PSPO Practice Exam questions with
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Which of the following is not a good idea to have in a brainstorming session?
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g Send meeting invites with a clear agenda in advance.
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g Have an experienced facilitator lead the session.
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g Allow people to criticisms openly for the ideas so that there will be constructive discussion.
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Have a diverse group so as to consider many different perspectives. - ANSWER: ➡ Allow
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people to criticisms openly for the ideas so that there will be constructive discussion.
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estimation, retrospectives, or problem solving. Allowing people to vent their frustrations or
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criticize is not leads to constructive discussion.
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Who Pull Product Backlog items for the Sprint? - ANSWER: ➡ Dev Team
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Sam is from product and marketing area, but he is not an expert in software development. He
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was assigned as the Product Owner. Should we choose another person instead?
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g Yes, we need an expert on our specialist work, capable of communicating with the customer
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g Yes, we need an expert on our specialist work, who is part of the Team
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No, he doesn't need to be an expert on our specialist work, given that he gets expert help when
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needed
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No, he doesn't need to be an expert on our specialist work, he just needs to be business
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oriented - ANSWER: ➡ No, he doesn't need to be an expert on our specialist work, he just
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needs to be business oriented
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,The Product Owner is to be mainly business-oriented, and they do not need to be technical;
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Development Team handles all the technical aspects of the project.
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- If you manage a digital product that end users employ, such as a web or mobile app, then you
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usually do not require in-depth technical skills, such as, being able to program in Java, write
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SQL code, or know which machine learning framework there are and if, say, TensorFlow is the
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right choice for your product.
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- *if you look after a technical product* — a *product that is integrated into a larger offering*
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like a physics engine, which forms part of a computer game—then you will require the
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appropriate technical skills in order to formulate technical requirements and define software
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interfaces (APIs).
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- the same applies if you are a *component owner*, someone who looks after an architecture
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building block like a service, component, or layer that forms part of a digital product: You will
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benefit from having hands-on experience in the appropriate technologies.
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How does an organization know that a product built through Scrum is successful?
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g By measuring that velocity has increased since the last release
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By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators (KPIs) on value after every
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release and feeding this information back into work on the Product Backlog
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By measuring the actual time spent on development versus the time estimated for
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development
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By the Product Owner and stakeholders accepting the Increment at the Sprint Review -
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ANSWER: ➡ By releasing often, and updating key performance indicators (KPIs) on value
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after every release and feeding this information back into work on the Product Backlog
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Scrum Teams deliver products iteratively and incrementally, maximizing opportunities for
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feedback. If a product isn't released, the opportunity to capture user and market feedback is
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lost.
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,When should the Product Owner update the project plan?
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The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and insights
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emerge.
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g Before the Sprint Planning to know how much work will have to be done in the Sprint.
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g After the Daily Scrum to ensure an accurate daily overview of project progress.
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The Product Owner shouldn't be occupied by that. It is work for the Project Manager. -
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ANSWER: ➡ The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum. It is updated as new information and
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insights emerge.
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The Product Backlog evolves as the product and the environment in which it will be used
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evolves. The Product Backlog is dynamic; it constantly changes to identify what the product
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needs to be appropriate, competitive, and useful.
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The Agile Principle "Simplicity - the art of maximizing the amount of work not done - is
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essential" is best summed up by which phrase?
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g Work as little as possible.
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g What matters is quantity.
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g Only deliver once completed. - ANSWER: ➡ Avoid waste.
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Once a Sprint begins, its duration is fixed and cannot be shortened or lengthened. The
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remaining events may end whenever the purpose of the event is achieved, ensuring an
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appropriate amount of time is spent without allowing waste in the process.
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How does Definition of "Done" help to the Scrum Team? Select the three most applicable items.
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, g DoD is used to assess when work is complete on the product Increment
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Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select
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during a Sprint Planning
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g DoD helps in inspection and adaptation
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g DoD ensures artifact transparency
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DoD helps to calculate velocity of the Scrum Team - ANSWER: ➡ DoD is used to assess when
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work is complete on the product Increment
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Guides the Development Team in knowing how many Product Backlog items it can select
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during a Sprint Planning
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DoD ensures artifact transparency
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According to Scrum guidelines, who is responsible for hiring or assigning a new person into a
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Team?
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g This is outside of the scope of Scrum
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g The self-managing Team - ANSWER: ➡ This is outside of the scope of Scrum
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Hiring or assigning a new person is outside of the scope of scrum.
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How much work must a Scrum Team do to a Product Backlog it selects for a Sprint?
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g As much work as the Team can fit into a Sprint.
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g All of the analysis, design, development, testing and documentation work.
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The best amount of work the Team can do given that is usually impossible for QA to finish all of
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the testing that is needed to prove it can be shipped.
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As much work as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every Product Backlog item it
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selects. - ANSWER: ➡ As much work as it has told the Product Owner will be done for every
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Product Backlog item it selects.
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