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1. What is a Data Product Owner (DPO) responsible for?
Question 1A. Overseeing the development, maintenance and evolution of a data productB. Writing all of the code for a data product personallyC. Auditing the organisation's financial statementsD. Managing the physical data centreE. Approving employee holiday requests
2. Why are business leaders such as a Chief Data Officer (CDO) or Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) considered well suited to the Data Product Owner role?
Question 2A. Because they usually write the most codeB. Because they typically have a deep understanding of the organisation's strategic goals and data-driven needsC. Because they have no other responsibilitiesD. Because they manage the network infrastructureE. Because they are always the founders of the company
3. In which kind of organisation is a CTO or CIO suggested as a good fit for the Data Product Owner role?
Question 3A. Organisations with no IT departmentB. Small charitiesC. Organisations where data products are highly technical or integrated with broader IT systemsD. Organisations that have banned dashboardsE. Organisations run entirely by founders
4. What condition is placed on a visionary founder or CEO acting as Data Product Owner?
Question 4A. They must first obtain a data science degreeB. They must hand the role to IT within six monthsC. They must report to the CDOD. They should have a solid understanding of data and a clear vision of how it will add valueE. They must be the company's largest shareholder
5. Which candidate group for the Data Product Owner role includes Product Managers with data knowledge and senior Data Analysts?
Question 5A. Business LeadersB. Technical LeadersC. Data VisionariesD. Dedicated Data Product OwnersE. Cross-Functional Managers
6. Which of the following is NOT listed as a key skill or quality of a Data Product Owner?
Question 6A. Fluency in several foreign languagesB. Strategic thinkingC. Technical knowledgeD. User-centric mindsetE. Communication and collaboration
7. What does a user-centric mindset mean for a Data Product Owner?
Question 7A. Prioritising the DPO's own preferencesB. Focusing on the end-user experience and usabilityC. Measuring only the number of usersD. Restricting access to senior users onlyE. Designing the product for the IT department first
8. According to the guidance on choosing a Data Product Owner, what does the ideal choice depend on?
Question 8A. The number of offices the company hasB. The age of the company's database softwareC. The organisation's data maturity, business model and specific needsD. The size of the marketing budgetE. Whether the company is publicly listed
9. Which option does the author of I Am Datapedia! personally recommend for the Data Product Owner role?
Question 9A. Rotating the role among all managers each quarterB. Assigning it to the CEO in every organisationC. Leaving the role unfilled until the data product is matureD. Having Dedicated Data Product OwnersE. Outsourcing the role to a consultancy
10. What advantage does a Dedicated Data Product Owner offer regarding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)?
Question 10A. The DPO is exempt from having any KPIsB. KPIs are set by the consumers rather than the organisationC. KPIs are replaced by OKRsD. The DPO's KPIs are shared equally with every departmentE. Someone's KPIs are directly tied to the quality, usability and impact of data products