A product owner concludes that the majority of a project's value can be delivered by completing only the first half of the prioritized backlog. What should the product owner do next?

1. A. Remove the second half of the backlog, and communicate their decision in the next backlog grooming meeting.
2. B. Reprioritize backlog items to future iterations.
3. C. Work with the team to deploy the first half of the backlog to ensure that value is realized.
4. D. Meet with project stakeholders to review the backlog and determine if the scope should be adjusted.

Correct Answer: B

A company is considering developing a new, complex application that will require a large initial investment. However, if successful, the profit potential is high. When preparing an analysis, what should be used to encourage stakeholders who are concerned about project failure to authorize the initial investment?

1. A. Calculated planned percent complete (PPC)
2. B. Many small minimally marketable features (MMFs)
3. C. Story points rather than cost estimates
4. D. Calculated earned value (EV)

Correct Answer: B

The agile team disagrees with the business stakeholders on completing some epics. What could help eliminate misunderstandings?

1. A. Agree on requirements with all stakeholders
2. B. Begin planning every tour iterations
3. C. Consider previous sprint demo feedback when planning the next sprint
4. D. Include the reasons for the project in the contract

Correct Answer: A

The team underestimated the complexity of a story, resulting in new decomposition of the work to be delivered in the current sprint and items to be returned to the backlog. What should the Scrum Master do next?

1. A. Ask the project manager to work with the product owner to help generate clearer stories in the future.
2. B. Develop guidelines to prevent future occurrences.
3. C. During the retrospective, discuss the issue and create an action plan to avoid it in the future.
4. D. Allow the team to devise a corrective action without external intervention.

Correct Answer: C

During an iteration review, the agile team asserts that a product is complete because development and review were finished. The product owner disagrees, since the product has not been tested.
What should the agile practitioner do?

1. A. Work with the agile team and product owner to agree on the definition of done.
2. B. Ask the project sponsor to determine whether the product is completed.
3. C. Plan another review after the product has been tested.
4. D. Add testing to the backlog, and have the product owner reprioritize.

Correct Answer: A