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.
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 openāended 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