In effective Agile contracts, the business should describe thier needs...

As Outcomes or Objectives to be acheived

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What is a factor driving transformations in the Private and Public sector?

Legacy practicing proving insufficient

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How does SAFe provide a second operating system that enables Business Agility?

By focusing on customers, products, innovation, and growth

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When taking the Program Confidence Vote, who votes?

The people who will execute the plan

What enables decentralized decision-making? (2 Correct Answers)

Organizational Clarity, Technical Competence

What is one way leaders can embrace a Lean-Agile Mindset?

Set guidelines to support decentraized decision-making

What is the impact of Customer Centricity?

To understand the Customer's needs

What is true about the Implementation Roadmap?

It is based off of previous successful implementations

When is a Solution Train Required?

Multiple ART's and/or Suppliers required

What is a true strategic theme?

Create a fluid sign-on experience for customers

How do strategic themes influence ART backlog prioritization?

Provides guidance for decentalized decision-making

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1
What most enables Lean Budgets?
Committed Roadmaps
Monthly Budget Reviews
Detailed Solution Intent
Stable ARTs and Teams
2
In effective Agile contracts, the business should describe thier needs...
by specifying how to do the work
In order of ROI
As Outcomes or Objectives to be acheived
In priority order
3
What kind of decision should be decentralized?
Infrequent decisions
High cost of delay
Setting UX Standards
Long-lasting consequences
4
In SAFe (and Agile) we should....
Move the People to the Work
Move the Work to the People
5
What program cermony is the objective measure of progress in SAFe?
PI Planning
System Demo
ART Sync
Backlog Refinement
6
You Have Reached the End of Ch.3
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 4!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
7
What is a factor driving transformations in the Private and Public sector?
Contract Restrictions
Changing audit requirements
Legacy practicing proving insufficient
Fewer qualified job applicants
8
Who facilitates the PI Planning Retrospective?
Release Train Engineer
Product Manager
System Architect
Business Owner
9
What is a SAFe core value? (2 Correct Answers)
Flow
Alignment
Objective Milestones
Program Execution
10
What does the "M" in ROAM stand for?
Measured
Mitigated
Multiplied
Managed
11
What is one issue when organizing around hierarchical functions?
Optimizes functional skills
It is not how value flows
Communication is too easy
Decisions are made quickly
12
In addition to Features and Milestones, what else will be found on the Program Board?
Capacity Plans
User Stories
ROAM'ed Risks
Dependencies
13
You Have Reached the End of Ch.5
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 6!
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
14
What is a key ART ceremony that Leadership should attend?
Daily Standups
PI Planning
Scrum of Scrums
Iteration Planning
15
How does SAFe provide a second operating system that enables Business Agility?
By focusing on customers, products, innovation, and growth
It provides a new set of technical tools
It adds new layers of management
It suggest major reorganizations of structures
16
You Have Reached the End of Ch.6
Can we do it again?!
On to Chapter 7!
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
17
What can improve economic results when requirements change?
Multiple design sets
Knowledgeable System Architects
Change Control Board
Frequent re-planning
18
When taking the Program Confidence Vote, who votes?
Business Owner
Stakeholders
The people who will execute the plan
RTE, Product Manager, and Sys Arch
19
What practice can speed the flow of items through a Kanban? (2 Correct Answers)
WIP Limits
Increase backlog refinement
Small Batch Sizes
Increase Resources
20
What is a way that Design Thinking can measure success. (2 Correct Answers)
Phase Gate Milestones
Velocity
Desirability
Sustainability
21
True or False: Suppliers must undergo their own SAFe transformation to maintain their contract
false
true
22
True or False: All the PI's on a Program Roadmap are Committed
true
false
23
What enables decentralized decision-making? (2 Correct Answers)
Organizational Clarity
Detailed, documented processes
Efficient Change Management
Technical Competence
24
What practice in Scrum aligns to the Lean-Agile principle of Relentless Improvement?
Iteration Planning
Retrospectives
Timeboxing
Minimum Viable Products
25
What ceremony happens during the IP Iteration?
Inspect & Adapt Workshop
Backlog Refinement
Daily Stand-up
WSJF Prioritization
26
True or False: SAFe encompasses the principles of the Agile Manifesto
false
true
27
Which of these is a type of Feature? (2 Correct Answers)
Spike
Infrastructure
Enabler
Business
28
What is one way leaders can embrace a Lean-Agile Mindset?
Stay out of the way of the Agile Teams
Fund the change
Attend more Scrum Ceremonies
Set guidelines to support decentraized decision-making
29
True or False: You can test quality into the software
false
true
30
What traditionally can cause an increase in lead times?
Economic prioritization
Budgeting process
Effective DevOps practices
Lower WIP limits
31
True or False: Every Feature of an Epic must be completed before it can be closed
false
true
32
If using Firm Fixed Price Contract in Agile, what element should have a fixed cost?
Rate per Story Point
Work Order
Capability or Feature
Hourly Rate
33
What is the impact of Customer Centricity?
Building better features
Changing Org Structure to align to Value
To understand the Customer's needs
Utilizing the Lean Startup Cycle
34
What is one attribute of a high-performing team? (2 Correct Answers)
Ability to produce perfect work products
Steadily increasing velocity
Trust
Self-Organizing
35
Who owns creating and committing to PI objectives?
Scrum Master
Product Owner
Dev Team
36
True or False: The SAFe Kanban can be modified to align with current work flow steps
true
false
37
What is true about the Implementation Roadmap?
It standardizes SDLC Practices
It MUST be followed exactly in order
It is based off of previous successful implementations
It will fail without every person acheiving certification
38
When is a Solution Train Required?
Multiple divisions required
Budget is over $100M
Multiple ART's and/or Suppliers required
Program is classified (under NDA)
39
What is a normal number of members of an Agile Team?
2
17
8
There is no recommended size
40
What role facilitates team ceremonies?
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Dev Team
41
Who prioritizes Capabilities in the Solution Backlog?
Product Owner
Product Manager
Epic Owner
Solution Manager
42
What could be used to support "color of money" fiduciary tracking in SAFe?
Burn-up Charts
Work breakdown structure
Master Project Plans
Tagging Features as Exp or Cap
43
Which Pillar of the House of Lean includes Gemba walks?
Innovation
Flow
Leadership
Respect for People and Culture
44
What is a true strategic theme?
Create a fluid sign-on experience for customers
Reduce operating costs
Return higher shareholder value
Comply with government regulations
45
When might a decision need to be centralized?
Few people impacted
Local context needed
Infrequent
High cost of delay
46
What work item exists in the Portfolio Kanban?
Stories
Features
Capabilities
Epics
47
How do strategic themes influence ART backlog prioritization?
Defines the KPI's for the context
Provides specific architectural guidance
Provides guidance for decentalized decision-making
States the budgeting process for Value Streams
48
Which Kanban phase would be part of Continuous Integration?
Deploying to Production
Analyzing
Releasing
Implementing
49
You Have Reached the End of Ch.1
On to Chapter 2!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
50
True or False: Business Agility is the ability to compete and thrive in the digital age
true
false
51
Understanding trade-offs between Cost of Delay and Development Expense aids in making...
multiple design sets
economic decisions
risk mitigation strategies
detailed specifications and plans
52
What is a potential barrier to SAFe in the government context?
Significant delays and cost overruns
Contractors only utilize Waterfall development
No gov't guidance for using Agile
Gov't context precludes the ability to use Agile
53
How is the Risk ROAM board addressed after PI Planning?
Risks are entered into the Risk Matrix
It is thrown away
It is regularly reviewed during Sync meetings
It is given to Leadership to qualify the plan
54
What item connects the Portfolio to the Enterprise Strategy?
Strategic Themes
Epics
Project Mission
Features
55
What would decrease costly delays?
Better planning
Feature prioritization
Decentralized decision-making
Identifying the MVP
56
You Have Reached the End of Ch.4
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
On to Chapter 5!
Woo Hoo!
57
In SAFe, how is capacity planning and roadmapping supported?
Work breakdown structure
Management commits to milestones for the team
Equating points with man hours for consistency
Cadence-based development with stable teams
58
What should be included in the goals of an Agile aquisition process?
Language enforcing the supplier gets SAFe training
Frequent re-competes
Detailed specifications
Terms that support economic interests of all parties
59
When should backlogs be economically prioritized?
Continuously
Once per iteration
Once per PI
When planning ART budgets
60
True or False: Stretch Objectives are included use available capacity
true
false
61
Enablers can exist at what level?
Story
Features
Epic
Capability
62
How can silos be overcome?
With a process facilitator
Enhance the documentation between silos
Openining clear communication channels
Reorganization of company structure
63
Who prioritizes the Team Backlog?
Product Owner
Dev Team
Scrum Master
64
What SAFe tool can be used to motivate and align ART members to the mission of the ART?
Lean Budgets
Strategic Themes
Project Plan
Program Vision
65
What happens as teams converge on a design?
Agile Contracts can be negotiated
The cone of uncertainty reduces
Feature work may begin
Design specification are created
66
What is a positive outcome of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Enhanced Social Network of ART members
Detailed Work Breakdown Structure
Top 10 Features Committed
Alignment to a common vision
67
You Have Reached the End of Ch.7
On to Chapter 8!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
68
What might slow down SAFe adoption in a government context?
Departments can't be set up for DevOps
Long Vendor Acquisition Process
Cetralized Security requirements create bottlenecks
Dedicated personnel
69
Could an iteration plan ever be changed?
No
Yes
70
Should fiduciary experts be part of backlog refinement?
No
Yes
71
What is an example of an objective milestone in SAFe?
Solution Intent
Program Vision & Roadmap
PI Planning
System Demo
72
What is the Agile Manifesto?
A set of practices that include Scrum
A value system only for software development
Values and principles intended to improve software development
A mindset that values processes over systems
73
True or False: A Feature describes system behavior and must fit in 1 PI
false
true
74
The Agile Manifest states: "Customer Collaboration over..."
Working Software
Contract Negotiation
Economic prioritization
Processes and Tools
75
What is the purpose of PI Objectives?
To determine the length of the PI
Define the Acceptance Criteria for the PI
To set corporate strategy
To align the ART to the business
76
What should Leaders do for a successful transformation? (2 Correct Answers)
Obtain their SPC Certification
Lead the Change
Know What they Must Do
Delegate the Change
77
What motivates knowledge workers? (2 Correct Answers)
Promotions
Money
Purpose
Autonomy
78
You Have Reached the End of Ch.8
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
I'm ready for the Real Exam!
79
What is an attribute of a high-performing team? (2 Correct Answers)
Management Oversight
Trust
Perfect, Unchanging Plans
Self-organizing
80
True or False: Epics must fit in a single PI
true
false
81
What is true of a Feature? (2 Correct Answers)
It must be completed in 1 PI
It can only be worked by a single Agile Team
It is implemented incrementally through Stories
It exists in the Solution Backlog
82
True or False: Stretch Objectives are committed
false
true
83
What can be lowered to decrease the optimum batch size?
Development Expense
Nothing - it is immutable
Transaction Cost
Holding Cost
84
What connects the business to the portfolio to enable decison-making?
Features
Capabilities
Strategic Themes
Program Roadmaps
85
What is the Implementation Roadmap?
A series of steps for a SAFe transformation
A management strategy
A training plan
A roadmap for product development
86
What does governance mean in a SAFe context?
Operation rules for the Value Stream
State and local regulations
Decision-making framework to acheive desired outcomes
Federal Regulations
87
You Have Reached the End of Ch.2
On to Chapter 3!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
88
What is a configuration of SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Project
Essential
Portfolio
Team
89
If you quantify one thing...
Quantify Delays
Quantify the development expense
You have to Quantify Everything
Document it
90
What is part of a Lean Quality Management System? (2 Correct Answers)
Product Quality
Process Quality
Regulatory Compliance
Schedule Estimate Accuracy
91
Which of these is the earliest step in the Implementation Roadmap?
Train Scrum Masters
Train Change Agents
Extend to the Portfolio
Create the Implementation Plan
92
What is the correlation between Phase Gate Milestones and project success?
Nearly zero
Strong
Weak
Linear
93
If an urgent requirement emerges during the iteration, what should the PO do?
Choose what work to delay to support it
Refuse the requirement
Encourage to team to work extra to complete it
Request additional resources
94
How does the Prod Mgr support value delivery in the ART?
Write User Stories
Be the voice of the customer
Facilitate Program Ceremonies
Provide Technical and Architectural Guidance
95
After the Tipping Point, what should be done to start the transformation?
Implement Lean Portfolio Management
Train Change Agents
Create Features
Get training for everyone
96
How can a gov't group "embrace the inspector"?
Review audit findings with a larger audience
Do not comment on audit findings
Provide maximum transparency
Invite inspectors to meetings

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