What is one key purpose of DevOps?

Devops joins development and operations to enable continuous delivery

SAFe implements the Network (from the dual operating system) as:

a set of development value streams

Analyzing step of the portfolio kanban system has a new epic with a completed Lean business case.Next step for the epic?

It'll be moved to portfolio backlog if it receives a 'go' decision from LPM

Which statement is from the Agile Manifesto

Individual and interactions over processes and tools

According to SAFe principle #10, what should the enterprise do when markets and customers demand change?

Reorganize the network around the new value flow

Which statement is NOT True about "estimation"?

Estimation must be performed by managers and architects only

What is part of the role of the scrum master?

To coach the team about the scrum framework

What are the three parts of the Inspect and Adapt event?

PI System demo, problem solving workshop, quantative measurement

Decentralized decision making:

Moves the authority for decisions, to where the information is

Which pathway would a LACE use on the agile growth lifecycle?

The SAFe implementation roadmap

Which of the following is an example of systems thinking?

Optimizing the whole value stream

Why it is important to decouple deployment from release?

to enable releasing functionality on demand to meet business needs

Which statement is true when continuously deploying using a devops model?

It lessens the severity and frequency of release failures

Which statement is true about ART events?

Team events run inside ART events, and the ART events create a closed-loop

What is Business Agility?

ability to compete and thrive in the digital age

What are two benefits of 'Big Room' training?

Accelerated learning and overcall cost efficiency

What describes a cross-functional agile team?

They can define, build, and test an increment of value

Why do business owners assign business value to team PI objectives?

To provide guidance on the business value of the team objectives

When should new approaches be anchored in an organization's culture?

Culture change comes last as a results of changing habits

How does SAFe describe customer centricity?

as a mindset focused on customer behaviour that produce the best innovation

What is one way lean-agile leaders lead by example?

By modeling SAFe's lean-agile mindset, values, principles, and practices

A risk is "Accepted". This means:

Nothing more can be done. Release may be conpromised if risk occurs

What is one guardrail in lean portfolio management?

Apply Capacity allocation for the value stream

A story point is a singular number that represents

Knowledge, Volume, Complexity, Uncertainty

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1
Who decides the team PI objectives business value scoring after negotiation?
RTE
Business owner
Agile Team
Product manager
2
What is one key purpose of DevOps?
It enables continuous release by building a continuous delivery pipeline
Devops focuses on the set of principles applied to large systems
Devops joins development and operations to enable continuous delivery
Devops focuses on automating the delivery to reduce transaction cost
3
Which one is not a Practice/concept to achieve- 'Built in Quality'?
Definition of Done
Establish Flow
Peer Review and Pairing
Attending Training
4
Who owns this - Define, Build, Test and Deliver stories?
Agile Team
Product Management
Product Owner
Scrum Master
5
What is one of the tools associated with Design thinking?
Divergent feature decomposition
Solution canvas
Empathy maps
Behaviour driven development
6
SAFe implements the Network (from the dual operating system) as:
consisting of at least five levels
a set of development value streams
departments which align to the customer
a rigid structure to provide continuity
7
Analyzing step of the portfolio kanban system has a new epic with a completed Lean business case.Next step for the epic?
It'll be implemented once the lean business case is approved by epic owner
It will be implemented if it has the highest WSJF ranking
It will remain in the analyzing step until one or more ART has the capacity
It'll be moved to portfolio backlog if it receives a 'go' decision from LPM
8
Which statement is from the Agile Manifesto
Individual and interactions over processes and tools
Responding to change over processes and tools
Individual and interactions over following a plan
Customer collaboration over following a plan
9
Which core competency aligns strategy, funding and execution?
Lean-Agile Leadership
Lean Portfolio Management
Continuous Learning Culture
Team and Technical Agility
10
According to SAFe principle #10, what should the enterprise do when markets and customers demand change?
Create an agile release train to focus on value
Reorganize the network around the new value flow
Create a reliable decision-making framework to empower employees
Apply development cadence and synchronization to operate effectively
11
Which statement is NOT True about "estimation"?
Estimation is a whole team exercise
Estimation must be performed by managers and architects only
Estimation creates shared commitment
Estimation builds understanding
12
How can trust be gained between the business and development?
Maintain iterations as a safe zone for the team
Automate the delivery pipeline
Release new value to production every day
Deliver predictably
13
What is part of the role of the scrum master?
To facilitate all ART events
To prioritize and identify what is ready for iteration planning
To coach the team about the scrum framework
To escalate ART impediments
14
What else does the principle, unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers, require besides purpose and mission?
Transparency
Innovation
Minimum possible constraints
Incentive-based compensation
15
Which of the four pillars of the House of Lean advocates a 'Go See' mindset?
Relentless improvement
Leadership
Innovation
Value
16
What are the three parts of the Inspect and Adapt event?
Iteration planning, Scrum of Scrums, quantative measurement
Management review, problem solving workshop, ROAMing the risks
Product Owners' sync, problem solving workshop, SAFe for Teams training
PI System demo, problem solving workshop, quantative measurement
17
Who is responsible for managing the portfolio kanban?
Release train engineer
Product management
Lean portfolio management
Solution management
18
Decentralized decision making:
describes how leaders identify and manage their emotions
increases defects
gives rise to anti-patterns
Moves the authority for decisions, to where the information is
19
Which pathway would a LACE use on the agile growth lifecycle?
The SAFe implementation roadmap
Agile maturity roadmaps
The scaled agile framework
the 7 core competencies of business agility
20
What is one example of differentiating business objectives?
Strategic themes
Solution intent
Portfolio vision
Enterprise goals
21
This aligns with which SAFe core value: Take ownership and responsibility for errors
Program Execution
Built-in Quality
Alignment
Transparency
22
Which of the following is an example of systems thinking?
Finding the root cause of an error
Iteration planning workshop
Optimizing the whole value stream
Reducing the WIP
23
Why it is important to decouple deployment from release?
to enable releasing functionality on demand to meet business needs
To allow inspection of agile maturity based on differenct cycle times
To make deploying of assets a business decision
To remove the need to respond quickly to production issues
24
Which statement is true when continuously deploying using a devops model?
It lessens the severity and frequency of release failures
It alleviates the reliance on the skill sets of agile teams
ensures changes deployed to production are always immediately available
It increases the transaction cost
25
Which statement is true about ART events?
Team events run inside ART events, and the ART events create a closed-loop
The daily stand-up is an ART event
Inspect and adapt is the only ART event required to create a closed-loop
ART events run inside the team events, and team events create a closed-loop
26
Which is not one of the Seven core competencies of Business Agility?
Innovation
Lean Portfolio Management
Organizational Agility
Lean-Agile Leadership
27
What is Business Agility?
The art of maximizing the amount of work not done
ability to compete and thrive in the digital age
a set of cross functional teams
an economic framework
28
What are two benefits of 'Big Room' training?
Accelerated learning and overcall cost efficiency
Everyone codes and designs at the same time
Maintain pace of iterations and launch more ARTs together
Provide a common platform and increase technical debt
29
What describes a cross-functional agile team?
They release customer products to production continuously
They deliver value every six weeks
They can define, build, and test an increment of value
They take centralized decisions
30
Which of the following is an example of objective milestones?
Daily standup meetings
phase-gated approach
System demos
SDLC approach
31
Which of the following is true for "market value of a feature"?
Goes down with time
is decided by Solution owners
Remains unchanged over time
Goes up with time
32
Why do business owners assign business value to team PI objectives?
To determine the highest value using WSJF
To provide guidance on the business value of the team objectives
To override the decisions made in WSJF prioritization
To ensure the teams do not work on architectural enablers
33
When should new approaches be anchored in an organization's culture?
Culture change comes right after a sense of urgency is created
Culture change comes last as a results of changing habits
Culture change needs to happen before the SAFe implementation can begin
Culture should not be changed because SAFe respects current culture
34
How does SAFe describe customer centricity?
as a mindset focused on customer behaviour that produce the best innovation
as a strategy to meet the needs of an ever-changing customer market
As a set of practices employed to make products focussed on customer
Way of working to include the customer in daily work processes and planning
35
What must management do for a successful agile transformation?
Commit to Quality
Focus on optimizing individual components only
Take more than 80% of all decisions
review at least one ART every week
36
The program board shows which item?
Capacity and load
Epics
Risks
Significant dependencies
37
What is one way lean-agile leaders lead by example?
By applying empathic design and focussing on customer centricity
By modeling SAFe's lean-agile mindset, values, principles, and practices
By using the SAFe implementation roadmap to script the way for change
By mastering the seven core competencies of the lean enterprise
38
Optimizing flow means identifying what?
Key performance indicators
Predictability issues of the train
Delays
Activities that lack innovation
39
A risk is "Accepted". This means:
Team has a plan in place to adjust as necessary
Someone has accepted the responsibility for the risk
Risk has been addressed and hence no longer a concern
Nothing more can be done. Release may be conpromised if risk occurs
40
What is one guardrail in lean portfolio management?
Apply Capacity allocation for the value stream
Determining if business needs meets the portfolio threshold
Allocation of centralized vs decentralized decisions in the enterprise
Participatory budgeting forums that lead a value stream budget changes
41
What is one output of enterprise strategy formulation?
Portfolio canvas
Portfolio governance
Portfolio budgets
Porfolio vision
42
Which of the following is a result of Silos?
Reduced cooperation
Enhanced motivation
Decentralized decision making
Optimization of value streams
43
Small batch size leads to?
Improved predectability
Project slippage
Huge WIP
Increased variability
44
What are the inputs to PI Planning?
Program Board with dependancies
Vision and Top 10 features
Business Value for PI objective
Program PI Objectives
45
A story point is a singular number that represents
Smallest batch size possible
Knowledge, Volume, Complexity, Uncertainty
Points given by business owners for business value
Empathy rating based on feedback from customers

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