The Product Owner should spend enough time with the Developers to be confident the Increment will deliver the intended value. There is no fixed percentage.
Exam Question
How much time must a Product Owner spend with the Developers?
(choose the best answer)
- A. 100%
- B. 40% or more if the stakeholders agree.
- C. As much time as the Developers tell the Product Owner to be present.
- D. Enough so that the Product Owner is confident the Increment will meet the intended value.
Correct Answer
D. Enough so that the Product Owner is confident the Increment will meet the intended value.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team. Doing that requires enough collaboration to clarify Product Backlog items, answer questions, renegotiate scope and check that what is built matches what users need. How much time that takes depends on the product, the team’s domain knowledge and how much is changing. Scrum avoids prescribing a number because the right amount is something to inspect and adapt. The Product Owner judges it by the outcome: whether the Increment is turning out to be valuable.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
A. 100% Full-time presence would leave no time for stakeholders, markets and strategy, which are also part of the Product Owner’s work.
B. 40% or more if the stakeholders agree. Scrum sets no percentage, and stakeholders do not decide how the Product Owner works with the team.
C. As much time as the Developers tell the Product Owner to be present. The Developers’ needs matter, but the Product Owner remains accountable for value and decides how to meet that accountability.
Exam Tip
Scrum avoids fixed percentages and numbers for collaboration. Look for answers tied to a purpose, such as value or the Sprint Goal.
Key Takeaways
- No fixed time split exists between the Product Owner and Developers.
- Collaboration is sized by what it takes to deliver value.
- The Product Owner balances team time with stakeholder and market work.
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