Answering: “Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Scrum Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?”

Which output from Sprint Planning provides the Scrum Team with a target and overarching direction for the Sprint?
(choose the best answer)
A. Sprint Review minutes.
B. The Sprint Goal.
C. The release plan.
D. The Sprint Backlog.

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Answering: “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?”

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?
(choose the best answer)
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.

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Answering: “Each stakeholder has a different personality which is described in the DISC model (Dominant, Inspiring, Steadiness, Conscientious).”

Each stakeholder has a different personality which is described in the DISC model (Dominant, Inspiring, Steadiness, Conscientious).
When approaching a dominant stakeholder with a situation, what is a good approach?
(choose the best two answers)
A. Urge him/her to escalate.
B. Apologize, take the blame, and ask for advice.
C. Provide options.
D. Offer solutions.

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Answering: “Product A is a big revenue producer; it has:”

Product A is a big revenue producer; it has:
– high Current Value and low Unrealized Value.
Product B is a new product with a lot of potential; it has:
– low Current Value and high Unrealized Value.
Using those two data points and taking a long-term view, which of the options below should you pursue?
(choose the best answer)
A. Invest equally in both products.
B. Weight your investment toward Product A; you do not want to risk losing customers.
C. Weight your investment toward Product B; since it has more potential.

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Answering: “You work as a Product Owner for a small company and your Scrum Team employee retention rate has been falling. Data from exit interviews suggests that the Developers are:”

You work as a Product Owner for a small company and your Scrum Team employee retention rate has been falling. Data from exit interviews suggests that the Developers are:
– Frustrated by interruptions and low-value meetings.
– Feel that their work is not “meaningful.”
You need to address this quickly, since the cost to train new Developers is very high in a small organization like yours.
To increase the likelihood of improving the retention rate, what additional measurements should you consider when determining improvements?
(choose the best answer)
A. The Innovation Rate, which is the ratio of new work to total work.
B. The On-Product Index, the ratio of product work to total work.
C. Employee Net Promoter Scores.
D. All of the above.

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