PFQ LO#3.2

Which of the following is a key responsibility of the product owner?

• Managing the project budget
• Maximising the value of the end product
• Scheduling project resources
• Reporting project progress to the sponsor

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Maximising the value of the end product." Relevant Passage: "The product owner acts on behalf of the product’s stakeholders and is responsible for maximising the value of the end product."

What is one of the responsibilities of the project team members?

• Approving the project management plan
• Monitoring the project's external environment
• Producing the project's outputs/products
• Chairing the project steering group

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Producing the project's outputs/products." Relevant Passage: "The project team members... are responsible for producing the project's outputs/products."

Which role is responsible for providing administrative support, such as maintaining the risk register and change log?

• Project Sponsor
• Project Manager
• Project Team Members
• Project Management Office (PMO)

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Project Management Office (PMO)." Relevant Passage: "Deployment support... Frees up the project manager's time by providing administrative support e.g., maintaining the risk register, change log, team meeting minutes."

Who acts on behalf of the product’s stakeholders and is typically employed in Agile software development projects?

• Project Sponsor
• Project Manager
• Product Owner
• Project Team Members

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Product Owner." Relevant Passage: "The product owner... is typically employed in iteratively driven Agile software development projects."

What is one of the roles of the PMO in process improvement?

• Creating the business case
• Supporting continuous improvement through lessons learned implementation
• Developing the project scope
• Managing risk and change requests

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Supporting continuous improvement through lessons learned implementation." Relevant Passage: "Process improvement... Supports continuous improvement through the consolidation and communication of project delivery improvements and lessons learned implementation."

Who is responsible for creating and approving the project management plan?

• Project Manager
• Project Sponsor
• Project Team Members
• Product Owner

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Project Manager." Relevant Passage: "The project manager... Plan the project. This consists of producing an integrated project management plan (PMP)."

What should a work package clearly set out for project team members?

• The project's business case
• The success criteria and constraints
• The project budget
• The project's overall strategy

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "The success criteria and constraints." Relevant Passage: "The work package should set out clearly the scope of work required, the success criteria, the constraints..."

Which of the following would typically NOT be a responsibility of a project team member?

• Reporting progress on their allocated work
• Monitoring the progress of the whole project
• Producing the project's outputs/products
• Escalating risks and issues

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "Monitoring the progress of the whole project." Relevant Passage: "The project team members... are responsible for producing the project's outputs/products."

What strategies can a product owner use to ensure they are maximizing the value of the end product?

How can project team members effectively collaborate to produce the project's outputs/products?