In SAFe, how is capacity planning and roadmapping supported?

Cadence-based development with stable teams

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What is a positive outcome of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)

Alignment to a common vision, Enhanced Social Network of ART members

What is true of a Feature? (2 Correct Answers)

It must be completed in 1 PI, It is implemented incrementally through Stories

How is the Risk ROAM board addressed after PI Planning?

It is regularly reviewed during Sync meetings

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If an urgent requirement emerges during the iteration, what should the PO do?

Choose what work to delay to support it

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What is the Agile Manifesto?

Values and principles intended to improve software development

How does SAFe provide a second operating system that enables Business Agility?

By focusing on customers, products, innovation, and growth

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When taking the Program Confidence Vote, who votes?

The people who will execute the plan

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What is the impact of Customer Centricity?

To understand the Customer's needs

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What is the Implementation Roadmap?

A series of steps for a SAFe transformation

What might slow down SAFe adoption in a government context?

Long Vendor Acquisition Process

What is true about the Implementation Roadmap?

It is based off of previous successful implementations

What is part of a Lean Quality Management System? (2 Correct Answers)

Product Quality, Process Quality

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1
In SAFe, how is capacity planning and roadmapping supported?
Work breakdown structure
Cadence-based development with stable teams
Management commits to milestones for the team
Equating points with man hours for consistency
2
True or False: Stretch Objectives are committed
false
true
3
Which of these is the earliest step in the Implementation Roadmap?
Train Scrum Masters
Extend to the Portfolio
Create the Implementation Plan
Train Change Agents
4
You Have Reached the End of Ch.8
I'm ready for the Real Exam!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
5
True or False: SAFe encompasses the principles of the Agile Manifesto
true
false
6
What SAFe tool can be used to motivate and align ART members to the mission of the ART?
Lean Budgets
Strategic Themes
Project Plan
Program Vision
7
What is a positive outcome of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Alignment to a common vision
Top 10 Features Committed
Enhanced Social Network of ART members
Detailed Work Breakdown Structure
8
What is true of a Feature? (2 Correct Answers)
It must be completed in 1 PI
It exists in the Solution Backlog
It can only be worked by a single Agile Team
It is implemented incrementally through Stories
9
How is the Risk ROAM board addressed after PI Planning?
Risks are entered into the Risk Matrix
It is thrown away
It is regularly reviewed during Sync meetings
It is given to Leadership to qualify the plan
10
You Have Reached the End of Ch.5
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 6!
Yay!
11
If an urgent requirement emerges during the iteration, what should the PO do?
Choose what work to delay to support it
Request additional resources
Refuse the requirement
Encourage to team to work extra to complete it
12
You Have Reached the End of Ch.3
On to Chapter 4!
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
13
What is the Agile Manifesto?
A mindset that values processes over systems
A set of practices that include Scrum
Values and principles intended to improve software development
A value system only for software development
14
What is a SAFe core value? (2 Correct Answers)
Program Execution
Alignment
Objective Milestones
Flow
15
What is a normal number of members of an Agile Team?
2
There is no recommended size
17
8
16
What program cermony is the objective measure of progress in SAFe?
Backlog Refinement
PI Planning
System Demo
ART Sync
17
What can improve economic results when requirements change?
Multiple design sets
Knowledgeable System Architects
Frequent re-planning
Change Control Board
18
How does SAFe provide a second operating system that enables Business Agility?
By focusing on customers, products, innovation, and growth
It provides a new set of technical tools
It suggest major reorganizations of structures
It adds new layers of management
19
What is one issue when organizing around hierarchical functions?
It is not how value flows
Decisions are made quickly
Communication is too easy
Optimizes functional skills
20
What would decrease costly delays?
Feature prioritization
Decentralized decision-making
Identifying the MVP
Better planning
21
Who owns creating and committing to PI objectives?
Dev Team
Product Owner
Scrum Master
22
You Have Reached the End of Ch.2
Can we do it again?!
On to Chapter 3!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
23
What ceremony happens during the IP Iteration?
Backlog Refinement
Daily Stand-up
WSJF Prioritization
Inspect & Adapt Workshop
24
True or False: Business Agility is the ability to compete and thrive in the digital age
true
false
25
You Have Reached the End of Ch.1
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Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 2!
26
In addition to Features and Milestones, what else will be found on the Program Board?
Dependencies
User Stories
Capacity Plans
ROAM'ed Risks
27
When taking the Program Confidence Vote, who votes?
The people who will execute the plan
RTE, Product Manager, and Sys Arch
Business Owner
Stakeholders
28
In SAFe (and Agile) we should....
Move the People to the Work
Move the Work to the People
29
You Have Reached the End of Ch.7
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 8!
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
30
What is the impact of Customer Centricity?
Building better features
Changing Org Structure to align to Value
To understand the Customer's needs
Utilizing the Lean Startup Cycle
31
When might a decision need to be centralized?
Infrequent
Local context needed
High cost of delay
Few people impacted
32
What is a configuration of SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Portfolio
Project
Essential
Team
33
What kind of decision should be decentralized?
Long-lasting consequences
Setting UX Standards
Infrequent decisions
High cost of delay
34
What is the correlation between Phase Gate Milestones and project success?
Strong
Weak
Linear
Nearly zero
35
You Have Reached the End of Ch.6
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 7!
36
What is the Implementation Roadmap?
A series of steps for a SAFe transformation
A roadmap for product development
A training plan
A management strategy
37
What is a way that Design Thinking can measure success. (2 Correct Answers)
Phase Gate Milestones
Desirability
Velocity
Sustainability
38
Who prioritizes Capabilities in the Solution Backlog?
Epic Owner
Product Owner
Solution Manager
Product Manager
39
After the Tipping Point, what should be done to start the transformation?
Train Change Agents
Implement Lean Portfolio Management
Create Features
Get training for everyone
40
What role facilitates team ceremonies?
Scrum Master
Product Owner
Dev Team
41
True or False: Epics must fit in a single PI
true
false
42
What might slow down SAFe adoption in a government context?
Departments can't be set up for DevOps
Long Vendor Acquisition Process
Dedicated personnel
Cetralized Security requirements create bottlenecks
43
What does the "M" in ROAM stand for?
Multiplied
Measured
Managed
Mitigated
44
If using Firm Fixed Price Contract in Agile, what element should have a fixed cost?
Rate per Story Point
Work Order
Capability or Feature
Hourly Rate
45
What is true about the Implementation Roadmap?
It will fail without every person acheiving certification
It is based off of previous successful implementations
It MUST be followed exactly in order
It standardizes SDLC Practices
46
If you quantify one thing...
You have to Quantify Everything
Document it
Quantify the development expense
Quantify Delays
47
True or False: Every Feature of an Epic must be completed before it can be closed
true
false
48
What is part of a Lean Quality Management System? (2 Correct Answers)
Product Quality
Schedule Estimate Accuracy
Process Quality
Regulatory Compliance
49
What practice can speed the flow of items through a Kanban? (2 Correct Answers)
Increase Resources
Small Batch Sizes
Increase backlog refinement
WIP Limits
50
What work item exists in the Portfolio Kanban?
Epics
Stories
Features
Capabilities
51
Who facilitates the PI Planning Retrospective?
Business Owner
Release Train Engineer
Product Manager
System Architect
52
Should fiduciary experts be part of backlog refinement?
No
Yes
53
What enables decentralized decision-making? (2 Correct Answers)
Efficient Change Management
Technical Competence
Detailed, documented processes
Organizational Clarity
54
Which Pillar of the House of Lean includes Gemba walks?
Flow
Leadership
Respect for People and Culture
Innovation
55
What is the purpose of PI Objectives?
Define the Acceptance Criteria for the PI
To set corporate strategy
To align the ART to the business
To determine the length of the PI
56
True or False: Stretch Objectives are included use available capacity
false
true
57
What is a factor driving transformations in the Private and Public sector?
Legacy practicing proving insufficient
Contract Restrictions
Fewer qualified job applicants
Changing audit requirements
58
You Have Reached the End of Ch.4
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 5!
59
True or False: The SAFe Kanban can be modified to align with current work flow steps
false
true
60
True or False: Suppliers must undergo their own SAFe transformation to maintain their contract
true
false
61
When is a Solution Train Required?
Multiple ART's and/or Suppliers required
Multiple divisions required
Program is classified (under NDA)
Budget is over $100M
62
Who prioritizes the Team Backlog?
Dev Team
Product Owner
Scrum Master
63
How can silos be overcome?
Reorganization of company structure
Openining clear communication channels
With a process facilitator
Enhance the documentation between silos
64
What should be included in the goals of an Agile aquisition process?
Detailed specifications
Language enforcing the supplier gets SAFe training
Frequent re-competes
Terms that support economic interests of all parties
65
The Agile Manifest states: "Customer Collaboration over..."
Economic prioritization
Working Software
Processes and Tools
Contract Negotiation
66
What is one attribute of a high-performing team? (2 Correct Answers)
Self-Organizing
Trust
Steadily increasing velocity
Ability to produce perfect work products
67
What practice in Scrum aligns to the Lean-Agile principle of Relentless Improvement?
Iteration Planning
Minimum Viable Products
Retrospectives
Timeboxing
68
Enablers can exist at what level?
Features
Story
Capability
Epic
69
Which of these is a type of Feature? (2 Correct Answers)
Business
Spike
Enabler
Infrastructure
70
What is an example of an objective milestone in SAFe?
System Demo
Program Vision & Roadmap
Solution Intent
PI Planning
71
What is a potential barrier to SAFe in the government context?
Significant delays and cost overruns
Gov't context precludes the ability to use Agile
No gov't guidance for using Agile
Contractors only utilize Waterfall development
72
What connects the business to the portfolio to enable decison-making?
Features
Capabilities
Program Roadmaps
Strategic Themes
73
True or False: A Feature describes system behavior and must fit in 1 PI
true
false
74
What could be used to support "color of money" fiduciary tracking in SAFe?
Work breakdown structure
Tagging Features as Exp or Cap
Master Project Plans
Burn-up Charts
75
What does governance mean in a SAFe context?
Federal Regulations
State and local regulations
Operation rules for the Value Stream
Decision-making framework to acheive desired outcomes
76
What is an attribute of a high-performing team? (2 Correct Answers)
Management Oversight
Perfect, Unchanging Plans
Self-organizing
Trust
77
True or False: You can test quality into the software
false
true
78
What is a key ART ceremony that Leadership should attend?
Scrum of Scrums
Daily Standups
PI Planning
Iteration Planning
79
What happens as teams converge on a design?
Feature work may begin
The cone of uncertainty reduces
Design specification are created
Agile Contracts can be negotiated
80
Understanding trade-offs between Cost of Delay and Development Expense aids in making...
detailed specifications and plans
risk mitigation strategies
multiple design sets
economic decisions
81
What traditionally can cause an increase in lead times?
Lower WIP limits
Budgeting process
Economic prioritization
Effective DevOps practices
82
Could an iteration plan ever be changed?
No
Yes
83
True or False: All the PI's on a Program Roadmap are Committed
true
false
84
How does the Prod Mgr support value delivery in the ART?
Facilitate Program Ceremonies
Be the voice of the customer
Write User Stories
Provide Technical and Architectural Guidance
85
In effective Agile contracts, the business should describe thier needs...
In order of ROI
As Outcomes or Objectives to be acheived
In priority order
by specifying how to do the work
86
What can be lowered to decrease the optimum batch size?
Transaction Cost
Nothing - it is immutable
Holding Cost
Development Expense
87
Which Kanban phase would be part of Continuous Integration?
Deploying to Production
Releasing
Analyzing
Implementing
88
How can a gov't group "embrace the inspector"?
Invite inspectors to meetings
Review audit findings with a larger audience
Provide maximum transparency
Do not comment on audit findings
89
What should Leaders do for a successful transformation? (2 Correct Answers)
Know What they Must Do
Delegate the Change
Obtain their SPC Certification
Lead the Change
90
When should backlogs be economically prioritized?
Continuously
Once per iteration
When planning ART budgets
Once per PI
91
What motivates knowledge workers? (2 Correct Answers)
Promotions
Money
Purpose
Autonomy
92
What most enables Lean Budgets?
Committed Roadmaps
Monthly Budget Reviews
Stable ARTs and Teams
Detailed Solution Intent
93
What is a true strategic theme?
Create a fluid sign-on experience for customers
Reduce operating costs
Comply with government regulations
Return higher shareholder value
94
What item connects the Portfolio to the Enterprise Strategy?
Epics
Strategic Themes
Project Mission
Features
95
How do strategic themes influence ART backlog prioritization?
Provides guidance for decentalized decision-making
Defines the KPI's for the context
Provides specific architectural guidance
States the budgeting process for Value Streams
96
What is one way leaders can embrace a Lean-Agile Mindset?
Attend more Scrum Ceremonies
Stay out of the way of the Agile Teams
Fund the change
Set guidelines to support decentraized decision-making

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