SAFe POPM 5 Ultimate Set
Which two concepts drive the mindset for SAFe implementation? (Choose two.)
** Agile Manifesto ** House of Lean Lean Enterprise Systems Enterprise Agility Scrum Manifesto
What is the relationship between a Product Owner (PO) and a Product Manager (PM)?
** The PO is team-oriented; the PM is market-oriented The PO identifies market needs; the PM is solution, technology, and team facing The PO contributes to the Program Backlog; the PM establishes Story acceptance criteria The PO drives PI Objectives; the PM drives Iteration Goals
What is one non-Lean behavior that organizations demonstrate when prioritizing? A) Accepting that a high return on investment (ROI) is always more important than a Feature with a low ROI B) Reducing the duration will decrease the Cost of Delay C) Cost of Delay is directly related to the size of the queue D) Cost of Delay is the same as WIP
A) Accepting that a high return on investment (ROI) is always more important than a Feature with a low ROI
Predictable incremental delivery occurs based on which two practices? (Choose two.) A) Cadence B) Solution Intent C) Synchronization D) Architecture Governance E) Solution Context
A) Cadence C) Synchronization
What are two roles of the Product Manager in Large Solution SAFe? (Choose two) A) Collaborate with Solution Management B) Participate in the Iteration Review C) Be responsible for Solution Intent D) Break down Epics into Capabilities E) Participate in pre- and post-PI Planning
A) Collaborate with Solution Management E) Participate in pre- and post-PI Planning https://www.scaledagileframework.com/product-and-solution-management/
Just before PI Planning the Product Manager is informed by the teams that a Feature from the top 10 list cannot be implemented because they lack the technical knowledge on how to implement it. What should the Product Manager do? A) Create an Enabler to look into possible solutions and provide a recommendation B) Remove the Feature from the top 10 list C) Recommend to the teams to use the most widely used technology D) Suggest that they make the Feature compatible with all technologies
A) Create an Enabler to look into possible solutions and provide a recommendation
Which statement describes the Team and Technical Agility enterprise competency? A) Cross-functional, self-organizing teams that define, build, test and possibly deploy valuable things B) A collaboration that creates Lean budget and investment guardrails C) Solution trains that coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains and suppliers D) A Community of Practice that leads the transformation
A) Cross-functional, self-organizing teams that define, build, test and possibly deploy valuable things
What are two inputs to the Solution Vision? (Choose two.) A) Customer feedback B) Portfolio Backlog C) Portfolio Enablers D) Feature context E) Strategic Themes
A) Customer feedback E) Strategic Themes https://www.scaledagileframework.com/vision/
What are three considerations when creating a Lean Business Case? (Choose three.) A) Define the outcomes hypothesis B) Gain support by voting C) Avoid over-specificity D) Identify all Features that will impact the business case E) Understand implementation impact F) Use Strategic Themes only as an input to the business case
A) Define the outcomes hypothesis C) Avoid over-specificity E) Understand implementation impact
Which two responsibilities belong to the Product Owner? (Choose two.) A) Defining Iteration Goals B) Estimating Stories C) Prioritizing the Team Backlog D) Driving PI Objectives E) Accepting Features
A) Defining Iteration Goals C) Prioritizing the Team Backlog
The first three elements of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline work together to support delivery of small batches of new functionality. These continuous elements include Exploration, Integration, and what else? A) Deployment B) Automation C) Execution D) Compliance
A) Deployment
The Funnel state in the Program Kanban welcomes all new Features. It may include new functionality, Enabler Features and what else? A) Enhancing existing functions B) Using Strategic Themes C) Supporting Lean Budgeting D) Reducing technical debt
A) Enhancing existing functions https://www.scaledagileframework.com/program-and-solution-kanbans/
What is one benefit of constant customer feedback? A) Fast learning cycles B) It reduces the need for face-to-face collaboration C) Teams can better align working days with a customer's schedule D) It reduces the amount of changes to the Features
A) Fast learning cycles
Which statement is true about estimating and forecasting the Portfolio Backlog? A) Feature estimates are rolled up into Epic estimates B) WSJF is used to assign Epics to Value Streams C) Refinement is necessary when estimating the effort needed to implement an Epic D) Epic forecasting is based on the cost estimate
A) Feature estimates are rolled up into Epic estimates
SAFe recommends separating deployment from release. What can help with this practice? A) Hide all new functionality under feature toggles B) Manually test Features and non-functional requirements C) Deploying to staging every 4 to 8 weeks D) A staging environment that emulates testing
A) Hide all new functionality under feature toggles https://www.scaledagileframework.com/continuous-deployment/
What does assigning business value to a team's PI Objectives influence? A) How teams plan the implementation B) How the Kanban WIP limits are set C) How often team deploys D) How to achieve objectives
A) How teams plan the implementation
What is an example of a Solution Vision statement? A) How will our future solution solve customer problems B) How can the team apply their strengths to achieve the Vision C) This is something really worth doing D) What performance or benefit will this deliver
A) How will our future solution solve customer problems
The Portfolio Kanban Funnel captures all new big ideas from any source. What are two typical drivers of Epic creation? (Choose two.) A) Identifying problems with existing solutions that block business or technical performance B) Improving the efficiency or cost for a solution or its operation C) Establishing Cost of Delay for business benefits D) Creating a detailed Epic Hypothesis Statement E) Building a Lean business case with a go or no-go recommendation
A) Identifying problems with existing solutions that block business or technical performance B) Improving the efficiency or cost for a solution or its operation https://www.scaledagileframework.com/portfolio-kanban/
What is a benefit of capacity allocation? A) It enables more effective time tracking B) It ensures different types of backlog items are not compared against one another C) It ensures all value streams in the portfolio are appropriately funded
A) It ensures different types of backlog items are not compared against one another
Which statement is true about fast feedback? A) It supports SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability, preserve options B) The shorter the feedback cycle, the higher the utilization C) It accelerates planning and delivery D) Smaller batch sizes enable faster feedback loops
A) It supports SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability, preserve options
Epics require an Epic Owner and what else? A) Lean Business Case B) A Definition of Done C) A Solution Intent D) An Economic Framework
A) Lean Business Case
Which two statements are true about decentralizing decision- making? (Choose two.) A) Product Owners make Team Level content decisions B) Teams should make backlog decisions based on Product Owner and/or Product Manager feedback C) Product Owners are responsible for making decisions that provide significant economies of scale D) Product Managers are empowered to make Program Level decisions regarding PI content E) Product Managers facilitate helping the team build the right things at the right time
A) Product Owners make Team Level content decisions B) Teams should make backlog decisions based on Product Owner and/or Product Manager feedback
The Product Manager for an organization's website is conducting an A/B testing analysis on certain web pages. Which stage of the Continuous Exploration process does this represent? A) Research B) Synthesis C) Collaboration D) Implementation
A) Research
Epic Owners collaborate with which two other roles in a typical Portfolio Kanban system? (Choose two.) A) System and Solution Architect/Engineering B) Release Train Engineer C) Business Owners D) Product Owners E) Scrum Masters
A) System and Solution Architect/Engineering C) Business Owners https://www.scaledagileframework.com/portfolio-kanban/
When an Epic meets the Go criteria in a go or no-go decision, where does the Epic move to? A) The Portfolio Backlog B) The Epic Owner Backlog C) The Value Stream D) The Continuous Delivery Pipeline
A) The Portfolio Backlog
Why would Product Owners and Product Managers be key collaborators in the enterprise? A) They are key roles in steering and sequencing the Agile Release Train priorities B) They plan all the key events for the Program Increment C) They provide governance and spending practices for the value streams D) They plan Portfolio strategy horizons for the enterprise
A) They are key roles in steering and sequencing the Agile Release Train priorities
Which attribute describes the Product Owner role in the SAFe enterprise? A) To operate as part of an extended Product Management Team B) To coordinate team Daily Stand-ups C) To plan the Program Increment event activities D) To work with the Lean Portfolio Management team on Epic hypotheses
A) To operate as part of an extended Product Management Team https://www.scaledagileframework.com/product-owner/
True or False: Epics are estimated in story points rolled up from feature estimates A) True B) False
A) True
Which SAFe Lean-Agile Principle supports applying a Set-Based design approach? A) #1 - Take an economic view B) #3 - Assume variability, preserve options C) #2 - Apply systems thinking D) #4 - Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
B) #3 - Assume variability, preserve options https://www.scaledagileframework.com/assume-variability-preserve-options/
What does the Lean UX process begin with? A) A minimum marketable feature B) A benefit hypothesis C) A collaborative design D) An evaluation
B) A benefit hypothesis https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-ux/
What does Big Up-Front Design and Big Up-Front Financial commitment represent? A) A good way to support Hypothesize-Build-Measure-Learn B) A poor way to foster innovation C) A good way to move forward until WSJF reprioritizes the workload D) A poor way to create local Features and other Epic inputs
B) A poor way to foster innovation
The Product Manager is responsible for which three activities? (Choose three.) A) Developing user story acceptance criteria B) Assigning Agile Release Trains to a common technological and architectural vision C) Prioritizing Features for optimum economic value D) Establishing Features and Benefit Hypothesis E) Defining Program Backlog content F) Prioritizing Capabilities and Enablers
B) Assigning Agile Release Trains to a common technological and architectural vision D) Establishing Features and Benefit Hypothesis E) Defining Program Backlog content
When prioritizing the backlog, what does taking an economic view mean? A) Do not consider sunk costs B) Business value is more important than time criticality C) Use Net Present Value as the leading variable in WSJF D) Compare earned value against forecasted value for existing Features
B) Business value is more important than time criticality
How is value at the Program Level defined? A) By User Stories B) By Features C) By Capabilities D) By Solution Epics
B) By Features
Product Managers are expected to collaborate in planning the amount of upcoming Enabler work by establishing what? A) Team Backlog prioritization B) Capacity allocation C) Accurate user story sizing D) Completed Epic acceptance criteria
B) Capacity allocation
The team is struggling to agree on the story point sizing of a new user story. The PO was previously a related domain expert and feels the team is wasting time. What should she do? A) Instruct the SM to resize the story B) Continue to support the team's decision on sizing C) Make the team aware of her expertise and decide the size for them D) Suggest the team stop the sizing of the user story and add it to the next iteration as is
B) Continue to support the team's decision on sizing
Which two types of items are maintained in the Team Backlog? (Choose two.) A) Business Epics B) Enabler Stories C) User Stories D) PI Objectives E) Epic Enablers
B) Enabler Stories C) User Stories
What should be understood in order to achieve the goals of Release on Demand? A) How to communicate the release cadence to customers B) How to separate the release from the development cadence C) How to rework the Solution to deliver all the value at once D) How to release Solution elements in a large release
B) How to separate the release from the development cadence
Which three actions would a Product Manager take to assess customer needs? (Choose three.) A) Ask for feedback after Release B) Initiate elicitation discussions C) Go through a Gemba walk D) Conduct PI Planning sessions E) Conduct customer visits F) Ask for input from the product governance committee
B) Initiate elicitation discussions C) Go through a Gemba walk E) Conduct customer visits https://www.scaledagileframework.com/continuous-exploration/
Which statement describes the DevOps and Release on Demand enterprise competency? A) It aligns strategy and execution by applying Lean and systems thinking B) It organizes around the ability to release value on demand through the Continuous Delivery Pipeline C) It describes the critical skills and Lean-Agile principles and practices that are needed to create high-performing Agile teams D) It continuously addresses compliance concerns
B) It organizes around the ability to release value on demand through the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
What is one way to establish a team's velocity? A) Calculate the percentage planned versus actual story complete for an Iteration B) Look at the average story points completed from the last Iterations C) Add the story points for all Features completed in the Iteration D) Add the story points for all the stories planned for the Iteration
B) Look at the average story points completed from the last Iterations
What are three outputs of Synthesis? (Choose three.) A) Strategic Themes B) Program Backlog C) Iteration Goals D) Vision E) Program Roadmap F) Portfolio Kanban
B) Program Backlog D) Vision E) Program Roadmap https://www.scaledagileframework.com/continuous-exploration/
Which two options are part of the SAFe Core Values? (Choose two.) A) Innovation B) Program execution C) Transparency D) Decentralized control E) Working software
B) Program execution C) Transparency https://www.scaledagileframework.com/safe-core-values/
What are two types of Enabler stories? (Choose two.) A) Refactors Business Epics B) Research Spikes C) Epic Enablers D) User Stories
B) Research Spikes C) Epic Enablers
What should a team do if they cannot meet their commitments? A) Deliver what the team can complete with open issues B) Review the objectives and reset them to fit what can be done C) Escalate immediately to Product Manager through the Product Owner D) Move what cannot be accomplished into stretch objectives
B) Review the objectives and reset them to fit what can be done
Features in Program Backlogs can result from what? A) Decomposing Enabler Stories B) Splitting Epics or Capabilities C) Aggregating stories into Features D) Refining the Team Backlog
B) Splitting Epics or Capabilities
A Program Increment relates to the Agile Release Train like an Iteration relates to what? A) The Lean-Agile Leaders B) The Agile Team C) The Continuous Delivery Pipeline D) The Solution Context
B) The Agile Team
During the PI Planning meetings the Product Owner coordinates with other Product Owners, shared resources, and who else? A) The Customer B) The System Architect/Engineer C) The Solution Train Engineer D) Product Management
B) The System Architect/Engineer
What are two primary responsibilities of Business Owners in PI Planning? (Choose two.) A) To establish the PI budget B) To set the business context C) To assign business value D) To create Lean business cases E) To ensure that team members plan all of their priorities
B) To set the business context C) To assign business value https://www.scaledagileframework.com/business-owners/
Which two job roles are good candidates for becoming a Product Owner? (Choose two.)
Business analysts Subject matter experts
Which two concepts drive the mindset for SAFe implementation? (Choose two.) A) Lean Enterprise Systems B) Scrum Manifesto C) Agile Manifesto D) House of Lean E) Enterprise Agility
C) Agile Manifesto D) House of Lean https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-mindset/
What is the goal of Lean thinking? A) Leadership support B) Respect for people and culture C) Best quality and value for people and society D) Relentless improvement
C) Best quality and value for people and society
The Lean Governance collaboration include the Enterprise Architect, Agile PMO, and which other function? A) Product Managers B) Solution Management C) Business Owners D) Epic Owners
C) Business Owners https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-portfolio-management/
The Work-in-Process limit at the Analyzing step of the Program Kanban is based on the overall availability of Product Management, other subject matter experts, and the capacity of which two other roles? (Choose two.) A) Lean Agile Center of Excellence B) Release Train Engineer C) Business Owners D) System Architects E) Agile Portfolio Operations
C) Business Owners D) System Architects
Which attribute describes the Product Manager role in the SAFe enterprise? A) Plans the activities for the Inspect and Adapt event B) Uses Iteration Goals to communicate with management C) Collaborates and sets expectations with Product Owners, stakeholders, customers, architects D) Provide governance and spending practices for value streams
C) Collaborates and sets expectations with Product Owners, stakeholders, customers, architects
How frequently should the Program Backlog be reviewed? A) Every week B) When the Epic owners are defining the Epic Value Statement C) Continuously D) Before every PI
C) Continuously
What term characterizes an initiative that requires financial approval before implementation? A) Compliance B) Non-Functional Requirement C) Epic D) Capability
C) Epic
The Product Manager makes weekly visits to a customer's site. Which two Agile Manifesto Values support this behavior? (Choose two.) A) Working software over detailed documentation B) Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project C) Individual interactions over processes and tools D) Following a plan over responding to change E) Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
C) Individual interactions over processes and tools E) Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Kanbans are the primary mechanism to achieve SAFe Principle #6, which includes visualizing and limiting Work-in-Process, reducing batch sizes, and what else? A) Managing runway cadence B) Managing non-functional requirements in the backlog C) Managing queue length D) Managing PI Objectives
C) Managing queue length https://www.scaledagileframework.com/visualize-and-limit-wip-reduce-batch-sizes-and-manage-queue-lengths/
The first three elements of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline work together to support delivery of small batches of new functionality which are released in accordance with what? A) Operational support B) Release Management governance C) Market needs D) Program Backlog prioritization
C) Market needs https://www.scaledagileframework.com/continuous-delivery-pipeline/
Which role defines and prioritizes the Program Backlog? A) Solution Architect B) Development Team C) Product Management D) Scrum Master
C) Product Management https://www.scaledagileframework.com/
The customer is asking for a forecast for when a specific Feature will be available for release at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Where could the Product Manager find this information? A) System Architecture Designs B) Program Backlog C) Roadmap D) Development Manager
C) Roadmap
Which two statements are true about the SAFe backlog model? (Choose two.) A) Epics are in the DevOps Backlog B) Capabilities are in the Program Backlog C) Stories are in the Team Backlog D) Stories are in the Solution Backlog E) Features are in the Program Backlog
C) Stories are in the Team Backlog E) Features are in the Program Backlog
Which two statements are true about story points and estimation? (Choose two.) A) Story points are accurate and provide leadership data B) User stories can be estimated from the top-down WSJF is the best way to estimate stories C) Story point estimation is done on cadence during backlog refinement D) More than one team may be involved in the estimation
C) Story point estimation is done on cadence during backlog refinement D) More than one team may be involved in the estimation
Enabler Epics are used to advance what in order to support upcoming Business Epics? A) The Program Backlog B) The Continuous Delivery Pipeline C) The Architectural Runway D) Value Stream(s)
C) The Architectural Runway
Iteration Goals serve what purpose? A) To set preliminary PI Objectives B) To identify non-functional requirements C) To align team members to a common purpose D) To define the what, the how, and the how much
C) To align team members to a common purpose
What is the most important activity for Product Management in the Releasing step of the Program Kanban? A) Prioritize the establishment of rollback procedures B) Monitor feature toggle management C) Validate the hypothesis of Features D) Train customers on the usage of newly released features
C) Validate the hypothesis of Features https://www.scaledagileframework.com/program-and-solution-kanbans/
What is one of the questions the Product Management team must answer in order to create a Vision? A) What are the team's skills B) How many Features have already been released to the customer C) Which problem will the Solution solve D) Which themes are on the Roadmap
C) Which problem will the Solution solve
Product Managers are expected to collaborate in planning the amount of upcoming Enabler work by establishing what?
Completed Epic acceptance criteria ** Capacity allocation Team Backlog prioritization Accurate user story sizing
What is enabled by the key components of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline? A) Hyper-transparent measurements B) Predictable release cadence C) End-to-end testing D) Accelerated release of value
D) Accelerated release of value https://www.scaledagileframework.com/continuous-delivery-pipeline/
Three collaborations make up the Lean Portfolio Management competency: Strategy and Investment Funding, Lean Governance, and what else? A) Business Owners B) System Architect C) Scrum Master D) Agile Portfolio Operations
D) Agile Portfolio Operations
The Lean Portfolio Management function is primarily responsible for strategy and investment funding, governance, and what else? A) Executive leadership B) Supplier management C) Detailed business cases D) Agile portfolio operations
D) Agile portfolio operations https://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-portfolio-management/
A Lean Business Case can identify the impact on sales and which other two areas? (Choose two.) A) Profit B) Architecture C) Decomposition D) Distribution E) Deployment
D) Distribution E) Deployment
The Product Manager has content authority for the Program Backlog including: the Vision, the Roadmap, driving the PI Objectives, and what else? A) Working with business stakeholders and Solution and System Architects to implement holistic technology across Value Streams B) Accepting stories and team increments C) Managing risk, helping to ensure value delivery, and driving continuous improvement D) Establishing Features and Benefit Hypothesis
D) Establishing Features and Benefit Hypothesis
The Product Owner has content authority for the Team Backlog including accepting stories and team increments, establishing story acceptance criteria, and what else? A) Having the authority and knowledge to work with Lean Portfolio Management B) Establishing the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments C) Working with the Solution Team to prioritize Enablers D) Helping to drive PI Objectives at the Team Level
D) Helping to drive PI Objectives at the Team Level
Which cycle is embraced by the Lean startup movement? A) Plan-Do-Check-Review B) Explore-Integrate-Deploy-Release C) Plan-Execute-Review-Retro D) Hypothesize-Build-Measure-Learn
D) Hypothesize-Build-Measure-Learn
The Iteration Retrospective is used to reflect on the Iteration that was just completed and to come up with new ideas to improve the process. Where are these improvement items entered? A) Into the Continuous Delivery Pipeline B) Into the PI Backlog C) Into the Program Backlog D) Into the Team Backlog
D) Into the Team Backlog https://www.scaledagileframework.com/iteration-retrospective/
Which statement is true about WSJF? A) It is equal to the Cost of Delay B) It identifies minimum economic outcomes C) The item with the highest Cost of Delay is prioritized first D) It includes Cost of Delay and the unit of size
D) It includes Cost of Delay and the unit of size
What is the purpose of an Epic Hypothesis Statement? A) It helps define the pipeline with the assets and technologies needed to deliver solution value B) It defines an idea that can be validated using the plan, do, check, and adjust cycle C) It provides enough detail to run the business and keep long-term commitments from interfering with changing business priorities D) It is the artifact Epics use to get approval to go on the Portfolio Backlog from the Lean Portfolio Management
D) It is the artifact Epics use to get approval to go on the Portfolio Backlog from the Lean Portfolio Management https://www.scaledagileframework.com/epic/
Which statement describes the Scaled Agile Framework? A) It scales Scrum to multiple Agile Teams B) It provides guidelines for Project Managers C) It provides strict guidelines for all daily activities D) It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams
D) It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams
When moving to a Lean Portfolio Management capability, centralized control becomes decentralized decision-making, and project-based funding and control becomes what? A) Objective, fact-based measures and milestones B) Lightweight, Epic-only business cases C) Demand management, continuous value flow D) Lean budgeting and self-managing Agile Release Trains
D) Lean budgeting and self-managing Agile Release Trains
Which role is responsible for working with customers and creating the Vision? A) Release Train Engineer B) System Architect C) Product Owner D) Product Manager
D) Product Manager
What should PI Objectives be based on? A) Fixed and variable Solution Intent B) Key performance indicators C) Customer complaints and feedback D) Progress towards the hypothesis
D) Progress towards the hypothesis
Product Management is involved in the assessment of metrics including the evaluation of business value achieved versus plan. They are also active participants in what else? A) Daily Stand-ups B) Lean budget establishment C) Team Retrospectives D) The Inspect and Adapt event
D) The Inspect and Adapt event https://www.scaledagileframework.com/product-and-solution-management/
Acceptance criteria provides the details of the story from a testing point of view, and it is created by who? A) The team and the Business Owners B) The Release Train Engineer and Product Management C) The Product Owner and Product Management D) The team and the Product Owner
D) The team and the Product Owner https://www.scaledagileframework.com/story/
Which two statements are true about non-functional requirements? (Choose two.) A) They stay in the portfolio backlog until implementation capacity is available B) They are split into Features and acceptance criteria is established C) They provide visibility to large business initiatives D) They are associated with backlogs at all four levels of SAFe E) They are part of an Epic Hypothesis Statement
D) They are associated with backlogs at all four levels of SAFe E) They are part of an Epic Hypothesis Statement https://www.scaledagileframework.com/nonfunctional-requirements/ https://www.scaledagileframework.com/epic/
Which statement is true about fast feedback?
It supports SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability; preserve options
Which statement describes the Scaled Agile Framework?
It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams
What are the minimum requirements for a Feature?
Name, benefit hypothesis, and acceptance criteria
Which function is responsible for ensuring that the Agile Release Train has the content needed to successfully engage in Program Increment Planning?
Product Management
Which role has the responsibility for accepting stories and team increments?
Release Train Engineer Product Owner Product Manager Scrum Master
Which two roles are good candidates for becoming a Product Owner (choose 2) a. Business Analysts b. Line managers c. Scrum Masters d. Subject matter experts e. UX experts
a. Business Analysts d. Subject matter experts
What is an input to the Program Increment Planning Process that highlights how Product Management plans to accomplish the Vision? a. Business context b. Top ten Features c. Program Board d. Team Backlogs
a. Business context
Which two aspects of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline require the most involvement from Product Management? a. Continuous Exploration and Release on Demand b. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment c. Continuous Integration and Release on Demand d. Continuous Exploration and Continuous Deployment
a. Continuous Exploration and Release on Demand
The role of the Product Owner is most closely aligned with which Agile Manifesto principle? a. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility b. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development c. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project
a. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility
When should Agile Teams make time for innovation? a. Continuously throughout the Program Increment b. When there are Enabler Stories in the backlog d. At a consistent time each day during the Iteration
a. Continuously throughout the Program Increment
What are two examples of team-level events? (Choose 2) a. Daily stand up b. Program Increment Planning c. Scrum of Scrums d. Backlog refinement e. System demo
a. Daily stand up d. Backlog refinement
What type of dependency is commonly visualized on the program board? a. Dependencies between teams b. Dependencies on external suppliers c. Component dependencies
a. Dependencies between teams
A Product Manager is working for an insurance company and is responsible for the internal systems used for managing claims. This is an example of what kind of value stream? a. Development Value Stream b. Operational Value Stream c. Customer Journey Value Stream d. Claims processing Value Stream
a. Development Value Stream
What is the primary job of Product Management when considering the Architectural Runway? a. Ensuring sufficient capacity is allocated to Enablers b. Prioritizing Enablers using weighted shortest job first (WSJF) c. Adding Enablers to the Solution roadmap
a. Ensuring sufficient capacity is allocated to Enablers
What is the primary job of Product Management when considering the Architectural Runway? a. Ensuring sufficient capacity is allocated to Enablers b. Prioritizing Enablers using weighted shortest job first (WSJF) c. Adding Enablers to the Solution roadmap d. Writing the Enabler Lean Business case
a. Ensuring sufficient capacity is allocated to Enablers
In SAFe work item hierarchy, Epics are decomposed into what? a. Stories b. Features d. Capabilities
a. Features
What are personas? a. Fictional representations of target customers or users b. Descriptions of actual target customers or users c. Key end-users the Product Owner leverages for managing the backlog
a. Fictional representations of target customers or users
What is a benefit of capacity allocation? a. It ensures different types of backlog items are not compared against one other b. It allocates developers and testers to an initiative c. It aligns Business Owners to the objectives d. It assigns Architects to backlog items
a. It ensures different types of backlog items are not compared
Which Agile Team event supports relentless improvement? a. Iteration Retrospective b. Iteration Review c. Iteration Planning d. Backlog refinement
a. Iteration Retrospective
What is a strategy a Product Owner can use during Program Increment Planning to minimize dependencies? a. Move stories on their team's backlog to another team b. Reprioritize Epics c. Change the definition of done
a. Move stories on their team's backlog to another team
What are two strategies a Product Owner can use during Program Increment Planning to minimize dependencies (choose 2) a. Move stories on their team's backlog to another team b. Move teams to another Agile Release Train c. Split Stories to eliminate dependencies d. Reprioritize Epics e. Change the definition of done
a. Move stories on their team's backlog to another team c. Split Stories to eliminate dependencies
When should a Product Owner (PO) develop preliminary Iteration Goals? a. Prior to iteration planning b. During PI Planning c. During backlog refinement
a. Prior to iteration planning
Which role in SAFe typically has the most direct access to customers? a. Product Owner (PO) b. Release Train Engineer (RTE) c. Product Management (PM)
a. Product Owner (PO)
In SAFe work item hierarchy, Features are decomposed into what? a. Stories b. Tasks c. Spikes d. Capabilities e. Enablers
a. Stories
What is the relationship between a Product Owner (PO and Product Management (PM)? a. The PO is team-oriented, PM is market-oriented b. The PO and PM collaborate to determine the architectural runway, pricing and licensing c. The PO and PM spend equal amounts of time on roadmaps and backlogs d. The PO contributes to the Program Backlog, PM establishes Story acceptance criteria
a. The PO is team-oriented, PM is market-oriented
The goal of the Product Owner is most closely aligned with which Agile Manifesto principle? a. The highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software b. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development c. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project d. Build projects around motivated individuals
a. The highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software
When should innovation activities be conducted by teams on the Agile Release Train? a. Throughout the Program Increment b. Only during the Innovation and Planning Iteration c. Only when innovation Stories rise to the top of the backlog d. At a consistent time each day during the Iteration
a. Throughout the Program Increment
What is the purpose of iteration goals? a. To align the team members and the Product Owner (PO) to the mission b. To hold the team accountable to their goals c. To ensure the team accomplishes all the committed Stories each Iteration d. To provide the baseline required for measuring the team's performance
a. To align the team members and the Product Owner (PO) to the mission
What is the primary purpose of PO sync? a. To assess progress of the Program Increment and adjust scope and priority as needed b. To build objectives for the Program Increment c. To align with the scrum of scrums participants on the status of the Program Increment
a. To assess progress of the Program Increment and adjust scope and priority as needed
What is a recommended time horizon of the Solution Roadmap? a. 2-4 years b. 1-3 years c. 2 or more years
b. 1-3 years
How do Business Owners quantify the value of PI Objectives? a. By totaling the Epic budget b. By assigning business value c. By assigning Story Points d. By estimating return on investment
b. By assigning business value
How do Business Owners quantify the value of PI Objectives? a. By totaling the Epic budget b. By assigning business value scores c. By assigning Story Points d. By estimating return on investment e. By forecasting return on investment (ROI) f. By calculating earned value (EV)
b. By assigning business value scores
How do Product Owners contribute to the Vision? a. By contributing to the portfolio canvas b. By communicating emerging requirements and opportunities c. By establishing Strategic Themes
b. By communicating emerging requirements and opportunities
When should a Product Owner (PO) establish team objectives? a. Following the confidence vote b. During the Program Increment (PI) Planning c. During the backlog refinement d. Following the management review and problem-solving meeting
b. During the Program Increment (PI) Planning
What are personas? a. Strategic stakeholders that influence the backlog b. Fictional characters that act as a representative user when discussing the backlog c. External customers that are on the product Roadmap d. Key end-users the Product Owner leverages for managing the backlog
b. Fictional characters that act as a representative user when discussing the backlog
An organization is conducting their first Program Increment Planning session, and the new teams are asked to provide their capacity. Which three actions are part of the initial capacity planning process? (choose 3) a. Add the points for all the recently completed Features and use that as a baseline for future capacity b. Find a small story that takes about a day to develop and call it a one c. Subtract one point for every team member's vacation day, public holiday or training day d. Use eight points per person (adjust for part-time employees e. Ensure product Owner / Product Manager approval for all capacity adjustments based on time f. Compare final team capacity across all teams and make individual team adjustments
b. Find a small story that takes about a day to develop and call it a one c. Subtract one point for every team member's vacation day, public holiday or training day d. Use eight points per person (adjust for part-time employees
In the first step of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline, Product Owners and Product Managers do what activity? a. Ensure the architecture team has sufficient capacity b. Hypothesize on what would create value to their Customers c. Prioritize the backlog
b. Hypothesize on what would create value to their Customers
What is a recommended time horizon of the Program Increment Roadmap? a. 2-4 years b. Less then 1 year c. 1-3 years d. 2 or more years
b. Less then 1 year
Product Management works primarily with which other role to define and maintain nonfunctional requirements? a. Lean UX b. System and Solution Architect / Engineering c. System Team d. Portfolio Managers
b. System and Solution Architect / Engineering
Product Management works with which other role to define and maintain nonfunctional requirements? a. Lean UX b. System and Solution Architect / Engineering c. System Team d. Portfolio Managers
b. System and Solution Architect / Engineering
What are two primary responsibilities of Business Owners in Program Increment (PI) Planning? (Choose 2) a. To create Lean business cases b. To set the business context c. To ensure that team members plan all of their priorities d. To assing business value e. To establish the PI budget
b. To set the business context d. To assing business value
What is enabled by the key components of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline? a. End-to-end testing b. Predictable release cadence c. Accelerated release of value d. Hyper-transparent measurements
c. Accelerated release of value
An Agile Release Train at an insurance company delivers ongoing enhancements to the internal systems used for managing claims. This is an example of what kind of Value Stream? a. Operational Value Stream b. Claims processing Value Stream c. Development Value Stream
c. Development Value Stream
What are two different types of Enabler Stories? (choose 2) a. Impediment b. Feature c. Exploration d. Defacts e. Infrastructure
c. Exploration e. Infrastructure
The goal is fast delivery process, ideally requiring little manual effort. What is one capability used to achieve this? a. Quite releases b. Nonfunctional requirements c. Features toggles d. Soft launches
c. Features toggles
How might a Product Owner support a Continuous Delivery Pipeline that fully automates deployments with no manual compliance steps? a. Review and accept Stories as they are completed b. Write Feature toggles to control which Stories are released c. Identify Stories that are cleared for automatic delivery during Iteration Planning
c. Identify Stories that are cleared for automatic delivery during Iteration Planning
Which role is primarily responsible for working with business teams? a. Release Train Engineer b. Enterprise Architect c. Product Management (PM) d. Product Owner (PO)
c. Product Management (PM)
Which statement best characterizes the perspectives of the definition of done (DoD)? a. Product Owners focus on the release while Product Managers focus on the team increment b. Product Owners focus on the Solution while Product Managers focus on the team increment c. Product Owners focus on the Iteration while Product Managers focus on the release
c. Product Owners focus on the Iteration while Product Managers focus on the release
What is one way Kanbans are used in SAFe? a. To manage runway cadence b. To manage Program Increment (PI) Objectives c. To manage queue length
c. To manage queue length
When tracking team progress, what can a Kanban board show the team? a. A burndown chart of the work completed in the Iteration b. The accumulated value of the team's work c. Where the team has too much work-in-process (WIP)
c. Where the team has too much work-in-process (WIP)
Epics are decomposed into what? a. Requirements b. Stories c. Enablers d. Features
d. Features
What is the importance of the definition of done? a. It creates standardized work b. It provides a way for Scrum Master to enforce quality c. It prioritizes the work of testers on the team d. It creates a clear understanding of when items are complete
d. It creates a clear understanding of when items are complete
What is included in the Inspect and Adapt agenda? a. ROAMing risks? b. Management Review c. PI Objectives d. Quantitative and qualitative measurement
d. Quantitative and qualitative measurement
Which principle of the Agile Manifesto is most aligned with conducting a System Demo? a. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development b. The best way to convey information is a face to face conversation c. At regular intervals the teams reflects on how to become more effective d. Working software is the primary measure of progress
d. Working software is the primary measure of progress