What is one anti-pattern a PO must be careful to avoid regarding Iteration Planning?

Pressuring the team to overcommit

The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs...

As the last iteration of each PI

Without the IP Iteration ___(3 Correct Answers)

There is little innovation, More features can be completed, There is no dedicated time to plan together

During the Standup, the team calls out a new risk that jeopardizes the plan. The PO should…

Help the team escalate immediately

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

Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation

You Have Reached the End of Ch.1

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

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

Rebalance Skills among teams by moving People

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

Quantitative Measurement, Problem-Solving Workshop

What could help increase a team's Flow? (2 Correct Answers)

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

How could a cost estimate for an Epic be obtained?

Using Average ART Cost/PI and Epic Size Estimate

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

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

What is a potential input to the Program Vision? (2 Correct Answers)

Strategic Themes, Customer Feedback

What should a Product Manager do to prepare for PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)

Create/Update the Vision, Socialize Features with the Agile Teams

You Have Reached the End of Ch.2

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

How does the Product Owner participate in Story Pointing exercises?

Provide clarification on story scope and intent

What is one of the 3 components of Cost of Delay? (3 choices)

Business Value, Opportunity Enablement / Risk Reduction, Time Criticality

How does Business Value influence a team's plan?

Provides priority for implementation

You Have Reached the End of Ch.3

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

The Problem-Solving Workshop is designed to solution on ___

Systemic issues impacting delivery of value

What is one non-economic way to prioritize work? (2 Correct Answers)

Squeaky Wheel (Loudest Person), Only Consider Return On Investment

What are two inputs to PI Planning?

Prioritized Features (usually Top 10)

User Stories are created…

Before PI Planning, After PI Planning, During PI Planning

What is an anti-pattern you might see regarding System Demos? (2 Correct Answers)

Demo is conducted in a non-integrated environment, PO/PM sees work for the first time at the demo

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1
True or False: The PO only comes to the Standup when requested.
true
false
2
What is one anti-pattern a PO must be careful to avoid regarding Iteration Planning?
Supporting commitment to Iteration Goals
Pressuring the team to overcommit
Encourage the teams to confront new challenges
Support incorporating Retrospective action items in the plan
3
Who has content authority over Features?
Product Manager
Solution Management
Product Owner
Epic Owner
4
WSJF favors features with a lower Cost of Delay.
true
false
5
The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs...
When the Scrum Master thinks it's necessary
When an Outage Occurs
Annually
As the last iteration of each PI
6
Who Contributes to Story Acceptance Criteria?
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Delivery Team
Product Manager
7
Without the IP Iteration ___(3 Correct Answers)
Capacity is eroded
There is little innovation
More features can be completed
There is no dedicated time to plan together
8
Features in the Program Backlog could usually come from ___
Executive Projects
Market Research
Stories
Epics
9
True or False: The Value Stream contains the workers, systems, and flow of information.
false
true
10
During the Standup, the team calls out a new risk that jeopardizes the plan. The PO should…
Do not bother leadership with a team issue
Encourage the team to problem-solve
Help the team escalate immediately
Take the risk to the Change Control Board
11
Who provides architectural guidance for the ART?
No one
Release Train Engineer
System Architect
Product Manager
12
Who accepts Stories and participates in Team Ceremonies?
Product Owner
Product Manager
Epic Owner
Solution Manager
13
Market Rhythms are ___ whereas Market Events are ___
Ad-Hoc | Cyclical
Cyclical | Ad-Hoc
14
What is one output of PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Project Plan
Vision
Program Board
PI Objectives
15
Which of the following is one of the statements from the Agile Manifesto?
Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation
Early Delivery over Phase Gate Milestones
Responding to Change over Contract Negotiation
Comprehensive Documentation over Working Software
16
In an Agile Team, who owns and prioritizes the backlog?
Product Owner
Epic Owner
Business Owner
Product Manager
17
What tool is a representation of an end customer to help guide decisions regarding the product?
Kanban boards
Story Maps
Customer Journey Map
Personas
18
A vision is aspirational and describes…
The Future State
The limitations of the Solution
The In-Scope Features for the next PI
The Current State
19
A feature should always have a ____ and Acceptance Criteria
Work Breakdown Structure
Benefit Hypothesis
Project Plan
Lean Business Case
20
The Current PI is ___ and Future PI's are ___
Funded, Seeking Funding
Committed, Committed
Committed, Forecasted
Approved, Pending Approval
21
You Have Reached the End of Ch.1
On to Chapter 2!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
22
At the end of Day 1, what might leaders do to resolve Bottlenecks in the ART?
Nothing
Implement Portfolio Kanban WIP Limits
Redistribute User Stories between teams
Rebalance Skills among teams by moving People
23
What might be used to Manage Queue Lengths?
Roadmaps
Backlogs
Capacity Planning
WIP Limits on the Kanban
24
What concept transforms unpredictable events into predictable occurrences
Delivering on Cadence
Implementing WIP
Full Stack Development
Synchronize delivery
25
Which of these is part of Inspect and Adapt? (2 Correct Answers)
Closing out the project
Quantitative Measurement
Go/No-Go decision
Problem-Solving Workshop
26
Where would a stakeholder look to get a forecast for when a Feature will be complete?
Portfolio Roadmap
Program Backlog
Program Kanban
Program Roadmap
27
Why is limiting WIP important
It creates bottlenecks
It makes people work harder
It helps promote the concept of failing fast
It increases flow
28
What could help increase a team's Flow? (2 Correct Answers)
Hire more testers
Re-prioritize stories to work the smallest stories first
Reduce the batch size for your team
Set a WIP limit where you see a bottleneck
29
Product Managers and System Architects partner on planning time for Enabler work using what?
Dedicated Enabler Teams
Capacity Allocation
Accurate User Story Sizing
Team Backlog Prioritization
30
True or False: Documentation is NOT required in Agile.
false
true
31
How could a cost estimate for an Epic be obtained?
Detailing task estimates with average burdened cost
You can't get cost estimates in SAFe
Using cost-modeling software
Using Average ART Cost/PI and Epic Size Estimate
32
How long should a typical Program Roadmap be?
4 Major Releases
Only 1 Program Increment
About 3 years
About 3 Program Increments
33
WSJF favors features with a shorter duration.
false
true
34
Who Has content authority over Stories?
Product Owner
Solution Management
Product Manager
Epic Owner
35
What source might feed a Team Backlog? (2 Correct Answers)
Executive Projects
Features
Team Context (Tech Debt, Maintenance, etc)
Strategic Themes
36
True or False: Iteration Plans can change after PI Planning
false
true
37
What is a potential input to the Program Vision? (2 Correct Answers)
Strategic Themes
Organizational and Team Structure
Customer Feedback
System Demo's
38
What should a Product Manager do to prepare for PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Create/Update the Vision
Keep new Features under NDA
Arrange facilities for the event
Socialize Features with the Agile Teams
39
You Have Reached the End of Ch.2
Yay!
On to Chapter 3!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
40
Who participates in every PO Sync? (2 Correct Answers)
Product Manager
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Epic Owner
41
How does the Product Owner participate in Story Pointing exercises?
Vote on story sizing
Facilitate the activity
Provide clarification on story scope and intent
42
What is one of the 3 components of Cost of Delay? (3 choices)
Business Value
Job Duration / Job Size
Opportunity Enablement / Risk Reduction
Time Criticality
43
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
44
You Have Reached the End of Ch.3
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
On to Ch.4!
45
The Problem-Solving Workshop is designed to solution on ___
Systemic issues impacting delivery of value
Measuring the teams on the ART
Emergent design of the system
New Features
46
What is one non-economic way to prioritize work? (2 Correct Answers)
Pareto Analysis
Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
Squeaky Wheel (Loudest Person)
Only Consider Return On Investment
47
What are two inputs to PI Planning?
Project Plan
Program Board
Due Dates
Prioritized Features (usually Top 10)
48
What is the most important factor in prioritizing Features?
Cost of Implementation
Cost of Delay
ROI
Executive's Priorities
49
User Stories are created…
Before PI Planning
After PI Planning
During PI Planning
50
What is an anti-pattern you might see regarding System Demos? (2 Correct Answers)
Ensure the right stakeholders are invited
Demo is conducted in a non-integrated environment
Rotate team members to present at demo
PO/PM sees work for the first time at the demo
51
Feature Toggles Enable the separation of ___ and Release.
Development
Integration
Deployment
52
True or False: Iteration Planning occurs only at PI Planning
false
true
53
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
Encourage them to move it to Uncommitted Objectives
Encourage them to remove the objective entirely
Take ownership of the risk
54
During PI Planning, if a team want to negotiate scope of a Feature, who do they speak with?
Scope is not negotiable
System Architect
Product Manager
Release Train Engineer
55
Multiple… Improve economic results
Design Sets
SCRUM Masters
Columns of Uncertainty
Project Plans
56
During what part of I&A Workshop would PO/PM be likely to present to external stakeholders?
Problem-Solving Workshop
System Demo
Quantitative Measurement
57
Which of these is part of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
Quarterly Release Schedule
Continuous Ideation
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
58
What tool captures the workflow of a user?
Customer Journey Map
Story Maps
Kanban boards
Personas
59
Which of the following accurately describes the PO & PM roles? (2 Correct Answers)
PO Authors Features and Drives Program Objectives
PM Authors Stories and drives Iteration Goals
PO is team-oriented
PM is market-oriented
60
What does a PO use to communicate with management?
Story Points
Iteration Goals
Requirements Doc
User Stories
61
True or False: a DoD for a Feature is ONLY that the DoD for all Stories has been met
false
true
62
What is a Benefit Hypothesis?
The proposed measurable benefit to the end user or business
A tool for guiding WSJF and prioritization
A general description of a product
Details of the ROI
63
What tool can be used to a User's Experience while engaging with a Company?
Customer Journey Map
Story Maps
Kanban boards
Personas
64
How would the size of an Epic be estimated? (2 Correct Answers)
Teams give rough estimates for Features which are summed up
Using DDE's
Relatively Estimate Features against previous ones
Using Work Breakdown Structure
65
What phase on the Kanban would fall into Continuous Exploration?
Releasing
Analyzing
Validating on Staging
Implementing
66
What is an example of an integrated learning point?
System Demo
Retrospective
Status Call
GoNoGo
67
How does the Business Ower communicate value of PI Objectives?
Business Value
Story Points
Funding Allocation
Ranking with estimated ROI
68
Why is a Definition of Done important?
Prioritizes the work
Creates a common understanding of what "complete" means
Communicates goals to leadership
Standardizes Story Points across teams
69
Which of the following is a Core Value of SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Flow
Alignment
Transparency
Lean-Agile Leadership
70
Who accepts Features as Done?
Solution Manager
Epic Owner
Product Manager
Product Owner
71
A Team Backlog may contain… (2 Correct Answers)
Enabler Stories
User Stories
Epics
Features
72
Who maintains the Program Roadmap?
Product Manager
Product Owner
Solution Management
Epic Owner
73
True or False: PO & PM do NOT do anything to support the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
false
true
74
You Have Reached the End of Ch.5
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
Can we do it again?!
On to Ch.6!
75
Why should a team create Iteration Goals?
To report their loaded capacity to management
To get scope approval from management
To align to a common purpose
To refine their backlog
76
The goal of metrics is to show evidence of ___
Quality of the Product
Velocity increasing over time
Customer Engagement
The health of the Working Team (ART, Agile Team, etc)
77
Shorter cycles yield… Learning
Integrated
Slower
Deeper
Accelerated
78
Which one of these is a Team Ceremony?
PI Planning
Status Call
Iteration Planning
Feature Refinement
79
How can story mapping help with designing the User Experience?
By encouraging the writing of larger Stories
By creating design prototypes
Through creating detailed wireframes
By doing Proof-of-Concepts
80
What is one type of Enabler Story? (2 Correct Answers)
UI/UX Work
Supplier Work
Exploration
Infrastructure
81
What role collaborates and sets expectations with POs, stakeholders, customers, and architects?
Product Manager
Release Train Engineer
Business Owner
Product Owner
82
How often should a System Demo occur?
Once per PI
Twice per PI
After every Iteration
On Demand
83
What is one thing a PO/PM can do to support the CDP? (2 Correct Answers)
Write Acceptance Criteria using BDD format
Develop Automation Infrastructure
Write smaller Stories/Features
Write Stories/Features aligned to Architecture layers
84
What does a PO/PM use to communicate the scope of a Feature or User Story?
Acceptance Criteria
Kanban Board
System Spec
Requirements Doc
85
What mght be used to visualize Work In Progress?
Backlog
Continuous Delivery Pipeline
Roadmap
Kanban Board
86
What is a pattern for breaking Features into Stories?
Work Flow Steps
UI/UX, Middleware, and Back Office
Development, QA, Deployment
Front End and Back End
87
True or False: SAFe includes principles, practices, and competencies for Lean AND DevOps
true
false
88
PI Objectives are committed to ____
During PI Planning
Before PI Planning
After PI Planning
89
Stories should be demo'd…
At the system demo
When they are completed
During the Standup
At the iteration review
90
You Have Reached the End of Ch.4
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
On to Ch.5!
Woo Hoo!
91
What is an example of an innovation activity for the IP Iteration? (2 Correct Answers)
Getting Features Accepted
User Acceptance Testing
Hackathon
Supplier Showcase
92
The Product Manager has content authority at the ___ Level and authors ___
Program, Features
Solution, Capabilities
Portfolio, Epics
Team, Stories
93
WSJF Prioritization is completed during PI Planning
false
true
94
What is one attribute of a good Product Manager? (2 Correct Answers)
Continuous exploration of Customer Needs
Strong Technical Background
Short-term vision
Solid understanding of current Solution
95
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

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