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

Vision, Prioritized Features (usually Top 10)

What is one issue with phase gate milestones

Forces Decisions to be made too early

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 is the end goal of DevOps?

To deliver value faster and more reliably

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

Extend to the Portfolio, Sustain and Improve

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

Apply Root Cause Analysis (Fishbone diagram)

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

Low Variation, Higher Utilization

Which of these is part of Inspect and Adapt? (2 Correct)

Problem-Solving Workshop, Quantitative Measurement

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

Early Validation of a Working System/Solution

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

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