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 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.
#2. 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.
#3. A “Done” Increment is an example of an;
During the Sprint, Product Backlog items are turned into Increment(s) – the artifact that meets the Definition of “Done”. The potential value of an Increment needs to be validated with customers before we know if we’ve achieved an outcome.
#4. What best describes the purpose of the Product Goal?
#5. What reasons are there for releasing an Increment regularly and frequently?
#6. Who can make changes to the Product Backlog?
The Scrum Guide states, “The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management… The Product Owner may do the above work or may delegate the responsibility to others. Regardless, the Product Owner remains accountable.” Note that responsibility can be delegated, however, an accountability cannot be delegated.
#7. When is employing Scrum a good strategy?
#8. What is the “Definition of Ready”?
Once the Scrum Team determines that a Product Backlog item can be completed within one Sprint, it is deemed to be ready for selection. There is no “definition of ready” artifact or element in Scrum.
#9. 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.
#10. 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.
#11. What is meant by effective Product Backlog management?
#12. Which of the following best describes the Product Owner accountability?
#13. What happens in-between Sprints?
#14. 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.
#15. What are some of the risks associated with longer Sprint durations?
#16. 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.
#17. 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.
#18. What is the purpose of the Sprint Review?
#19. Something can only be considered valuable if:
Value may mean different things in different contexts. However, the only true way to know if something is valuable is to test its value proposition.
#20. Which of the following are valid reasons to cancel a Sprint?
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.
