SASM 5.0 Master Quiz

Question 1

What is the foundation of the SAFe House of Lean?

Accepted Answer

Leadership

Question 2

What is an anti-pattern that could occur during an Iteration Retrospective? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Spend a lot of time on problems outside the team's control, Only talk about improvements and not what to continue

Question 3

If a team has stories that are done but not accepted, what may be the problem?

Accepted Answer

Unavailable Product Owner

Question 4

Scrum Masters support their teams by ___

Accepted Answer

Addressing impediments

Question 5

True or False: A team can leave a high-priority Story in the backlog for further refinement

Accepted Answer

true

Question 6

What are the 2 Items that may be found in the ART Backlog?

Accepted Answer

Features, Enablers

Question 7

The teams on an ART should be ___ (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Fully Cross-Functional, Self-Organizing

Question 8

What are benefits a community of practice offers? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Facilitate the adoption of new methods and techniques, To drive craftsmanship

Question 9

Metrics show that a team is struggling to deliver. What action should the SM AVOID?

Accepted Answer

Decide improvement actions for the team to implement

Question 10

Why should an organization responsibly decentralize some decisions?

Accepted Answer

Decrease delays caused by approvals

Question 11

True or False: A SM ONLY interacts with their team and their ART

Accepted Answer

false

Question 12

How does decentralized decision-making relate to system design?

Accepted Answer

Teams emerge the design of the system

Question 13

True or False: Team Members can exceed a WIP limit on their Kanban board regardless of policy

Accepted Answer

false

Question 14

True or False: A SM should communicate with stakeholders to protect the team from overload

Accepted Answer

true

Question 15

What improves collaboration between Teams and Stakeholders for the ART?

Accepted Answer

Program Kanban

Question 16

You Have Reached the End of Ch.1

Accepted Answer

On to Chapter 2!, Can we do it again?!, Woo Hoo!, Yay!

Question 17

Which of the following is part of the Inspect & Adapt event?

Accepted Answer

Problem-Solving Workshop

Question 18

Why are SAFe Scrum Masters challenged differently in an Enterprise?

Accepted Answer

Team is affected by stakeholders beyond their control

Question 19

In the Problem-Solving Workshop, who should vote on root causes?

Accepted Answer

The team members working on that problem

Question 20

Stories must be sized to fit within ___

Accepted Answer

A Single Iteration

Question 21

During PI Planning, the SOS checkpoints help accomplish which two actions? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Writing PI Objectives, Keeping Planning Milestones On Track

Question 22

What is an anti-pattern you might see at Inspect & Adapt? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

No actionable improvement Features are created, Improvement items don't make it into the Program Backlog

Question 23

What are the three primary keys to implementing flow? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Reduce the batch sizes of work, Visualize and limit work in process (WIP)

Question 24

What technique or tool is used in the Problem-Solving Workshop? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

5 Whys, Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram

Question 25

What is an anti-pattern that can lead to dysfunction on the team? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Iteration Planning is based on TASKS, Stories are regularly "leaking" across iterations

Question 26

What is the most effective way to establish Built-in Quality?

Accepted Answer

Perform as much testing within the Iteration as possible

Question 27

You Have Reached the End of Ch.6

Accepted Answer

On to Chapter 7!, Can we do it again?!, Woo Hoo!, Yay!

Question 28

How can learning Milestones be used?

Accepted Answer

To test the concept of a new Feature

Question 29

What is an example of an objective milestone in SAFe?

Accepted Answer

System demo

Question 30

Which actions enhance an ART's performance? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Team alignment, Collaboration

Question 31

You Have Reached the End of Ch.3

Accepted Answer

Woo Hoo!, Can we do it again?!, On to Chapter 4!, Yay!

Question 32

What are examples of tasking anti-patterns? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Team provides updates only on tasks during the stand-up, Team focuses on task completion over Story completion

Question 33

Which SAFe configuration requires having a Vision?

Accepted Answer

All SAFe configurations

Question 34

True or False: A System Demo must be performed in an Integrated Environment

Accepted Answer

true

Question 35

In complex systems development, what do local integration points ensure?

Accepted Answer

Each Capability is meeting its responsibilities

Question 36

What anti-pattern can emerge during the scrum of scrums?

Accepted Answer

SMs report on the teams' task status each day

Question 37

As a Scrum Master, what might you do to increase your team's Flow? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Set a WIP limit where you see a bottleneck, Reduce the batch size for your team

Question 38

True or False: Kanban boards are based off of PULL rather than PUSH

Accepted Answer

true

Question 39

Which Team Ceremony practices the principle of Relentless Improvement?

Accepted Answer

Iteration Retrospective

Question 40

What is the skill type SMs try to get the Agile Team to achieve?

Accepted Answer

E-shaped

Question 41

What tool can a SM use to understand the skills the team will need to grow?

Accepted Answer

Team Improvement Backlog

Question 42

Agile Manifesto: Our Highest Goal is to ___

Accepted Answer

Deliver Working Products Early and Often to the Customer

Question 43

You Have Reached the End of Ch.4

Accepted Answer

On to Chapter 5!, Yay!, Woo Hoo!, Can we do it again?!

Question 44

Name 2 Program Events a SM would facilitate their team's preparation for? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

PI Planning, System Demo

Question 45

What is the #1 way to ensure LOW participation in Retrospectives at any level?

Accepted Answer

Never take action on improvement items

Question 46

Who is responsible for assisting to establish Continuous Integration in SAFe?

Accepted Answer

The System Team

Question 47

Which statement is true about the phase-gate approach (Waterfall)?

Accepted Answer

It does not fully mitigate risk

Question 48

Release validated solutions on ___________

Accepted Answer

Demand

Question 49

What should a SM do when they see a bottleneck in the Kanban?

Accepted Answer

Coach the team to help with the work of the overloaded stage

Question 50

What role manages the Solution Backlog?

Accepted Answer

Solution Manager

Question 51

You Have Reached the End of Ch.5

Accepted Answer

Can we do it again?!, Yay!, On to Chapter 6!, Woo Hoo!

Question 52

What is an Iteration Retrospective anti-pattern? (2 Correct)

Accepted Answer

SM unilaterally decides on topics and action items, When only some of the team attends

Question 53

Which events directly reflect relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Inspect and Adapt, Iteration Retrospective

Question 54

You Have Reached the End of Ch.7

Accepted Answer

Yay!, I'm Ready for the Exam!, Woo Hoo!, Can we do it again?!

Question 55

What is an antipattern when motivating knowledge workers in a team? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Individual Recognition, Individual Bonuses

Question 56

A Solution Train may contain ___ (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Multiple ARTs, Large External Suppliers

Question 57

You Have Reached the End of Ch.2

Accepted Answer

Yay!, On to Chapter 3!, Can we do it again?!, Woo Hoo!

Question 58

What is the SAFe recommended duration of a PI?

Accepted Answer

8 to 12 weeks

Question 59

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

Accepted Answer

Problem-Solving Workshop, Quantitative Measurement

Question 60

What is a reason why too much WIP is a problem?

Accepted Answer

It hides bottlenecks in the workflow

Question 61

What are responsibilities of an RTE? (2 Correct Answers)

Accepted Answer

Foster collaboration between teams, Facilitate Program Ceremonies/Events

Question 62

System Integration should occur___

Accepted Answer

Continuously

Question 63

What XP practice can help build the skills of team members?

Accepted Answer

Pair Work

Question 64

True or False: Splitting Stories by Architectural Layers in an anti-pattern

Accepted Answer

true

SASM 5.0 Master Quiz

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SASM 5.0 Master Quiz

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