PM Role & Execution
PMs own the “what” and “why” of a product. Answer True or False
True
What is typically the first step when defining a product?
a) Writing code
b) Defining personas
c) Designing UI
d) Market research
d) Market research
Agile discourages documentation entirely. True or False?
False
Which RICE element measures certainty?
a) Reach
b) Confidence
c) Effort
d) Impact
b) Confidence
User churn is high after onboarding. What should the PM do first?
a) Build more features
b) Talk to engineering
c) Investigate activation and user feedback
d) Push marketing harder
c) Investigate activation and user feedback
Which best describes the role of a PM?
a) Prioritizing dev tasks
b) Defining product strategy
c) Writing API documentation
d) Managing team payroll
b) Defining product strategy
What best describes product-market fit?
a) When investors show interest
b) When roadmap is finalized
c) When the product satisfies a real user need repeatedly
d) When NPS is over 9
c) When the product satisfies a real user need repeatedly
What makes a user story “good”?
a) Large and open-ended
b) Always written by developers
c) Actionable, testable, and user-focused
d) Describes only backend tasks
c) Actionable, testable, and user-focused
MoSCoW model can be used for prioritizing user research tasks. True or False
True
All user requests should be built if they are technically feasible. True or False
False
PMs balance feasibility, viability, and what?
a) Security
b) Scalability
c) Desirability
d) Cost
c) Desirability
Which of the following is a signal to sunset (retire) a product?
a) Positive NPS
b) Rapidly growing market
c) Declining usage with poor ROI
d) New competitor enters
c) Declining usage with poor ROI
What is a Scrum Master responsible for?
a) Writing specs
b) Removing team blockers
c) Managing stakeholder demos
d) Prioritizing the backlog
b) Removing team blockers
Which model is more quantitative?
a) MoSCoW
b) RICE
b) RICE
Saying “yes” to every stakeholder request leads to:
a) Better teamwork
b) Faster sprints
c) Diluted product vision and tech debt
d) Higher net promoter score
c) Diluted product vision and tech debt
What skill is most critical when resolving stakeholder conflict?
Empathy
Which SDLC phase focuses on feasibility and ROI evaluation?
Planning
Which ceremony is focused on team introspection?
Retrospective
Which framework balances “Effort vs Value”?
Value vs Effort Matrix
Which product lens helps prioritize features based on emotional engagement and delight?
a) ROI analysis
b) Usability testing
c) Kano Model
d) AARRR Funnel
c) Kano Model
Which Agile activity is mostly owned by a PM?
Sprint-planning
In product lifecycle terms, what best describes “scaling traction”?
Growth Stage
What’s a key risk in skipping retrospectives?
Repeated process issues
What does low confidence do in RICE scoring?
Lowers score significantly
Which tool reduces bias in product roadmap decisions?
a) Standups
b) RICE Scoring
c) User reviews
d) Launch metrics
b) RICE Scoring