How could a cost estimate for an Epic be obtained?

Using Average ART Cost/PI and Epic Size Estimate

How does the Product Owner participate in Story Pointing exercises?

Provide clarification on story scope and intent

Which role may be a good candidate to become a PO? (2 Correct Answers)

Subject Matter Expert, Project Manager

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How does Business Value influence a team's plan?

Provides priority for implementation

Which of the following is one of the statements from the Agile Manifesto?

Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation

What is the end goal of DevOps?

To deliver value faster and more reliably

What source might feed a Team Backlog? (2 Correct Answers)

Team Context (Tech Debt, Maintenance, etc), Features

As a PO, if the team anticipates a high risk with one of their objectives, what should they do?

Encourage them to move it to Stretch Objectives

What is one attribute of a good Product Manager? (2 Correct Answers)

Solid understanding of current Solution, Continuous exploration of Customer Needs

What might a PO do to support the CALMR approach to DevOps?

Format Acceptance Criteria to enable Automated Testing

What is one input to PI Planning?

Prioritized Features (usually Top 10)

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1
What does a PO use to communicate with management?
Iteration Goals
Story Points
User Stories
Requirements Doc
2
WSJF favors features with a lower Cost of Delay.
true
false
3
PI Objectives are committed to ____
During PI Planning
Before PI Planning
After PI Planning
4
True or False: DevOps is a Cultural Change
false
true
5
What does a PO/PM use to communicate the scope of a Feautre or User Story?
System Spec
Kanban Board
Requirements Doc
Acceptance Criteria
6
True or False: Iteration Planning occurs only at PI Planning
false
true
7
Shorter cycles yield… Learning
Slower
Deeper
Accelerated
Integrated
8
What role collaborates and sets expectations with POs, stakeholders, customers, and architects?
Release Train Engineer
Product Owner
Business Owner
Product Manager
9
How could a cost estimate for an Epic be obtained?
You can't get cost estimates in SAFe
Using Average ART Cost/PI and Epic Size Estimate
Using cost-modeling software
Detailing task estimates with average burdened cost
10
How does the Product Owner participate in Story Pointing exercises?
Facilitate the activity
Provide clarification on story scope and intent
Vote on story sizing
11
What is a pattern for breaking Features into Stories?
Work Flow Steps
Front End and Back End
Development, QA, Deployment
UI/UX, Middleware, and Back Office
12
Observation, User Surveys, and A/B testing can be used in what stage of the Lean UX Cycle?
Collaborative Design
Build MMF
Evaluate
Benefit Hypothesis
13
Which role may be a good candidate to become a PO? (2 Correct Answers)
Subject Matter Expert
Scrum Master
QA Specialist
Project Manager
14
True or False: SAFe includes principles, practices, and competencies for Lean AND DevOps
false
true
15
Product Managers and System Architects partner on planning time for Enabler work using what?
Capacity Allocation
Dedicated Enabler Teams
Accurate User Story Sizing
Team Backlog Prioritization
16
What is an output of the Synthesis stage of Continuous Exploration? (2 Correct)
Project Plan
User Stories
Vision
Features
17
What Competency is foundation to support the entire SAFe Framework?
Lean Portfolio Management
Lean-Agile Leadership
DevOps and Release on Demand
Built-In Quality
18
You Have Reached the End of Ch.6
Yay!
Awesome!
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
19
You Have Reached the End of Ch.1
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 2!
20
What is the most important factor in prioritizing Features?
Cost of Delay
Cost of Implementation
ROI
Executive's Priorities
21
A vision is aspirational and describes…
The Current State
The limitations of the Solution
The In-Scope Features for the next PI
The Future State
22
The Current PI is ___ and Future PI's are ___
Approved, Pending Approval
Committed, Committed
Committed, Forecasted
Funded, Seeking Funding
23
True or False: Iteration Plans can change after PI Planning
false
true
24
You Have Reached the End of Ch.5
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
On to Ch.6!
25
Why is limiting WIP important
It increases flow
It makes people work harder
It creates bottlenecks
It helps promote the concept of failing fast
26
What is an example of an integrated learning point?
Status Call
Retrospective
GoNoGo
System Demo
27
How does Business Value influence a team's plan?
Encourages restructuring of Agile Teams
Encourages descoping of low-value objectives
Provides goals for perfomance reporting
Provides priority for implementation
28
Which of the following is one of the statements from the Agile Manifesto?
Comprehensive Documentation over Working Software
Responding to Change over Contract Negotiation
Early Delivery over Phase Gate Milestones
Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation
29
The Lean Business Case will detail impacts to Products, Programs, and …
Services
Architecture
Capacity
Profits
30
Why should a team create Iteration Goals?
To align to a common purpose
To refine their backlog
To get scope approval from management
To report their loaded capacity to management
31
Which of the following is a Core Value of SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Alignment
Lean-Agile Leadership
Flow
Transparency
32
Feature Toggles Enable the separation of ___ and Release.
Development
Deployment
Integration
33
What phase on the Kanban would fall into Continuous Exploration?
Implementing
Validating on Staging
Releasing
Analyzing
34
DevOps helps bridge the gap between ____ features and ____ solutions.
Old, Unstable
Exciting, Boring
Untested, Perfect
New, Stable
35
Stories should be integrated…
Continuously
Twice Per Iteration
Once per PI
Once Per Iteration
36
Where would a stakeholder look to get a forecast for when a Feature will be complete?
Portfolio Roadmap
Program Kanban
Program Backlog
Program Roadmap
37
How does the Business Ower communicate value of PI Objectives?
Funding Allocation
Story Points
Ranking with estimated ROI
Business Value
38
What is the end goal of DevOps?
To create a better corporate culture
To create a solution that never fail
To deliver value faster and more reliably
To release multiple times per day
39
WSJF favors features with a shorter duration.
true
false
40
Which role in Lean Portfolio Management supports program execution?
Lean Governance
Agile Portfolio Operations
Strategy & Investment Funding
41
What source might feed a Team Backlog? (2 Correct Answers)
Executive Projects
Team Context (Tech Debt, Maintenance, etc)
Strategic Themes
Features
42
As a PO, if the team anticipates a high risk with one of their objectives, what should they do?
Designate a SME to guide the work
Take ownership of the risk
Encourage them to move it to Stretch Objectives
Encourage them to remove the objective entirely
43
What is one output of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Project Plan
Vision
Program Board
PI Objectives
44
What is one attribute of a good Product Manager? (2 Correct Answers)
Solid understanding of current Solution
Strong Technical Background
Continuous exploration of Customer Needs
Short-term vision
45
True or False: Building an MMF supports fast learning cycles and feedback loops
true
false
46
What might a PO do to support the CALMR approach to DevOps?
Raise jeopardies when risks occur
Format Acceptance Criteria to enable Automated Testing
Develop technical skills
Nothing - that's only for technical team members
47
Who has content authority over Features?
Solution Management
Product Manager
Epic Owner
Product Owner
48
Multiple… Improve economic results
Project Plans
Columns of Uncertainty
Design Sets
SCRUM Masters
49
How often should a System Demo occur?
After every Iteration
Once per PI
On Demand
Twice per PI
50
What is one input to PI Planning?
Program Board
Project Plan
Vision
Prioritized Features (usually Top 10)
51
WSJF Prioritization is completed during PI Planning
true
false
52
Which part of the LPM would RTE's and Scrum Masters be part of?
Strategy & Investment Funding
Agile Portfolio Operations
Lean Governance
53
What is one of the 3 components of Cost of Delay? (3 choices)
Job Duration / Job Size
Business Value
Opportunity Enablement / Risk Reduction
Time Criticality
54
Stories should be demo'd…
At the iteration review
During the Standup
When they are completed
At the system demo
55
Who participates in every PO Sync? (2 Correct Answers)
Product Owner
Product Manager
Scrum Master
Epic Owner
56
How would the size of an Epic be estimated? (2 Correct Answers)
Using DDE's
Teams give rough estimates for Features which are summed up
Using Work Breakdown Structure
Relatively Estimate Features against previous ones
57
You Have Reached the End of Ch.2
On to Chapter 3!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
58
What cycle is used in Lean Startup?
Hypothesize-Build-Measure-Learn
Empathize-Define-Ideate-Prototype-Test
Plan-Do-Check-Adjust
Explore-Integrate-Deploy-Release
59
At the end of Day 1, what might leaders do to resolve Bottlenecks in the ART?
Rebalance Skills among teams by moving People
Redistribute User Stories between teams
Nothing
Implement Portfolio Kanban WIP Limits
60
Who Has content authority over Stories?
Product Manager
Epic Owner
Product Owner
Solution Management
61
User Stories are created…
During PI Planning
Before PI Planning
After PI Planning
62
Which statement describes Lean Portfolio Management competency? (2 Correct Answers)
Uses Scrum and Kanban for team Agility
Manage Frequent Integration
Creates budgets and investment guardrails
Connects Enterprise to Portfolio Strategy
63
What does the "L" stand for in the CALMR approach to DevOps?
Leadership
Lean Flow
Leading Indicators
Lead Time
64
A Team Backlog may contain… (2 Correct Answers)
Enabler Stories
Features
Epics
User Stories
65
What should a Product Manager do to prepare for PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Socialize Features with the Agile Teams
Arrange facilities for the event
Create/Update the Vision
Keep new Features under NDA
66
Who maintains the Program Roadmap?
Solution Management
Product Owner
Epic Owner
Product Manager
67
The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs...
When the Scrum Master thinks it's necessary
Annually
When an Outage Occurs
As the last iteration of each PI
68
True or False: The Epic Owner is a full-time Job Title - NOT a temporary role
false
true
69
What mght be used to visualize Work In Progress?
Kanban Board
Continuous Deliver Pipeline
Backlog
Roadmap
70
Features in the Program Backlog could come from ___ or Epics
Executive Projects
Capabilities
Market Research
Customer Surveys
71
What could help increase a team's Flow? (2 Correct Answers)
Set a WIP limit where you see a bottleneck
Re-prioritize stories to work the smallest stories first
Reduce the batch size for your team
Hire more testers
72
Which role in Lean Portfolio Management maintains the portfolio vision and funds Value Streams?
Lean Governance
Strategy & Investment Funding
Agile Portfolio Operations
73
What is one type of Enabler Story? (2 Correct Answers)
Infrastructure
Exploration
UI/UX Work
Supplier Work
74
You Have Reached the End of Ch.4
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
On to Ch.5!
75
True or False: The Lean Business Case shows both MVP Features and Additional Feaures
false
true
76
What is a potential input to the Program Vision? (2 Correct Answers)
Organizational and Team Structure
Strategic Themes
System Demo's
Customer Feedback
77
Who accepts Stories and participates in Team Ceremonies?
Epic Owner
Product Owner
Product Manager
Solution Manager
78
You Have Reached the End of Ch.3
On to Ch.4!
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
79
Which of the following accurately describes the PO & PM roles? (2 Correct Answers)
PM Authors Stories and drives Iteration Goals
PO is team-oriented
PO Authors Features and Drives Program Objectives
PM is market-oriented
80
In order to get approval to move into the Portfolio Backlog, an Epic must have what?
All User Stories Sized and Approved
Detailed Project Plan
Lean Business Case
ROI Estimate
81
What is a key benefit of Team Backlog Refinement?
Ensures Built-In Quality
Forecasts Feature Completion
Creates a contracted scope of work
Provides time to resolve dependencies
82
What must be embraced as part of the Lean UX process?
Perfection
Failure
Detailed Specifications
Cascading Style Scripts
83
The Product Manager has content authority at the ___ Level and authors ___
Portfolio, Epics
Team, Stories
Solution, Capabilities
Program, Features
84
Items move from Funnel to Analyzing based on the capacity of the Product Manager and…
System Architect & SME's
Project Managers
Executives
Finance Personnel
85
Who provides architectural guidance for the ART?
Release Train Engineer
No one
Product Manager
System Architect
86
True or False: The PO only comes to the Standup when requested.
false
true
87
During PI Planning, if a team want to negotiate scope of a Feature, who do they speak with?
Scope is not negotiable
Product Manager
Release Train Engineer
System Architect
88
In an Agile Team, who owns and prioritizes the backlog?
Product Owner
Business Owner
Product Manager
Epic Owner
89
A feature should always have a ____ and Acceptance Criteria
Lean Business Case
Project Plan
Benefit Hypothesis
Work Breakdown Structure
90
Who accepts Features as Done?
Solution Manager
Product Owner
Epic Owner
Product Manager
91
How long should a typical Program Roadmap be?
4 Major Releases
About 3 years
Only 1 Program Increment
About 3 Program Increments
92
What is one tool that could be used to ensure consistency while enabling Collaborative Design?
Style guides, branding kits, and asset libraries
Cross-Functional Agile Teams
The latest Itegrated Development Environment
Silo'd UX Specialists
93
What is a Benefit Hypothesis?
A general description of a product
Details of the ROI
The proposed measurable benefit to the end user or business
A tool for guiding WSJF and prioritization
94
Which role in Lean Portfolio Management coordinates continuous compliance?
Agile Portfolio Operations
Lean Governance
Strategy & Investment Funding
95
What is one non-economic way to prioritize work? (2 Correct Answers)
Only Consider Return On Investment
Squeaky Wheel (Loudest Person)
Pareto Analysis
Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
96
Which of these is part of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Ideation
Quarterly Release Schedule
97
Who Contributes to Story Acceptance Criteria?
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Delivery Team
Product Manager
98
Which one of these is a Team Ceremony?
PI Planning
Feature Refinement
Iteration Planning
Status Call
99
Which part of the LPM would Enterprise Executives be part of?
Lean Governance
Strategy & Investment Funding
Agile Portfolio Operations
100
Without the IP Iteration.... (3 Correct)
There is no dedicated time to plan together
There is little innovation
Capacity is eroded
More features can be completed
101
True or False: Documentation is NOT required in Agile.
false
true
102
What concept transforms unpredictable events into predictable occurrences
Implementing WIP
Synchronize delivery
Full Stack Development
Delivering on Cadence
103
What might be used to Manage Queue Lengths?
WIP Limits on the Kanban
Backlogs
Roadmaps
Capacity Planning
104
During the Standup, the team calls out a new risk that jeopardizes the plan. The PO should…
Encourage the team to problem-solve
Help the team escalate immediately
Take the risk to the Change Control Board
Do not bother leadership with a team issue
105
What purpose does an Epic Hypothesis Statement serve?
Defines the assets and technologies needed to deliver value
To gain approval to move into the backlog
Shows the long-term commitments of the ART
Defines an idea of benefit that can be validated
106
Why is a Definition of Done important?
Creates a common understanding of what "complete" means
Standardizes Story Points across teams
Prioritizes the work
Communicates goals to leadership

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