The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product. To effectively fulfill this responsibility, a holistic awareness of multiple domains is essential. This includes understanding the market landscape through competitive research (A), gathering direct input from users via customer feedback (B), setting a clear direction with a compelling product vision (C), and grounding decisions in reality through forecasting and feasibility analysis with the Developers (D). Each of these elements provides critical input for ordering the Product Backlog to optimize value delivery, making all of them necessary for the Product Owner's success.

A, B, C, D: These options are individually correct but incomplete. A Product Owner requires awareness of all these areas, not just one, to effectively maximize product value.

F: This option is incorrect as all the listed items are fundamental aspects of the Product Owner's role and responsibilities as described in the Scrum framework and product management principles.

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1. Schwaber

K.

& Sutherland

J. (2020). The Scrum Guide. Scrum.org.

Page 5: "The Product Owner is accountable for maximizing the value of the product resulting from the work of the Scrum Team... The Product Owner may represent the needs of many stakeholders in the Product Backlog." This supports the need for customer feedback

competitive research

and market awareness to determine value.

Page 6: The guide introduces the Product Goal as a long-term objective and a commitment

which is a concrete step toward the overall product vision.

2. Verwijs

C.

& Russo

D. (2022). What Do We Know About the Product Owner? A Systematic Literature Review. In Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (pp. 147-163). Springer

Cham.

Section 4.1

Table 2: This review synthesizes the role of the Product Owner from 61 primary studies. It identifies key activities and knowledge areas including "Vision and Goal Setting

" "Market Research

" and "Stakeholder Management

" which directly correspond to options C

A

and B. Feasibility (D) is an intrinsic part of backlog management in collaboration with the development team.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21383-810

3. Bass

J. M. (2019). The product owner in large-scale agile: A systematic literature review and an interview study. Information and Software Technology

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105-121.

Section 4.2: Discusses the PO's responsibility for "product vision and strategy

" which involves understanding the market

competitors

and customer segments to define a valuable product. This covers options A

B

and C.

4. MIT OpenCourseWare. (2016). 15.785 Digital Product Management. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Course Syllabus

Session Topics: The course outline covers essential Product Owner competencies such as "Understanding Customer Needs" (relates to B)

"Product Vision & Strategy" (relates to C)

"Competitive Analysis" (relates to A)

and "Agile Development & Roadmapping" (relates to D).