SAFe POPM: Backlog Definition & Prioritisation practice questions
30 questions on Backlog Definition & Prioritisation, one of the 6 areas assessed in SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager. Untimed, with an explanation after every answer.
Which items belong in the ART Backlog rather than a Team Backlog?
Ready for exam conditions? 45 questions, 90 minutes, 80% 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.
Two features have the same job size. Feature A scores 8 for user-business value, 3 for time criticality and 2 for risk reduction. Feature B scores 5, 8 and 5. Which should be sequenced first by WSJF?
- AFeature A, because its user-business value is highest
- BFeature B, because its total cost of delay is 18 against Feature A's 13(correct answer)
- CNeither, because job size must differ for WSJF to apply
- DFeature A, because time criticality is not part of cost of delay
Why
Cost of delay is the sum of all three components, so 18 beats 13 at equal size. Sequencing on user-business value alone is the commonest WSJF error, and it systematically defers time-critical work until it is late.