.
D. It cannot. Only Product Owners can cancel Sprints.
E. When functional expectations are not well understood.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 3
How should a Development Team deal with non-functional requirements?
A. Make sure the release department understands these requirements, but it is not the Development Team’s responsibility.
B. Assign them to the lead developers on the team.
C. Handle them during the Integration Sprint preceding the Release Sprint.
D. Ensure every Increment meets them.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 4
When many Scrum Teams are working on the same product, should all of their Increments be integrated every Sprint?
A. No, each Scrum Team stands alone.
B. Yes, but only for Scrum Teams whose work has dependencies.
C. Yes, otherwise the Product Owners (and stakeholders) may not be able to accurately inspect what is done.
D. No, that is far too hard and must be done in a hardening Sprint.
Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 5
The Development Team should have all the skills needed to: (Choose the best answer.)
A. Turn Product Backlog items into an Increment of potentially releasable product functionality.
B. Do all of the development work, except for specialized testing that requires additional tools and environments?
C. Complete the project within the date and cost as calculated by the Product Owner.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 6
Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Development Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
A. The Sprint Goal.
B. Sprint Review minutes.
C. The Sprint Backlog.
D. The release plan.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 7
In the middle of the Sprint, the customer decides that there are two new features she wants. The Product Owner could: (Choose two.)
A. Introduce these features at the next Daily Scrum.
B. Add these features to the Product Backlog.
C. Have the Scrum Master add these features to the current Sprint.
D. Ask the Developers to consider whether they can add these features to the current Sprint without endangering the Sprint Goal.

Correct Answer: BD

QUESTION 8
Who is required to attend the Daily Scrum?
A. The Development Team.
B. The Scrum team.
C. The Development Team and Scrum Master.
D. The Development Team and Product Owner.
E. The Scrum Master and Product Owner.

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 9
Which are properties of the Daily Scrum? (Choose two.)
A. It is facilitated by the team lead.
B. It is held first thing in the morning.
C. It is fifteen minutes or less in duration.
D. It is free from and designed to promote conversation.
E. It consists of the Scrum Master asking the Team members the three questions.
F. It is location and time remain constant.

Correct Answer: CD

QUESTION 10
When the Developers determine that they will not be able to finish the complete forecast, who has to be present when reviewing and adjusting the Sprint work selected? (Choose the best answer.)
A. The Product Owner and all stakeholders.
B. The Scrum Master and the Developers.
C. The Scrum Master, project manager and the Developers.
D. The Product Owner and the Developers.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 11
True or False: An Increment must be released to customers or users at the end of each Sprint.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 12
A Product Backlog is: (Choose three.)
A. Ordered based on priority, value, dependencies, and risk.
B. Only visible to the Product Owner and stakeholders.
C. An inventory of things to be done for the Product.
D. An exhaustive list of upfront approved requirements to be implemented.
E. Managed by the Product Owner.

Correct Answer: ACE

QUESTION 13
Why does the Product Owner want the Developers to adhere to its Definition of Done? (Choose the best answer.)
A. To be able to reprimand the team when they do not meet their velocity goal for the Sprint.
B. To predict the team’s productivity over time.
C. To have complete transparency into what has been done at the end of each Sprint.
D. To know what the team will deliver over the next three Sprints.

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 14
Which statement best describes the Sprint Backlog as the output of the Sprint Planning? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Every item has a designated owner.
B. It is ordered by the Product Owner.
C. Each task is estimated in hours.
D. It is the Developers plan for the Sprint.
E. It is a complete list of all work to be done in a Sprint.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 15
Which is NOT a valid consideration when ordering a Product Backlog? (Choose the best answer.)
A. Importance to customers.
B. Tools and techniques.
C. Alignment with business strategy and goals.
D. Risk.
E. Dependencies on other Product Backlog items.

Correct Answer: B