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The Product Owner Test uses scenario-based MCQs to evaluate candidates on their knowledge of agile methodologies and product management best practices. The test aims to assess a candidate's ability to create and manage product backlogs, define product visions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, prioritize product features, and facilitate sprint planning and review sessions. Other important skills/topics evaluated in the test include product strategy, customer research, and business acumen.

Covered skills:

  • Agile
  • Scrum Framework
  • Scrum
  • Product Roadmap
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9 reasons why
9 reasons why

Adaface Product Owner Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Product Owners



Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Product Owner Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates.

The Adaface Product Owner Online Test screens candidates for the typical skills recruiters look for Product Owner roles:

  • Knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology
  • Knowledge of product development architecture
  • Proficiency in using analytic tools
  • Ability to prioritize effectively
  • Knowledge of user-centered design principles
  • Understanding of design quality standards

The insights generated from this assessment can be used by recruiters and hiring managers to identify the best candidates for Product Owner roles. Anti-cheating features enable you to be comfortable with conducting assessments online. The Product Owner Online Test is ideal for helping recruiters identify which candidates have the skills to do well on the job.

Reason #2

No trick questions

no trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

Why we started Adaface ->
Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Product Owner Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question

Medium

Managing Dependencies
Backlog Management
Dependencies
Cross-functional Teams
Solve
You are a Scrum Master in an organization that is transitioning to Scrum. You have multiple Scrum Teams working on different parts of a large software product. Each team is working on different features, but those features have dependencies on one another. For example, Team A is working on a feature that cannot be completed until Team B completes another feature.

During the Sprint Planning, Team A chose a user story from its backlog that depends on the completion of a user story from Team B’s backlog. However, Team B can't guarantee that their user story will be done in the next sprint.

What should be the Scrum Master's approach to handle this scenario following Scrum principles?
A: Have Team A start working on the dependent user story with the hope that Team B finishes their part within the sprint.
B: Ask Team A to choose a different user story for this sprint that doesn't depend on Team B's work.
C: Arrange a joint session between Team A and Team B to revise their sprint plans, ensuring dependent user stories are completed in the same sprint.
D: Merge Team A and Team B for the next sprint to ensure they work together on the dependent user stories.
E: Delay the start of Team A’s sprint until Team B completes their user story.

Medium

Burndown Chart 1
Metrics
Solve
Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team A at SpaceY Inc:
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Here’s a sprint burndown chart for team B at SpaceY Inc:
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We know the following about the graphs:

- Red line is the the ideal line: projected slope that depicts how the team progress would look like
- Black line is the actual effort line
- Story points are represented on Y-axis
- And time in weeks is represented on X-axis

Which of the following statements are true about SpaceY teams:
P: Team A started slowly and was moving behind schedule. Yet, they managed to finish the sprint in time
Q: Team A is working hard towards meeting the deadline but isn’t updating the burndown chart throughout the process, only at the end.
R: Team A’s next sprint’s capacity should be burned down or decreased so that the team can have to complete tasks/story points from the previous sprint
S: Team B started slowly but eventually caught up
T: Team B might have overestimated the project’s timeline

Medium

Stakeholders and Estimates
Stakeholders
Timelines
Solve
Emily is a product owner for a new application being built at Whalesforce Inc. To maintain visibility into project status, Emily has cut the project into chunks which different teams will be responsible for:
- DevOps team (DoT) will set up the servers. They have no dependencies and will take 4 weeks to set things up.
- Design team (DT) will design the screens for the application, have no dependencies and need 3 weeks to wrap up.
- Front-end team (FT) will need the designs to start the work, and will take 5 weeks to create the front-end components.
- Backend team (BT) will need input from DoT and DT to start designing the backend system, and will take 3 weeks to release the backend APIs.
- Security team (ST) will require server details from DoT, and will need 3 weeks to give a go-ahead.
- Integration team (IT) will require the front-end components and backend API to set up the integration. They will launch the application in 3 weeks.

The project is marked for internal release once IT and ST teams give a go-ahead.
Emily wants to communicate the best-case estimate for the internal release of the project to the major stakeholders. Can you help her with the estimate?

Medium

Story Velocity 2
Velocity
Metrics
Solve
Seloitte hires PopTal for developing a new mobile application. PopTal team follows Agile methodology for development and estimates the whole project to take up to 1000 points. In the first sprint the team commits to work on the following stories:

Story 1 - 6 points
Story 2 - 10 points
Story 3 - 16 points
The team completes Story 1 and 3 but only completes eighty percent of Story 2. Pick the correct statements:

A: The average velocity of the first sprint is 22 points
B: The average velocity of the first sprint is 30 points
C: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 45 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same)
D: Based on the average velocity, the product owner can notify the stakeholders that the project will take roughly 33 sprints to finish (assuming team size and members remain the same)

Easy

Email on Friday evening
Solve
Emily spent the entire week at a client's site as part of the accounting team. Emily is just about to leave for the weekend, when she notices that there is an email from another small, but growing client that they have been working closely for the past 3 months. Emily has a good professional relationship with Rebecca, who sent the email. Rebecca has a question, which she needs an urgent response to. Answering the question in detail will require Emily to access a number of files in her own office. What should Emily do first?
A: Reply immediately that she needs more information before she can respond in detail, and that she will do it first thing on Monday morning.

B: Rebecca will have gotten an out of office (OOO) response, so she can leave it for now and respond first thing on Monday morning.

C: Call Rebecca to find out by when they need the information. If they need it right away, Emily can go to office, give the required details and provide a more detailed response on Monday.

D: Reply to the email immediately, based on the information Emily has already and assure Rebecca that she will double check and send over a more detailed response first thing on Monday.

Medium

Handling Disruption in Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Risk Mitigation
Strategic Planning
Solve
You are the Head of Supply Chain for a large automobile manufacturer. Your supply chain is highly globalized, with key components sourced from various international suppliers. Recently, a significant geopolitical event has caused disruption to the supply of a critical component sourced from a particular region, causing production delays. You need to quickly resolve this issue while also planning for future disruptions. How should you approach this situation?
A: Find a local supplier for the critical component, regardless of cost and quality.
B: Stockpile components to mitigate future disruptions.
C: Invest in developing the component in-house, regardless of the time and resources it may take.
D: Lobby with government bodies to prioritize your company's needs.
E: Seek alternative international suppliers, renegotiate contracts with a risk mitigation clause, and invest in dual sourcing for critical components.
F: Shift the burden to the production department to figure out how to handle the component shortage.
G: Initiate legal action against the current supplier for not fulfilling their contract.

Medium

Interpersonal Skill in Team Management
Conflict Resolution
Emotional Intelligence
Decision Making
Solve
You are the team leader of a project team in a software development company. Your team consists of experienced and talented individuals. However, two of your team members, Alice and Bob, are frequently having disagreements, which is affecting the team's morale and overall productivity. The disagreements seem to stem from a clash in their working styles. Alice is very detail-oriented and likes to plan ahead while Bob is more spontaneous and likes to tackle problems as they come. You need to address this issue to ensure the project deadlines are met. What approach would you take?
A: They are both adults, wait for them to fix the issue by themselves. 
B: Pick the more competent team member's side and ask the other team member to adjust.
C: Have a private conversation with both Alice and Bob separately, to give feedback on their behaviors.
D: Organize team-building activities to improve team dynamics.
E: Report the situation to your manager and ask for their advice.
F: Terminate the less competent team member from the project team, and move them to another project.
G: Organize a meeting with both Alice and Bob, facilitating a discussion where they understand each other's perspectives and find a middle ground.

Easy

The Discrepancy
Solve
You are a data analyst for a marketing agency. While reviewing the quarterly reports, you notice a discrepancy in the sales data for a major client. The total sales for the quarter, as per the report, are $200,000. However, when you add up the monthly sales data given in the same report, the total is $210,000. The senior analyst is already preparing to present this report to the client. What is your next step?
A: Immediately inform the senior analyst about the discrepancy and offer to recalculate all the data.
B: Assume it's a minor mistake and ignore it, focusing on your other tasks.
C: Cross-verify the data with the original data source before bringing it to the attention of the senior analyst.
D: Prepare an amended report and replace the existing report without informing anyone.
E: Inform the IT department about the potential data integrity issue.
F: Talk to the person who prepared the report about the discrepancy.
G: Submit a report to the senior management detailing the discrepancy.

Medium

The Medical Mix-Up
Patient Safety
Solve
Sarah, a hospital administrator, was reviewing the medication administration records of patients. She came across a patient, Mr. Brown, who was reported to have an allergy to Penicillin. However, she noticed that the same patient was prescribed Amoxicillin for a bacterial infection. Knowing that both Penicillin and Amoxicillin are from the same drug family - beta-lactams, she should:
A: Assume the doctor knows best and ignore
B: Change the medication herself to a non-beta lactam drug
C: Contact the pharmacy to change the drug
D: Speak with the prescribing physician about the discrepancy
E: Consult the nurse who administered the medication
F: Immediately call the patient's family to inform them of the mistake
G: Report the case to a medical malpractice lawyer

Medium

Aggregate Deviation
Solve
Su is the project manager for a Bengaluru based video storage company. The allowable deviation for video compression time is ±150 milliseconds. They use a third party service which offers an API for video compression. The third party service delivers documentation with the latest version of the API which states that the requirements are being met as per specification. Su’s team conducts multiple quality tests on the API. The aggregate deviation found by her team is 155 milliseconds, but the team says this variation from the permissible deviation is negligible. What should Su do?
A: Allow the API since the third party vendor provided the product on time
B: Allow the API for now, but ask the third party vendor for an explanation
C: Document the low level of quality, allow the API to be used and work with the third party vendor to find a solution
D: Reject the API and ask the third party vendor to provide the product within the allowable deviation
E: Use the API for now, and start developing their own video compression API to use in the future
F: Halt the project and start developing their own video compression API

Medium

Bug Risk Analysis
Risk Analysis
Quality Management
Stakeholder Management
Solve
You are the project manager for a software product that is scheduled for launch in two weeks. Your team brings two bugs to your attention.

Bug 1, if unattended, could lead to loss of critical customer data but is hard to replicate. There's an estimated 2% chance it could occur under normal conditions.

Bug 2 affects the usability of a secondary feature and happens frequently. The feature is nice-to-have and does not impact core functionality.

To address these bugs, you have five options:

A) Delay the launch by one week and deploy resources to fix both bugs.

B) Proceed with the launch as scheduled, with a built-in monitoring system to alert if Bug 1 occurs. If it does, immediately release a patch. Bug 2 will be addressed in the next scheduled update.

C) Share the information about both bugs with the stakeholders, highlighting the potential risks and impacts, and ask them for guidance.

D) Ignore Bug 2 and deploy additional resources to fix Bug 1 without delaying the launch.

E) Delay the launch by two weeks to conduct a thorough investigation and ensure that both bugs are resolved.

What is the most suitable course of action according to project management principles?

Medium

Sprint Replanning
Agile Methodologies
Resource Management
Priority Management
Solve
You are the project manager of a software development team following Agile methodologies. Your team is planning for the next two-week sprint. The team's composition and capacity (in story points) for the upcoming sprint is as follows:

- 2 Backend Developers: 15 each
- 2 Frontend Developers: 15 each
- 1 QA Analyst: 15

On Day 5 of the sprint, the Product Owner introduces a new high-priority user story from a key stakeholder. This story, estimated at 5 story points, requires 2 points of backend work, 2 points of frontend work, and 1 point of QA.

Your team's current sprint status (utilized/total capacity) is:

- Backend Developers: 7/15 each
- Frontend Developers: 9/15 each
- QA Analyst: 10/15

Here are your options:

A) Reallocate 5 story points worth of work (in a way that it matches the new story requirements) from the team's current tasks to the Product Owner's high-priority story.

B) Reject the new story citing the team's current workload, and suggest considering it for the next sprint.

C) Ask the team to stretch their capacity by 5 points (appropriately distributed among team members) to accommodate the new story.

D) Remove a yet-to-be-started user story worth 5 points (requiring 2 backend, 2 frontend, and 1 QA points) from the current sprint to make room for the new story.

E) Split the high-priority story into two smaller stories and distribute it over the current and next sprint.

Which is the most appropriate course of action according to Agile project management principles?
🧐 Question🔧 Skill

Medium

Managing Dependencies
Backlog Management
Dependencies
Cross-functional Teams
2 mins
Agile/Scrum
Solve

Medium

Burndown Chart 1
Metrics
2 mins
Agile/Scrum
Solve

Medium

Stakeholders and Estimates
Stakeholders
Timelines
2 mins
Agile/Scrum
Solve

Medium

Story Velocity 2
Velocity
Metrics
3 mins
Agile/Scrum
Solve

Easy

Email on Friday evening
2 mins
Situational Judgement
Solve

Medium

Handling Disruption in Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Risk Mitigation
Strategic Planning
2 mins
Situational Judgement
Solve

Medium

Interpersonal Skill in Team Management
Conflict Resolution
Emotional Intelligence
Decision Making
2 mins
Situational Judgement
Solve

Easy

The Discrepancy
2 mins
Situational Judgement
Solve

Medium

The Medical Mix-Up
Patient Safety
2 mins
Situational Judgement
Solve

Medium

Aggregate Deviation
2 mins
Project Management
Solve

Medium

Bug Risk Analysis
Risk Analysis
Quality Management
Stakeholder Management
3 mins
Project Management
Solve

Medium

Sprint Replanning
Agile Methodologies
Resource Management
Priority Management
3 mins
Project Management
Solve
🧐 Question🔧 Skill💪 Difficulty⌛ Time
Managing Dependencies
Backlog Management
Dependencies
Cross-functional Teams
Agile/Scrum
Medium2 mins
Solve
Burndown Chart 1
Metrics
Agile/Scrum
Medium2 mins
Solve
Stakeholders and Estimates
Stakeholders
Timelines
Agile/Scrum
Medium2 mins
Solve
Story Velocity 2
Velocity
Metrics
Agile/Scrum
Medium3 mins
Solve
Email on Friday evening
Situational Judgement
Easy2 mins
Solve
Handling Disruption in Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management
Risk Mitigation
Strategic Planning
Situational Judgement
Medium2 mins
Solve
Interpersonal Skill in Team Management
Conflict Resolution
Emotional Intelligence
Decision Making
Situational Judgement
Medium2 mins
Solve
The Discrepancy
Situational Judgement
Easy2 mins
Solve
The Medical Mix-Up
Patient Safety
Situational Judgement
Medium2 mins
Solve
Aggregate Deviation
Project Management
Medium2 mins
Solve
Bug Risk Analysis
Risk Analysis
Quality Management
Stakeholder Management
Project Management
Medium3 mins
Solve
Sprint Replanning
Agile Methodologies
Resource Management
Priority Management
Project Management
Medium3 mins
Solve
Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

customers in 75 countries
Brandon

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!


Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Product Owner Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Product Owner Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

invite candidates
Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

test completion rate
Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring


About Product Owner Roles

A Product Owner oversees the whole product development process. They investigate and assess the demands of clients to identify which features to add on goods, and propose product feature ideas to stakeholders.

Typical Product Owner responsibilities include:

  • Collaborating with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements
  • Defining the vision for the team’s product
  • Creating a product road map
  • Managing the product backlog and prioritizing them based on changing requirements
  • Overseeing all stages of product creation including design and development
  • Developing user stories
  • Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process
  • Liaising with the product team and end-users to deliver updates

What roles can I use the Product Owner Test for?

  • Product Owner
  • Product Manager

What topics are covered in the Product Owner Test?

Agile
Scrum
Scrum Framework
Product Roadmap
Sprint Planning
Vision
Product Backlog
Product Increment
Backlog Prioritization
Release Burndown Chart
MoSCow Technique
Waterfall

Certified Scrum Product Owner

CSPO
Scrum Team
Marketplace Knowledge
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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.


85%
reduction in screening time

FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

  • Non-googleable questions
  • IP proctoring
  • Web proctoring
  • Webcam proctoring
  • Plagiarism detection
  • Secure browser

Read more about the proctoring features.

How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.

I'm a candidate. Can I try a practice test?

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