GAQM CASPO-001 Certified Agile Scrum Product Owner Exam CASPO Exam Practice Test

Answer : C

Scrum defines three roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Developers. The Scrum Guide states: 'The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers.' Project Manager (C) is a traditional role absent in Scrum, where responsibilities are distributed among the Scrum Team.

A, B, D: These are explicit Scrum roles.

C: Not a Scrum role.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers. Within a Scrum Team, there are no sub-teams or hierarchies.' (Section: 'The Scrum Team')

Thus, C is correct.

Answer : C

The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner by fostering Scrum adoption: 'The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including... Helping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management.' If collaboration is lacking, coaching (C) aligns with this role, emphasizing Scrum's collaborative nature and incremental value delivery.

A: Escalation bypasses the Scrum Master's responsibility to resolve issues.

B: Canceling Scrum is extreme and abandons the framework.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'The Scrum Master serves the Product Owner in several ways, including: Helping find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management; Facilitating stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed.' (Section: 'The Scrum Master')

Thus, C is correct.

Answer : D

The Daily Scrum is the Developers' event, not the Scrum Master's. The Scrum Guide states: 'The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team... The Scrum Master ensures that the Developers have the meeting, but the Developers are responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum.' The Scrum Master's role is to ensure it happens and is effective, not to attend mandatorily.

A: Documenting impediments is a support task, not a Daily Scrum requirement.

B: Facilitation is optional, only if requested.

C: Burndown charts aren't mandated; this isn't their purpose.

D: Correct---they ensure it occurs, not that they must be present.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'The Scrum Master ensures that the Developers have the meeting, but the Developers are responsible for conducting the Daily Scrum. The Scrum Master teaches the Developers to keep it within the 15-minute timebox.' (Section: 'Daily Scrum')

Thus, D is correct.

Answer : D

Incremental delivery in Scrum involves delivering usable product pieces iteratively. The Scrum Guide defines an Increment as: 'a concrete stepping stone toward the Product Goal' that is 'usable' and 'meets the Definition of Done.' Option D---deploying functional increments over the project---reflects this, emphasizing cumulative value delivery.

A: Nonfunctional increments contradict the 'usable' requirement.

B: Testing is part of creating a 'Done' Increment, not a post-delivery step.

C: Process improvement is a Retrospective focus, not incremental delivery.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'Each Increment is additive to all prior Increments and thoroughly verified, ensuring that all Increments work together. In order to provide value, the Increment must be usable.' (Section: 'The Increment')

Thus, D is correct.

Answer : C, E

The Product Owner's role during a Sprint centers on maximizing value through Product Backlog management and stakeholder engagement, as outlined in the Scrum Guide.

C: Refinement is a key activity: 'The Product Owner may do the above work [Product Backlog management], or may delegate the responsibility to others. Regardless, the Product Owner remains accountable.' Collaborating with Developers ensures items are clear and 'Ready.'

E: Stakeholder collaboration is critical: 'The Product Owner is also accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes... representing the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlog.'

A: Attending every Daily Scrum isn't typical; it's the Developers' event, and the Product Owner attends only if needed.

B: The Developers manage their work plan (Sprint Backlog); the Product Owner doesn't update it.

D: Financial reporting on hours isn't a Scrum responsibility.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; Ordering Product Backlog items; and, Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.' (Section: 'The Product Owner')

Thus, C and E are correct.

Answer : A

The Definition of 'Done' is a shared standard, often set by the organization, but defaults to the Scrum Team if no broader standard exists. The Scrum Guide states: 'If the Definition of Done for an increment is part of the conventions, standards, or guidelines of the development organization, all Scrum Teams must follow it as a minimum. If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.'

A: Correct---organizational standards take precedence, otherwise the Scrum Team defines it.

B: Collaboration occurs, but it's not just a 'common denominator.'

C, D: Neither the Product Owner nor Scrum Master owns it alone.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product... If it is not an organizational standard, the Scrum Team must create a Definition of Done appropriate for the product.' (Section: 'Definition of Done')

Thus, A is correct.

Answer : B

The Product Owner's core accountability is maximizing value through the Product Backlog. The Scrum Guide states: 'The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team.' Option B encapsulates this fully.

A: The Developers deliver the Increment; the Product Owner doesn't ensure it.

C: Refinement is part of management, but not the sole accountability.

D: Writing User Stories is a technique, not the overarching duty.

Exact Extract from Scrum Guide: 'The Product Owner is accountable for effective Product Backlog management, which includes: Developing and explicitly communicating the Product Goal; Creating and clearly communicating Product Backlog items; Ordering Product Backlog items; and, Ensuring that the Product Backlog is transparent, visible and understood.' (Section: 'The Product Owner')

Thus, B is correct.