Scrum PSPO II Exam - Questions and Answers

Question 1

The most important thing a Product Owner can do is:

A. Function as the single source of truth for all requirements
B. Ensure that all stakeholder needs are met
C. Maximize the value delivered by the product
D. Determine the release schedule and contents

Answer : C

Question 2

Which statement best describes the Sprint Review?

A. It is an opportunity for stakeholders to inspect the work completed and give feedback
B. It is a review of the Scrum Team’s activities and processes during the Sprint
C. It is used to build team spirit
D. It is a time allocated to judge the validity of the project

Answer : A

Question 3

Which of the following measures might help you determine whether your product is delivering value to your customer?

A. The number of must-do' Product Backlog items delivered in a release
B. The average cost of your product release
C. The on-schedule performance of the Scrum Team
D. How often your customers use your product
E. All of the above
F. None of the above

Answer : D

Question 4

Which of the following activities should a Product Owner never do?

A. Establish a Product Goal
B. Dictate the Sprint Goal
C. Decide when to release the product Increment
D. Accept work done during the Sprint

Answer : B

Question 5

A separate Product Backlog is needed for every:

A. Product
B. Scrum Team.
C. Portfolio
D. Program
E. All of the above

Answer : A

Question 6

The smallest product Increment that is valuable enough to release is one that:

A. Delivers a single new or improved outcome
B. Adds a new feature
C. Fixes at least one defect
D. Delivers all "must do" Product Backlog items.

Answer : A

Question 7

The leading revenue-producing product in your portfolio has:

High Current Value -

Low Unrealized Value -
The product has been losing customers for several years and revenues are down. Using those two data points and the options below, what is the first action you should take?

A. Maintain the product, but begin reducing investment: seek other opportunities for future growth.
B. Increase marketing for the product
C. Increase investment in the product to create greater interest and bring old customers back
D. Drop the price for the product to attract new customers

Answer : A

Question 8

You are a Product Owner for a product that publishes customer usage rates by feature.
An influential stakeholder does not believe the data showing the usage rates, and insists that a particular feature is essential, despite data showing low usage rates. The stakeholder believes that measuring feature usage is a waste of time.
As Product Owner you have confirmed that the data is accurate and believe that the data is valuable to help you and your team. What should you do?

A. Stop measuring feature usage to appease the stakeholder
B. Continue to measure and publish the data, to provide openness and transparency, and use it to inform your decisions.
C. Continue measuring feature usage and use it to inform your decisions, but do not publish it.

Answer : B

Question 9

Which best describes the Product Backlog?

A. It provides just enough information to enable a Scrum Team to start the design phase of a product
B. It contains all foreseeable tasks and requirements from which the Scrum Team can develop and maintain a complete project plan
C. It is baselined to follow change management processes
D. It can grow and change as more is learned about the product

Answer : D

Question 10

When should the Product Owner update the project plan?

A. The Product Backlog is the plan in Scrum It is updated as new information and insights emerge.
B. The project plan must be updated prior to the Sprint Retrospective.
C. Before the Sprint Planning to know how much work will have to be done in the Sprint.
D. After the Daily Scrum to ensure an accurate daily overview of project progress.

Answer : A

Question 11

If a Product Owner finds themselves with more work to do than they can give attention to, what strategy can help them achieve the things that need to be done?

A. Break the product into components, each with their own Product Owner, and create a "Chief Product Owner" role who is responsible for the integrated product.
B. Split the Product Owner role into "Business Product Owner" and "Technical Product Owner" roles to spread the work.
C. Delegate tasks like detailing Product Backlog items, interviewing users, and analyzing data to Developers.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.

Answer : C

Question 12

Who is accountable for maintaining and communicating the Product Goal?

A. The Product Owner.
B. The Developers.
C. Executive Sponsors.
D. Stakeholders.
E. All of the above.

Answer : A

Question 13

You are a Product Owner for a product with a rapidly declining customer base.

Despite data that indicates the decline is due to a shrinking market, rather than a lack of new features, an influential stakeholder insists on adding more features to attract new customers. The influential stakeholder also says that if you do not add new features you risk losing your most profitable customer.

Which two of the following actions might you take? (Choose two.)

A. Collaborate with other stakeholders and use a voting system to decide which options should be considered.
B. Acknowledge the views of the influential stakeholder but decline to add more features to the product.
C. Collaborate with the stakeholder to run a small experiment to validate their opinion.
D. Agree with the stakeholder and add features to the Product Backlog as it might increase your customer base.

Answer : BC

Question 14

Your stakeholders are very demanding and each of them has at least one feature that they say is essential for the next release. As the Product Owner, you have validated that the feature requests are all valid requests and would likely add value to your product. What should you do?

A. Pick the two most influential stakeholders and satisfy their needs, then release.
B. Wait until all essential features are complete before releasing the product.
C. Escalate to the steering committee to make the call.
D. Release when you can satisfy at least a single outcome, even though not all features are implemented.

Answer : D

Question 15

You have more ideas for new products than you have money to invest. What should you do?

A. Fund small experiments to test the proposed ideas and assumptions, then evaluate results.
B. Invest in all of them, but at proportionally lowered amounts, and see how they all perform.
C. Invest in the proposals that have the highest projected Current Value for the next year.
D. Rank proposals by market potential (Unrealized Value) and fully fund as many as you can.

Answer : A

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