Agile SAFe 6.0

Which pillar in the House of Lean focuses on the Customer being the consumer of the work? A. Value B. Innovation C. Respect for People & Culture D. Flow

C. Respect for People & Culture

Team A is a maintenance team that cannot always predictably plan their work. They like to meet daily to review the needs of the system and plan for how they can quickly address those needs during the workday. Which of the following SAFe Lean-Agile methods should Team A use to plan and execute their work? A. SAFe Enabling Team B. SAFe Platform Team C. SAFe Team Kanban D. SAFe XP Team

C. SAFe Team Kanban

Which statement is a principle of the Agile Manifesto? A. Measure everything B. Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths C. Simplicity "the art of maximizing the amount of work not done" is essential D. Respect for people and culture

C. Simplicity "the art of maximizing the amount of work not done" is essential

What is one example of differentiating business objectives? A. Enterprise Goals B. Portfolio Vision C. Strategic Themes D. Solution Intent

C. Strategic Themes

Which of the following continuous delivery pipeline aspects focuses on enabling the organization to deliver value aligned with business needs? A. Continuous Deployment B. Continuous Integration C. Continuous Exploration D. Release on Demand

C. Continuous Exploration

What is the first step in Kotter's 8-step process for leading change? A. Generate short-term wins B. Enlist a volunteer army C. Create a sense of urgency D. Build a guiding coalition

C. Create a sense of urgency

When should new approaches be anchored in an organization's culture? A. Culture should not be changed because SAFe respects the current culture. B. Culture change comes right after a sense of urgency is created in the organization. C. Culture change comes last as a result of changing work habits. D. Culture change needs to happen before the SAFe implementation can begin.

C. Culture change comes last as a result of changing work habits.

Which of the following tools can be used to develop a deeper understanding of what customers are seeing, thinking, and feeling while interacting with the Solution? A. Value stream map B. Story map C. Empathy map D. Vision map

C. Empathy map

What is one of the tools associated with Design Thinking? A. Set based design B. Portfolio canvas C. Empathy maps D. Behavior-driven development

C. Empathy maps

What is the product vision? A. A method for aligning to the product direction B. The user stories required to meet customer needs C. A set of prioritized Features D. An explanation of the architectural runway needed to deliver products to the customer

A. A method for aligning to the product direction

What is a minimum viable product? (MVP) A. A minimal version of a new product used to test a hypothesis B. A prototype that can be used to explore user needs C. A Feature that can be delivered in an Iteration D. A minimal product that can be built to achieve market dominance

A. A minimal version of a new product used to test a hypothesis

What is one way to understand WIP in a system? A. Pair to complete the work faster B. Make current work visible C. Split stories D. Size stories smaller

B. Make current work visible

Which of the following team-level events does SAFe recommend running on a cadence during the PI for SAFe Scrum Teams? A. Portfolio Review B. Portfolio Demo C. Iteration Review D. Iteration Demo

C. Iteration Review

What is one benefit of organizing around value, & reorganizing when required? A. Understanding the Portfolio Backlog B. Building the Continuous Delivery Pipeline C. Enabling a DevOps mindset D. Minimizing handoffs and dependencies

D. Minimizing handoffs and dependencies

What brings structure to analysis and decision making around Epics? A. Portfolio Vision B. Portfolio Backlog C. Portfolio Canvas D. Portfolio Kanban

D. Portfolio Kanban

What is one quality practice for software development? A. Rapid prototyping B. Refactoring C. Continuous exploration D. Modeling and simulation

B. Refactoring

According to SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #10, what should the Enterprise do when markets and customers demand change? A. Apply development cadence & synchronization to operate effectively & manage uncertainty B. Create a new Portfolio to manage the change C. Create a reliable decision-making framework to empower employees D. Reorganize the network to address emerging opportunities

D. Reorganize the network to address emerging opportunities

What is one of the five basic Agile quality practices applicable to all Agile Teams? A. Using non-functional requirements B. Creating the Architectural Runway C. Decentralized decision-making D. Shift learning left

D. Shift learning left

What is an example of applying cadence-based synchronization in SAFe? A. Teams decide their own Iteration length B. Teams can only release new software on the same day C. Teams meet twice every PI to plan and schedule capacity D. Teams align the start and end dates of their Iterations

D. Teams align the start and end dates of their Iterations

What are the three parts of Inspect and Adapt? A. The PI System Demo, confidence vote, and ROAMing risks B. Backlog refinement, qualitative and quantitative measurement, and ROAMing risks C. Backlog refinement, confidence vote, and Problem-Solving workshop D. The PI System Demo, qualitative and quantitative measurement, and Problem-solving workshop

D. The PI System Demo, qualitative and quantitative measurement, and Problem-solving workshop

What can be used to script the change to SAFe? A. The Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) charter B. The portfolio canvas C. The steps in the Business Agility D. The SAFe Implementation Roadmap

D. The SAFe Implementation Roadmap

Which of the following events does SAFe recommend running regularly throughout the PI? A. Design Sync B. ART Sync C. Business Owner Sync D. Product Sync

B. ART Sync

Which of the following aspects of the continuous delivery pipeline focuses on getting fast feedback on small changes? A. Release on Demand B. Continuous Integration C. Continuous Exploration D. Continuous Deployment

B. Continuous Integration

Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto? A. Customer collaboration over ongoing internal conversation B. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation C. Customer collaboration over a constant indefinite pace D. Customer collaboration over Feature negotiation

B. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

How can trust be gained between the business and development? A. Automate the delivery pipeline B. Deliver predictability C. Release new value to production every day D. Maintain Iterations as a safe zone

B. Deliver predictability

Team B has elected to stop holding retrospective events so they can spend more time completing Stories. Which of the following Agile Team responsibilities is Team B over-prioritizing? A. Applying systems thinking B. Deliver value C. Plan the work D. Connect with the customer

B. Deliver value

What is one key purpose of DevOps? A. DevOps focuses on a set of practices applied to large systems B. DevOps joins development & operations to enable continuous delivery C. DevOps enables continuous release by building a scalable Continuous Delivery Pipeline D. DevOps focuses on automating the delivery pipeline to reduce transaction cost

B. DevOps joins development & operations to enable continuous delivery

Which of the following statements describes the balance between emergent design & intentional architecture when building in quality? A. It is required for implementation speed & maturity B. It is required for speed of development and maintainability C. It is required for speed of value delivery and Solution Intent D. It is required for backlog speed and designed refinement

B. It is required for speed of development and maintainability

The analyzing step of the Portfolio Kanban system has a new Epic with a completed Lean business case. What best describes the next step for the Epic? A. It will be implemented once the Epic Owner approves the Lean business case. B. It will be moved to the ready state in the Portfolio Kanban if it receives a 'go' decision from Lean Portfolio Management. C. It will remain in the analyzing step until one or more Agile Release Trains have the capacity to implement it. D. It will be implemented if it has the highest weighted shortest job first (WSJF) ranking

B. It will be moved to the ready state in the Portfolio Kanban if it receives a 'go' decision from Lean Portfolio Management.

Which implementation step follows Coach ART Execution on the SAFe Implementation Roadmap? A. Accelerate B. Launch more ARTs and Value Streams C. Train Executives, Leaders, and Managers D. Organize Around Value

B. Launch more ARTs and Value Streams

What is one of the Lean Thinking Principles? A. Responding to change over following a plan B. Make value flow without interruptions C. Working software over comprehensive documentation D. Individuals and iterations over processes and tools

B. Make value flow without interruptions

Which of the following is both a SAFe Lean-Agile Principle and Lean-Thinking principle? A. Lean portfolio management B. Make value flow without interruptions C. Decentralize decision-making D. Connect strategy to execution

B. Make value flow without interruptions

What is one of the dimensions of Lean-Agile Leadership? A. Emotional Intelligence B. Mindset and Principles C. Support organizational change D. Relentless improvement

B. Mindset and Principles

Which SAFe Core Value includes "use common terminology" and "understand your customer"? A. Alignment B. Relentless Improvement C. Transparency D. Respect for People

A. Alignment

What else does the SAFe principle, "unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers", require besides purpose and minimum possible constraints? A. Autonomy B. Innovation C. Incentive-based compensation D. Transparency

A. Autonomy

Which of the following statements is true about Roadmaps? A. Communicate intent B. Are commitment C. Are only adjusted at PI boundaries D. Provide a single planning horizon

A. Communicate intent

Which of the following aspects of the continuous delivery pipeline focuses on understanding customer needs? A. Continuous Exploration B. Continuous Deployment C. Continuous Integration D. Release on Demand

A. Continuous Exploration

What does the "C" represent in the CALMR approach to DevOps? A. Culture B. Continuous Integration C. Completion D. Cycle-time

A. Culture

What is one action that occurs during iteration reviews for SAFe Scrum teams? A. Evaluating current state metrics B. Completing unfinished work C. Sizing unfinished stories D. Prioritizing unplanned work

A. Evaluating current state metrics

Which of the following types of Enabler Stories is used for building and evaluating prospective Solutions alternatives? A. Exploration B. Infrastructure C. Architecture D. Compliance

A. Exploration

Which of the Lean Thinking principles includes the activities from recognizing an opportunity through release and validation? A. Identify the Value Stream for each product B. Make value flow without interruptions C. Pursue perfection D. Precisely specify value by product

A. Identify the Value Stream for each product

What is one way to reduce queue length? A. Leave capacity for newly emerging priorities B. Resize the work C. Lengthen iteration timeboxes D. Commit to deliver value by a specific date

A. Leave capacity for newly emerging priorities

Which of the following statements describes the balanced Agile testing pyramid? A. Many small, low-level, automated tests & fewer large, manual tests B. Many solution tests run by internal team members & fewer run by external testers C. Many solution tests run by external testers and fewer run by internal team members D. Many large, manual tests of the end-to-end solution and fewer small, automated tests

A. Many small, low-level, automated tests & fewer large, manual tests

What is the typical timebox in which to complete a User Story? A. One iteration B. One month C. One year D. One PI

A. One iteration

Which of the following activities does SAFe recommend as the first activity of the Inspect and Adapt event? A. PI System Demo B. Retrospective and Problem-Solving Workshop C. Quantitative measurement D. Agreement on the problems to solve

A. PI System Demo

Which of the following design-thinking techniques helps break down Features while considering the end-to-end user flow? A. Story Mapping B. Personas C. Gemba walks D. Market research

A. Story Mapping

During which PI planning activity are Stories written and sequenced? A. The team breakout session B. The draft plan review C. The management Review and Problem-Solving workshop D. The business context presentation

A. The team breakout session

What are two ways to describe a cross-functional Agile Team? A. They can define, build, & test an increment of value. B. They are optimized for communication & delivery of value. C. They are made up of members, each of whom can define, develop, test, & deploy the system. D. They deliver value every six weeks. E. They release customer products to production continuously.

A. They can define, build, & test an increment of value. B. They are optimized for communication & delivery of value.

Which statement is true about uncommitted objectives? A. They help improve predictability B. They do not get assigned a business value score C. They are extra things the team can do if they have time D. The work to deliver uncommitted objectives is not planned into the Iterations during PI planning

A. They help improve predictability

Which of the following roles act as proxies for the customer in representing their needs to the teams? A. Developer roles B. Executive roles C. Architectural roles B. Product roles

B. Product roles

Why do Business Owners assign business value to team PI Objectives? A. To empower teams to make decisions around work B. To determine what the teams should work on first C. To override the decisions made in WSJS prioritization D. To ensure the teams do not work on architectural Enablers

A. To empower teams to make decisions around work

What is the purpose of an empathy map? A. To help develop a deeper understanding of the customer B. To facilitate collaboration with other team members C. To gain a deeper insight to the members of an Agile Team D. To identify the customer

A. To help develop a deeper understanding of the customer?

Why is it important to spend time "in the zone"? A. To maximize ideal productivity time B. To make work in process visible C. To reduce queue lengths D. To refine productive collaboration

A. To maximize ideal productivity time

What is one way to quickly address impediments to flow? A. Review burn-down charts B. Raise visibility of effects outside of ART control C. Identify them on the Planning Board D. Wait for the next Inspect and Adapt event

B. Raise visibility of effects outside of ART control

What is one of the biggest benefits of decentralized decision-making? A. Ensures strategic decisions are made collaboratively B. Reduces delays C. Improves transparency D. Removes accountability from leaders

B. Reduces delays

During the Innovation and Planning Iteration, an organization invites every team member to work on any project they chose. Which of the following SAFe Core Values is the organization demonstrating? A. Siloed thinking B. Relentless improvement C. Make value flow without interruptions D. Visualizing work

B. Relentless improvement

Which of the following team-level events does SAFe recommend running on a cadence during the PI for SAFe Team Kanban Teams? A. PO Sync B. Retrospective C. Coach Sync D. System Demo

B. Retrospective

What does the ART planning board show? A. Risks B. Significant dependencies C. Capacity and load D. Epics

B. Significant dependencies

Which of the following SAFe Core Competencies of Business Agility includes the built-in quality dimension? A. Agile Product Delivery B. Team and Technical Agility C. Organizational Agility D. Enterprise Solution Delivery

B. Team and Technical Agility

Which of the following methods for gathering customer feedback relies on building analytic systems to deliver information about how customers are using the Solution? A. Continuous Exploration B. Telemetry C. Continuous Integration D. Refactoring

B. Telemetry

During which PI Planning activity do Business Owners assign business value to PI Objectives? A. The final plan review B. The team breakout session C. The Management Review and Problem-Solving workshop D. The draft plan review

B. The team breakout session

What best describes the process of the confidence vote? A. Business Owners vote B. The teams and the ARTs vote C. The managers vote D. Each person votes

B. The teams and the ARTs vote

What is the purpose of the Team Sync? A. To identify ART PI risks B. To coordinate daily work C. To identify Iteration goals D. To make announcements to the entire ART

B. To coordinate daily work

Why is it important for teams to understand the optimum batch size for their work? A. to determine the correct cadence B. To make value flow C. To understand transaction costs D. To complete more work

B. To make value flow

When basing decisions on economics, how are lead time, product cost, value, and development expense used? A. To recover money already spent B. To understand solution tradeoffs C. To limit work in process (WIP) D. To take into account sunk costs

B. To understand solution tradeoffs

Which of the following work types is defined as "a short description of a small piece of desired functionality written in the user's language"? A. User Feature B. User Story C. User Requirement D. User Criteria

B. User Story

Which of the following types of information is shown in a cumulative flow diagram? A. Costs of producing artifacts B. Work that is in progress across the whole team C. Team velocity D. Time to complete a Feature by the rollup of Stories

B. Work that is in progress across the whole team

The Scrum Master/Team Coach wants to establish a team's initial capacity. The team has two testers, three developers, one full-time Scrum Master/Team Coach, and a Product Owner split between two teams. What is their capacity before calculating for time off? A. 32 B. 52 C. 40 D. 48

C. 40

Which of the stakeholders primarily develops the definition of done for the team increment? A. Release Train Engineer B. Business Owners C. Agile Teams D. Solution Architect

C. Agile Teams

What is one component of a Guardrail in Lean Portfolio Management? A. Participatory budgeting forums that lead to Value Stream budget changes B. Determining if business needs meet the Portfolio Threshold C. Capacity allocation of the Value Stream compared to process mapping D. Allocation of centralized vs decentralized decisions in the Enterprise

C. Capacity allocation of the Value Stream compared to process mapping

What is an example of an ART event? A. Innovation and Planning B. Team Sync C. Coach Sync D. Iteration Review

C. Coach Sync

Which basic Agile quality practice reduces bottlenecks & ensures consistency? A. Definition of Done B. Peer-review and pairing C. Collective ownership and standards D. Establish flow

C. Collective ownership and standards

Deploy, verify, monitor, & respond are all activities of what? A. Continuous Integration B. Continuous Exploration C. Continuous Deployment D. Release on Demand

C. Continuous Deployment

What is used to describe functional and non-functional requirements? A. Milestones B. Architectural Runway C. Features D. Enablers

C. Features

Team A has seven developers that can define and build any application the organization requires. Team A works with another team to test and deploy their work. Can Team A be considered a high-functioning Agile Team? A. Yes, because they can build any application the organization requires B. No, because they have fewer than ten developers C. No, because they are not cross-functional D. Yes, because they use another team to deploy

C. No, because they are not cross-functional

A feature should be sized to fit into what duration? A. One month B. One year C. One PI D. One Iteration

C. One PI

What does the Continuous Delivery Pipeline enable? A. Continuous refactoring B. Delivery of large batches C. Ongoing learning D. Increased technical debt

C. Ongoing Learning

Who has content authority to make decisions at the User Story level during PI Planning? A. Release Train Engineer B. Scrum Master/Team Coach C. Product Owner D. Agile Team

C. Product Owner

What represents the workflow, activities, and automation needed to deliver new functionality more frequently? A. Portfolio Kanban B. The Lean budget Guardrails C. The Continuous Delivery Pipeline D. The PI Planning process

C. The Continuous Delivery Pipeline

During which PI planning activity do team members commit to do everything they can to meet the agreed-to-objectives? A. The draft plan review B. The second team breakout session C. The PI confidence vote D. The Management Review and Problem-Solving workshop

C. The PI confidence vote

What is one benefit of Design Thinking? A. The Solution is accountable B. The Solution is actionable C. The Solution is sustainable D. The Solution is reliable

C. The Solution is sustainable

What is one issue when organizing around functional silos? A. They do not provide development opportunities for employees B. Corporate responsibilities are not a focus C. They impede how value flows D. Operational activities are not included

C. They impede how value flows

Which of the following types of work is found within the Agile Team Backlog? A. Epics B. Capabilities C. User Stories D. Features

C. User Stories

Which of the following Story components captures details on testing for completion? A. Release plan B. User voice C. Story map D. Acceptance criteria

D. Acceptance criteria

Which of the following principles includes "working software is the primary measure of progress"? A. Lean Thinking B. Agile Product Delivery C. Lean Portfolio Management D. Agile Manifesto

D. Agile Manifesto

What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to team PI Objectives? A. Business values are assigned to uncommitted objectives. B. High business value is assigned to important Enabler work. C. Business Owners assign the business value for all teams on the ART. D. All PI Objectives are given a business value of 10.

D. All PI Objectives are given a business value of 10.

Which SAFe Lean-Agile Principle Includes the critical part of "delaying decisions to the last responsible moment?" A. Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems B. Make value flow without interruptions C. Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles D. Assume variability; preserve options

D. Assume variability; preserve options

The primary goal of SAFe is to achieve what? A. Learn Portfolio Management B. Organizing around value C. Customer centricity D. Business Agility

D. Business Agility

How does SAFe provide a second operating system that enables Business Agility? A. By achieving economies of scale B. By organizing around functional areas to focus on skills development C. By creating a hierarchy to provide stability D. By focusing on customers, products, innovation, and growth

D. By focusing on customers, products, innovation, and growth

Which of the following aspects of the continuous delivery pipeline focuses on getting to production early for verification? A. Continuous Exploration B. Continuous Integration C. Release on Demand D. Continuous Deployment

D. Continuous Deployment

What is one responsibility of Product Management? A. Provide estimates for the Team Backlog B. Own Spike stories on the Team Backlog C. Maintain the Architectural Runway D. Define priorities in the ART Backlog

D. Define priorities in the ART Backlog

What is one result from Iteration Planning for SAFe Scrum Teams? A. Iteration sequencing B. Iteration Demo C. Iteration estimate D. Iteration goals

D. Iteration goals

Which statement is true about batch size? A. Large batch sizes ensure time for built-in quality B. The handoff batch should be made as large as possible C. When Stories are broken into tasks, it means there are small batch sizes D. Large batch sizes increase variability

D. Large batch sizes increase variability

Which of the core competencies of the Lean Enterprise helps align strategy and execution? A. Team & Technical Agility B. Organizational Agility C. Agile Product Delivery D. Lean Portfolio Management

D. Lean Portfolio Management

What is "precisely specify value by product" central to? A. SAFe Principles B. Agile Manifesto C. SAFe Core Values D. Lean Thinking

D. Lean Thinking

How does SAFe recommend using a second operating system to deliver value? A. Decide whether to apply a hierarchical or Value Stream organizational model across the Enterprise B. Reorganize the hierarchies around the flow of value C. Build a small entrepreneurial network focused on the Customer in place of existing hierarchies D. Organize development around the flow of value while maintaining the hierarchies

D. Organize development around the flow of value while maintaining the hierarchies

What is one way to address substantial rework? A. Gather all requirements prior to starting the work B. Shift reviews right C. Reprioritize the work D. Regularly engage with the Customer and Business Owner

D. Regularly engage with the Customer and Business Owner

What is the purpose of building a continuous delivery pipeline? A. To prioritize development speed over system stability B. To identify key stakeholders within the system architecture C. To prioritize system stability over development speed D. To deliver new functionality more frequently than with traditional processes

D. To deliver new functionality more frequently than with traditional processes

Why is it important to decouple deployment from release? A. To allow early access to specific groups of customers B. To make deploying of assets a business decision C. To remove the need to respond quickly to production issues D. To enable releasing functionality on demand to meet business needs

D. To enable releasing functionality on demand to meet business needs

What is the purpose of the Iteration review? A. To work on solutions for backlog items B. To identify where there is too much work in the system C. To forecast where work is estimated for the upcoming PIs D. To measure the team's progress

D. To measure the team's progress