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1/10 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners
According to the Scrum Guide (2020), which statement best describes how a 'product' is defined for the purposes of Scrum?
AA product is a vehicle to deliver value; it has a clear boundary, known stakeholders, and well-defined users or customers, and it could be a service, a physical product, or something more abstract.
BA product is any deliverable produced during a single Sprint and handed to stakeholders at the Sprint Review.
CA product is defined exclusively by the roadmap the Product Owner maintains for senior stakeholders.
DA product is whatever the Developers decide to build once Sprint Planning ends.
Show answer & explanation
A is correct. The 2020 Guide introduces a general definition of a product to ground the Product Goal: it is a vehicle to deliver value, with a clear boundary, known stakeholders, and well-defined users or customers, and can take many forms. This framing is what the Product Owner uses when setting long-term direction, not any single Sprint's output or an informal roadmap.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
2/10 · Product Owner Accountability
According to the Scrum Guide (2020), what is the Product Owner accountable for above all else?
AProducing a detailed multi-year product roadmap for leadership.
BEnsuring the Developers complete every item planned for the Sprint.
CMaximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team.
DFacilitating all Scrum events so the team follows the framework correctly.
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C is correct. The Scrum Guide states plainly that the Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the Scrum Team's work. Everything else attributed to the PO in practice (roadmaps, event facilitation, guaranteeing scope) is either another accountability holder's job or not part of the Guide at all.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Product Owner Accountability
3/10 · Maximizing Value
According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, what is the primary purpose of the Product Goal?
AIt is a contractual deadline the Product Owner negotiates with the customer for the final release.
BIt is a multi-year roadmap of prioritized features that stakeholders must approve before development starts.
CIt replaces the Sprint Goal as the single objective the Development Team works toward each Sprint.
DIt describes a future state of the product that serves as a long-term target for the Scrum Team to plan against.
Show answer & explanation
D is correct. The 2020 Scrum Guide states the Product Goal describes a future state of the product that can serve as a target for the Scrum Team to plan against, living in the Product Backlog as its long-term objective.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Maximizing Value
4/10 · Product Backlog Management
A stakeholder asks the Product Owner why the team keeps one shared list instead of separate lists for bugs, feature requests, and technical debt. Which response is most consistent with the Scrum Guide's description of the Product Backlog?
A"The Product Backlog is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team, so all of that work should appear as ordered items in it."
B"Stakeholder requests bypass the Product Backlog and go directly into Sprint Planning as new commitments."
C"Only customer-facing features belong in the Product Backlog; internal technical work is tracked elsewhere by the Scrum Master."
D"Technical debt and bugs belong in a separate engineering backlog that Developers manage independently of the Product Backlog."
Show answer & explanation
A is correct. The Scrum Guide states the Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product and is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. Splitting work into separate hidden lists undermines this transparency. Everything the team might do — features, bugs, technical debt — belongs as ordered items in the one Product Backlog.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Product Backlog Management
5/10 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners
Per the Scrum Guide (2020), how many people hold the Product Owner accountability for a given product at any one time?
AA role rotated among the Developers each Sprint to build shared ownership.
BThe Scrum Master and Product Owner jointly share the accountability.
CExactly one person, even if that person represents the needs of many stakeholders within the Product Backlog.
DOne person per major stakeholder group, coordinated by a lead or 'chief' Product Owner.
Show answer & explanation
C is correct. The Scrum Guide is explicit that the Product Owner is one person, not a committee, who may represent the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlog. This keeps accountability for value maximization unambiguous and avoids the diffusion of decision-making that a shared or rotating role would create.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
6/10 · Product Owner Accountability
To get broader buy-in, a company assigns three senior stakeholders to jointly hold the Product Owner accountability as a rotating panel, each taking turns ordering the Product Backlog. Does this align with the Scrum Guide?
ANo, but only because stakeholders specifically are barred from the panel; a rotating panel of Developers would be acceptable.
BYes — rotating the role each Sprint keeps decision-making fresh and fair.
CNo — the Scrum Guide states the Product Owner is one person, not a committee.
DYes — as long as the panel reaches unanimous agreement before changing the Product Backlog.
Show answer & explanation
C is correct. The Scrum Guide is explicit: 'The Product Owner is one person, not a committee.' Any arrangement that splits the accountability across multiple people — regardless of unanimity, rotation, or who is involved — violates this rule.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Product Owner Accountability
7/10 · Maximizing Value
Where does the Product Goal reside, and what is its relationship to the Product Backlog?
AIt exists only in the Sprint Backlog once the Development Team commits to it.
BIt is set by the Scrum Master and recorded in the Definition of Done.
CIt is contained in the Product Backlog; the rest of the Product Backlog emerges to define what will fulfill it.
DIt is stored in a separate strategy document because the Product Backlog only contains Sprint-level tasks.
Show answer & explanation
C is correct. The Product Goal lives in the Product Backlog and is its commitment; the rest of the Product Backlog emerges to define what will fulfill that long-term objective.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Maximizing Value
8/10 · Product Backlog Management
Six months after launch, a Product Owner observes that the Product Backlog looks very different from the version created at kickoff. Which statement best reflects the Scrum Guide's view of this?
AThis is a sign Sprint Planning is being skipped, since correct Sprint Planning would keep the backlog unchanged.
BThis indicates poor planning; a well-managed Product Backlog should closely resemble its initial version throughout the product's life.
CThis is acceptable only if a new Product Goal is declared each time the backlog changes.
DThis is expected: the Product Backlog is emergent and never complete, evolving as the product and its environment change.
Show answer & explanation
D is correct. The Scrum Guide states the Product Backlog is emergent, so it is never complete; the earliest version lays out only the initially known requirements, and it evolves as the product and the environment in which it will be used evolve. A backlog that looks very different later is normal and healthy, not a planning failure.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Product Backlog Management
9/10 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners · hard
A Scrum Master tells a new Product Owner they are required to attend every Daily Scrum to relay stakeholder feedback to the Developers. Is this consistent with the Scrum Guide (2020)?
ANo — the Product Owner is explicitly barred from ever attending the Daily Scrum under any circumstance.
BYes — the Daily Scrum exists specifically so the Product Owner can communicate stakeholder priorities to the Developers.
CYes — the Product Owner and Scrum Master are both required attendees of the Daily Scrum in every Sprint.
DNo — the Daily Scrum is an event for the Developers to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal; the Product Owner may attend only if actively working on Sprint Backlog items, but is not required to attend or use it to relay stakeholder reports.
Show answer & explanation
D is correct. The Daily Scrum is an internal Developer event to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog; it is required only for Developers. The Product Owner or Scrum Master may attend if they are actively working on items in the Sprint Backlog, but neither mandatory attendance nor a role of relaying stakeholder feedback is described in the Guide, and outright exclusion is equally inaccurate.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
10/10 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners · hard
Which statement most accurately reflects the relationship between the Scrum values and the pillars of empiricism as described in the Scrum Guide (2020)?
AWhen the Scrum values are embodied and lived by the Scrum Team, the pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation come to life and build trust.
BScrum values apply only to the Product Owner, while the pillars of empiricism apply only to the Developers.
CTransparency is a Scrum value, while commitment is a pillar of empiricism.
DThe pillars of empiricism replace the need for Scrum values once a team becomes experienced.
Show answer & explanation
A is correct. The Scrum Guide explains that the five values are not decorative; when the Scrum Team genuinely embodies commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage, the pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation become real and build trust, including trust in the Product Owner's decisions about the Product Backlog. Confusing which items belong to values versus pillars, or restricting either to one accountability, misreads this relationship.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
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Is PSPO I only for Product Owners?
No — business analysts, product managers and Scrum Masters take it to prove they understand value-driven product delivery. For BAs it pairs naturally with IIBA-CPOA.
PSPO I vs PSM I — which first?
They share the Scrum Guide foundation. Take PSM I if your work centres on the team and process; PSPO I if it centres on the product and stakeholders. Many pass both — the overlap makes the second exam much cheaper to prepare.
How many questions is the PSPO I exam and how long is it?
80 questions — multiple choice, multiple answer and true/false — in 60 minutes, taken online directly through Scrum.org (English).
What is the passing score for PSPO I?
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