Product Backlog Management
40 free practice questions with explanations
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Product Backlog Management: example questions & answers
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What is the Product Backlog described as in the Scrum Guide?
- A An emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product ✓
- B A fixed contract of scope agreed at project start
- C A record of team capacity per Sprint
- D A list of completed Increments
Answer: The Product Backlog is an emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product, and is the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.
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How many Product Backlogs should exist for a single product?
- A One per Sprint
- B One per product ✓
- C One per stakeholder group
- D One per Developer
Answer: A product has exactly one Product Backlog, providing a single, transparent source of work even when multiple teams work on the same product.
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What does 'Product Backlog refinement' refer to?
- A Formally closing the Sprint with stakeholders
- B Assigning items to specific Developers
- C The act of breaking down and further defining Product Backlog items into smaller, more precise items ✓
- D Estimating the team's velocity for the release
Answer: Product Backlog refinement is the ongoing act of breaking down and further defining items into smaller, clearer items, adding detail such as a description, order and size.
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Who is responsible for sizing (estimating) Product Backlog items?
- A The Scrum Master
- B The Developers, though the Product Owner may influence them by helping them understand trade-offs ✓
- C The stakeholders
- D The Product Owner alone
Answer: The Developers who will perform the work are responsible for sizing; the Product Owner may influence them by helping understand and select trade-offs, but the estimate belongs to the Developers.
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What makes a Product Backlog item ready to be selected in Sprint Planning?
- A Items are refined to a degree of transparency and understanding that the Developers consider 'ready' to be done within a Sprint ✓
- B It has been signed off by a change board
- C Every technical task has already been written
- D It has a fixed delivery date attached
Answer: Product Backlog items that can be done by the Scrum Team within a Sprint are deemed ready for selection; refinement adds enough detail and transparency to make this judgement.
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In what order are Product Backlog items typically arranged, and who decides?
- A Ordered to best achieve goals and missions, decided by the Product Owner ✓
- B By submission date, decided by stakeholders
- C Alphabetically, decided by the Scrum Master
- D By estimated effort, decided by the Developers
Answer: The Product Owner orders the Product Backlog to best achieve goals and missions; ordering reflects value, risk, dependencies and other factors the Product Owner judges important.