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1/5 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners · easy
The Scrum Guide (2020) states that empiricism is upheld by three pillars. Which set correctly names them?
APlanning, Execution, and Review.
BCommitment, Courage, and Respect.
CTransparency, Communication, and Collaboration.
DTransparency, Inspection, and Adaptation.
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D is correct. Scrum is founded on empiricism, upheld by transparency, inspection, and adaptation. For a Product Owner, this means value-related decisions about the Product Backlog must be based on what is observed (transparent artifacts), regularly checked (inspection), and adjusted (adaptation) rather than on assumption.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
2/5 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners · easy
Per the Scrum Guide (2020), how many Product Owners exist on a single Scrum Team?
AA strategic Product Owner plus a proxy Product Owner for day-to-day decisions
BA committee of Product Owners, one representing each stakeholder group
CExactly one person, who may represent the needs of many stakeholders
DOne PO per Development sub-team once the initiative scales
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C is correct. The Guide states plainly: 'The Product Owner is one person, not a committee,' who may represent the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlog. Proxy POs and PO committees are organizational patterns not sanctioned by the Guide's text.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
3/5 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners · hard
A Product Owner argues that because she is 'accountable for maximizing value,' she has the right to unilaterally change the Definition of Done mid-Sprint to allow releasing an item without the automated tests the team normally requires. Based on the Scrum Guide (2020), is this within her authority?
AYes, but only if the Scrum Master approves the change within the same Sprint.
BYes — value-maximization accountability lets the Product Owner override the Definition of Done whenever she judges it necessary.
CNo — the Definition of Done is a shared quality standard owned by the Scrum Team (or organization), not something the Product Owner can unilaterally alter.
DNo, because only external stakeholders at Sprint Review may modify the Definition of Done.
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C is correct. The Definition of Done is a formal description of the quality measures the Increment must meet, created by the Scrum Team or dictated by organizational standards, and the Developers are required to conform to it. It underpins a shared understanding of 'Done' across the team, so it is not an artifact the Product Owner can unilaterally lower.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
4/5 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners · easy
A newly formed Scrum Team debates who should attend the Sprint Retrospective. One Developer argues the Product Owner should be excluded, reasoning that, like the Daily Scrum, this event belongs only to the Developers. What does the Scrum Guide say about Product Owner attendance at the Sprint Retrospective?
AThe Developer is mistaken; the Sprint Retrospective is an event for the whole Scrum Team, so the Product Owner participates along with the Scrum Master and Developers.
BThe Developer is correct; the Sprint Retrospective, like the Daily Scrum, is restricted to the Developers alone.
CThe Product Owner may attend only the first half of the Sprint Retrospective, then must leave so Developers can discuss process issues privately.
DThe Product Owner attends only if actively performing Sprint Backlog work, exactly as with the Daily Scrum rule.
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A is correct. Unlike the Daily Scrum, which is scoped to the Developers, the Scrum Guide describes the Sprint Retrospective as an event for the entire Scrum Team to inspect how the last Sprint went regarding individuals, interactions, processes, tools, and the Definition of Done. The Product Owner's full participation supports identifying improvements that increase quality and value going forward.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
5/5 · Scrum Framework for Product Owners · easy
A department head, frustrated that market conditions have shifted, tells the Scrum Master to cancel the current Sprint immediately. According to the Scrum Guide (2020), who actually holds the authority to cancel a Sprint?
AOnly the Product Owner, and only because the Sprint Goal has become obsolete.
BAny stakeholder funding the initiative, provided the Product Owner is notified afterward.
CThe Scrum Master, since protecting the team from disruptive external change is part of that accountability.
DThe Developers, by team consensus, since they are self-managing and own how the work is executed.
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A is correct. The Scrum Guide (2020) is explicit that only the Product Owner has the authority to cancel a Sprint, and that this would occur if the Sprint Goal becomes obsolete. Neither the Scrum Master, stakeholders, nor the Developers hold this authority, regardless of how urgent the pressure to stop work feels.
↗ The Scrum Guide (2020) — Scrum Framework for Product Owners
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