Answering: “Stakeholders are asking the Product Owner for definitive answers regarding the next release date and what features will be in it. Which of the following should the Product Owner do?”

Stakeholders are asking the Product Owner for definitive answers regarding the next release date and what features will be in it. Which of the following should the Product Owner do?
(choose the best answer)
A. Use flow-based metrics to calculate the exact delivery date.
B. Decide which features to include and tell the Developers when they need to be finished.
C. Create a roadmap from the Product Backlog without implying certainty.
D. Use velocity to give them an exact date.

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Answering: “A stakeholder pulls the Product Owner aside and questions how they have decided to order the Product Backlog. What is the best response?”

A stakeholder pulls the Product Owner aside and questions how they have decided to order the Product Backlog. What is the best response?
(choose the best answer)
A. Tell them to come to the Sprint Retrospective to discuss the issue.
B. Center the conversation on the Product Goal and its value proposition.
C. Ignore their feedback.
D. Change the order of the Product Backlog with the stakeholder feedback in mind.

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Answering: “As the Product Owner, you have identified an opportunity for a new product. What is a valuable initial step for developing the Product Backlog?”

As the Product Owner, you have identified an opportunity for a new product. What is a valuable initial step for developing the Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A. You don’t need anything, just begin the first Sprint.
B. Define the Product Backlog items during Sprint 0.
C. Define a minimum of one-hundred items during project planning.
D. Define a Product Goal.

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Answering: “What is the benefit of using a simple naming convention for Product Backlog items rather than using levels of decomposition?”

What is the benefit of using a simple naming convention for Product Backlog items rather than using levels of decomposition?
(choose the best answer)
A. Simple naming is not useful; most tools encourage levels of decomposition.
B. Simple naming is a required practice with user stories.
C. Simple naming conventions enhance the transparency of the Product Backlog.
D. Simple naming conventions are not a good idea.

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