PSPO Release Planning and Forecasting

Question 1

Who decides when a product is released to customers in Scrum?

Accepted Answer

The Product Owner, based on value and business readiness

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The Developers, based on technical readiness

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The Scrum Master, based on process compliance

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Stakeholders, based on contractual commitments

Question 2

What does 'potentially releasable' mean in Scrum?

Accepted Answer

The Increment meets the Definition of Done and could be released if the Product Owner chooses

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The product has passed all tests but still needs PO approval

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The product is scheduled for release at Sprint end automatically

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A release candidate approved by stakeholders

Question 3

What is velocity, and how can a Product Owner use it for release planning?

Accepted Answer

The average amount of work a team completes per Sprint, used to forecast when backlog items will be done

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The speed of individual Developers

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A measurement of code quality per Sprint

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A metric defined by the Scrum Master

Question 4

Why should velocity be used with caution in release forecasting?

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Because it is a lagging, variable metric that cannot guarantee future performance

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Because it is defined by management, not the team

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Because Scrum prohibits using velocity for planning

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Because only the Scrum Master is authorized to interpret velocity

Question 5

What is a release plan in Scrum, and how does it differ from the Sprint Backlog?

Accepted Answer

A release plan is a higher-level forecast of which features will be available by a certain date; the Sprint Backlog is the team's detailed Sprint-level plan

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They are identical; the Sprint Backlog is the release plan

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A release plan is owned by project managers, not the PO

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Scrum prohibits release plans as they conflict with agility

Question 6

How does the Product Owner balance a fixed release date with a variable scope?

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By adjusting scope to protect quality and the release date, delivering the highest-value items first

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By forcing the team to deliver all planned features on time

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By extending the release date whenever the team falls behind

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By reducing the Definition of Done to ensure delivery