What are the last 2 steps of the SAFe Implementation Roadmap?

Extend to the Portfolio, Sustain and Improve

Frequent Demos at the Team, Program, and Solution Level provide...

Early Validation of a Working System/Solution

What is one issue with phase gate milestones

Forces Decisions to be made too early

Which of these statement supports the Core Value of Built-In Quality?

You can't scale crappy code (or hardware, or anything else)

What is the 2nd step of the Problem-Solving Workshop?

Apply Root Cause Analysis (Fishbone diagram)

When does an Epic go into Implementing on the Portfolio Kanban?

When an ART commits to Features for it at PI Planning

What is an anti-pattern of PI Planning?

Only Team Leads Attend In-Person

What is one of the Core Competencies in SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)

Lean Portfolio Management, Team and Technical Agility

The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs...

As the last iteration of each PI

What is one benefit of SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)

Faster Time-to-Market, Higher Employee Engagement

What must leaders do in a SAFe environment?

Know what they must do to support the transformation

What is the end goal of DevOps?

To deliver value faster and more reliably

What roles would likely be in the Strategy &Investment Funding of LPM? (2 Correct Choices)

Enterprise Executives, Business Owners

What is one input to PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)

Vision, Prioritized Features (usually Top 10)

Why should Story Point Estimating be a whole-team exercise?

To create shared commitment and understanding

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1
Which one of these is a Scrum Ceremony?
Iteration Planning
Feature Refinement
PI Planning
Status Call
2
Which Program Role owns, maintains, and refines the Program Backlog of Features?
Product Manager
System Architect/Engineer
Release Train Engineer
Business Owner
3
What is a motivator for knowledge workers
Mastery
Power
Vacation Time
Money
4
What are the last 2 steps of the SAFe Implementation Roadmap?
Coach ART Execution, Launch More ARTs and Value Streams
Extend to the Portfolio, Sustain and Improve
Create the Implementation Plan, Launch ART
Management Decision to go SAFe, Launch ART
5
How often should a developer integrate their code?
Continuously
Once per Iteration
Twice per Program Increment
Daily
6
What Team Role is responsible for working out interdependencies with other Teams?
Release Train Engineer
Product Owner
Development Team
SCRUM Master
7
Frequent Demos at the Team, Program, and Solution Level provide...
No Value
Early Validation of a Working System/Solution
Great Marketing Videos
Risk Reduction
8
In its most simple form, what is the Solution Intent.
A document
A document repository
9
Multiple… Improve economic results
Design Sets
Project Plans
Columns of Uncertainty
SCRUM Masters
10
True or False: Stretch Objectives are counted in the Actual/Achieved Value.
false
true
11
What is one issue with phase gate milestones
Lack of Detail
Forces Decisions to be made too early
Uses a set based approach
No Solid Plan
12
All Epics need a ___ to gain approval from Lean Portfolio Management to proceed.
Work Breakdown Structure
Domain Driven Estimate
Lean Business Case
Business Justification
13
Which of these statement supports the Core Value of Built-In Quality?
Teams must commit to all Features in PI Planning
All End-to-End testing is done in the IP Iteration
Quality Checks are done at the end of each iteration
You can't scale crappy code (or hardware, or anything else)
14
What is one practice you could use to Collaborate & Research during Continuous Exploration?
Threat Modeling
WSJF
Create Detailed AIS
Gemba Walks
15
In SAFe, the cost per Program Increment should be ____
Variable
Decreasing over time
Based off of Feature Sizing Estimates
Fixed (Stable)
16
Stretch Objectives are ____
Planned and committed
Completed only if there is budget for overtime
Planned but not committed
Completed only if the team has time
17
Once an MVP has been evaluated, you can either ___ or ___
Release Immediately | Hold Until Beneficial to Release
Pivot | Persevere
Transition to Sustaining | Decommission
Perform Additional Testing | Move on to a New Project
18
What is the 2nd step of the Problem-Solving Workshop?
Assign Blame
Brainstorm Solutions
Apply Root Cause Analysis (Fishbone diagram)
Run a full regression test on the system
19
Which of these is a Team Ceremony
PI Planning
Inspect & Adapt
Project Status Call
Iteration Planning
20
PI Planning occurs...
Once a Quarter
Twice Annually
During the IP Iteration
On an As-Needed Basis
21
True or False: The traditional V-Model of testing delays feedback.
true
false
22
When does an Epic go into Implementing on the Portfolio Kanban?
When an Executive commits to a date
When an ART commits to Features for it at PI Planning
After the Go/No-Go Decision
As soon as the Lean Business Case is approved
23
PI Objectives are committed to ____
After PI Planning
During PI Planning
Before PI Planning
24
What tool governs the flow of Epics?
Program Kanban
Portfolio Kanban
Solution Kanban
Portfolio Canvas
25
DevOps helps bridge the gap between ____ features and ____ solutions.
Untested, Perfect
Exciting, Boring
New, Stable
Old, Unstable
26
What connects the Enterprise to the Portfolio in SAFe?
Epics
Strategic Themes
Funding Sources
Capabilities
27
What is an anti-pattern of PI Planning?
Only Team Leads Attend In-Person
Product Managers present refined, prioritized Features
It occurs every 8-12 weeks for 2 days
Teams edit and/or create and plan Stories into iterations
28
What role is the Servant-Leader on a Solution Train?
Product Manager
Release Train Engineer
Business Owner
System Architect/Engineer
29
What is one of the Core Competencies in SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Project Management
Relentless Improvement
Lean Portfolio Management
Team and Technical Agility
30
Who assigns Business Value to PI Objectives?
Business Owner
Product Owner
Product Manager
Team - Self Assessed
31
What does the "L" stand for in the CALMR approach to DevOps?
Leading Indicators
Leadership
Lean Flow
Lead Time
32
What tool facilitates the flow of Features through the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
Release Calendar
Program Kanban
Portfolio Kanban
rogram Board
33
The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs...
Annually
As the last iteration of each PI
When an Outage Occurs
When the Scrum Master thinks it's necessary
34
WSJF favors features with a shorter duration.
true
false
35
Decisions that are infrequently made /long lasting /span across the enterprise should be.....
Decentralized
Centralized
36
What is one benefit of SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Faster Time-to-Market
More Lines of Code Produced in Less Time
Better Cost Control
Higher Employee Engagement
37
What must leaders do in a SAFe environment?
Know what they must do to support the transformation
Lead better
Give better orders
Manage the change
38
What is the end goal of DevOps?
To release multiple times per day
To create a better corporate culture
To create a solution that never fail
To deliver value faster and more reliably
39
What roles would likely be in the Strategy &Investment Funding of LPM? (2 Correct Choices)
Enterprise Executives
Business Owners
Release Train Engineers
Product Owners
40
Which role in Lean Portfolio Management coordinates continuous compliance?
Lean Governance
Agile Portfolio Operations
Strategy & Investment Funding
41
Agile Release Trains are composed of ___
Cross-Functional Agile Teams
Separate development and test resources
Application Teams
Only technical resources
42
What is one input to PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Vision
Prioritized Features (usually Top 10)
Program Board
Project Plan
43
WSJF favors features with a lower Cost of Delay.
true
false
44
Which of these is part of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
Continuous Integration
Quarterly Release Schedule
Continuous Ideation
Continuous Delivery
45
Product Managers have Content Authority at what level?
Feature
Epic
Capability
User Story
46
What is one configuration of SAFe?
Program Level
Project Level
Enterprise Level
Large Solution
47
Early delivery has…… Value
Higher
Lower
Unlimited
Limited
48
Which role in Lean Portfolio Management supports program execution?
Agile Portfolio Operations
Strategy & Investment Funding
Lean Governance
49
Why should Story Point Estimating be a whole-team exercise?
To be able to provide a detailed, committed delivery plan
To create shared commitment and understanding
To determine who should work on the story through bidding
To measure the skill-level of each team member
50
Which batch is most important
First Batch
All Batches
Handoff Batch
The highest cost batch
51
A Feature must fit inside one ____ (timebox)
Iteration
Year
Program Increment
Quarter
52
What is identified as the single source of truth as to the intended & actual solution behavior?
Technical Intent
Technical Specification
Solution Intent
Solution Specification
53
One of the most important parts of the Epic Hypothesis Statement is the ___
Differentiators (Unlike ... Our Solution ...)
Return On Investment Estimate
Market Analysis
Customer Research Summary
54
What variable reduce optimum batch size?
Variability
Transaction Cost
Holding Cost
Batch Size
55
What is one output of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Vision
PI Objectives
Program Board
Project Plan
56
Feature Toggles Enable the separation of ___ and Release.
Integration
Deployment
Development
57
During the PIP Event, what is the purpose of the SoS Sync?
To allow the SMs to report status
To allow the RTE to give further instruction to the SMs
To resolve Cross-Team Dependencies
To discuss Program Risks
58
What role may be part of the Agile Portfolio Operations part of LPM? (2 Correct Answers)
RTE and SM CoP
(Lean) Agile Center of Excellence
Product Leadership
System Architects
59
A full System Demo occurs...
When Features Complete
After End-to-End Testing
Once Per Program Increment
Every 2 Weeks
60
The…… Team is instrumental when synchronizing teams
System Team
Project Team
Management Team
Development Team
61
True or False: An Epic can span multiple Program Increments
false
true
62
WSJF Estimation is done using ____
Domain Driven Estimates
Summing up User Story Points
Relative Estimation
Strategic Themes
63
True or False: PI Objectives are business summaries of what a team intends to deliver.
true
false
64
(True or False) Knowledge workers have more domain knowledge than their Managers
false
true
65
What is the last scheduled activity on Day 1 of the PI Planning Session?
Management Review
ROAM Risks
Draft Plan Review
Planning Adjustments
66
Release validated solutions on ___________
Demand
Command
PI
Cadence
67
What types of teams are used in SAFe?
Waterfall Teams
Application Teams
Cross-Functional Teams
Distributed Teams
68
When does a Feature leave the Continuous Exploration phase?
After End-to-End Testing
When it is released
When a new Epic is created
At the PI Planning event
69
In a set based approach what is an example of an integrated learning point
GoNoGo
System Demo
Status Call
Retrospective
70
True or False: The Value Stream contains the workers, systems, and flow of information.
true
false
71
Who votes when estimating story points?
Only Development Leads
Scrum Masters
Product Owners
Developers and Testers
72
True or False: The Lean Governance role in LPM establishes metrics for strategy implementation
false
true
73
What is the most important factor in prioritizing Features?
Executive's Priorities
ROI
Cost of Implementation
Cost of Delay
74
(True or False) A team should be able to decide their own cadence
false
true
75
Why is limiting WIP important
It helps promote the concept of failing fast
It makes people work harder
It creates bottlenecks
It increases flow
76
A Vision should be...
Aspirational, yet achievable
Showcasing our current state
Aspirational, but unlikely
Showcasing how we are similar to our competition
77
True or False: ART's do NOT require Funding Guardrails.
false
true
78
What concept transforms unpredictable events into predictable occurrences
Full Stack Development
Synchronize delivery
Delivering on Cadence
Implementing WIP
79
Which of these is a Program Ceremony?
Iteration Retro
Daily Standup
Go/No-Go Meeting
Inspect & Adapt
80
Which SAFe competency Provides Lean Governance across value streams?
Lean Portfolio Management
DevOps and Release on Demand
Team and Technical Agility
Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering
81
What is one of the 3 components of Cost of Delay? (3 choices)
Job Duration / Job Size
Opportunity Enablement / Risk Reduction
Business Value
Time Criticality
82
What does a little’s law address
Time to market
Batch Sizes
Processing Time
Wait Times
83
Features have a benefit hypothesis and ____
User Stories
A Roadmap
Acceptance Criteria
Specifications
84
What powers the Solution Train?
Agile Release Trains
Portfolios
Cross-Functional Agile Teams
Value Streams
85
Which role in Lean Portfolio Management maintains the portfolio vision and funds Value Streams?
Strategy & Investment Funding
Agile Portfolio Operations
Lean Governance
86
True or False: A PI Roadmap is Committed 3 PIs out
true
false
87
How often should the LPM review Funding Allocations to the Value Streams?
Annually
Every PI
Twice Annually
On Demand
88
what is a trade off Parameter that’s considered when making economic decisions
WSJF
Resource Utilization
Lead Time
Total Cost
89
WSJF Prioritization is completed during PI Planning
true
false
90
Calculate Iteration capacity for a 7 person Team with 3 Dev, 2 Testers, 1 PO and 1 SM.
40
48
24
56
91
What is one problem with Cost-Center Budgeting?
You can only estimate large projects accurately
You have to move the people to the work
Cost-Center Budgeting is perfect!
People are dedicated to the work
92
True or False: Teams on the ART can set their own iteration cadence.
true
false
93
Shorter cycles yield… Learning
Integrated
Deeper
Slower
Accelerated
94
True or False: A long-term Solution Roadmap creates a queue.
false
true
95
Reducing… Is the fastest way to reduce time to market
Delays
Lead Time
Resource Utilization
Risk
96
What do smaller batch sizes yield? (2 Correct Answers)
Higher Variation
Low Variation
Higher Utilization
Lower Utilization
97
In Full SAFe, an Epic breaks down into ___ (2 Correct)
Features
Capabilities
User Stories
Tasks
98
How does SAFe recommend funding be set up?
Fund one Epic at a time
Cost-Center Funding
Fund Projects
Fund the Value Stream
99
What does the traditional Change Control process cause?
High confidence that the solution will meet all NFR's
High trust between Leadership and Agile Teams
Increased Cost of Delay
Decreased Cost of Delay
100
Job Size is a proxy for Duration EXCEPT...
When the Feature spans 2 or more Program Increments
When you must consider Lead Times
When the Feature is too small
When Only the Architect sizes the work
101
Product Owners have Content Authority at what level?
Feature
User Story
Epic
Capability
102
What is one type of Enabler Story? (2 Correct Answers)
Infrastructure
Exploration
UI/UX Work
Supplier Work
103
What is one challenge with Silos? (2 Correct Answers)
Value delivery is inhibited by hand-offs and delays
Political Boundaries can prevent cooperation
Too many people working on the solution
Value Release can accelerate out of control
104
How is an MVP evaluated to determine whether to pivot or persevere?
Using Return on Investment Actuals
By looking at our stock price
Using Customer Surveys
Using Leading Indicators
105
Shifting testing left enables...
Pair Programming
Earlier Deployments
Faster Feedback
More Defects
106
What is the event that starts the SAFe Transformation?
The Management Directive
The Leading SAFe Course
The Tipping Point
Set up the Agile Center of Excellence
107
What tool would you use to define the Portfolio in SAFe?
Portfolio Canvas
Portfolio Kanban
Strategic Themes
Portfolio Backlog
108
Which one of these practices would be part of the Continuous Exploration phase of the CDP?
Monitor
Hypothesize
Release
Stage
109
What is one responsibility of a Scrum Master?
Facilitate the Daily Standup
Write User Stories
Provide Status Updates
Develop Code
110
True or False: DevOps is a Cultural Change
true
false
111
Which Program Role facilitates the PI Planning event?
Product Manager
System Architect/Engineer
Business Owner
Release Train Engineer
112
Without the IP Iteration.... (3 Correct)
More features can be completed
Capacity is eroded
There is little innovation
There is no dedicated time to plan together
113
What does the "A" in ROAM stand for?
Accepted
Allowed
Abdicated
Adjudicated
114
Which of these is part of Inspect and Adapt? (2 Correct)
Go/No-Go decision
Quantitative Measurement
Problem-Solving Workshop
Closing out the project
115
What is an example of an objective mile stone
Design Phase
Daily Standup
Requirements Completed
System demo
116
Which of the following is a Modified Fibonacci Sequence used for sizing in SAFe?
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40
117
Which of these is a Program Sync?
Daily Stand-Up
Scrum of Scrums
Project Kickoff
System Demo

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