PMP · Question #1075
A product owner is invited to a sprint review meeting. At the end of the review, the product owner says that the increment is ready to be delivered to the customer. What conclusion should the…
The correct answer is D. The product owner has evaluated the product against the definition of done (DoD). During a sprint review, the Product Owner declares the increment ready for customer delivery.
Question
A product owner is invited to a sprint review meeting. At the end of the review, the product owner says that the increment is ready to be delivered to the customer. What conclusion should the project manager come to with regard to the product owner's statement?
Options
- AThe product owner trusts the team and is marking the product as complete.
- BThe product owner does not have visibility into what the team has done in the product increment.
- CThe product owner will release the product to customers without showing them a demo.
- DThe product owner has evaluated the product against the definition of done (DoD).
How the community answered
(21 responses)- A10% (2)
- B5% (1)
- C14% (3)
- D71% (15)
Why each option
During a sprint review, the Product Owner declares the increment ready for customer delivery.
While trust is important, merely trusting the team without verification against established criteria like the DoD would be irresponsible for a Product Owner, whose role is to maximize value.
The sprint review is specifically designed to provide visibility into the increment; if the PO says it's ready, it indicates they *do* have visibility and have made an assessment.
Releasing without a demo is possible but not the primary conclusion to draw from the PO stating readiness; the core implication of readiness is meeting quality criteria, not the method of release.
In Scrum, the Definition of Done (DoD) is a shared understanding of what it means for work to be complete and of high quality, serving as a formal check for the increment. When a Product Owner declares an increment 'ready to be delivered,' it implies they have assessed the increment against this agreed-upon DoD and found it satisfactory, ensuring it meets all quality criteria.
Concept tested: Agile Scrum, Definition of Done (DoD), product owner role
Source: https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html#definition-of-done
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Community Discussion
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Brenda K.Apr 7, 2026D is the right call here. The word "ready" is your clue, because in Scrum that means the increment has met the DoD, so mark this one correct in under 30 seconds and move on.
Prof. SaraApr 8, 2026Agreed on D, and remember the exam often pairs DoD with Increment while Definition of Ready applies to backlog items, so watch for that subtle but common distractor.
Carlos M.Apr 27, 2026D is the right call here. The PO saying the increment is ready means they checked it against the DoD, not just took the team's word for it. Does anyone know if the PO is the only one who can officially verify DoD compliance, or can the dev team self confirm during the sprint before the review even happens?
Brenda K.Apr 28, 2026Correct on D as your quick win, but dont overthink the DoD ownership angle here: the dev team is supposed to confirm DoD compliance during the sprint as they build, the PO just accepts the increment at review, so flag this one and move on in under 30 seconds.
Yuki V.Apr 21, 2026Confirmed D on my exam last month. The sprint review is where the increment gets inspected against the definition of done, and if the product owner says it is ready for delivery, that means the DoD criteria were met. Option A sounds nice but trust alone does not make a product releasable, the DoD does. My memory hook was simple: "done means DoD" which got me through several of these agile questions.
Carlos M.Apr 21, 2026Good hook but technically the sprint review inspects the increment itself, the DoD gets applied during the sprint as work is completed, so the review is more about stakeholders deciding whether to actually ship.
Prof. SaraApr 24, 2026A is the right call here because the sprint review is exactly where the PO either accepts or rejects the increment, and saying it is ready to deliver means they are trusting the team's work and marking it complete. I map this to the Agile domain where PO accountability for accepting increments is a core concept, and the phrasing "ready to be delivered" is the PO's acceptance signal.
Carlos M.Apr 26, 2026Actually D is correct here. The PO accepting work happens during the sprint review, but if the question is asking where the team confirms the increment is potentially shippable and ready to present, that is the sprint backlog ceremony context, not the review itself.