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

Help the team escalate immediately

How could a cost estimate for an Epic be obtained?

Using Average ART Cost/PI and Epic Size Estimate

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

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

You Have Reached the End of Ch.5

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

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

Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation

User Stories are created…

After PI Planning, During PI Planning, Before PI Planning

You Have Reached the End of Ch.6

Yay!, Can we do it again?!, Awesome!, Woo Hoo!

What is a Benefit Hypothesis?

The proposed measurable benefit to the end user or business

Without the IP Iteration.... (3 Correct)

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

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

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

You Have Reached the End of Ch.1

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

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

Format Acceptance Criteria to enable Automated Testing

What is a key benefit of Team Backlog Refinement?

Provides time to resolve dependencies

How does the Product Owner participate in Story Pointing exercises?

Provide clarification on story scope and intent

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

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