What three things might a Scrum Product Owner focus on to ensure the product delivers value? (choose the best three answers)

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• AHow much of the functionality of the product is being used.
• BDirect customer feedback.
• CHow quickly or easily the product can be absorbed and used by its customers.
• DVelocity is increasing over time.
• EMinimizing changes to project scope.

Explanation

A Product Owner's primary mandate is to maximize product value from the customer's perspective - making A, B, and C the correct answers.

A (usage of functionality) directly reveals whether features are delivering real-world value - unused features are waste, no matter how well-built. B (direct customer feedback) is the Product Owner's core responsibility: staying close to customers ensures the backlog reflects actual needs, not assumptions. C (ease of adoption/usability) measures whether customers can actually realize the value the product is meant to provide - a powerful but unusable product delivers nothing.

D is wrong because velocity is a development team planning tool, not a value metric. A Product Owner tracking velocity is confusing output with outcome. E is wrong because Scrum explicitly embraces change - protecting scope rigidity is a waterfall mindset that prevents the product from adapting to deliver better value.

Memory tip: Think customer lens. The Product Owner asks "Are people using it? Do they like it? Can they even figure it out?" - not "Is the team going faster?" or "Did we freeze the spec?"

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