Which events directly reflect relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)

Iteration Retrospective, Inspect and Adapt

What is an anti-pattern of PI Planning?

Only Team Leads Attend In-Person

What is one option for coaching ART relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)

Optimize the whole, Fact-based Improvement

If the team anticipates a high risk with one of their objectives, what should they do?

Move it to Uncommitted Objectives

What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to team PI Objectives?

All PI Objectives are given a value of 10

In complex systems development, what do local integration points ensure?

Each Capability is meeting its responsibilities

Why is a Definition of Done important?

Creates a common understanding of what "complete" means

How does Business Value influence a team's plan?

Provides priority for implementation

What historical societal evolution is Dunbar's number based off of?

125-150 is the typical limit for the size of a village

What might an RTE do to facilitate growth in the Storming phase? (2 Correct Answers)

Surface & Resolve Inter- and Cross-Team Conflicts, Foster Relentless Improvement

What technique or tool is used in the Problem-Solving Workshop? (2 Correct Answers)

Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram, 5 Whys

You Have Reached the End of Ch.5

Woo Hoo!, On to Chapter 6!, Yay!, Can we do it again?!

What is a risk of not having an IP Iteration? (2 Correct Answers

No Time to Plan, Tyranny of the urgent' outweighs all innovation activities

As a RTE, what action might you take as an ART's Servant Leader?

Ask powerful questions to challenge perspectives

What is a mindset shift an RTE will need to make? (2 Correct Answers)

Letting teams self-organize to meet goals, Coaching Teams to Collaborate

What are the three primary keys to implementing flow? (2 Correct Answers)

Visualize and limit work in process (WIP), Reduce the batch sizes of work

What is true about teams? (2 Correct Answers)

If a team commits, they'll figure out how to make it, Teams are more productive than the same # of individuals

What is a reason why too much WIP is a problem?

It hides bottlenecks in the workflow

What anti-pattern can emerge during the scrum of scrums?

SMs report on the teams' task status each day

What is the #1 way to ensure LOW participation in Retrospectives at any level?

Never take action on improvement items

In the Problem-Solving Workshop, who should vote on root causes?

The team members working on that problem

What is an antipattern when motivating knowledge workers in a team? (2 Correct Answers)

Individual Recognition, Individual Bonuses

Which statement describes aspects uncommitted objectives? (2 Correct Answers)

Uncommitted objectives COUNT in a team's capacity, The team DOES NOT commit to uncommitted objectives

What is a responsibility of the System Team?

Maintains infrastructure & Staging Environment

Why should an organization responsibly decentralize some decisions?

Decrease delays caused by approvals

You Have Reached the End of Ch.3

Woo Hoo!, Can we do it again?!, Yay!, On to Chapter 4!

What is a benefit of continuously deploying using a DevOps model?

It lessens the severity and frequency of release failures

Metrics show that a team is struggling to deliver. What action should be AVOIDED?

Decide improvement actions for the team to implement

What is something an RTE could do to facilitate a large group? (2 Correct Answers)

Create a facilitation team to help, Optimize room layout for participation

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1
What are the first 2 stages of the Tuckman Model of high-performing teams?
Create a Sense of Urgency, Establish Vision
Tipping Point, Create Change Agents
Forming, Storming
Storming, Norming
2
Which events directly reflect relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)
Iteration Retrospective
Inspect and Adapt
PI Planning
Solution Demo
3
True or False: Absence of Trust is the key problem that leads to dysfunction in a team
true
false
4
What is an anti-pattern of PI Planning?
It occurs every 8-12 weeks for 2 days
Teams edit and/or create and plan Stories into iterations
Only Team Leads Attend In-Person
Product Managers present refined, prioritized Features
5
What is an example of an objective milestone in SAFe?
Requirements Completed
Daily Standup
System demo
Design Phase
6
What tool shows the amount of work in Kanban states over time?
Cumulative Flow Diagram
Burn-Down Chart
Program Board
Radar Chart
7
True or False: A Definition of Done may evolve as a team matures
true
false
8
What is one option for coaching ART relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)
Use self-assessments once a year
Optimize the whole
Fact-based Improvement
Highest-Paid Person decides what improvements should be made
9
If the team anticipates a high risk with one of their objectives, what should they do?
Designate a SME to guide the work
Take ownership of the risk
Move it to Uncommitted Objectives
Remove the objective entirely
10
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to team PI Objectives?
Business Owner talking to the team about their objectives
Objectives reflect alignment to the mission for the PI
All PI Objectives are given a value of 10
Assigning a range of numbers to the objectives
11
Who is one of the RTE's key collaborators? (2 Correct Answers)
Product Manager
Scrum Master
Executive
Compliance Auditor
12
Which Risks on the ROAM board are "open" and need to be followed-up on frequently?
Resolved
Owned
Mitigated
Accepted
13
What level of SAFe is the RTE located inside of?
Large Solution
Essential
Project
Portfolio
14
In complex systems development, what do local integration points ensure?
All team members have access to the current product status
That an application passes all QA tests before release
Each Capability is meeting its responsibilities
Common understanding of the system design
15
Why is a Definition of Done important?
Communicates goals to leadership
Standardizes Story Points across teams
Creates a common understanding of what "complete" means
Prioritizes the work
16
How does Business Value influence a team's plan?
Provides priority for implementation
Encourages restructuring of Agile Teams
Encourages descoping of low-value objectives
Provides goals for perfomance reporting
17
What historical societal evolution is Dunbar's number based off of?
5-11 people is a typical size for a Military Troop
125-150 is the typical limit for the size of a village
125-150 is the typical size of a 4-generation family
10-20 people is the average size of a classroom
18
What might an RTE do to facilitate growth in the Storming phase? (2 Correct Answers)
Surface & Resolve Inter- and Cross-Team Conflicts
Ignore Individual & Team Performance
Foster Relentless Improvement
Form new teams
19
What technique or tool is used in the Problem-Solving Workshop? (2 Correct Answers)
Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram
5 Whys
Blame Assignment
WSJF
20
You Have Reached the End of Ch.5
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 6!
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
21
What is a risk of not having an IP Iteration? (2 Correct Answers
No Time to Plan
More work gets done
Plans always complete on time
Tyranny of the urgent' outweighs all innovation activities
22
True or False: A team should see Features and Enablers for the first time at PI Planning
true
false
23
Which of the following is part of the Inspect & Adapt event?
Scrum of Scrums (SOS)
Problem-Solving Workshop
Team Breakouts
ROAM'ing the risks
24
As a RTE, what action might you take as an ART's Servant Leader?
Ask powerful questions to challenge perspectives
Show little empathy because PI Plans are non-negotiable
Encourage teams to use their IP Sprint for finishing tests
Enforce dates committed at PI Planning at any cost
25
What does the "L" stand for in the CALMR approach to DevOps?
Leadership
Leading Indicators
Lean Flow
Lead Time
26
System Integration should occur___
Once an Iteration
2-3 Times Per PI
Continuously
During the IP Iteration
27
What is a mindset shift an RTE will need to make? (2 Correct Answers)
Knowing all the answers
Letting teams self-organize to meet goals
Setting Deadlines
Coaching Teams to Collaborate
28
What are the three primary keys to implementing flow? (2 Correct Answers)
Resource Utilization
Increase number of testers
Visualize and limit work in process (WIP)
Reduce the batch sizes of work
29
What is a ceremony an RTE will facilitate?
Lean Portfolio Management Review
Daily Stand-Up
Iteration Planning
Inspect & Adapt
30
What is true about teams? (2 Correct Answers)
Teams need very detailed requirements to meet timelines
If a team commits, they'll figure out how to make it
Teams work best when they're at 100% utilization
Teams are more productive than the same # of individuals
31
What is one component of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
Continuous Delivery
Repect for People & Culture
Continuous Exploration
Release on Schedule
32
What is a reason why too much WIP is a problem?
It hides bottlenecks in the workflow
It shows that the overall system is inefficient
It does not provide a path towards technical mastery
Iteration Review events take too long
33
What anti-pattern can emerge during the scrum of scrums?
SMs report on the teams' task status each day
SMs work with the RTE to resolve risks and impediments
SMs have a 15-minute meet-after with the RTE
SMs bring in risks and impediments for escalation
34
What is the #1 way to ensure LOW participation in Retrospectives at any level?
Never take action on improvement items
Encourage collaboration
Vary retrospective techniques and metaphors
Escalate improvements that can't be fixed at current level
35
What is a critical component of PI Planning Readiness? (2 Correct Answers)
PI Objectives
ART & Team Rosters
Facilities
Dependency Map
36
In the Problem-Solving Workshop, who should vote on root causes?
C-Suite Stakeholders
Business Owners
The team members working on that problem
Scrum Masters and Product Owners
37
Release validated solutions on ___________
PI
Cadence
Demand
Command
38
What is an antipattern when motivating knowledge workers in a team? (2 Correct Answers)
Mastery & Knowledge Sharing
Individual Recognition
Individual Bonuses
Autonomy and Self-Organization
39
Which statement describes aspects uncommitted objectives? (2 Correct Answers)
Uncommitted Objectives DO NOT COUNT in a team's capacity
Uncommitted objectives COUNT in a team's capacity
The team DOES COMMIT to uncommitted objectives
The team DOES NOT commit to uncommitted objectives
40
What improves collaboration between Teams and Stakeholders for the ART?
System quality measurements
The program predictability measure
Lean Budgets
Program Kanban
41
True or False: A RTE should set up everything for PI Planning alone.
true
false
42
What is a responsibility of the System Team?
Perform Unit Testing
Build the solution
Maintains infrastructure & Staging Environment
Determines System Architecture
43
What key ceremony does the RTE facilitate where impediments to the teams may be surfaced?
PO Sync
Scrum of Scrums (SOS)
Daily Stand-Up
System Demo
44
Why should an organization responsibly decentralize some decisions?
Reduce WIP limits
Increase Mastery of Knowledge Workers
Decrease delays caused by approvals
Enable large batches
45
You Have Reached the End of Ch.3
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
On to Chapter 4!
46
What part of the CDP encourages System Demos from an integrated environment?
Continuous Exploration
Continuous Deployment
Continuous Integration
Release On Demand
47
What is a benefit of continuously deploying using a DevOps model?
Leading Indicators are established early
Releases are prone to human error
It lessens the severity and frequency of release failures
Compliance is built in incrementally
48
Metrics show that a team is struggling to deliver. What action should be AVOIDED?
Find and provide coaching on Continuous Integration
Retrain team members on Agile practices
Decide improvement actions for the team to implement
Hold a Team and Technical Agility self-assessment
49
What is something an RTE could do to facilitate a large group? (2 Correct Answers)
Create a facilitation team to help
Trust your tools to work without testing them
Do nothing
Optimize room layout for participation
50
Who is responsible for assisting to establish Continuous Integration in SAFe?
Agile Teams
Shared Services
The System Architect/Engineer
The System Team
51
What tool shows the progress toward completion of committed work in a PI?
Radar Chart
Program Board
Burn-Down Chart
Cumulative Flow Diagram
52
What are the 2 Items that may be found in the ART Backlog?
Features
Enablers
Epics
Stories
53
You Have Reached the End of Ch.1
Can we do it again?!
On to Chapter 2!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
54
How does decentralized decision-making relate to system design?
Teams emerge the design of the system
Teams make long-lasting architectural decisions
Teams decide how to allocate functions to subsystems
Teams design subsystems and interfaces
55
True or False: Kanban boards are based off of PULL rather than PUSH
true
false
56
At the end of Day 1, what might leaders do to resolve Bottlenecks in the ART?
Implement Portfolio Kanban WIP Limits
Redistribute User Stories between teams
Rebalance Skills among teams by moving People
Nothing
57
Agile Manifesto: Our Highest Goal is to ___
Negotiate the most Valuable Contract
Deliver Working Products Early and Often to the Customer
Deliver perfect Requirements and Specifications
Have 0% Varience in Scope, Schedule and Cost
58
What is a normal size for an ART?
150
75
30
200
59
Conway's law states that…
An ART should be 50-125 members
To reduce wait time, you should decrease queue length
Anything that can happen, will happen
System designs often mimic the communication structure
60
What is a type of Agile team used in SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Component Teams
Application Teams
Separate Dev & Test Teams
Feature Teams
61
True or False: A System Demo must be performed in an Integrated Environment
false
true
62
What is the value of periodic resynchronization?
It causes multiple events to happen serially
WIP is maximized
Products that are delivered earlier provide more value
Limits variance to a single time interval
63
What is the foundation of the SAFe House of Lean?
Leadership
Lean Portfolio Management
Repect for People & Culture
Customer Collaboration
64
What is a key characteristic of a Servant Leader? (2 Correct Answers)
Coordinate contributions
Direct outcomes
Create and environment of mutual influence
Applies systems thinking
65
What tool can be used to determine Agile Maturity?
Team & Technical Agility Self-Assessment
There are no known tools
Agile Product Delivery Self-Assessment
RTE's should create their own assessment
66
What is a characteristic of a Business Owner? (2 Correct Answers)
Can competently author Features
Can help eliminate impediments for the ART
Can approve and defend PI Plans
Can make key technology decisions for the ART
67
Which ART Ceremony practices the principle of Relentless Improvement?
System Demo
PI Planning
SOS
Inspect & Adapt Workshop
68
Which part of the Day 1 Morning PIP Agenda would the RTE be most likely to present?
Feature Vision
Planning Context
Business Context
Architecture Vision
69
A well-stated problem includes the ___, Where, When, and ___. (2 Correct Answers)
Who
Why
Impact
What
70
Which of the core competencies of the Lean Enterprise helps align strategy and execution?
Lean Portfolio Management
Organizational Agility
Agile Product Delivery
Alignment
71
DevOps bridges the gap between ___ Features and ___ Solutions
New & Stable
Old & Unstable
Exciting & Antiquated
Unreliable & Reliable
72
What level of SAFe does the RTE interact with?
Essential
Team
Portfolio
Large Solution
73
You Have Reached the End of Ch.4
On to Chapter 5!
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
74
A key aspect of a Servant Leader is that...
Keep the team working an an indefinitely increasing pace
Encourage and support personal development
They can make commitments for their team
Use authority rather than persuasion
75
What is a risk that the Program Board can make evident? (2 Correct Answers)
Bottlenecks
Forecasted Features
Internal Team Dependencies
Complex Cross-Team Dependencies
76
You Have Reached the End of Ch.6
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 7!
77
You Have Reached the End of Ch.7
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
I'm Ready for the Exam!
78
During PI Planning, the SOS checkpoints help accomplish which two actions? (2 Correct Answers)
Increasing Team Velocities
Writing PI Objectives
Exposing Risks, Impediments, & Dependencies
Keeping Planning Milestones On Track
79
What is an anti-pattern you might see at Inspect & Adapt? (2 Correct Answers)
SMs help facilitate team preparation for System Demo
Improvement items don't make it into the Program Backlog
Scrum Masters help RTE gather data for Quantitative Analysis
No actionable improvement Features are created
80
What is the primary focus area of the Product Manager?
Technology
Content Management
Program Execution
81
What does Value Stream Mapping surface that RTE's need to focus on?
Bottlenecks
Risks
Dependencies
Process Time & Lead Time
82
What team-level role is an RTE most like?
Delivery Team Member
Product Owner
Scrum Master
83
True or False: The I&A Workshop is likely to evolve over time
false
true
84
What is one of the recommendations for creating a one-team culture? (2 Correct Answers)
Only communicate the vision externally
Learn together
Connect teams with shared identity and experiences
Keep the leader separated from the group
85
What tool/technique visualizes the system of steps to produce value?
Value Stream Mapping
Epic Creation
Work-Breakdown Structure
Creating a Kanban Board
86
What is a good size for an Agile team?
15
8
3
20
87
What is found on a program board? (2 Correct Answers)
Risks
Features
Stories
Milestones
88
Which is an aspect of systems thinking?
You cannot scale crappy code
Continuous Exploration
Optimizing a component does not optimize the system
Optimizing a component at the expense of the system
89
You Have Reached the End of Ch.2
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 3!
Yay!
90
True or False: Automation can reduce the Holding Cost
true
false
91
What tool helps an ART make time for Enablers alongside Features?
Accurate User Story Sizing
Dedicated Enabler Teams
Team Backlog Prioritization
Capacity Allocation
92
PI Objectives are committed to ____
Before PI Planning
During PI Planning
After PI Planning
93
What is one possible type of adjustment Management could bring into Day 2 of PI Planning?
Business priorities
Changes to Team Objectives
Tell a team to increase their capacity/velocity
Changes to User Stories
94
As a RTE, if your ART is experiencing Lack of Commitment, what can you do?
Encourabe teams to point all stories higher
Lead Retro to ideate on making realistic shared commitments
Invite manager(s) to all Planning and Review Meetings
Encourage reducing team velocity by half
95
What are responsibilities of an RTE? (2 Correct Answers)
Attend all teams's ceremonies
Foster collaboration between teams
Facilitate Program Ceremonies/Events
Manage the Feature Backlog
96
The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs
When an Outage Occurs
When the Scrum Master thinks it's necessary
Annually
As the last iteration of each PI
97
Why should an RTE ask powerful questions instead of giving answers? (2 Correct Answers)
They lead the person exactly where you want them to go
They avoid conflict
They are thought-provoking
They surface underlying assumptions
98
Why is it critical to have teams interact during PI Planning?
To create best operating practices
To evenly distribute knowledge and capacity
To resolve impediments
To refine Features
99
What is one output of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
PI Objectives
Vision
Program Board
Project Plan
100
Why might an ART never make it to the "Performing" stage of the Tuckman Model?
There is no one guiding them
The Lead Dev retires
The Project gets terminated early
The team is given new Features that require new skills

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