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

Facilitate Program Ceremonies/Events, Foster collaboration between teams

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

Agile Manifesto: Our Highest Goal is to ___

Deliver Working Products Early and Often to the Customer

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

Keeping Planning Milestones On Track, Writing PI Objectives

You Have Reached the End of Ch.6

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

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

Never take action on improvement items

Why is a Definition of Done important?

Creates a common understanding of what "complete" means

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

Complex Cross-Team Dependencies, Bottlenecks

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

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

What is a benefit of continuously deploying using a DevOps model?

It lessens the severity and frequency of release failures

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

Create and environment of mutual influence, Applies systems thinking

Metrics show that a team is struggling to deliver. What action should be AVOIDED?

Decide improvement actions for the team to implement

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

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

As a RTE, what action might you take as an ART's Servant Leader?

Ask powerful questions to challenge perspectives

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

Fact-based Improvement, Optimize the whole

Why should an organization responsibly decentralize some decisions?

Decrease delays caused by approvals

The Innovation and Planning Iteration occurs

As the last iteration of each PI

How does Business Value influence a team's plan?

Provides priority for implementation

What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to team PI Objectives?

All PI Objectives are given a value of 10

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

Rebalance Skills among teams by moving People

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

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

Encourage and support personal development

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 level of SAFe does the RTE interact with?

Essential, Large Solution, Team, Portfolio

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

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