What is an output of the Post-Planning meeting?

Consolidated Value Stream PI Objectives

Unlock Intrinsic Motivation of Knowledge Workers means:

Environment supporting autonomy, mastery, self-direction

Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles means to

Apply PDCA cycles wherever possible

Assume Variability - Preserve Options means to:

Allow time to learn before deciding requirements, flexible

What does SAFe say about Release and Development cadences?

Develop on cadence and Release any time

What is the optimum path for succeeding in "Assume Variability, preserve options?

Preserve flex in sys functions & design fixed solution intnt

At which Increment level of the Definition of Done does "NFRs met" occur?

Release, Solution, System and Team

Epics are located at what levels?

Portfolio, Value Stream, Program

Leadership in the House of Lean includes:

Inspire and align with mission; minimize constraints

What SAFe core values would you use to "sell" SAFe to executives and leadership?

Built in Quality, Program Execution, Alignment, Transparency

What is NOT a function of the Enterprise Architect?

Breakdown architectural Epics into User Stories

Who participates in the Scrum of Scrums?

SMs, RTE and other select team members

Lean Agile Center of Excellence

Coming out of PI Planning, Program Objectives are:

An aggregation of Team Objectives

Suggested formats of a Vision include

Draft Press Release, Rolling Wave, Vision Document

What reasons do NOT support using Kanban at the Portfolio level to manage flow?

Maintain flow of Epics to Program or Value Stream on cadence

The main purpose of SAFe Principles is to

Guide our decision when no direct guidance exists

We limit WIP to encourage

Focus on the most important thing to do next

What are the 3 components of an Inspect and Adapt meeting?

System Demo, Problem Solving workshop, Quantitative Measure

What is the core role of the Portfolio Program Management group?

Strategy, Investment funding, program management, governance

What does implementing 1,2,3 Strategy include?

Train SPC's as Change Agents, Training leadership with Leading SAFe

SMART Objectives are:

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound

Includes a heavy dose of XP Practice, Includes a continue commitment to good technical practices

Apply Systems Thinking means to:

Visualize the steps needed to deliver value, then optimize

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1
What is an output of the Post-Planning meeting?
Updates to the ART visions
Consolidated Value Stream PI Objectives
Retrospective
A set of features for every ART
2
Feature teams provide fast velocity, minimize dependencies and develop T-shaped skills.
True
False
3
Unlock Intrinsic Motivation of Knowledge Workers means:
Environment supporting autonomy, mastery, self-direction
Free up time for developer innovation
Encourage team learning and development
Allow local decision making
4
Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles means to
Have developers and testers work together continuously
Reduce batch sizes
Apply PDCA cycles wherever possible
Incorporate DevOps practices to deploy faster
5
Innovation Accounting is measuring and solving the right problems for our customers.
True
False
6
Assume Variability - Preserve Options means to:
Document all plan changes to account for variability
Allow time to learn before deciding requirements, flexible
Determine requirements early to account for variability
Allow plans to change based on new requirements
7
What does SAFe say about Release and Development cadences?
Development cadence should match Release cadence
Release and Development happen in the IP iteration
Release must happen at each iteration boundary
Develop on cadence and Release any time
8
What is the optimum path for succeeding in "Assume Variability, preserve options?
Preserve flex in sys functions & design fixed solution intnt
Preserve flexibility in system functionality and design
Assume variability of scope, have fixed Solution Context
Assume variability of scope and preserve options for release
9
At which Increment level of the Definition of Done does "NFRs met" occur?
Solution, System and Team
Release, Solution, System and Team
Team and System
System, Solution and Release
10
A 2.5 day agenda is never recommended for PI Planning
True
False
11
The components of Cost of Delay are:
All of the Above
Time Criticality, Risk Reduction & Opportunity Enablement
Opportunity enablement and time criticality
User and business value, Time criticality and Risk Reduction
12
Epics are located at what levels?
Portfolio, Value Stream
Portfolio, Value Stream, Program
Portfolio, Program
Portfolio, Team
13
Leadership in the House of Lean includes:
Consider facts carefully, then act quickly
Provide time and space for creativity
Avoid start-stop-start project delays
Inspire and align with mission; minimize constraints
14
The roadmap states commitment for the next PI and a forecast for a few following PI's
True
False
15
CoD is defined as:
Cost of Development
Change of Design
Department Costs
Cost of Delay
16
A balance between emergent design & intentional architecture is required for speed of developmt
True
False
17
Best practices for Solution Intent are:
Solution Intent is a collaboration and KISS
Favor models over documents and keep options open
All of the Above
Document items in only one place and keep it high level
18
Design must be grown incrementally by the Enterprise Architect.
False
True
19
When something is too big to code it out, model it out.
False
True
20
The System Team provides processes and tools to integrate and evaluate assets early and often.
True
False
21
What SAFe core values would you use to "sell" SAFe to executives and leadership?
Built in Quality, Program Execution, Alignment, Transparency
Built in Quality, Program Alignment, Executive, Transparency
Leadership, Self-Empowerment, Cadence, Synchronization
Built in Quality, Intrinsic Motivation, Alignment, Execution
22
What is NOT a function of the Enterprise Architect?
Drive Strategy and key initiatives
Facilitates communication of business drivers and technical
Breakdown architectural Epics into User Stories
23
Who participates in the Scrum of Scrums?
RTE, PM, SMs and Coaches
RTE, SMs, Arch/Eng, SMEs
SMs, POs, PM and SMEs
SMs, RTE and other select team members
24
Architecture evolves hand-in-hand with business functionality and is tested only in IP sprint.
False
True
25
A system demo should only demonstrate the components that actually communicate with each other?
False
True
26
What is LACE?
Lean Agile Center of Execution
Lean Agile Center of Excellence
Lean Agile Center of Impediments
Large Aligned Center of Execution
27
Coming out of PI Planning, Program Objectives are:
Assigned by the Product Manager
Determined by the Business Owner
An aggregation of Team Objectives
Given a Business Value by Business Owners
28
Complete the following statement- Nothing beats an Agile Team except...
A team of Agile trains
A team of Agile managers
A team of Agile teams
A team of Lean teams
29
A system can evolve no faster than it slowest integration point is part of which principle?
Decentralize decision-making
Apply systems thinking
Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
Take an economic view
30
Reciprocal commitment means Teams commit to delivering specific value.
False
True
31
What is the goal of the Pre-Planning meeting?
Align PMs, Archs and stakeholders to a common vision
Match solution demand to ART capacities
All of the above
Helps building an aligned plan for the next PI
32
Opportunistic Value Streams are found at the intersection of converging factors.
True
False
33
Suggested formats of a Vision include
Rolling Wave, Project Plan, Draft Press Release
Draft Press Release, Rolling Wave, Vision Document
Vision Document, SharePoint Site, Hallway Posters
Portfolio Backlog, Rolling Wave, Draft Press Release
34
What is the goal of Lean thinking?
Product development, value, speed
Speed, quality, value
Speed, value, product development, flow
Agility, speed, quality
35
What reasons do NOT support using Kanban at the Portfolio level to manage flow?
To control the number of opportunities being discussed
To help ensure we are focusing on the right opportunities
Maintain flow of Epics to Program or Value Stream on cadence
Maintain visibility to opportunities being discussed
36
Emergent design is enough to scale software.
False
True
37
The main purpose of SAFe Principles is to
Steer the Program team with Economic Prioritization
Align with the Agile Manifesto Principles
Guide our decision when no direct guidance exists
Help us understand how to deliver value
38
We limit WIP to encourage
Team members being account for User Story completion
Focus on the most important thing to do next
Getting more work in progress at one time
Add visibility to what is in progress
39
What are the 3 components of an Inspect and Adapt meeting?
Team Demo, Self-Assessment, Problem Solving workshop
System Demo, Problem Solving workshop, Quantitative Measure
System Demo, Problem Solving workshop, PI Planning prep
Quantitative Measurement, Feature review, Solution Demo
40
What is WSJF?
Weighted Size of Job First
Weighted Shortest Job First
Weighted Smallest Job First
41
Who owns the team backlog?
The PO
The SM
The Team
The PM
42
What is the core role of the Portfolio Program Management group?
Strategy, Vision, Funding, Team allocation
Strategy, Investment funding, program management, governance
Grooming the Portfolio backlog, Strategy, Vision
Managing the budget and assigning to Epics
43
The bigger the system, the bigger the Architectural runway
True
False
44
What does implementing 1,2,3 Strategy include?
Determining cultural changes needed to enact change
Train SPC's as Change Agents
Training leadership with Leading SAFe
Mapping the steps to launch a SAFe instance
45
Business Value is assigned to Team Objectives by Business Owners using Modified Fibonacci.
False
True
46
SMART Objectives are:
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound
Simple, Measurable, Acceptable, Real, Timely
Specific, Measurable, Acceptable, Realistic, Timely
Simple, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound
47
Which of the following enables design simplicity?
All of the above
Continuous refactoring
Keep the model close to the domain
Follow design principles (open/close single responsibility)
48
SAFe enterprises help suppliers improve their processes to the economic benefit to both orgs.
True
False
49
What is the means to help ensure that the system behaves as intended?
Traceability
Capabilities
System Architecture
Domain-level models
50
Built in Quality
Includes a heavy dose of XP Practice
Is ensured by the System Team
Requires additional training of all team members
Includes a continue commitment to good technical practices
51
Apply Systems Thinking means to:
Visualize the steps needed to deliver value, then optimize
Optimize the entire system at the same time
Map out all the applications used in the system
Think like a System Deisgner
52
The Solution Demo is a synchronized-based event.
True
False
53
The PO Sync is facilitated by:
PM
RTE or PM
Alternating POs
RTE
54
Pivot without mercy or guilt and GEMBA are part of which pillar in the House of Lean?
Innovation
Flow
Respect for people and culture
Relentless improvement
55
Leadership is tied to which titles?
Mid-level Management
None of the above
C Suite and VPs
Team Leads
56
Suppliers are needed at which Value Stream level events?
Pre, Post, PI Planning
Pre, Post, PI Planning, System Demos
Pre and Post PI Planning and Team Demos
Pre, Post, PI Planning, Solution Demos
57
The Value Stream level should be used whenever the underlying ART count exceeds 3?
True
False
58
Which meeting can Architects attend?
Sprint planning meetings
Demo meetings
Backlog refinement meetings
All of the above
59
PI Objectives are required at what level?
Portfolio, Value Stream, Program, Team
Program, Team
Value Stream, Program, Team
Portfolio, Program, Team
60
How does Lean Agile budgeting suggest to allocate funding?
Fund Value Streams, allow Value Stream to decide utilization
Fund each team of the year
Allocate money to Business Owners to distribute as needed
Fund the Program, allow Program to decide utilization
61
What are the three types of Enablers?
Exploration, Architecture, Infrastructure
Innovation, Research, Exploration
Architecture, Infrastructure, Spikes
Innovation, Exploration, Infrastructure
62
The WSJF calculation is:
(UUBV+TC+RROC)/PI Length
(UBV+TC+RROC)/Job Size
Estimate Cost/Job Size
(SP+FP+EP)/Job Size
63
Unplanned work is unpredictable.
True
False
64
According to Respect for People, you should build partnerships based on trust & mutual respect.
True
False
65
The Value Stream level enables hierarchy, therefore the RTE's should report to the VSE's
False
True
66
To determine the optimum batch size we find the U Curve of what?
WIP Limits and Capacity
Feature Size and Transaction Costs
Holding Costs and Batch Size
Transaction Costs and Holding Costs
67
What are the 3 behavioral components of Intrinsic Motivation?
Autonomy, Mastery, Self-Organization
Autonomy, Mastery, Self-Direction
Knowledge, Mastery, Skills
Self-Direction, Self-Control, Self-Motivation
68
In SAFe, WSJF is used at what levels for economic prioritization?
Portfolio, Value Stream, Program
Portfolio, Value Stream
Program, Value Stream
Value Stream, Program, Team
69
Cadence :
Provides routine dependency management
Makes waiting times for new work predictable
Provides multiple feedback perspectives
Facilitates cross-functional tradeoffs
70
Features state a solution to a problem that need to be implemented.
False
True
71
Who facilitates the ART Synch?
Lead Scrum Master
ART Coach
RTE
Product Manager
72
What is included in the spanning palette?
Modernization
MBSE
User Experience
Automation
73
The Value Stream is the set of interconnected steps that you go through to deliver value.
True
False
74
The best way to improve the cycle time of items in a queue is to
Distribute the queue across teams
Reduce the number of items in the queue
Reduce the size of the items in the queue
Increase processing speed for each item
75
What is the size of ARTs based on?
Economic Framework
Dunbar's Number
Built in Quality
Set-Based Design
76
What is the key to PI Planning?
Understand the risks and dependencies
Uncover dependencies on others
Plan you work for the next 12 weeks
Understand the work and dependencies
77
A System Demo
Ensures alignment for the teams iteration planning
Is held at or shortly after the end of each iteration
Allows validation of the feature acceptance criteria
Ensures integration across all the teams work
78
A challenge of a Leader as Expert are:
Uses systems and procedures to control work
Narrows the focus of direct reports to their own areas
Focus on technical problems to a detriment of human factors
Conflict tend to push upward for the boss to fix
79
What is the highest level of PI Objectives?
Team
Program
Portfolio
Value Stream
80
Value Stream mapping happens only at the Value Stream level.
True
False
81
Value Stream Capabilities modify
Program Vision and Roadmap
Solution Context and Intent
Feature prioritization
Economic Prioritization
82
Solution Intent describes:
The future direction of the Solution
The intent set forth in the Value Stream Backlog
The vision of the Solution
The current environment in which we work
83
The Transformation Team is designated champions of culture, processes and technical practices.
True
False
84
A story point represents:
Velocity, complexity, knowledge and uncertainty
Uncertainty, knowledge worker, complexity and volume
Volume, difficulty, knowledge and complexity
Knowledge, uncertainty, volume and complexity
85
Who owns the PI Objectives?
The PO
The PM
The RTE
The BO
86
Which of these management styles is a lack of collaboration?
Leader as Expert
Leader as Developer of People
Leader as Conductor
87
Little's Law is:
Process time=wait time/queue length
Batch size=queue length/processing time
Queue length=wait time/process rate
Wait time=queue length/processing rate
88
Understanding the full Value Stream allows you to focus on the delays.
True
False
89
Value Stream Capabilities are fully managed by:
VS Troika
VSE
Solution Management
Solution Architect
90
Enablers exist on what levels of SAFe?
Value Stream, Program, Team
Portfolio, Value Stream
Value Stream, Program
Portfolio, Value Stream, Program, Team
91
What is demonstrated in a Team Demo?
All stories, spikes and NFRs
All stories, spikes, refactors and NFRs
All stories and spikes
All stories and NFRs
92
Some patterns for "splitting work" are:
Work flow steps, major effort and operations
Use case scenarios and deferring system qualities
Breaking out a spike
All or the above
93
The Value Stream Troika consist of what roles?
Value Stream Engineer, Customer, Solution Manager/Arch/Eng
Value Stream Engineer, Product Manager, System Arch/Eng
Solution Arch/Eng, Solution Manager, RTE
Solution Manager, Value Stream Engineer, Solution Arch/Eng
94
Phase Gates are damaging because
Not everyone is involved in the go/no go decision
They assume point based solutions
The reporting needed is expensive
Only leadership is involved in the go/no go decision
95
What is the acceptable control band in predictability measures?
80% - 90%
80% - 100%
60% - 80%
75% - 90%
96
Value Stream mapping maps out the steps, people, systems, etc. to deliver value.
False
True
97
Feature estimates are aggregated into the Epic estimate as part of a lightweight business case.
False
True
98
What Program role is best suited to enhance communication across the ART?
Product Manager
System Architect
Development Manager
Release Train Engineer
99
Capabilities are high-level solution behaviors.
True
False
100
A successful Pre-PI planning will deliver what artifacts?
SMART objectives for the VS
A vote of confidence/commitment
All of the Above
A VS planning board
101
Features are best stated
In User Story format
As the feature name and the benefit
In bullet point list of requirements
Specific to the implementation needed
102
Backlogs in SAFe behave just like queues.
False
True
103
Strategic Themes connect each SAFe portfolio to the enterprise business strategy.
False
True
104
Use Component teams when you want fastest velocity & high technical specifications.
True
False
105
Who is typically involved in deciding when to release a solution to customers?
Release Manager
Development Manager, Release Manager
System Architect, Release Manager
Release Management, Product Manager, System Team
106
WIP limits should always match the number of people that work in that state
True
False
107
What is a core component of a Guiding Coalition?
Provides budget allocation and governance to SAFe
Create a Vision and Roadmap to accomplish the Transformation
Identify and map all SAFe related Epics and Features
Make the Enterprise Transformation their primary goal
108
Strategic Themes influence:
Program Vision and Roadmap
Portfolio Backlog
ART funding
All of the Above
109
Development Value Streams support Operational Value Streams.
False
True
110
If a System demo happens at the end of every iteration we do not need to do Team demos?
True
False
111
Value follows cross-functional silos.
True
False
112
Which of the following is NOT true about spikes?
They fill out Architectural Features
They create technical stories and refactors
They are a hindrance
We should reserve time for them during PI Planning
113
Under which of the following conditions should the SAFe Value Stream layer be applied?
Significant number of cross-train dependencies exist
All of the above
Multiple ARTs need to work towards a common outcome/intent
Value delivered requires complex conversations around intent
114
When teaching SAFe prepare, execute, improve and repeat.
True
False
115
De-Centralize decision making for:
Significant economies of scale decisions
Infrequent decisions
Long-lasting decisions
Time Critical decisions
116
Features are the required, primary, functional system definition element.
False
True
117
All Value Stream Epics stem from Portfolio Epics
False
True
118
What is "ba"?
The feeling of self-worth
Effective leadership
We win or lose together
Workers know more than their bosses
119
Innovation Accounting is a core Lean Agile Budgeting concept
False
True
120
What reflects the role of Strategic Themes in SAFe Portfolio?
Control spending of budget and provide governance decisions
Determine who is needed in governance decisions
Determine the people needed on each ART for the upcoming PI
Influence the Vision guidance on Economics
121
What has enough powerful people to drive change?
Business Owners
PPM
Troika
Guiding Coalition
122
Complexity of large software makes centralized decision-making highly inefficient.
True
False
123
Two of the four pillars of the SAFe House of Lean are:
Kaizen, Flow
Innovation, WIP limit
Flow, Innovation
Respect for People/Culture, Value Stream Mapping
124
What layers do the SAFe Taxonomy include?
Team, Program, Value Stream, Portfolio
Program, Team
Portfolio, Value Stream
Portfolio, Abstraction, Value Stream, Program
125
Feature backlog refinement is completed by:
The PM and PO
The PM, PO, SM, RTE, Arch and BO
The PM, RTE, Arch and BO
The PO and Team
126
What is the literal meaning of Gemba?
The economic prioritization used in SAFe
The place that teams are located
The way managers align work with teams
The place of work
127
Agile teams, System team and Enterprise Arch collaborate to design the effective solution
True
False
128
Set Based Design is critical to:
Find the optimum solution in the shortest amount of time
Determine the best design with the fewest touch points
Control Batch sizes
Determine transaction costs
129
Strategic Themes are an input to the strategy formulation process.
False
True
130
Capabilities fit within one Program Increment
False
True
131
The elements of an economic framework include:
Innovation Accounting, Value Cycle Time, Developer Cost
Risk, Value Developer Cost, Product Cost, Cycle Time
Value Developer Cost, Risk, Time Criticality
Cycle Time, Value, User/Business Value, Risk
132
The timebox for the System Demo should be:
10 minutes per team
1 hour
1-2 hours
2 hours
133
SAFe Foundations is useful for what?
Leverages the Lean Agile center of excellence
Understanding the problem
Focuses on the need and how SAFe can help
Provides guidance for Lean Agile Leaders

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