Validates foundational knowledge of Scrum, Product Owner accountabilities, and managing product value and the Product Backlog.
PSPO I tests whether you understand Scrum as the Scrum Guide describes it and can apply the Product Owner accountabilities to real situations. Learn the Scrum Guide closely, study how a Product Owner manages value and the Product Backlog, practise scenario questions and rehearse the 60-minute pace.
Many questions focus on the Product Owner accountabilities.
Example scenario: At the Sprint Review, an item the Developers worked on does not meet the Definition of Done. Can it be shown as part of the Increment, and what happens to it?
Example scenario: A Product Owner wants to tell the Developers which technical approach to use for a feature. How should the Scrum Team handle this?
Example scenario: Three senior stakeholders each insist their feature must be first in the Product Backlog. What should the Product Owner do?
Professional Scrum Competencies · PSPO I focus areas
Choose the single best answer from the options given.
Several stakeholders disagree about which feature should come next. What should the Product Owner do?
B. The Product Owner is accountable for ordering the Product Backlog and does so in line with the Product Goal.
Choose every correct answer; the question states how many to pick.
Which two actions help a Product Owner use stakeholder feedback? (Choose two.)
A and C. Feedback is gathered on the actual Increment, and the Product Owner adapts the Product Backlog from it.
Decide whether a statement is true or false.
True or false: The Product Owner must personally write every Product Backlog item.
False. Others can help, but the Product Owner stays accountable for the Product Backlog.
Buy a password on scrum.org and start the test whenever you are ready.
Read the Scrum Guide first, then learn how a Product Owner manages value and the Product Backlog. Use questions to find what you have misunderstood and return to the Guide for every wrong answer.
Most candidates spend 20–35 hours. Plan for the low end if you already work as a Product Owner or have passed PSM I; plan for the high end if the Product Owner role is new to you.
The Scrum Guide is the main source. Add a Product Owner course if you want explanations and examples.
Best official classProfessional Scrum Product Owner TrainingBest self-paced courseProfessional Scrum Product Owner Course (self-paced)
Best starting pointScrum GuideUse the free Product Owner Open and Scrum Open to check the basics, then a larger question bank for situations. Check every wrong answer against the Scrum Guide.
See all 6 PSPO I practice tests →PSPO I runs online on scrum.org with no appointment and no proctor.
One candidate passed with 100% after about five days with the Scrum Guide and Product Owner Open. Another scored 97.5% after reading the Scrum Guide three times and repeating the Open assessments until scoring 100%.
Several pass reports treat these free resources as the core preparation and suggest waiting until you score 90% or more consistently. One passer found the real questions slightly harder than Product Owner Open.
One prep guide warns that questions phrased as "Which is NOT" or "All of the following EXCEPT" are the most common way to answer the opposite of what is asked.
