What is an anti-pattern of PI Planning?

Only Team Leads Attend In-Person

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

Early Validation of a Working System/Solution

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

Extend to the Portfolio, Sustain and Improve

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 one challenge with Silos? (2 Correct Answers)

Political Boundaries can prevent cooperation, Value delivery is inhibited by hand-offs and delays

What must leaders do in a SAFe environment?

Know what they must do to support the transformation

What do smaller batch sizes yield? (2 Correct Answers)

Low Variation, Higher Utilization

The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs...

As the last iteration of each PI

Job Size is a proxy for Duration EXCEPT...

When you must consider Lead Times

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

To create shared commitment and understanding

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

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