You Have Reached the End of Ch.1

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

What is one of the recommendations for creating a one-team culture? (2 Correct Answers)

Learn together, Connect teams with shared identity and experiences

What is an anti-pattern of PI Planning?

Only Team Leads Attend In-Person

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

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

How does Business Value influence a team's plan?

Provides priority for implementation

What is a mindset shift an RTE will need to make? (2 Correct Answers)

Coaching Teams to Collaborate, Letting teams self-organize to meet goals

Which is an aspect of systems thinking?

Optimizing a component does not optimize the system

What is a risk that the Program Board can make evident? (2 Correct Answers)

Complex Cross-Team Dependencies, Bottlenecks

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

SMs report on the teams' task status each day

What is a risk of not having an IP Iteration? (2 Correct Answers

No Time to Plan, Tyranny of the urgent' outweighs all innovation activities

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

Never take action on improvement items

You Have Reached the End of Ch.2

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

As a RTE, if your ART is experiencing Lack of Commitment, what can you do?

Lead Retro to ideate on making realistic shared commitments

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

Inspect and Adapt, Iteration Retrospective

What is the value of periodic resynchronization?

Limits variance to a single time interval

What is a responsibility of the System Team?

Maintains infrastructure & Staging Environment

You Have Reached the End of Ch.5

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

What is one option for coaching ART relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)

Fact-based Improvement, Optimize the whole

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

5 Whys, Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram

What is true about teams? (2 Correct Answers)

Teams are more productive than the same # of individuals, If a team commits, they'll figure out how to make it

What might an RTE do to facilitate growth in the Storming phase? (2 Correct Answers)

Surface & Resolve Inter- and Cross-Team Conflicts, Foster Relentless Improvement

At the end of Day 1, what might leaders do to resolve Bottlenecks in the ART?

Rebalance Skills among teams by moving People

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

Keeping Planning Milestones On Track, Writing PI Objectives

What is a characteristic of a Business Owner? (2 Correct Answers)

Can approve and defend PI Plans, Can help eliminate impediments for the ART

The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs

As the last iteration of each PI

What historical societal evolution is Dunbar's number based off of?

125-150 is the typical limit for the size of a village

You Have Reached the End of Ch.6

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

What is a key characteristic of a Servant Leader? (2 Correct Answers)

Applies systems thinking, Create and environment of mutual influence

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

Each Capability is meeting its responsibilities

A key aspect of a Servant Leader is that...

Encourage and support personal development

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1
True or False: A System Demo must be performed in an Integrated Environment
false
true
2
True or False: Kanban boards are based off of PULL rather than PUSH
true
false
3
You Have Reached the End of Ch.1
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
On to Chapter 2!
Woo Hoo!
4
What is one of the recommendations for creating a one-team culture? (2 Correct Answers)
Only communicate the vision externally
Learn together
Keep the leader separated from the group
Connect teams with shared identity and experiences
5
What is an anti-pattern of PI Planning?
Only Team Leads Attend In-Person
Teams edit and/or create and plan Stories into iterations
Product Managers present refined, prioritized Features
It occurs every 8-12 weeks for 2 days
6
What tool/technique visualizes the system of steps to produce value?
Creating a Kanban Board
Work-Breakdown Structure
Value Stream Mapping
Epic Creation
7
What is the foundation of the SAFe House of Lean?
Leadership
Customer Collaboration
Lean Portfolio Management
Repect for People & Culture
8
True or False: Automation can reduce the Holding Cost
false
true
9
True or False: A team should see Features and Enablers for the first time at PI Planning
true
false
10
What are the first 2 stages of the Tuckman Model of high-performing teams?
Tipping Point, Create Change Agents
Create a Sense of Urgency, Establish Vision
Storming, Norming
Forming, Storming
11
What is an anti-pattern you might see at Inspect & Adapt? (2 Correct Answers)
Improvement items don't make it into the Program Backlog
Scrum Masters help RTE gather data for Quantitative Analysis
SMs help facilitate team preparation for System Demo
No actionable improvement Features are created
12
What is one component of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Exploration
Repect for People & Culture
Release on Schedule
13
How does Business Value influence a team's plan?
Provides priority for implementation
Encourages descoping of low-value objectives
Encourages restructuring of Agile Teams
Provides goals for perfomance reporting
14
What is a mindset shift an RTE will need to make? (2 Correct Answers)
Setting Deadlines
Coaching Teams to Collaborate
Letting teams self-organize to meet goals
Knowing all the answers
15
What does Value Stream Mapping surface that RTE's need to focus on?
Process Time & Lead Time
Bottlenecks
Dependencies
Risks
16
Which is an aspect of systems thinking?
You cannot scale crappy code
Optimizing a component at the expense of the system
Continuous Exploration
Optimizing a component does not optimize the system
17
What is a risk that the Program Board can make evident? (2 Correct Answers)
Forecasted Features
Complex Cross-Team Dependencies
Internal Team Dependencies
Bottlenecks
18
What anti-pattern can emerge during the scrum of scrums?
SMs have a 15-minute meet-after with the RTE
SMs bring in risks and impediments for escalation
SMs work with the RTE to resolve risks and impediments
SMs report on the teams' task status each day
19
What is a risk of not having an IP Iteration? (2 Correct Answers
No Time to Plan
Tyranny of the urgent' outweighs all innovation activities
More work gets done
Plans always complete on time
20
What tool shows the progress toward completion of committed work in a PI?
Program Board
Cumulative Flow Diagram
Burn-Down Chart
Radar Chart
21
What is the #1 way to ensure LOW participation in Retrospectives at any level?
Never take action on improvement items
Encourage collaboration
Vary retrospective techniques and metaphors
Escalate improvements that can't be fixed at current level
22
You Have Reached the End of Ch.2
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
On to Chapter 3!
23
As a RTE, if your ART is experiencing Lack of Commitment, what can you do?
Invite manager(s) to all Planning and Review Meetings
Lead Retro to ideate on making realistic shared commitments
Encourage reducing team velocity by half
Encourabe teams to point all stories higher
24
True or False: Absence of Trust is the key problem that leads to dysfunction in a team
false
true
25
Which Risks on the ROAM board are "open" and need to be followed-up on frequently?
Accepted
Mitigated
Owned
Resolved
26
Which events directly reflect relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)
Inspect and Adapt
Solution Demo
PI Planning
Iteration Retrospective
27
A well-stated problem includes the ___, Where, When, and ___. (2 Correct Answers)
What
Why
Impact
Who
28
What is the value of periodic resynchronization?
Products that are delivered earlier provide more value
Limits variance to a single time interval
WIP is maximized
It causes multiple events to happen serially
29
What is a responsibility of the System Team?
Maintains infrastructure & Staging Environment
Perform Unit Testing
Build the solution
Determines System Architecture
30
Which part of the Day 1 Morning PIP Agenda would the RTE be most likely to present?
Planning Context
Business Context
Architecture Vision
Feature Vision
31
You Have Reached the End of Ch.5
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
On to Chapter 6!
32
What is one option for coaching ART relentless improvement? (2 Correct Answers)
Highest-Paid Person decides what improvements should be made
Fact-based Improvement
Use self-assessments once a year
Optimize the whole
33
What technique or tool is used in the Problem-Solving Workshop? (2 Correct Answers)
5 Whys
Blame Assignment
WSJF
Ishikawa/Fishbone Diagram
34
What is true about teams? (2 Correct Answers)
Teams need very detailed requirements to meet timelines
Teams work best when they're at 100% utilization
Teams are more productive than the same # of individuals
If a team commits, they'll figure out how to make it
35
Release validated solutions on ___________
Demand
PI
Cadence
Command
36
What might an RTE do to facilitate growth in the Storming phase? (2 Correct Answers)
Surface & Resolve Inter- and Cross-Team Conflicts
Form new teams
Foster Relentless Improvement
Ignore Individual & Team Performance
37
What does the "L" stand for in the CALMR approach to DevOps?
Leadership
Lead Time
Lean Flow
Leading Indicators
38
At the end of Day 1, what might leaders do to resolve Bottlenecks in the ART?
Nothing
Implement Portfolio Kanban WIP Limits
Rebalance Skills among teams by moving People
Redistribute User Stories between teams
39
During PI Planning, the SOS checkpoints help accomplish which two actions? (2 Correct Answers)
Exposing Risks, Impediments, & Dependencies
Increasing Team Velocities
Keeping Planning Milestones On Track
Writing PI Objectives
40
What is one output of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Vision
Program Board
PI Objectives
Project Plan
41
What is a normal size for an ART?
200
75
30
150
42
What is a characteristic of a Business Owner? (2 Correct Answers)
Can approve and defend PI Plans
Can competently author Features
Can help eliminate impediments for the ART
Can make key technology decisions for the ART
43
The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs
Annually
When an Outage Occurs
As the last iteration of each PI
When the Scrum Master thinks it's necessary
44
What historical societal evolution is Dunbar's number based off of?
125-150 is the typical size of a 4-generation family
10-20 people is the average size of a classroom
125-150 is the typical limit for the size of a village
5-11 people is a typical size for a Military Troop
45
You Have Reached the End of Ch.6
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
On to Chapter 7!
46
What is a key characteristic of a Servant Leader? (2 Correct Answers)
Direct outcomes
Applies systems thinking
Create and environment of mutual influence
Coordinate contributions
47
What is the primary focus area of the Product Manager?
Program Execution
Technology
Content Management
48
What key ceremony does the RTE facilitate where impediments to the teams may be surfaced?
Daily Stand-Up
Scrum of Scrums (SOS)
System Demo
PO Sync
49
In complex systems development, what do local integration points ensure?
That an application passes all QA tests before release
Each Capability is meeting its responsibilities
Common understanding of the system design
All team members have access to the current product status
50
A key aspect of a Servant Leader is that...
Encourage and support personal development
Keep the team working an an indefinitely increasing pace
Use authority rather than persuasion
They can make commitments for their team
51
Which of the following is part of the Inspect & Adapt event?
Scrum of Scrums (SOS)
ROAM'ing the risks
Team Breakouts
Problem-Solving Workshop
52
You Have Reached the End of Ch.4
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 5!
Yay!
53
DevOps bridges the gap between ___ Features and ___ Solutions
Exciting & Antiquated
New & Stable
Unreliable & Reliable
Old & Unstable
54
What is a ceremony an RTE will facilitate?
Inspect & Adapt
Iteration Planning
Lean Portfolio Management Review
Daily Stand-Up
55
System Integration should occur___
Once an Iteration
2-3 Times Per PI
During the IP Iteration
Continuously
56
What level of SAFe does the RTE interact with?
Essential
Large Solution
Team
Portfolio
57
What level of SAFe is the RTE located inside of?
Portfolio
Project
Large Solution
Essential
58
What tool shows the amount of work in Kanban states over time?
Radar Chart
Program Board
Cumulative Flow Diagram
Burn-Down Chart
59
Which statement describes aspects uncommitted objectives? (2 Correct Answers)
Uncommitted Objectives DO NOT COUNT in a team's capacity
Uncommitted objectives COUNT in a team's capacity
The team DOES COMMIT to uncommitted objectives
The team DOES NOT commit to uncommitted objectives
60
Who is responsible for assisting to establish Continuous Integration in SAFe?
Shared Services
The System Team
Agile Teams
The System Architect/Engineer
61
Why should an RTE ask powerful questions instead of giving answers? (2 Correct Answers)
They lead the person exactly where you want them to go
They are thought-provoking
They surface underlying assumptions
They avoid conflict
62
Metrics show that a team is struggling to deliver. What action should be AVOIDED?
Hold a Team and Technical Agility self-assessment
Retrain team members on Agile practices
Decide improvement actions for the team to implement
Find and provide coaching on Continuous Integration
63
Which ART Ceremony practices the principle of Relentless Improvement?
PI Planning
SOS
Inspect & Adapt Workshop
System Demo
64
What are the 2 Items that may be found in the ART Backlog?
Features
Epics
Stories
Enablers
65
Why should an organization responsibly decentralize some decisions?
Increase Mastery of Knowledge Workers
Enable large batches
Decrease delays caused by approvals
Reduce WIP limits
66
You Have Reached the End of Ch.3
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
On to Chapter 4!
Woo Hoo!
67
How does decentralized decision-making relate to system design?
Teams make long-lasting architectural decisions
Teams design subsystems and interfaces
Teams emerge the design of the system
Teams decide how to allocate functions to subsystems
68
PI Objectives are committed to ____
After PI Planning
During PI Planning
Before PI Planning
69
What is a benefit of continuously deploying using a DevOps model?
Releases are prone to human error
Leading Indicators are established early
It lessens the severity and frequency of release failures
Compliance is built in incrementally
70
What tool helps an ART make time for Enablers alongside Features?
Dedicated Enabler Teams
Capacity Allocation
Team Backlog Prioritization
Accurate User Story Sizing
71
Who is one of the RTE's key collaborators? (2 Correct Answers)
Product Manager
Scrum Master
Compliance Auditor
Executive
72
What is found on a program board? (2 Correct Answers)
Risks
Milestones
Features
Stories
73
What is an example of an objective milestone in SAFe?
System demo
Design Phase
Requirements Completed
Daily Standup
74
What is a critical component of PI Planning Readiness? (2 Correct Answers)
Dependency Map
ART & Team Rosters
PI Objectives
Facilities
75
Which of the core competencies of the Lean Enterprise helps align strategy and execution?
Alignment
Agile Product Delivery
Organizational Agility
Lean Portfolio Management
76
If the team anticipates a high risk with one of their objectives, what should they do?
Remove the objective entirely
Designate a SME to guide the work
Move it to Uncommitted Objectives
Take ownership of the risk
77
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to team PI Objectives?
Business Owner talking to the team about their objectives
Assigning a range of numbers to the objectives
Objectives reflect alignment to the mission for the PI
All PI Objectives are given a value of 10
78
What are responsibilities of an RTE? (2 Correct Answers)
Manage the Feature Backlog
Facilitate Program Ceremonies/Events
Attend all teams's ceremonies
Foster collaboration between teams
79
What improves collaboration between Teams and Stakeholders for the ART?
The program predictability measure
System quality measurements
Lean Budgets
Program Kanban
80
Conway's law states that…
Anything that can happen, will happen
System designs often mimic the communication structure
To reduce wait time, you should decrease queue length
An ART should be 50-125 members
81
True or False: A Definition of Done may evolve as a team matures
false
true
82
What part of the CDP encourages System Demos from an integrated environment?
Continuous Integration
Release On Demand
Continuous Deployment
Continuous Exploration
83
You Have Reached the End of Ch.7
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
I'm Ready for the Exam!
Yay!
84
What is a good size for an Agile team?
3
15
20
8
85
Agile Manifesto: Our Highest Goal is to ___
Deliver perfect Requirements and Specifications
Have 0% Varience in Scope, Schedule and Cost
Negotiate the most Valuable Contract
Deliver Working Products Early and Often to the Customer
86
Why is it critical to have teams interact during PI Planning?
To create best operating practices
To refine Features
To resolve impediments
To evenly distribute knowledge and capacity
87
As a RTE, what action might you take as an ART's Servant Leader?
Ask powerful questions to challenge perspectives
Encourage teams to use their IP Sprint for finishing tests
Enforce dates committed at PI Planning at any cost
Show little empathy because PI Plans are non-negotiable
88
What is something an RTE could do to facilitate a large group? (2 Correct Answers)
Create a facilitation team to help
Optimize room layout for participation
Do nothing
Trust your tools to work without testing them
89
What is a type of Agile team used in SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Application Teams
Separate Dev & Test Teams
Feature Teams
Component Teams
90
In the Problem-Solving Workshop, who should vote on root causes?
Business Owners
C-Suite Stakeholders
Scrum Masters and Product Owners
The team members working on that problem
91
What is a reason why too much WIP is a problem?
It shows that the overall system is inefficient
It does not provide a path towards technical mastery
Iteration Review events take too long
It hides bottlenecks in the workflow
92
What are the three primary keys to implementing flow? (2 Correct Answers)
Increase number of testers
Visualize and limit work in process (WIP)
Reduce the batch sizes of work
Resource Utilization
93
True or False: A RTE should set up everything for PI Planning alone.
true
false
94
What is an antipattern when motivating knowledge workers in a team? (2 Correct Answers)
Individual Recognition
Mastery & Knowledge Sharing
Autonomy and Self-Organization
Individual Bonuses
95
Why might an ART never make it to the "Performing" stage of the Tuckman Model?
There is no one guiding them
The Lead Dev retires
The Project gets terminated early
The team is given new Features that require new skills
96
What tool can be used to determine Agile Maturity?
Team & Technical Agility Self-Assessment
Agile Product Delivery Self-Assessment
There are no known tools
RTE's should create their own assessment
97
Why is a Definition of Done important?
Communicates goals to leadership
Prioritizes the work
Creates a common understanding of what "complete" means
Standardizes Story Points across teams
98
True or False: The I&A Workshop is likely to evolve over time
true
false
99
What team-level role is an RTE most like?
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Delivery Team Member
100
What is one possible type of adjustment Management could bring into Day 2 of PI Planning?
Changes to Team Objectives
Tell a team to increase their capacity/velocity
Changes to User Stories
Business priorities

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