A new Product Owner is hired to work on an existing product that has ongoing for five Sprints. He/she is unsure about all of the responsibilities of a Product Owner. Which of these Product Owner's…

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Options

• AWriting User Stories.
• BInteracting with stakeholders and ensuring that the most valuable functionality is always produced
• CDescribing features as Use Cases.
• DEnsuring work is completed within scope and time.

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  85% (40)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  9% (4)

Explanation

B is correct because the Scrum Guide explicitly defines the Product Owner as responsible for maximizing the value of the product and managing the Product Backlog - which inherently requires stakeholder interaction and prioritizing the most valuable work. This is a core, defined accountability in Scrum, not a technique or practice.

A and C are wrong because Scrum is format-agnostic: it never mandates how backlog items are written. User Stories and Use Cases are popular techniques, but neither is prescribed by Scrum - a Product Owner could use plain sentences, spreadsheets, or any other format. D is wrong because "scope and time" management is a traditional project management concept; Scrum deliberately avoids fixed-scope commitments and instead focuses on delivering value iteratively - that language belongs to waterfall, not Scrum.

Memory tip: When an answer mentions a specific format or artifact (User Stories, Use Cases) or traditional PM constraints (scope, time), it's almost certainly wrong for a "what does Scrum define?" question. Scrum defines accountabilities and goals, not tools or techniques.

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