PSPO II: Forecasting & Uncertainty practice questions
26 questions on Forecasting & Uncertainty, one of the 6 areas assessed in Professional Scrum Product Owner II. Untimed, with an explanation after every answer.
A Product Owner is asked when a set of Product Backlog items will be delivered. Which response is most useful and most honest?
Ready for exam conditions? 40 questions, 60 minutes, 85% to pass.
Mock examA worked example
A question from the bank with its answer and the reasoning behind it. Every practice question comes with an explanation like this one.
A forecast made three Sprints ago is now clearly wrong. What should the Product Owner do?
- AMaintain the original forecast to avoid appearing unreliable
- BUpdate it with the current evidence and communicate the change and its cause promptly(correct answer)
- CWait until the deadline approaches before revising it
- DReduce scope quietly so the original forecast still appears to hold
Why
A forecast is a statement about what is currently known, and revising it as knowledge improves is the point of empiricism. Reliability comes from updating early and explaining why, not from defending a superseded number. Holding it (A), delaying (C) or silently cutting scope (D) all trade a small early cost for a much larger late one, and each destroys trust when discovered.