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? (choose the best answer)

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

Correct Answer: C
* Focus on Value: Scrum emphasizes delivering increments of value early and often. Each release should focus on a clear outcome for users, even if it doesn't encompass every desired feature.
* Iterative Approach: Releasing a smaller, focused increment lets you gather feedback, course-correct, and add features incrementally based on what provides the most value.
* Stakeholder Management: Involve stakeholders in the prioritization process, explaining the rationale behind focusing on a specific outcome to gather input and secure buy-in.

What activities would a Product Owner typically undertake in the phase between the end of the current Sprint and the next Sprint's Sprint Planning?
(choose the best answer)

1. A. Working with the Quality Assurance departments on the Increment of the current Sprint.
2. B. There are no such activitie
3. C. The next Sprint starts immediately after the current Sprint.
4. D. Updating the project plan with the stakeholders.
5. E. Refining the Product Backlog.

Correct Answer: D

You work for a large financial institution. Your products have many interdependencies: you have mobile, web, and ATM product interfaces to financial products like savings, checking, spending, electronic payments, credit cards, and investments. When any of these financial products change, the changes ripple throughout the mobile, web, and ATM clients, and maintaining consistency is challenging. What should you do to reduce this problem?
(choose the best answer)

1. A. Form products that are as independent as possible and let each product determine their own release plans, but ensure coordination.
2. B. Create a centralized, coordinated cross-product Development Plan to ensure consistency.
3. C. Appoint a Project Lead to oversee all the products.
4. D. Ensure that the PMO manages the inter-product dependencies.
5. E. All of the above.

Correct Answer: A
A is correct because forming products that are as independent as possible reduces the complexity and dependency of the product development, and allows each product to deliver value faster and more frequently1. Coordination among the products is still necessary to ensure alignment and consistency, but it should not be centralized or imposed by a higher authority2. B is incorrect because creating a centralized, coordinated cross-product Development Plan goes against the principles of empiricism, self-organization, and agility that Scrum promotes3. C is incorrect because appointing a Project Lead to oversee all the products undermines the accountability and autonomy of the Product Owners and the Scrum Teams4. D is incorrect because ensuring that the PMO manages the inter-product dependencies creates a layer of bureaucracy and control that hinders the collaboration and innovation of the Scrum Teams5. E is incorrect because it includes all the wrong answers.

A separate Product Backlog is needed for every: (choose the best answer)

1. A. Product.
2. B. Scrum Team.
3. C. Portfolio.
4. D. Program.
5. E. All of the above.

Correct Answer: A
According to the Professional Scrum Product Owner™ II certification guide1, a Product Backlog is an ordered list of what is needed to improve the product. It is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team. The Product Backlog is owned by the Product Owner, who is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. Therefore, a separate Product Backlog is needed for every product, not for every Scrum Team, portfolio, program, or all of the above. Multiple Scrum Teams can work on the same product and share the same Product Backlog2. A portfolio or a program may consist of multiple products, each with its own Product Backlog3. References: 1: Professional Scrum Product Owner™ II Certification | Scrum.org 2: What is a Product Backlog? | Scrum.org 3: Product Backlog Explained [+ Examples] | Atlassian

The most important thing a Product Owner can do is: (choose the best answer)

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

Correct Answer: D
According to the Professional Scrum Product Owner™ II certification guide1, the Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. This means that the Product Owner is responsible for defining, ordering, and validating what the Scrum Team works on, and ensuring that the product delivers value to the customers, users, and the organization. The other options are not the most important thing a Product Owner can do, because they are either too narrow (A), too unrealistic (B), or too prescriptive ©. References: 1: Professional Scrum Product Owner™ II Certification | Scrum.org