Scrum PSPO-II Professional Scrum Product Owner II Online Training
Scrum PSPO-II Online Training
The questions for PSPO-II were last updated at Nov 23,2024.
- Exam Code: PSPO-II
- Exam Name: Professional Scrum Product Owner II
- Certification Provider: Scrum
- Latest update: Nov 23,2024
Which two statements are the most accurate in regards to scaling Scrum for large projects that require multiple Scrum Teams? (choose the best two answers)
- A . A person focusing on the Sprint Backlog of a single Scrum Team is often more productive than that same person working on multiple Scrum Teams at the same time.
- B . A well-structured Product Backlog can minimize and often eliminate Developers members working
on multiple Scrum Teams during a Sprint. - C . A Product Owner must work full time on a single Scrum Team.
- D . Customizing the core Scrum framework is necessary to be successful with Scrum at large scale.
A,B
Explanation:
A person or team working on a single problem at a time is typically more effective than one that is working on multiple problems congruently as they can fully focus and dedicate their energy to resolving the problem before moving to the next. Having a well structured Product Backlog can help minimize dependencies and increase focus for each team.
At the beginning of each year, an organization has an annual meeting to propose and approve projects for the upcoming year.
Managers will typically follow the process of:
a) Presenting ideas of the projects
b) Defining the benefits
c) Producing the estimations
d) Giving the benefit/cost ratios
A set budget is then approved for each project based on the expected returns.
What are the risks of this process? (choose the best answer)
- A . New opportunities might be missed during the year.
- B . Technical work estimations are not accurate because managers are not the best ones to give development estimations.
- C . All of the above.
- D . Cost estimations are not accurate because the scope might not be clear.
- E . Investment decisions could be poor if claimed benefits are overstated.
C
Explanation:
As projections become larger, complexity increases and its accuracy becomes less. Larger projects have a higher risk of waste and the ability to adapt to changes becomes more difficult and slower because of unknowns.
What are the attributes of a good Product Vision and Strategy? (choose all that apply)
- A . It describes how the product compares to competitor products
- B . It describes how the product will generate revenue
- C . It describes how people will use the product to achieve outcomes.
- D . It describes who will use the product and what they would like to achieve
A,B,C,D
Explanation:
All of them are correct.
The Product vision describes the purpose of a Product, the intention with which the Product is being created and what it aims to achieve for customers and users.
The Product vision describes a future state of the Product and what problems it tries to resolve or what ambitions it tries to fulfill. Having a clear and inspiring Product vision helps in motivating and inspiring
people, like the Developers, the stakeholders and customers and users. It also provides a common understanding of the direction we want to move towards. Besides that, the Product vision also supports the Product Owner in making choices about what to build and what not to build for the Product.
The Product Owner ensures a product’s success by measuring the following: (choose the best three answers).
- A . The impact on customer satisfaction
- B . The impact on the CEO’s mood
- C . The delivery of upfront defined scope compared to the upfront planned time.
- D . The impact on revenue
- E . The impact on cost
A,D,E
Explanation:
Revenue, Cost, Customer Satisfaction are the three key elements to measure the product’s success. High revenue means high Return On Investment (ROI), less cost means less Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) plus high customer satisfaction.
There is nothing such as defined scope in Scrum. Time, scope, budget belongs to Project Management.
What is the stance of the Product Owner during the Sprint Retrospective? (choose the best answer)
- A . A peer Scrum Team member
- B . A Project Manager
- C . A Story Writer
- D . A Manager
A
Explanation:
The Sprint Retrospective is a chance for the Scrum Team (including the Product Owner) to review itself and develop a plan for changes to be implemented during the next Sprint. So the Product Owner participates in the Sprint Retrospective as a peer Scrum Team member
How does the Scrum Master help the Product Owner? (choose the best three answers)
- A . Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
- B . Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management
- C . Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
- D . Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption
- E . Introducing cutting edge development practices
A,B,C
Explanation:
The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including: Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible; Finding techniques
for effective Product Backlog management; Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items; Understanding product planning in an empirical environment; Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value; Understanding and practicing agility; and, Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
When should refining of the Product Backlog occur? (choose the best two answers)
- A . The Product Owner must do this as essential work in Sprint 0.
- B . The Product Owner does this between the end of the previous Sprint and the start of the next.
- C . The Product Owner and the Developers do it in the current Sprint if they have been unable to do it in preceding Sprints.
- D . The Product Owner and the Developers can refine the Product Backlog during any Sprint as needed, ideally in advance of the upcoming Sprint.
- E . The Business Analysts prepare items be worked on at least 1 Sprint ahead of development.
C,D
Explanation:
Product Backlog refinement is a continuous activity. When an item is at the top of the backlog, which means it will be developed in the near future, more refinements are usually needed to make sure it is clear and contains just enough details (not all possible details). It’s preferred to have the items that will be selected in the Sprint Backlog completely refined before Sprint Planning; however, it’s OK to have more refinement done during the development. Remember that there’s no such thing as Sprint 0 and there’s no time between two Sprints that can be spent on something such as refinement. The team is also cross-functional and does the a-z of the work needed for each item, including refinement; they don’t use people from other parts of the company
Which statements about the Product Backlog are correct? (choose the best two answers)
- A . All Product Backlog Items must be identified before starting the first Sprint.
- B . The Product Backlog eliminates any need for the Developers to speak to stakeholders.
- C . All Product Backlog items must be displayed under the User Stories form.
- D . The Product Backlog is ordered by the Product Owner
- E . Only the Product Owner can place items on the Product Backlog.
- F . The Product Backlog is visible to stakeholders and the Scrum Team.
D,F
Explanation:
The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes:
● Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal;
● Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items;
● Ordering Product Backlog items; and,
● Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.
The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. It is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. Product Backlog items that can be Done by the Scrum Team within one Sprint are deemed ready for selection in a Sprint Planning event. They usually acquire this degree of transparency after refining activities. Product Backlog refinement is the act of
breaking down and further defining Product Backlog items into smaller more precise items. This is an ongoing activity to add details, such as a description, order, and size. Attributes often vary with the domain of work.
Which of the following are characteristics of a Product Goal? (choose all that apply)
- A . It is a commitment contained in the Product Backlog
- B . It has clear boundaries.
- C . It communicates the target future state of the product.
- D . It forms a contract with the business, allowing change to be better managed.
- E . It has the approval of all stakeholders.
- F . It provides a long-term objective for the Scrum Team to plan against.
A,B,C,F
Explanation:
The Product Goal is the commitment with the Product Backlog.
The Product Goal describes a future state of the product which can serve as a target for the Scrum Team to plan against. The Product Goal is in the Product Backlog. The rest of the Product Backlog emerges to define “what” will fulfill the Product Goal.
A product is a vehicle to deliver value. It has a clear boundary, known stakeholders, well-defined users or customers. A product could be a service, a physical product, or something more abstract.
The Product Goal is the long-term objective for the Scrum Team. They must fulfill (or abandon) one objective before taking on the next.
It has the approval of all stakeholders (incorrect). The Product Owner has the last say. For Product Owners to succeed, the entire organization must respect their decisions. These decisions are visible in the content and ordering of the Product Backlog, and through the inspectable Increment at the Sprint Review.
It forms a contract (incorrect): The Product Backlog is not a contract. The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. It is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.
You have been a Product Owner at a new company for a few weeks. It has become clear to you that many people, both inside and outside the Scrum Team, expect close involvement in the decisions that you, as a Product Owner, are accountable for. As a result, you find that it takes too long to make decisions.
Which of the following are reasonable options you could take? (choose the best three answers)
- A . Start making all the decisions you are accountable for without consulting the others who have expressed interest.
- B . Create and share a delegation board that display your decision-making areas and work with your Scrum Team to clarify decision making accountability and responsibility.
- C . Work with your Scrum Master to better understand what next steps you can take to move the company’s understanding of product ownership up in the maturity curve towards Entrepreneur.
- D . Demonstrate, with the help of data, how long it is taking you to make decisions and the impact that the long decision-making cycle has on delivering value to the customers.
- E . Allow other members of the Scrum Team to continues as the decision makers, but keep a list of decisions that do not deliver their intended value.
C,D,E
Explanation:
A) Create and share a delegation board that displays your decision-making areas and work with your Scrum Team to clarify decision making accountability and responsibility.
(Incorrect)
The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product.
The Product Owner may do the above work or may delegate the responsibility to others. Regardless, the Product Owner remains accountable. The Product Owner never can delegates his accountability
B) Allow other members of the Scrum Team to continues as the decision makers, but keep a list of decisions that do not deliver their intended value. (Correct)
The Product Owner may do the above work or may delegate the responsibility to others. Regardless, the Product Owner remains accountable. The Product Owner never can delegates his accountability
If the Product Owner allows other members of the Scrum Team to continues as the decision makers, it means he is delegating the responsibility of these decisions, but he remains accountable. The Product Owner can decide what things should delegate or not. That is the reason this answer is correct.
C) Demonstrate, with the help of data, how long it is taking you to make decisions and the impact that the long decision-making cycle has on delivering value to the customers. (Correct)
The Scrum Master will support the Developers, the Product Owner, and the Organization to apply Scrum and optimize Scrum value to ensure the trust between teams; transparency is always kept so that the Scrum Team can have self-organizing to make the right decisions, what to do and when is the best time.
D) Work with your Scrum Master to better understand what next steps you can take to move the company’s understanding of product ownership up in the maturity curve towards Entrepreneur.(Correct) The Scrum Master is responsible for the process success―for helping the product owner and the team use the right process to create a successful product, and for facilitating organisational change and establishing an agile way of working. Consequently, the Scrum Master collaborates with the product owner and the Developers as well as senior management, human resources (HR), and the business groups affected by Scrum.
E) Start making all the decisions you are accountable for without consulting the others who have expressed interest.
(Incorrect)
Although the Product Owner can have the final say on decisions, it is important that they take all parties into consideration.