Certification de product owner

To create focus which of the following are most important to have ready when Sprint Planning
begins?

(choose the best two answers)

A. A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.
B. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal.
C. A fully refined Product Backlog.
D. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.
E. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner.
F. A clear cadence of when the Daily Scrum will take place.

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Sprint Planning initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed for the Sprint. This resulting
plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team. The Product Owner ensures that
attendees are prepared to discuss the most important Product Backlog items and how they map to the
Product Goal.

When does a Developer become accountable for the value of a Product Backlog item selected for the
Sprint?

(choose the best answer)

A. Never. The entire Scrum Team is accountable for creating value every Sprint.
B. During the Daily Scrum.
C. Whenever a team member can accommodate more work.
D. At the Sprint Planning Event.

Feedback
All members of the Scrum Team share in the accountability for creating value every Sprint.

True or False: The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority process improvement item,
identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.

A. True
B. False

Feedback
An earlier version of the Scrum Guide prescribed the practice of placing one improvement in the Sprint
Backlog. This was removed in the 2020 update to the Scrum Guide because it was felt to be too
prescriptive. However, if this practice provides value to you then you should adopt it. It is simply not
prescribed anymore, but can still be valuable.

What are typical activities for a Product Owner in a Sprint?

(choose the best two answers)

A. Attend every Daily Scrum to answer functional questions on the discussed Sprint Backlog items.
B. Create financial reporting upon the spent hours reported by the Scrum Team.

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 C. Update the work plan for the Developers on a daily basis.
D. Work with the Developers on Product Backlog refinement.
E. Collaborate with stakeholders, user communities, and subject matter experts.
You did not select all available correct options.

Feedback
The Product Owner represents the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlog. This typically
requires active interaction in order to be able to represent stakeholders and their needs. Product
Backlog refinement is an ongoing process in which the Product Owner and the Developers may
collaborate on the details of Product Backlog items.

Adaptation requires regular inspection. In what ways does the Product Owner contribute to the
results achieved by inspection ?

(choose the best two answers)

A. The Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for completeness at the end of Sprint Planning in order
to allow the Sprint to start.
B. The Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog at the Sprint Review, which,
combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an updated Product Backlog.
C. 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.
D. The Product Owner inspects the Sprint burn-down at the Daily Scrum for progress towards a
complete Increment and re-planning the team's work.
You did not select all available correct options.

Feedback
Scrum users must frequently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress to detect undesirable variances. The
primary tool for the Product Owner to uphold transparency is the Product Backlog. Product Backlog is a
living artifact that is actively maintained and updated to reflect reality. At the Sprint Review, attendees
collaborate on the next things that could be done to optimize value, which is processed into an updated
Product Backlog.

True or False: The Sprint Review is the only time at which stakeholder feedback is taken into account.

A. True
B. False

Feedback
A Product Owner engages actively and regularly with stakeholders. However, to limit the disturbance to
the development progress and keep focus high, the stakeholders have a formal role in the process at the
Sprint Review only.

True or False: A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive Product
Backlog in place.
A. True
B. False

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 A first Sprint requires no more than a Scrum Team and enough ideas to potentially complete a full
Sprint.

To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?

(choose the best two answers)

A. Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, technical debt is only an issue for the Developers.
B. Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on maintenance of
the product.
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.
You did not select all available correct options.

The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to
complete the Product Backlog items?

(choose the best answer)

A. The Developers.
B. The PMO.
C. The Product Owner.

Feedback
The Developers are responsible for all estimates. The people who will perform the work make the final
estimate.

What should Developers do if the Product Owner is unavailable?

(choose the best answer)

A. Management should assign a substitute Product Owner to fill in when the Product Owner cannot be
there.
B. Wait until the Product Owner is available again.
C. Ask the Product Owner’s manager to decide in the Product Owner’s absence.
D. Within the Sprint, the Developers make the best decisions possible to assure progress toward the
Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once they are available again.

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The Scrum framework consists of Scrum Teams and their associated roles, events, artifacts, and rules.
Each component within the framework serves a specific purpose and is essential to Scrum's success and
usage. The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Developers, and a Scrum Master. The Product
Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product and the work of the Scrum Team. In the
absence of a Product Owner, the latter accountability is not performed.

What variables should a Product Owner consider when ordering the Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

A. The availability of resources and skills for implementation.
B. Anything that informs them to achieve the product's goals and to optimize the value delivered.
C. Development cohesion as indicated by the Developers.

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 D. Lowest development cost in order to maximize Return on Investment (ROI).
E. Effort first, then value.

Feedback
The Product Owner is responsible for ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve the
Product Goal, thereby optimizing the value of the work the Developers perform. How this is done, and
what value means, may vary widely across organizations.

Is the Product Owner required to be present at the Sprint Retrospective?

(choose the best answer)

A. They are optional. Attendance is only required when the Product Owner gets invited by the Scrum
Master.
B. They are not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Developers to improve.
C. Their attendance is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to
assess and improve itself.

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The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for
improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint.

How does an organization know that a product built using Scrum is successful?

(choose the best answer)

A. By releasing frequently, and measuring the value customers/users experience.
B. By the Product Owner and stakeholders accepting the Increment at the Sprint Review.
C. By measuring the actual time spent on development versus the time estimated for development.
D. By measuring that velocity has increased since the last release.

Feedback
Scrum Teams deliver products iteratively and incrementally, maximizing opportunities for feedback. If a
product is not released, the opportunity to capture user and market feedback is lost.

What is a Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

A. It is a detailed list of functionalities from which the Developers draw items, to be complemented by a
separate Technology Backlog managed by the Developers.
B. It is a list of references to Use Case documents that are stored in a central repository. The references
should be viewable and clickable by anybody to enhance transparency.
C. The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product.
D. It is a formally approved list of requirements to be implemented over a set period.

Feedback
The Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product and it is the
single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. The Product Backlog evolves as the product and
the environment in which it will be used evolves. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also
exists.

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 What is the principal value of releasing an Increment?

(choose the best answer)

A. To learn about the forecast of functionality that was developed.
B. To validate assumptions made when developing the product.
C. To learn about the Scrum Team’s productivity.

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Releasing the Increment to customers/users is the only way to validate assumptions about value.

Adaptation requires regular inspection. In what ways does the Product Owner contribute to the
results achieved by inspection ?

(choose the best two answers)

A. 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.
B. The Product Owner shares the current state of Product Backlog at the Sprint Review, which,
combined with the inspection of the Increment, leads to an updated Product Backlog.
C. The Product Owner verifies the Sprint Backlog for completeness at the end of Sprint Planning in order
to allow the Sprint to start.
D. The Product Owner inspects the Sprint burn-down at the Daily Scrum for progress towards a
complete Increment and re-planning the team's work.

Feedback
Scrum users must frequently inspect Scrum artifacts and progress to detect undesirable variances. The
primary tool for the Product Owner to uphold transparency is the Product Backlog. Product Backlog is a
living artifact that is actively maintained and updated to reflect reality. At the Sprint Review, attendees
collaborate on the next things that could be done to optimize value, which is processed into an updated
Product Backlog.

True or False: The value delivered by a product can only be determined by revenue.
A. True
B. False

Feedback
Value is likely to vary across products and organizations.

True or False: A first Sprint can start before the Product Owner has a complete and exhaustive Product
Backlog in place.
A. True
B. False

Feedback
A first Sprint requires no more than a Scrum Team and enough ideas to potentially complete a full
Sprint.

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 How important is it for a Product Owner to order Product Backlog items by using value points?

(choose the best answer)

A. Using value points is the ultimate way for a Product Owner to predict the value that the product will
provide.
B. The Product Owner may order the Product Backlog by using value points or select another technique,
the decision is up to them.
C. Calculating value points is a predictive approach that conflicts with the empiricism of Scrum, and is
therefore not acceptable.

Feedback
The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product backlog, regardless of the techniques they
may utilize to define that order. Indications of value on Product Backlog items may be useful but are
only a prediction until validated by users and the market.

A Product Owner is entitled to postpone the start of a new Sprint after the conclusion of a previous
Sprint for the following reason:

(choose the best answer)

A. There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous
Sprint.
B. The Quality Assurance department needs more time to make the previous Increment complete.
C. Not enough Product Backlog items are ready.
D. The Product Owner has not identified a Sprint Goal.
E. The stakeholders are not happy with the value produced in the previous Sprint.

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A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion of the previous Sprint.

When can the Product Backlog be updated?

(choose the best answer)

A. Only after a Sprint Review if agreed to by the stakeholders.
B. At any time when done by the Product Owner or a delegate.
C. Only during Product Backlog refinement sessions if the Product Owner is present.
D. Never, unless agreed to by the change request.

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The Product Backlog is dynamic; it constantly changes to identify what the product needs in order to be
appropriate, competitive, and useful. Product Backlog items can be updated at any time by the Product
Owner or a delegate. Even if the responsibility is delegated the Product Owner remains accountable for
the Product Backlog.

It is mandatory for the Product Owner to monitor and share progress of the Product Backlog by using
which method?

(choose the best answer)

A. A Product or Release burn-down chart.

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 B. A Value burn-up chart.
C. A Gantt chart.
D. Any practice based on trends of work completed and upcoming work.
E. A Sprint Review acceptance report.

Feedback
Various practices upon trending have been used to forecast progress, like burn-downs, burn-ups, or
cumulative flows. These have proven useful, but none are mandatory, and care should be taken because
none can replace the importance of empiricism. What will happen is unknown, no matter what has
happened.

What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?

(choose the best two answers)

A. Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases.
B. Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value.
C. The order of the Product Backlog.
D. Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker.

Feedback
The Product Owner manages Product Backlog against the assumption that value will be generated.
Indications of value on Product Backlog are useful but are only a prediction until validated against users
and market.

Which two statements explain why the Definition of Done is important to the Product Owner?

(choose the best two answers)

A. It creates transparency regarding progress within the Scrum Team.
B. It identifies undone work that can be addressed in a separate Sprint.
C. It establishes the expected quality of the Increment reviewed at the Sprint Review.
D. It helps the Product Owner track the open work during a Sprint.

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All Scrum Team members must have a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete,
to ensure transparency. This is the Definition of Done for the Scrum Team and is used to assess when
work is complete on the product Increment. The Increment reviewed at the Sprint Review must meet
the Definition of Done.

What variables should a Product Owner consider when ordering the Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

A. Development cohesion as indicated by the Developers.
B. Anything that informs them to achieve the product's goals and to optimize the value delivered.
C. Effort first, then value.
D. Lowest development cost in order to maximize Return on Investment (ROI).
E. The availability of resources and skills for implementation.

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 The Product Owner is responsible for ordering the items in the Product Backlog to best achieve the
Product Goal, thereby optimizing the value of the work the Developers perform. How this is done, and
what value means, may vary widely across organizations.

The Product Owner manages the Product Backlog. Who is accountable for estimating the effort to
complete the Product Backlog items?

(choose the best answer)

A. The PMO.
B. The Product Owner.
C. The Developers.

Feedback
The Developers are responsible for all estimates. The people who will perform the work make the final
estimate.

What is a Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

A. It is a list of references to Use Case documents that are stored in a central repository. The references
should be viewable and clickable by anybody to enhance transparency.
B. It is a detailed list of functionalities from which the Developers draw items, to be complemented by a
separate Technology Backlog managed by the Developers.
C. It is a formally approved list of requirements to be implemented over a set period.
D. The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product.

Feedback
The Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product and it is the
single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. The Product Backlog evolves as the product and
the environment in which it will be used evolves. As long as a product exists, its Product Backlog also
exists.

Is the Product Owner required to be present at the Sprint Retrospective?

(choose the best answer)

A. They are optional. Attendance is only required when the Product Owner gets invited by the Scrum
Master.
B. Their attendance is mandatory. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to
assess and improve itself.
C. They are not allowed. The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Developers to improve.

Feedback
The Sprint Retrospective is an opportunity for the Scrum Team to inspect itself and create a plan for
improvements to be enacted during the next Sprint.

True or False: The Scrum Team must choose at least one high priority process improvement item,
identified during the Sprint Retrospective, and place it in the Sprint Backlog.
True

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 False

Feedback
An earlier version of the Scrum Guide prescribed the practice of placing one improvement in the Sprint
Backlog. This was removed in the 2020 update to the Scrum Guide because it was felt to be too
prescriptive. However, if this practice provides value to you then you should adopt it. It is simply not
prescribed anymore, but can still be valuable.

To create focus which of the following are most important to have ready when Sprint Planning
begins?

(choose the best two answers)

A. A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal.
B. A clear cadence of when the Daily Scrum will take place.
C. A fully refined Product Backlog.
D. Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint.
E. A Product Goal communicated by the Product Owner.
F. A Product Backlog with the most important items ready for discussion.
You did not select all available correct options.

Feedback
Sprint Planning initiates the Sprint by laying out the work to be performed for the Sprint. This resulting
plan is created by the collaborative work of the entire Scrum Team. The Product Owner ensures that
attendees are prepared to discuss the most important Product Backlog items and how they map to the
Product Goal.

What pre-conditions must be fulfilled in order to allow Sprint Planning to begin?

(choose the best answer)

a) A fully refined Product Backlog
b) Formal budget approval to conduct another Sprint
c) A clear and non-negotiable Sprint Goal
d) A clear but negotiable business objective for the Sprint
e) Enough "Ready" Product Backlog to fill the Sprint
f) There are no such pre-conditions

To what extent does technical debt limit the value a Product Owner can get from a product?

(choose the best two answers)

a) The velocity at which new functionality can be created is reduced when you have
technical debt.
b) Technical debt causes a greater percentage of the product's budget to be spent on
maintenance of the product.
c) Technical debt does not influence the delivery of value.
d) Technical debt is not a Product Owner concern, because technical debt is only an
issue for the Development Team.

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 What two things best help the Product Owner manage the value of a product?
(choose the best two answers)
a) Devising a formula for a neutral calculation of value
b) Setting value on individual Product Backlog items using Value Poker
c) The order of the Product Backlog
d) Validating assumptions of value through frequent releases

What two things should be done if the Product Owner is unavailable?

(choose the best two answers)

a) In a permanent state of unavailability, a new Product Owner needs to be appointed.
Development efforts without a Product Owner are not employing Scrum.
b) Within the Sprint, the Development Team makes the best decisions possible to
assure progress toward the Sprint Goal, re-aligning with the Product Owner once
he/she is available again.
c) Development of functional requirements stops until the Product Owner is available
again.
d) There should be a Product Owner team to allow a different person from that team to
instantly take over the role of Product Owner.

When should the Sprint Goal be formed?

a) During the Sprint Planning session

b) A Sprint Goal is not required in Scrum
c) At any time throughout the Sprint
d) During the previous Sprint during the Product Backlog refinement session
e) Before Sprint Planning so that the team can start planning

What is the Product Owner accountable for in Scrum?

(choose the best answer)

a) Refining the top level Product Backlog items until they are ready to be handed over
to the Development Team
b) Describing an Increment at the Sprint Planning and make sure that the Development
Team delivers it by the end of the Sprint
c) Clearly expressing a Product Backlog that maximizes value and represents the
needs of the stakeholders
d) Writing the User Stories so they are understandable to stakeholders

The Development Team finds out during the Sprint that they aren't likely to build everything
they forecast. What would you expect a Product Owner to do?

(choose the best answer)

a) Re-negotiate the selected Product Backlog items with the Development Team to
meet the Sprint Goal.
b) Cancel the Sprint.
c) Change the Sprint Goal.
d) Inform management that more resources are needed.

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 e) Skip Product Backlog refinement activities.

When can the Product Backlog be updated?

(choose the best answer)

a) Never, unless agreed to by the change request
b) At any time when done by the Product Owner or at the Product Owner's discretion
c) Only after a Sprint Review if agreed to by the stakeholders
d) Only during Product Backlog refinement sessions if the Product Owner is present

What is a Product Backlog?

(choose the best answer)

a) It is a list of references to Use Case documents that are stored in a central
repository. The references should be viewable and clickable by anybody to enhance
transparency.
b) It is a formally approved list of requirements to be implemented over a set period.
c) It is a detailed list of functionality from which the Development Team draws items, to
be complemented by a separate Technology Backlog managed by the Development
Team.
d) It is a living artifact of product requirements that exists and evolves as long as a
product exists.

A Product Owner is entitled to postpone the start of a new Sprint after the conclusion of a
previous Sprint for the following reason:

(choose the best answer)

a) The Product Owner has not identified a Sprint Goal.
b) The Quality Assurance department needs more time to make the previous Increment
"Done".
c) There is no acceptable reason. A new Sprint starts immediately after the conclusion
of the previous Sprint.
d) Not enough Product Backlog items are "Ready".
e) The stakeholders are not happy with the value produced in the previous Sprint.

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