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

You Have Reached the End of Ch.4

On to Chapter 5!, Yay!, Can we do it again?!, Woo Hoo!

You Have Reached the End of Ch.5 and the SAFe Scrum Master Course!

Let's get out of here!, Woo Hoo!, Yay!, Can we do it again?!

A Feature can be broken down into... (2 Correct Answers)

Enabler User Stories, Business User Stories

In Agile, value deliver occurs ... (2 Correct Answers)

Early and continuously, Incrementally

What is an activity that a Scrum Master would have as part of an ART? (2 Correct Answers)

Participate in Scrum of Scrums, Facilitate team's planning at PI Planning

As a Scrum Master, you should encourage developers to commit their code ...

In vertical slices for fast feedback

What is true about teams? (2 Correct Answers)

Teams are more productive than the same # of individuals, When a team makes a commitment, they'll figure out how to meet it

What action could a Scrum Master take to resolve conflicts? (2 Correct Answers)

Dig deeper to understand underlying assumptions, Identify commong goals and needs

What is an anti-pattern that could occur during an Iteration Retrospective? (2 Correct Answers)

Only talk about improvements and not what to continue, Spend a lot of time on problems outside the team's control

According to the Agile Manifesto, which of the following is an anti-pattern in Agile?

Product Owner does not routinely attend any team meetings

During PIP, how can the Scrum Master protect their team's commitment? (2 Correct Answers)

Discourage them from planning work in the IP Iteration, Coach them to have Stretch Objectives

What is one anti-pattern a SM may see during Team Breakout #1? (2 Correct Answers)

Shared PO is not available enough to the team, No plan in last Sprint before IP

How can you encourage your team to exhibit Transparency during the Confidence Vote?

Discuss how confident they feel before the vote

What would be an anti-pattern when creating User Stories? (2 Correct Answers)

Dev Lead works with Prod Owner to write Stories, The Prod Mgr and Prod Owner write all of the Stories

What pillar of the House of Lean does a PIP Retro support?

Respect for People and Culture, Relentless Improvement

When can User Stories be created for a Feature?

Before PI Planning, During PI Planning, After PI Planning

What should a Scrum Master do to support Iteration Planning? (2 Correct Answers)

Maintain the timebox, Facilitate commitment and alignment to Iteration Goals

What tool might be used to focus conversation during Daily Stand-up? (2 Correct Answers)

Burn-up or Burn-down chart, Team Kanban Board

Which of the following may be a reason for an Enabler Story? (2 Correct Answers)

Improving Infrastructure, Spikes (discovery, research)

What could change during the Management Review & Problem Solving? (2 Correct Answers)

Scope for the PI, Inputs to the planning process

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1
What acronym is used for addressing Risks?
WSJF
INVEST
ELMO
ROAM
2
Calculate the Velocity for a team of 1 SM, 1 PO, 4 Dev/Test & PO has 2 days off (2-week Sprint)
60
48
46
32
3
A healthy backlog consists of at least __ iteration(s) of Ready to Start User Stories
4
1
0
2
4
What is an anti-pattern you might see at Inspect & Adapt? (2 Correct Answers)
No actionable improvement Features are created
Scrum Masters help RTE gather data for Quantitative Analysis
Scrum Masters help facilitate team preparation for System Demo
Improvement items don't make it into the Program Backlog
5
If the Agile Team is newly formed, the role of Scrum Master is most likely...
Part-time
Full-Time
6
You Have Reached the End of Ch.4
On to Chapter 5!
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
Woo Hoo!
7
What is the ultimate goal of a PIP event?
A committed plan
A dependency map and traceability matrix
A Realistic Roadmap
Alignment
8
During Breakout #2, who assigns Business Value to Objectives?
RTE
Product Owner
Product Manager
Business Owner
9
What would be a normal number of people for an ART?
155
70
200
30
10
What are the first 2 stages of the Tuckman Model of high-performing teams?
Forming, Storming
Tipping Point, Create Change Agents
Storming, Norming
Create a Sense of Urgency, Establish Vision
11
You Have Reached the End of Ch.5 and the SAFe Scrum Master Course!
Let's get out of here!
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
Can we do it again?!
12
True or False: Changes in team composition will not impact productivity.
false
true
13
A Feature can be broken down into... (2 Correct Answers)
Enabler User Stories
Requirements
Work-Flow Steps
Business User Stories
14
What Activity does the RTE use to guide the Scrum Masters during Team Breakouts?
Risk ROAM
RTE practices non-interference
Scrum of Scrums (SOS)
Confidence Vote
15
What tool might a team use to set expectations on conflict management?
Working Agreement
Kanban Board
Retrospective
RACI Chart
16
In Agile, value deliver occurs ... (2 Correct Answers)
Early and continuously
After all phases are complete
At the end of each phase
Incrementally
17
True or False: You should expect a change in Velocity when team composition changes
false
true
18
What is an activity that a Scrum Master would have as part of an ART? (2 Correct Answers)
Participate in Scrum of Scrums
Author Features
Commit to objectives and timelines on behalf of the team
Facilitate team's planning at PI Planning
19
As a Scrum Master, you should encourage developers to commit their code ...
Once per Iteration
Once the entire Story is complete
Twice per Week
In vertical slices for fast feedback
20
What is true about teams? (2 Correct Answers)
Teams are more productive than the same # of individuals
Teams must be given very detailed requirements to meet timelines
When a team makes a commitment, they'll figure out how to meet it
Teams work best when they're at 100% utilization
21
True or False: Documentation is NOT required in Agile.
false
true
22
Which Team Ceremony practices demonstraing progress through showing working software?
Iteration Review
Daily Stand-Up
Iteration Retrospective
Iteration Planning
23
What is a tool a team may use to understand the customer perspective?
Requirement Specifications
Tasks
Personas
Teams do not need to understand customer perspective
24
What action could a Scrum Master take to resolve conflicts? (2 Correct Answers)
Dig deeper to understand underlying assumptions
Prevent coflicting persons from interacting - be their buffer
Involve conflicting persons's managers in the resolution immediately
Identify commong goals and needs
25
True or False: A team must commit to each User Story shown in their Final Plan Review
false
true
26
What does a Feature on the Program Board with string mean?
It is an Enabler Feature
The Feature has NO dependencies
The Feature needs to be split
The Feature has dependencies
27
What part of the Day 1 activities at PIP would a SM be most active?
Product Vision
Management Review & Problem Solving
Team Breakouts
Business Context
28
What is an anti-pattern that could occur during an Iteration Retrospective? (2 Correct Answers)
Only talk about improvements and not what to continue
Spend a lot of time on problems outside the team's control
Ensure every team member participates
Take program concerns to the RTE
29
True or False: SAFe includes principles, practices, and competencies for Lean AND DevOps
false
true
30
Which of the following is part of the Inspect & Adapt event?
Problem-Solving Workshop
Scrum of Scrums (SOS)
ROAM'ing the risks
Team Breakouts
31
According to the Agile Manifesto, which of the following is an anti-pattern in Agile?
Product Owner does not routinely attend any team meetings
Team delivers some piece of value at the end of every sprint
Change Control Board is not in place
Stories are developed and tested within the same sprint
32
What does the "L" in CALMER approach to DevOps stand for?
Lean Flow
Leading Indicators
Lagging Indicators
Lead Time
33
During PIP, how can the Scrum Master protect their team's commitment? (2 Correct Answers)
Raise their capacity if they seem confident they can do more
Discourage them from planning work in the IP Iteration
Coach them to have Stretch Objectives
Use your SME knowledge to help them point stories
34
True or False: A Feature on the Program Board with no string can be worked independently
true
false
35
What is one anti-pattern a SM may see during Team Breakout #1? (2 Correct Answers)
System Architect provides clarity when needed
Shared PO is not available enough to the team
No plan in last Sprint before IP
RTE is monitoring the construction of the Program Board
36
How can you encourage your team to exhibit Transparency during the Confidence Vote?
Ensure they all vote the same
Vote for them to take the heat
Ask the Business Owner to step out of the room
Discuss how confident they feel before the vote
37
What would be an anti-pattern when creating User Stories? (2 Correct Answers)
Dev Lead works with Prod Owner to write Stories
The Dev Team writes the "how" for Stories
The Prod Mgr and Prod Owner write all of the Stories
Whole Dev team participates in writing Stories
38
What pillar of the House of Lean does a PIP Retro support?
Respect for People and Culture
Flow
Innovation
Relentless Improvement
39
True or False: The Product Owner drives team backlog refinement
false
true
40
When can User Stories be created for a Feature?
Before PI Planning
Never - User Stories would be micro-managing the team
During PI Planning
After PI Planning
41
What does the "R" in CALMER approach to DevOps stand for?
Recovery
Release on Demand
Retrospective
Reputation
42
What should a Scrum Master do to support Iteration Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Maintain the timebox
Facilitate commitment and alignment to Iteration Goals
Dive deep into the technical aspect with the team
Push commitments to previously-committed timelines
43
What tool might be used to focus conversation during Daily Stand-up? (2 Correct Answers)
Project Delivery Plan
Program Board
Burn-up or Burn-down chart
Team Kanban Board
44
Which of the following is a Team Event?
Inspect & Adapt
PI Planning
Iteration Review
Release
45
Stretch Objectives are...
Not Planned and Not Committed
Not Planned, but Committed
Planned and Committed
Planned, but not Committed
46
In an Agile Team, who owns and prioritizes the backlog?
Product Owner
Dev Team
Scrum Master
47
Which of the following may be a reason for an Enabler Story? (2 Correct Answers)
Improving Infrastructure
New User Functionality
Testing
Spikes (discovery, research)
48
Which of the following is an Agile Development Practice? (2 Correct Answers)
Retrospectives
Big Up-front Designs and Estimates
Phase Gate Milestones
Timeboxing
49
Which of these are outputs from PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Project Plan
PI Objectives
Program Board
Vision
50
What acronym helps you remember good Story criteria?
INVEST
WSJF
ELMO
ROAM
51
What could change during the Management Review & Problem Solving? (2 Correct Answers)
Scope for the PI
Team PI Objectives
Inputs to the planning process
Team Capacity
52
What is something a Scrum master would do?
Remove Impediments to the team's progress
Prioritize the team backlog
Write and Size User Stories
Write and Run tests
53
What would be a normal size for an Agile Dev team?
10
1
15
7
54
What would be an anti-pattern during Iteration Planning?
Backlog is prioritized prior to the planning
Stoires have acceptance criteria defined
User story estimates already exist or are established
Product Owner pressures team to take work beyond capacity
55
Which of these is a Program Event?
Iteration Planning
System Demo
Iteration Demo
Retrospective
56
True or False: The Business Owner should NOT attend the Draft Plan Review
true
false
57
In an Agile Team, who Coaches the team and facilitates team ceremonies?
Scrum Master
Dev Team
Product Owner
58
True or False: It is advisable to continue changing scope after Iteration Planning.
false
true
59
You Have Reached the End of Ch.3
On to Chapter 4!
Can we do it again?!
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
60
During Day 2, what is the last activity before the PIP Retro?
Final Plan Review
PI Confidence Vote
Planning Adjustments
ROAM Risks
61
As a SAFe Scrum Master, what action might you take as a Team's Servant Leader?
Keep the team on track for the dates committed at PI Planning at any cost
Show little understanding or empathy because PI Plans are non-negotiable
Encourage the team to use their IP Sprint for finishing tests
Ask powerful questions to challenge the team's perspectives
62
In Waterfall, delivery of value occurs ...
At the end of each phase
On a regular cadence
Incrementally
At the end of all phases
63
What format can help prepare for Test-Driven-Development?
Benefit Hypothesis + Acceptance Criteria
Pass...Fail...
As a...I want...So that...
Given...When...Then
64
In PIP, who should be representing the customer to the team?
Product Manager
Business Owner
Scrum Master
Product Owner
65
True or False: A Feature can span multiple Program Increments
false
true
66
Which of these are inputs to PI Planning? (2 Correct Answers)
Project Plan
Program Board
Top 10 Features from Program Backlog
Vision
67
What is an anti-pattern that might occur with the IP Iteration? (2 Correct Answers)
Team plans work for Objectives during the IP Iteration
Team participates in hackathons and professional development
PI Planning occurs during IP Iteration
All defects are pushed to the IP Iteration
68
How often should an Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration Occur?
Once per Program Increment
At the discretion of the team
Once a year
At the discretion of the Scrum Master
69
True or False: Estimating in Story Points considers multiple factors beyond just size
true
false
70
You Have Reached the End of Ch.2
Yay!
Woo Hoo!
On to Chapter 3!
Can we do it again?!
71
What is one anti-pattern that could occur during Story Pointing?
Whole team votes together
Scrum Master facilitates the process
Lead Dev always votes first
Product Owner clarifies the intent of the Story
72
An Agile Release Train is powered by ...
A Feature Backlog
Application Teams
Iterations
Agile Teams
73
True or False: An 8-point Story will take exactly 8 business days to finish
false
true
74
True or False: Capacity is based off of a team's Velocity with adjustments for real availability.
false
true
75
True or False: A User Story should be completed by a single team in a single sprint
false
true
76
As a Scrum Master, what might you do to increase your team's Flow? (2 Correct Answers)
Hire more testers
Set a WIP limit where you see a bottleneck
Reduce the batch size for your team
Re-prioritize stories to work the smallest stories first
77
What is the PI Predictability Measure used for?
To set new goals for the teams
To measure when achievements have reached level of predictability
To replan the Roadmap when necessary
To drive the teams to grow their velocity
78
Beyond stories, what else may a team review during the Iteration Review?
Program Board
Program Roadmap
Team PI Objectives
Project Delivery Plan
79
DevOps bridges the gap between… (2 Correct Answers)
New Features and Stable Solutions
Rapid changes and an inmutable architecture
Untested Features and Unstable Solutions
Development and Operations
80
Which of the following is a Core Value of Scrum? (2 Correct Answers)
Focus
Capacity Utilization
Flow
Respect
81
Who is the Servant-Leader of the ART?
Release Train Engineer
System Architect
Business Owner
Product Manager
82
What are the 3 C's of writing good Stories?
Causation, Cessation, Completion
Card, Conversation, Confirmation
Culmination, Commitment, Completion
Communication, Confirmation, Commitment
83
Which of the following is a Core Value of SAFe? (2 Correct Answers)
Flow
Alignment
Lean-Agile Leadership
Transparency
84
True or False: When totaling Actual Value, Stretch objectives are INCLUDED.
false
true
85
How might a Scrum Master deal with conflict within the team? (2 Correct Answers)
Encourage listening and building the relationship
Shut down all conversation that is leading to conflict
Rotate team members that have conflict to other teams
Encourage team members to see each other as human beings
86
As a Scrum Master, if your team is experiencing Lack of Commitment, what can you do?
Direct the team to point all stories higher
Reduce the team's velocity by half
Retro on what is going on and help team make realistic shared commitments
Invite their manager(s) to all Planning and Review Meetings
87
True or False: The Scrum Master must be the iterface for collaboration between teams on the ART.
false
true
88
True or False: Absence of Trust is the key problem that leads to dysfunction in a team
true
false
89
In PIP, who should facilitate dependency resolution between teams?
System Architect
Scrum Masters
Release Train Engineer
Product Owner
90
A key aspect of a Servant Leader is that...
Encourage and support personal development
They can make commitments for their team
Are able to keep the team working an an indefinitely increasing pace
Use authority rather than persuasion
91
True or False: A Feature must be able to be worked within a single ART
true
false
92
What is an anti-pattern you may see in a Scrum of Scrums?
Scrum Masters are collaborating together on issues
They are time-boxed
They occur around twice per week
Scrum Masters are only there long enough to report their status
93
A team should integrate their work with other teams in the Program...
Multiple times per Iteration
At least once per Iteration
At least twice per PI
Never
94
What is true of the Team Backlog? (2 Correct Answers)
It contains both User Stories and Enabler Stories
It represents committed scope for the team
Once a story has been estimated it has an implied commitment
It is prioritized by the Product Owner
95
You Have Reached the End of Ch.1
Woo Hoo!
Yay!
On to Chapter 2!
Can we do it again?!
96
What might happen if a team skips the IP Iteration?
There is little innovation due to the tyranny of the urgent
Teams get more work done
People feel more productive
Quality is raised through defect fixes
97
What is one anti-pattern that could occur in PI Planning?
Proudct Management re-prioritizes Features based on team's feedback
RTE Facilitates the creation of the Program Board
Business Owner is present during the Draft Plan Review
Only the PO and SM are present for each team
98
Which of the following is a Scrum Ceremony?
Status Call
Iteration Review
System Demo
Kanban Review
99
What is the Program Ceremony is the heartbeat of SAFe?
PI Planning
System Demo
Iteration Planning
Inspect & Adapt
100
What is an anti-pattern tha could occur with Backlog Refinement?
Meeting is held infrequently when backlog is getting small
Maintain about 2 iterations of Ready to Start Stories
SME's attend when needed
All team members participate
101
A Product Manager should ensure each Feature has Acceptance Criteria and...
Committed Delivery Dates
Funding
Benefit Hypothesis
Detailed User Stories and Tasks
102
What is something a Scrum Master can do to have successful ceremonies? (2 Correct Answers)
Do a root-cause analysis when team doesn't meet their commitment
Maintain timeboxes
Establish default decisions where possible to avoid delay
Encourage team members to disengage as soon as they give their status
103
Why should all team member participate in Story Pointing? (2 Correct Answers)
Creates shared commitment
All team members should not participate
Builds understanding and accuracy through many perspectives
The Scrum Master can determine who should work the story
104
What is the purpose of a Daily Stand-up? (2 Correct Answers)
Provide Status on Tasks
Update timelines for delivery
Show progress to Iteration Goals and address impediments
Increase team collaboration
105
What does the "A" in ROAM stand for?
Accepted
Anticipated
Actionable
Accountable
106
Which Team Ceremony practices the principle of Relentless Improvement?
Iteration Planning
Daily Stand-Up
Iteration Review
Iteration Retrospective
107
What should a Scrum Master do to support Iteration Reviews? (2 Correct Answers)
Encourage rotation of demo responsibilities
Begin considering what will be presented at System Demo
PO is seeing things for the first time at demo
Too much time is spent preparing for the demo
108
What is an anti-pattern you may see in a Daily Stand Up?
Only last 15 minutes on average
Team members are engaged
Status is provided on individual tasks
Impediments are brought up and appropriate action is taken
109
In an Agile Team, who commits to Team PI Objectives and Iteration Plans?
Scrum Master
Dev Team
Product Owner
110
As a Scrum Master, what should you do if the Lead Dev is dominating the Pointing conversation?
Call for a vote to move the team on
Encourage others to speak up
This is OK if they are a SME
Insert your own alternative opinion
111
Which of the following is one of the statements from the Agile Manifesto?
Responding to Change over Contract Negotiation
Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation
Comprehensive Documentation over Working Software
Early Delivery over Phase Gate Milestones
112
What is the last part of the Iteration Planning Flow?
Committing to tasks
Establish capacity
Reviewing the Backlog and Timelines
Committing to Iteration Goals
113
Why might a team never make it to the "Performing" stage of the Tuckman Model?
The Project gets terminated early
The team is given new Features that require new skills
There is no one guiding them
The Lead Dev retires

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