The Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) practice assessment is available to anyone who would like some help preparing for the official Scrum.org PSPO I assessment.
This practice assessment has been created by the Red Tangerine Team and it is not endorsed by Scrum.org.
As well as taking the practice assessment, we recommend doing the following to prepare for the Scrum.org PSPO I assessment:
This practice assessment consists of 20 questions to be answered in 20 minutes, with a pass mark of 85%.
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#1. What is meant by effective Product Backlog management?
#2. If a product has been delivered according to the originally planned timelines, within budget and all “must have scope” delivered, it can be deemed a success.
Meeting customer’s and user’s needs, their desired outcomes and solving their problems in a way that results in an overall positive impact for the organisation is a far better measure of success.
#3. Who must attend the Daily Scrum?
The Daily Scrum is the Scrum event for the Developers to focus on progress towards the Sprint Goal and produce an actionable plan for the next day of work.
#4. When there is a lot of uncertainty, for example about user needs, market potential, viability of the solution, the best way to proceed is to;
Scrum is designed for complex, uncertain environments. The regular cadence of Sprints and the feedback loops given by the Scrum events enable iterative and incremental learning, enabling options for how to proceed to emerge.
#5. What should happen if an important stakeholder has an unplanned, but critical item that needs to be worked on in the current Sprint?
The entire organisation should respect the decisions of the Product Owner which are made transparent by the contents and ordering of the Product Backlog. Stakeholders should consult and convince the Product Owner if they want the Product Backlog to be changed. No changes should be made during a Sprint that endangers the Sprint Goal.
#6. What is the Product Owner’s role in the Daily Scrum?
The Daily Scrum is an event for the Developers of the Scrum Team. The Developers self-manage, inspecting progress towards the Sprint Goal and producing an actionable plan for the next day of work.
#7. What are some of the risks associated with longer Sprint durations?
#8. Which of the following best describes how the Product Backlog should be ordered?
There is no one best way to order the Product Backlog and different techniques will be more suitable to some contexts than others. The Product Owner has the accountability to maximise value, so they have the final say on the Product Backlog, regardless of any technique employed.
#9. Product A has high current value and low unrealized value. Product B has low current value and high unrealized value. Which product should be the focus of innovation investment?
Further innovation in Product A is unlikely to result in additional value as it already has the majority of market share in comparison to Product B where innovation could lead to the capture of more market share.
#10. Who is accountable for developing the Product Goal?
#11. When is the Increment released?
Multiple Increments may be created and released during a Sprint. The Sprint Review should never be considered as a gate to releasing value. For an Increment to be releasable it must meet the Definition of Done.
#12. Which of these are valid Product Backlog items?
The Product Backlog contains everything that is known to be needed to improve the product.
#13. Should the Product Owner attend the Sprint Retrospective?
The Product Owner is part of the Scrum Team and as such shares in the Scrum Team’s successes, shortcomings and improvement actions. If the Developers are uncomfortable with the Product Owner being in the Sprint Retrospective, this should be considered as an impediment to be resolved.
#14. How is Product Backlog refinement carried out?
#15. Which of the following should be considered when crafting an effective goal?
#16. Why is the Definition of Done important to the Product Owner?
#17. What is a Business Problem Statement?
#18. Who monitors the progress of work during a Sprint?
The Developers are accountable for managing, executing and monitoring the plan for the Sprint. This plan is made transparent in the Sprint Backlog.
#19. If a product grows to the point where multiple Scrum Teams are needed to sustain and develop it, how should the Product Owner accountability be organised?
The Product Owner is one person, not a committee. There should be just one Product Backlog for a product, and one Product Owner accountable for it.
#20. Who is accountable for Scrum Team's progress towards the Product Goal?
From the Scrum Guide: “The Product Goal is the long-term objective for the Scrum Team. They must fulfil (or abandon) one objective before taking on the next.”
Results
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Congratulations! You scored the pass mark of 85% or above!
Good try, but unfortunately, you did not score 85% or above.
