Final Exam: Software Product Owner

Final Exam: Software Product Owner

• compare Product Backlog prioritization to ordering and why ordering is preferred
• compare the steps, methodologies, and best practices used to perform TDD tests
• define key Scrum events and the role of the product owner for each event
• define techniques for measuring value such as bubble sort, planning poker, break even analysis, cost of delay, ROI and NPV
• define the Pareto principle and how it can be applied to ordering the Product Backlog
• define the roles and responsibilities of the Product Owner
• define what a product is in the Scrum framework and differentiate this against a project
• describe how the Product Owner defines Value for the Scrum process and their interactions with team members
• describe how to generate product ideas through Affinity Grouping, dot voting, and fist of five methods
• describe the collective ownership of the Product by the Product owner and the Scrum Team
• describe the importance of providing transparency on goals and progress during product development
• describe the inherent value of the Product Backlog and how to maximize this value
• describe the purpose of the Product Backlog and how it is derived from the product vision and how the scrum team uses it
• discover best practices for becoming an effective Product Owner
• discover best practices for collaborating with the Scrum Master
• discover best practices for collaborating with the Scrum Team
• discover effective practices for effectively communicating the product backlog to stakeholders
• discover empathy maps to better understand customers
• discover guidelines and best practices used to conduct effective Sprint Reviews
• discover how customer research provides valuable input for defining the product
• discover how different groups of stakeholders have different requirements for the product
• discover how to define the purpose of a product in Scrum
• discover how to generate product ideas through the use of open-ended questions
• discover other approaches for refining product backlogs such as 80/20, YAGNI, and smaller backlogs
• discover Release Burn-up charts used in product development and how they can be used to provide effective progress tracking
• discover strategies for Incremental Delivery such as Multi Sprint Releases and Prioritized Product Roadmap
• discover the Minimum Viable Product method and how it can be used to refine the product backlog
• discover the Scrum meaning of business value and define guidelines for delivering value
• discover tools and methods commonly used to validate assumptions during the product development process
• examine the purpose of a Minimal Viable Product and how it's used to test assumptions during product planning
• examine well-known case studies of successful implementation of Minimal Viable Product
• explain the ordering techniques of Kano Attributes and MoSCow and compare the two techniques
• explore assumptions and hypotheses and how they're used in Lean product development to discard the irrelevant and determine the best actions to undertake
• explore preferred methods for fine-tuning product backlogs
• explore the Sprint Review as an method for collecting feedback and making better product decisions
• explore the steps used to plan a Minimal Viable Product
• identify collaborative ordering techniques and when and how they can be used to reach a consensus on ordering the Product Backlog as well as prioritization considerations
• identify common category types of product backlog items (PBIs) and which ones are customer-facing
• identify how value is perceived by various stakeholders and methods for defining a collectively agreed on meaning of value
• identify the guidelines used to adopt Refactoring
• identify the purpose of a Minimal Viable Product and how it's used to test assumptions during product planning
• identify the steps, methodologies, and best practices used to perform TDD tests
• identify why it is important to order or prioritize the product backlog and commonly used ordering techniques
• recall how the Product Owner defines Value for the Scrum process and their interactions with team members
• recognize product discovery techniques to deliver successful products
• recognize Test-Driven Development or TDD and the guidelines for adopting TDD
• recognize the guidelines to be adopted for Release Planning
• recognize the guidelines used to adopt Continuous Integration
• recognize the guidelines used to adopt Refactoring
• recognize the impact of external influences on the product strategy
• recognize the importance and purpose of testing assumptions during product development
• recognize the importance of an effective product strategy in Scrum
• recognize the role and purpose of Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment in Scrum
• recognize the role of Product Owner and team members in managing and adding to the product backlog
• recognize the role of the Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Scrum Team in creating the product design
• recognize the steps involved in creating effective user stories
• recognize tips and best practices used to create product backlogs
• recognize user stories as a powerful tool to gather and document user requirements
• understand how the Scrum framework provides for effective product development
• understand the difference between product outcome and output and what is more important for Scrum

Final Exam: Software Product Owner will test your knowledge and application of the topics presented throughout the Software Product Owner track of the Skillsoft Aspire Software Project Lead to Advanced Scrum Master Journey.

Scrum: Product Development Framework

Scrum: Product Development Framework

• discover the key concepts covered in this course
• describe the importance of providing transparency on goals and progress during product development
• describe the release burn-up charts used in product development and how they can be used to provide effective progress tracking
• describe how the Sprint Review helps with collecting feedback and making better product decisions
• describe guidelines and best practices used to conduct effective Sprint Reviews
• describe assumptions and hypotheses and how they're used in Lean product development to discard the irrelevant and determine the best actions to undertake
• recognize the importance and purpose of testing assumptions during product development
• describe tools and methods commonly used to validate assumptions during the product development process
• describe the purpose of a Minimal Viable Product and how it's used to test assumptions during product planning
• list the steps used to plan a Minimal Viable Product
• recognize case studies of successful implementation of Minimal Viable Product
• summarize the key concepts covered in this course

During product development, there are some important principles and methods that Scrum product owners can use to improve the chances for a successful product launch. Discover the importance of transparency in setting goals and monitoring progress, how release burn-up charts are used to track progress, and how Sprint Reviews can be used to collect feedback and make better product decisions. Examine how product assumptions are used in Lean product development to determine the best actions, the importance of testing assumptions during product development, and the tools and methods used to validate assumptions. Finally, explore the purpose of creating a Minimal Viable Product, the steps used to plan an MVP, and well-known case studies of successful MVP implementations.