PSPO I: Evidence-Based Management practice questions
20 questions on Evidence-Based Management, one of the 7 areas assessed in Professional Scrum Product Owner I. Untimed, with an explanation after every answer.
Evidence-Based Management is Scrum.org’s framework for measuring and improving value with evidence rather than opinion. Know the four Key Value Areas: Current Value, the value delivered today; Unrealized Value, the potential not yet captured; Time to Market, how quickly value reaches users; and Ability to Innovate, the capacity to deliver new capability.
Technical debt and customer acquisition cost are not Key Value Areas but factors or measures within them. Release frequency and lead time belong to Time to Market, satisfaction to Current Value, capacity lost to defects to Ability to Innovate. The measures inform the next decision; they do not prove a strategy right or rank teams.
Which Evidence-Based Management key value area measures the value a product delivers to customers and users right now?
Ready for exam conditions? 80 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 product has high Current Value and high Unrealised Value. What does this combination most strongly suggest?
- AThe product is mature and further investment is unlikely to pay off
- BThe product satisfies users today and a substantial opportunity remains, so continued investment is likely to be justified(correct answer)
- CThe product should be retired in favour of a new one
- DThe measurement is contradictory and should be repeated
Why
High Current Value shows the product is already delivering; high Unrealised Value shows significant unmet need remains in the market or user base. Together they make a strong case for continued investment. The two are independent measures, so the combination is entirely coherent (D) and the opposite of a retirement signal (C).