What is one trait of a servant leader? L2-12

Persuades rather than using authority

What should Scrum Masters do to help teams prep for a PI Planning draft plan? L3-41

Identify risks and dependencies for management review.

What is a benefit of using the IP Iteration as intended, the Scrum Master could explain to Team A L5-5

The team can participate in hackathons

According to SAFe, what is one Iteration Retrospective anti-pattern? L4-53

The team only brings up issues that are outside of their control to address

What is one way uncommitted objectives help Agile Teams make a plan for the PI? L3-10

They maintain the predictability of achieving the objectives

How can a team manage a PI Objective with high uncertainty? L3-10

Move it to uncommitted objectives

What is one element of the CALMR approach to DevOps? L4-57

Create a culture of shared responsibility

What is one benefit of holding regular system demos? L4-38

Deliverables are reviewed with stakeholders

What is one anti-pattern that indicates a team is overcommitting to work? L4-14

Capacity and load are exactly the same

What is one organizing attribute that teams share with the other teams on their ART? L1-40

Synchronization to a common cadence

Team A releases new app features with customer feedback - which high-performing trait is shown? L2-18

Using regular feedback loops built into the learning cycle

Which of the following types of information is shared between the teams on an ART? L3-6

A common mission using a single backlog

According to SAFe, how many Stories should teams maintain in their backlog? L4-32

2-3 Iterations of refined Stories

What might Team A miss by using the IP Iteration for ongoing work? L5-7

Managing ART risks and communication

What is one way to manage the timebox for effective Team Syncs? L4-17

Detail-heavy topics? Schedule a post-Sync meet

What is one benefit of having an IP Iteration every PI? L5-5

Time for innovation and continuing education

How can servant leaders encourage team member personal growth? L1-39

Pair team members for new or unique work

Team new workflow failed, yet the team was excited about the learnings. Which Agile trait does this show? L2-43

A safe environment for taking risks without fear of embarrassment

What is one way to ensure a team is holding successful Iteration Reviews and demos? L4-39

The team demos working functionality

Which statement is true about the team backlog? L1-29

It's where the team refines possible Stories

What is a team's primary goal in an Iteration? L1-28

Delivering working functionality at the end of the Iteration

How can teams use Iteration planning to stay aligned on their work? L4-6

By committing to a set of goals to be delivered

What is the intended value of the Backlog Refinement event? L4-30

The team is able to prepare requirements for Iteration Planning

What is one purpose of acceptance criteria? L3-18

To identify how the Story can be validated

What is a common anti-pattern for teams trying to prepare their draft objectives at PI planning? L3-41

Too much time is spent analyzing each Story

What is one example of Scrum Masters/Team Coaches helping without diminishing the commitment of others? L2-12

Facilitating necessary meetings for the team

What is one characteristic of high-performing teams? L2-18

Having fun with the work and with each other

What is one benefit of moving from waterfall to Agile delivery? L1-14

Deliver value to customers earlier

What benefit does using IP Iteration as planned offer? L5-6

The team can prepare for PI planning

What is one benefit of having an IP Iteration every PI? L5-6

It creates a timeboxed opportunity for team growth

What is one purpose of the Coach Sync? L2-38

To gain visibility into progress

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1
What is one trait of a servant leader? L2-12
Persuades rather than using authority
Solves problems on behalf of the team
Deflects information that could change the team's work
Determines the day-to-day activities for the team
2
What should Scrum Masters do to help teams prep for a PI Planning draft plan? L3-41
Align on how the team will questions about their proposed objectives
Secure support from other teams on how work will be shared and completed
Have Stories ready for the first two Iterations
Identify risks and dependencies for management review.
3
What is a benefit of using the IP Iteration as intended, the Scrum Master could explain to Team A L5-5
The team can participate in hackathons
The team can perform needed system maintenance
The team can find time to participate in ad hoc groups
The team can consider additional retrospective action items
4
Which of the following statements describes a servant leader? L2-11
Helps reduce team workload
Streamlines info for team focus
Shields team from blame
Puts team growth first
5
According to SAFe, what is the recommended first step of Iteration Planning? L4-6
Review the prior Iteration
Facilitate a confidence vote
Establish capacity
Analyze the team backlog
6
During which of the following Agile Team events do team members estimate relative story sizes? L4-31
Iteration Retrospective
Backlog Refinement
Iteration Planning
Iteration Review
7
What is one potential root cause of Team Sync anti-patterns? L4-18
Lack of collective ownership
Overcommunication between team members
Occasional conflict within the team
Frequent verification and integration during the Iteration
8
Which of the following events aligns teams on a train? L3-6
Iteration Planning
Coach Sync
Architect Sync
PI Planning
9
Which key problem is the foundation of team dysfunction? L2-42
Too much work in process
Absence of trust
Incomplete team composition
Skill disparity between members
10
According to SAFe, what is one Iteration Retrospective anti-pattern? L4-53
The team only shares issues that are too big to be solved
The team only shares issues that are too small
The team only shares issues that cannot be measured
The team only brings up issues that are outside of their control to address
11
What is one way uncommitted objectives help Agile Teams make a plan for the PI? L3-10
They maintain the predictability of achieving the objectives
They ensure the team has additional development options
They create an opportunity for teams to take on harder work
They generate additional ways to measure team progress
12
How can a team manage a PI Objective with high uncertainty? L3-10
Move it to uncommitted objectives
Reprioritize other work
Increase the associated Story size estimates
Split the objective
13
What is the first step of the problem-solving workshop? L5-15
Restate the new problem for the biggest root cause
Identify the biggest root cause
Agree on the problem to solve
Perform a root-cause analysis
14
According to SAFe, what is one common characteristic of effective Scrum Masters/Team Coaches? L2-45
Competitive
Conflict navigator
Charismatic
Ambitious
15
What is one element of the CALMR approach to DevOps? L4-57
Create a flow of value
Create a culture of shared responsibility
Commit to accelerated delivery
Communicate risk
16
What is one benefit of holding regular system demos? L4-38
Problems can be escalated to ART leadership
Deliverables are reviewed with stakeholders
Bottlenecks can be identified early by the teams
Execution can be measured across the whole ART
17
What is one anti-pattern that indicates a team is overcommitting to work? L4-14
Team velocity increases over time
Capacity and load are exactly the same
Flow time is decreasing
Team members are pulling in work from future Iterations
18
What is one organizing attribute that teams share with the other teams on their ART? L1-40
Prioritization across all backlogs
Facilitation techniques amongst all meetings
Simultaneous release in one pipeline
Synchronization to a common cadence
19
In which team development stage do members prioritize collective work methods over individual goals? L2-19
Transforming
Norming
Storming
Forming
20
Who are important attendees to the PI System Demo? L5-10
Feature Owners
Portfolio Management
Business Owners
Board Members
21
Team A releases new app features with customer feedback - which high-performing trait is shown? L2-18
Taking appropriate risks without fear of failure
Focusing on success over trying to avoid failures
Balancing abilities on the team with the challenge of the work
Using regular feedback loops built into the learning cycle
22
Which of the following types of information is shared between the teams on an ART? L3-6
A common mission using a single backlog
A set of regulations
A set of metrics
A commitment to business agility
23
According to SAFe, how many Stories should teams maintain in their backlog? L4-32
2-3 months of refined Stories
2-3 PIs of refined Stories
2-3 Iterations of refined Stories
2-3 weeks of refined Stories
24
What might Team A miss by using the IP Iteration for ongoing work? L5-7
New solution approaches
Managing ART risks and communication
Building team relationships
Collaborating and understanding dependencies
25
What is one way to manage the timebox for effective Team Syncs? L4-17
Detail-heavy topics? Schedule a post-Sync meet
Talkative member? Use a timer, then finish
Confused about flow? Visualize with Kanban.
Latecomer? They speak last.
26
What is one benefit of having an IP Iteration every PI? L5-5
Time for teams to take vacation
Time for innovation and continuing education
Time for teams to complete quality testing
Time for more team communication
27
How can servant leaders encourage team member personal growth? L1-39
Encourage more time in their role over formal learning
Assign development paths based on current skills
Pair team members for new or unique work
Encourage work within comfortable areas
28
Team new workflow failed, yet the team was excited about the learnings. Which Agile trait does this show? L2-43
Mutual trust that allows for both healthy conflict and reliance on others
Mutual trust that allows for both healthy conflict and reliance on others
Enjoying the work and working together
A safe environment for taking risks without fear of embarrassment
29
According to SAFe, what is one output of a successful Iteration Retrospective? L4-50
Iteration Goals
Updated ART metrics
Improvement Stories
Updated dependencies between Stories
30
What is one way to ensure a team is holding successful Iteration Reviews and demos? L4-39
The team ensures they complete every Story
The team shares improving metrics
The team demos working functionality
The team swarms to prepare for demos
31
Which statement is true about the team backlog? L1-29
It's where the team finalizes work
It's where the team commits to work
It's where the team refines possible Stories
It's where Stories are accepted
32
What is one Scrum value that can help Agile Teams create transparency? L1-24
Respect
Persistence
Communication
Empathy
33
What is a team's primary goal in an Iteration? L1-28
Maintaining steady team syncs across the Iteration
Delivering working functionality at the end of the Iteration
Managing scope at the start of the Iteration
Sharing progress with the organization during the Iteration
34
Team B has differing ideas for a solution. Which high-performing team trait aids in reaching a consensus? L3-40
Mutual trust
Clear goals and purpose
Effective decision-making
Healthy conflict
35
How can teams use Iteration planning to stay aligned on their work? L4-6
By committing to a set of goals to be delivered
By sharing Stories that could be pairing opportunities
By reviewing its processes before the next iteration
By agreeing on a meeting timebox
36
According to SAFe, which of the following metrics are reported at the Inspect and Adapt event? L5-13
ART cycle velocity
Cumulative value measure
ART predictability measure
Cumulative value rate
37
What is one Scrum value that can help Agile Teams create transparency? L1-24
Communication
Openness
Commitment
Patience
38
During which event can Scrum Masters/Team Coaches escalate ART-level impediments? L2-38
Product Sync
System Sync
PO sync
Coach Sync
39
What is the intended value of the Backlog Refinement event? L4-30
The team aligns on the progress of Iteration Goals
The team is able to prepare requirements for Iteration Planning
The team reviews and improves processes before the next Iteration
The team is able to commit to a set of goals
40
What is one purpose of acceptance criteria? L3-18
To capture the necessary steps of the Story
To identify how the Story can be validated
To explain how the Story will benefit Customers
To identify which Customers will benefit from the Story
41
What is a common anti-pattern for teams trying to prepare their draft objectives at PI planning? L3-41
Too much time is spent analyzing each Story
Too much time is spent discussing priority of work on the team
Too much time is spent negotiating the sequence of work
Too much time is spent solutioning risks and dependencies
42
What is one example of Scrum Masters/Team Coaches helping without diminishing the commitment of others? L2-12
Demoing the team's completed work
Encouraging handoffs so each team member contributes to the work
Facilitating necessary meetings for the team
Coaching the team to refrain from relying on external resources
43
What is one characteristic of high-performing teams? L2-18
Having shared interests outside of work
Having fun with the work and with each other
Having similar backgrounds and points of view
Having a competitive drive between team members
44
What is one element of the CALMR approach to DevOps? L4-57
Maximize work in process
Relentlessly reduce risk
Lean flow accelerates delivery
Activate the knowledge worker
45
What is one benefit of moving from waterfall to Agile delivery? L1-14
Share designs efficiently with contributors
Manage requirements across teams easily
Support customer communications regularly
Deliver value to customers earlier
46
What is one element on the Scrum Master/Team Coach responsibility wheel? L2-6
Facilitate Coach Sync
Facilitate PI Planning
Facilitate a Community of Practice
Facilitate an Agile Team charter workshop
47
What is one issue that can occur without DevOps? L4-56
Customer talk vs. research gap
Deployers vs. feedback collectors issue
Challenges between Dev & Ops
Designers vs. testers challenge
48
What benefit does using IP Iteration as planned offer? L5-6
The team can allocate time for vacation
The team can take time for personal appointments
The team can prepare for PI planning
The team can do team building activities
49
What is one example of an Agile Team development practice? L1-15
Tracking regulations
Visualizing effort
Writing requirements
Demoing frequently
50
What is one benefit of having an IP Iteration every PI? L5-6
It creates a chance for teams to manage quality
It creates a guardrail for teams working too hard
It creates an estimating buffer for meeting PI objectives
It creates a timeboxed opportunity for team growth
51
What is one purpose of the Coach Sync? L2-38
To share facilitation ideas
To gain visibility into progress
To perform ART retrospectives
To prioritize the Coach backlog
52
What is one responsibility of a Scrum Master/Team Coach? L2-6
Prioritizing the backlog
Testing the system
Demoing the system
Improving flow
53
What is one practice Scrum Masters/Team Coaches can use to run successful meetings? L2-26
Schedule meetings around the Product Owner
Leave meetings with clear action items
Allow individuals to override timeboxes to ensure full discussions
Maintain vague agendas to allow for any urgent issues
54
What is one example of an Agile Team development practice? L1-15
Facilitating meetings
Timeboxing discussions
Exploring diagnostics
Sequencing processes
55
What is one intended outcome of the problem-solving workshop? L5-15
Develop solutions to recognized problems that blocked work
Create improvement backlog items as planned work
Generate innovative approaches to common issues
Form working groups to better understand issues from the PI
56
What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can help teams improve flow? L1-39
Coach team members to combine work into bigger Stories
Direct team members to work in their domain of expertise
Encourage hand-offs
Work with team members to establish a team Kanban board
57
What is the intended value of the Team Sync event? L2-23
The team reviews and improves processes before the next Iteration
The team commits to a set of goals for the Iteration
The team aligns on the progress of Iteration Goals
The team prepares requirements for Iteration Planning
58
What is one way the Scrum Master/Team Coach can support the Inspect and Adapt? L5-16
Provide team data
Host a brainstorm
Create an agenda
Supply templates
59
What is one example of effective Scrum Masters/Team Coaches thinking beyond the day-to-day? L2-12
Coaching the team to focus on writing smaller Stories
Help the team prioritize improvement activities to ensure progress
Encourage the team to focus on moving Stories through the system
Facilitating Team Sync to focus on value delivered throughout the Iteration
60
What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can support Iteration Execution? L4-17
Facilitate team events
Build value stream maps
Prioritize the team backlog
Assign story points for each User Story
61
What is one Scrum Master/Team Coach technique for guiding team members toward finding solutions together? L2-29
Facilitating a process improvement workshop
Asking powerful questions
Bringing in new team members to refresh the team dynamic
Pairing team members to grow T-shaped skills
62
According to SAFe, which of the following types of work should fit into one Iteration for one team? L3-14
Stories
Tasks
Features
Epics
63
What is one way Agile Teams can use an Iteration retrospective to build relentless improvement? L4-50
By reviewing team metrics
By reviewing goals and reflecting on what did not happen according to plan
By discussing completed work
By writing improvement Stories
64
Per SAFe, what key Scrum Master trait is vital for team coaching acceptance? L2-12
Empathy
Optimism
Agreeableness
Fairness
65
What can a Scrum Master recommend to a team that is showing signs of burnout? L5-7
A communicative retrospective at the end of each Iteration
A constructive IP Iteration at the end of each PI
A careful plan at the beginning of each Iteration
A collective Iteration Review and demo each Iteration
66
According to SAFe, what is the method Scrum Masters/Team Coaches should use to visualize team delivery? L4-23
Cumulative value diagram
Cycle Time
Burn-up chart
ART capacity
67
What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can build a high-performing team? L2-18
Encourage handoffs to allow each team member to contribute
Encourage team members to acquire T-shaped skills
Suppress team conflicts to encourage more productivity
Assign Stories so the team does not have to pull from the Kanban
68
What is one anti-pattern that emerges when teams do not spend enough time refining the backlog? L4-32
Teams arrive to Iteration Planning without specified goals
Teams enter retrospectives without improvement ideas
Teams enter new Iterations without enough Stories prepared
Teams arrive to Team Sync without progress to share
69
What could Team A lose by misusing the IP Iteration? L5-7
Renewal of motivation
Keeping technical skills updated.
Individual team members could lose an opportunity to learn from one another
View of work holistically.
70
What are the three parts of an Inspect and Adapt event? L5-9
Retrospective, measurement, and Strategic Theme presentation
PI Demo, measurement, and problem-solving workshop
Business value review, root cause analysis, and retrospective
Workshop, business value review, and Strategic Theme presentation
71
What is one goal of the Iteration Review? L4-38
To identify dependencies in the backlog
To demonstrate completed Stories from the prior PI
To receive feedback on the increment
To add acceptance criteria to Stories in the Iteration
72
What is one way a servant leader can support team members in decision-making? L2-12
Give each team member the opportunity to contribute
Perform regular retrospectives on behalf of the team
Identify solutions to problems the team surfaces
Support teams in affinity mapping their concerns
73
What is one aspect of the Scrum Master/Team Coach role as it relates to PI Planning? L3-69
Briefing the team before planning
Perform the ART confidence vote
Participate in management review and problem-solving
Facilitate Coach Sync
74
What is one method a Scrum Master/Team Coach can use to help teams overcome a fear of conflict? L2-45
Scheduling regular Team Syncs
Enforcing work-in-process limits
Aligning to shared commitments
Giving every team member the opportunity to contribute
75
What is one Agile development value? L1-17
Risk-taking over process development
Healthy interactions over detailed plans
Working teams over busy individuals
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
76
What is one responsibility of a Scrum Master/Team Coach? L2-6
Accepting completed work
Supporting Iteration Execution
Assigning points for each user story
Attending PO Sync
77
What is one question a Scrum Master/Team Coach must answer during PI Planning Coach Sync? L3-44
Have you found Features that need refining?
Have you identified any ART risks?
Have you written Stories for each of the Iterations?
Have you defined your top priority work?
78
According to SAFe, what is one approach to retrospectives? L4-49
Ensure the event ends with essential working agreements
Ensure the event ends with sustainable ideas for the next Iteration
Ensure the event ends with actionable improvement items for the backlog
Ensure the event ends with relevant goals for handling dependencies
79
What is one Scrum Master/Team Coach anti-pattern during Iteration Retrospectives? L4-53
They focus only on what to improve and not what to preserve
They do not invite people outside of the team
They do not to vote on action items
They focus mostly on problems within the team's control
80
What is one benefit of PI Planning? L3-7
It maximizes team capacity
It aligns the ART to established DevOps practices
It fosters cross-team dependencies
Allows for faster decision-making
81
How does the "C" in the CALMR approach to DevOps help teams manage tensions caused by differing needs? L4-57
Establishing communication between different teams
By committing to a balance of speed and quality
By identifying a collaborative approach to deployment
By creating a culture of shared responsibility
82
What is one anti-pattern of the Inspect and Adapt? L5-16
Product Managers lead the problem-solving workshop
Product Owners present all of the work in the PI System demo
Too many teams present Enablers and technical debt
Not enough preparation goes into the quantitative and qualitative section
83
What is one practice Scrum Masters/Team Coaches can use to facilitate conflict management? L2-47
Implement a formal complaints system
Escalate conflicts to the Release Train Engineer
Enforce working agreements
Encourage team members to resolve conflicts on their own
84
What is one purpose of Iteration Goals? L4-11
To communicate which Stories will be completed during the Iteration
To align team members to common objectives
To identify what to present in System Demo
To get feedback from the organization
85
Team A wants to use the IP Iteration as usual work. What's a benefit of using it as intended? L5-7
Time for infrastructure improvements
Time for writing requirements
Time for neglected maintenance work
Time for additional customer feedback
86
What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can help improve ART performance? L2-35
Run an Agile Team charter workshop
Facilitate cross-team collaboration
Communicate the PI Planning agenda
Prioritize the ART backlog for PI Planning
87
Which SAFe event supports Agile Teams to measure the outcome of the Iteration? L4-38
The Iteration review
The Team Sync
The System Demo
The Team Retrospective
88
What is one anti-pattern of the Inspect and Adapt? L5-16
Not enough team members attend the PI System demo
Only one problem is identified by each team in the retrospective
No actionable improvement Features are created
Too many ideas enter the problem-solving workshop
89
What is one recommended practice for Scrum Master when facilitating Iteration Review? L4-39
Encourage the team member with the best presentation skills to demo
Limit participants to just the team members
Begin to consider how and what to demo in Iteration Planning
Encourage team members to spend 3+ hours preparing
90
What is one SAFe Core Competency?
Design Thinking Practices
Built-in Quality
Growth Mindset
Agile Product Delivery

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