POPM Practice Exam Questions

Which of the following questions does a Vison answer? A. What Solutions are competitors offering? B. What problem(s) will the Solution solve? C. When will the Solution be delivered? D. What Stories are needed to support the Solution?

B. What problem(s) will the Solution solve?

Which SAFe Core Value is demonstrated when explaining why the top 10 Features were chosen for PI Planning? A. Respect for People B. Transparency C. Innovation D. Relentless Improvement

B. Transparency

How can Product Management leverage market rhythms? A. Adjust the delivery of Features to meet market needs B. Improve PI Planning scheduling C. Adjust the timing of market campaigns D. Improve Features prioritization

A. Adjust the delivery of Features to meet market needs

Communicating and refining the Vision to the Agile Release Train during PI Planning supports which SAFe Core Value? A. Alignment B. Relentless Improvement C. Respect for People D. Transparency

A. Alignment

When are adjustments made to the initial sequencing of Stories? A. At Iteration boundaries B. During the Team Sync C. During the PO Sync D. At the mid point of the PI

A. At Iteration boundaries

Product Management can plan / balance the amount of upcoming "Enabler work" by using which technique? A. Capacity allocation B. Team Backlog Prioritization C. ART Backlog Prioritization D. Accurate user story sizing

A. Capacity allocation

What is one method to establish team velocity? A. Compare the average story points completed throughout the previous iteration B. Add the story points for all features completed in the iteration C. Add the story points for all the stories planned for the iteration D. Calculate the percentage planned versus actual stories completed during a PI

A. Compare the average story points completed throughout the previous iteration

During PI Planning, which activity happens after dependencies are resolved and risks are addressed? A. Confidence vote B. Retrospective C. Management Review and Problem-Solving session D. Team breakouts

A. Confidence vote

A team needs help to agree on Story estimation. The PO is an expert in the work the team is estimating. How should the PO proceed with estimating? A. Continue to support the team's discussion on estimation B. Suggest the team stop the estimating and add it to the next Iteration C. Explain their expertise and estimate the Story D. Instruct the Scrum Master/Team Coach to estimate the Story

A. Continue to support the team's discussion on estimation

Which concept provides a set of tools that supports the creation of Features? A. Design Thinking B. Flow Acceleration C. Agile Quality D. Customer Centricity

A. Design Thinking

Which of the following statements is true about Capacity Allocation? A. Each value stream should develop explicit policies for managing capacity allocation B. All of the above C. Capacity allocation ensures all value streams in the portfolio are equally funded. D. Capacity allocation enables more effective time tracking.

A. Each value stream should develop explicit policies for managing capacity allocation

Which of the following statements is one of the five Lean Thinking principles? A. Identify the Value Stream for each product B. Deliver working software frequently C. Responding to change over following plan D. Decentralize decision-making

A. Identify the Value Stream for each product

What focuses on how to measure the intermediate and predictive business outcomes of the hypothesis during initial incremental solution development? A. Innovation accounting B. Application telemetry C. Review and improve D. Innovation telemetry

A. Innovation accounting

What is one benefit of capacity allocation? A. It prevents different type of backlog items from being compared against each other B. It enables effective time tracking C. It allocates developers and testers to an initiative D. It ensures all value streams are equally funded

A. It prevents different type of backlog items from being compared against each other

SAFe 6.0 is based on four primary bodies of knowledge. These bodies of knowledge are agile development, systems thinking, DevOps, and what type of product development? A. Lean product development B. Adaptive product development C. Iterative product development D. Incremental product development

A. Lean product development

What is the key area a Release Train Engineer should focus on to support a successful PI Planning event? A. Logistical readiness - Space and logistics for the event B. Process readiness - The operational rhythm that enables SAFe governance C. Architectural readiness - Defining the Architectural Runway D. Operational readiness - Facilitating PI events such as scrum of scrums

A. Logistical readiness - Space and logistics for the event

What is a Strategy PO can use during PI Planning to minimize dependencies? A. Move stories on their team's backlog to another team B. It is not PO's responsibility C. Change the DoD D. Increase team size

A. Move stories on their team's backlog to another team

Which tool is useful in facilitating PI Planning? A. Program Board B. Microsoft project schedule C. Team velocity comparison report D. Agile lifecycle management software

A. Program Board

What is commonly used to explore new ideas or determine the feasibility of Epics? A. Spikes B. Supplier showcases C. Design thinking D. Hackathons

A. Spikes

What is one step when determining initial team capacity during PI planning? A. Subtract one point for every team member's vacation day, public holiday, or training day B. Get an approval from management C. Add together all points from recently completed Features D. Compare final team capacity across all teams

A. Subtract one point for every team member's vacation day, public holiday, or training day

What is one anti-pattern related to System Demos? A. Team demos are accepted in place of a System Demo to avoid redundancy B. System demo takes more than 15 minutes C. People from outside the Agile Release Train attend the System Demo D. Different team members conduct the demo each Iteration

A. Team demos are accepted in place of a System Demo to avoid redundancy

Who should attend the PO Sync? A. The POs, PMs, and other stakeholders as needed B. The teams and the RTE C. The Coach Sync participants and the POs D. Everyone on the train

A. The POs, PMs, and other stakeholders as needed

How do Agile Teams carry out Continuous Delivery Pipeline activities during the PI? A. They explore, integrate, deploy, and release new value during each Iteration. B. They explore Features in one PI, then given to the teams in later PIs for integrating and deploying, and then released in a future PI. C. They explore, integrate, and deploy during each Iteration, but release at the end of the PI. D. They explore during the early Iterations and integrate, deploy, and release during the later Iterations.

A. They explore, integrate, deploy, and release new value during each Iteration.

What can assist in facilitating Team Flow? A. WIP Limits B. Solution Roadmap C. ART Planning Board D. Test cases

A. WIP Limits

When is an iteration planning considered complete? A. When the team's capacity has been reached and when the team commits to a plan B. When ART Backlog is complete C. When the team backlog capacity is reached D. When iteration goals are defined

A. When the team's capacity has been reached and when the team commits to a plan

Which tool shows dependencies during PI Planning? A. PI Objectives B. ART Planning Board C. ART PI Risks Board D. Management Review and Problem-Solving session

B. ART Planning Board

What is the primary mechanism used to track and measure data usage against the hypothesis? A. Innovation accounting B. Application telemetry C. Innovation telemetry D. Review and improve

B. Application telemetry

Release on Demand is the ability to make value available to customers all at once, or in a staggered fashion based on? A. Operational governance B. Business needs C. Release Management Governance D. Management decision

B. Business needs

What is one tool that identifies specific practices for potential improvement? A. Objectives and key results B. Competency assessments C. Key performance indicators D. Flow metrics

B. Competency assessments

What does Continuous Exploration help Product Management understand? A. Supplier proposals B. Customer needs C. Solution performance D. Release strategy

B. Customer needs

What is the primary focus of an Operational Value Stream? A. Orchestrating supply chain networks B. Delivering end-user value C. Improving business operations D. Lowering operational costs

B. Delivering end-user value

What is one activity an Agile Team performs during Iteration Review? A. Modify Iteration Goals B. Demonstrate a working, tested team increment C. Gather Feature requirements from stakeholders D. Identify opportunities for improvement

B. Demonstrate a working, tested team increment

At a company ABC, ART delivers ongoing enhancements for Internal systems used for processing. This is example of what kind of Value Stream? A. Operational Value Stream B. Development Value Stream C. Processing Value Stream D. Core Value Stream

B. Development Value Stream

What action should teams take to support a Continuous Integration (CI) culture? A. Follow up with CI ceremonies B. Ensure fixing a failed integration attempt is always the top priority C. Secure senior leadership support before starting CI D. Purchase a CI Tool

B. Ensure fixing a failed integration attempt is always the top priority

Enabler Epics are used to advance value stream in order to support upcoming Business Epics? A. TRUE B. FALSE

B. FALSE Enabler Epics are used to advance the Architectural Runway in order to support upcoming Business Epics not to advance value stream

What is one responsibility area of a Product Owner? A. Getting value to and from the Customer B. Getting and applying feedback C. Getting Solutions built D. Getting strategy and Vision into roadmaps

B. Getting and applying feedback

Which agile team event supports relentless improvement? A. Inspect and Adapt B. Iteration Retrospective C. System Demo D. PO Sync

B. Iteration Retrospective

Which is developed by teams and rolled up to the ART level during PI Planning? A. Dependencies B. PI Objectives C. Milestones D. Epic Enablers

B. PI Objectives

What is one influence on the Vision? A. Portfolio Backlog Items B. Strategic Themes C. Lean Budget Guardrails D. Value Stream Budgets

B. Strategic Themes

What is one purpose of Iteration Goals? A. To define 'the what, the how, and the how much' B. To align team members to a common purpose C. To identify nonfunctional requirements D. To set preliminary PI Objectives

B. To align team members to a common purpose

What is one benefit of using PI Objectives? A. To promote centralized decisions B. To obtain immediate feedback from Business Owners C. To commit to specific Features D. To achieve commitment from management

B. To obtain immediate feedback from Business Owners

Where are systems, people who do the work, and the flow of information and materials represented? A. Within a Continuous Delivery Pipeline B. Within a Value Stream C. Within a Solution Train D. Within an Architectural Runway

B. Within a Value Stream

Which of the following is not a part of Team and Technical Agility competency? A. Teams of Agile Teams B. Agile Teams C. Develop and Cadence; Release on Demand D. Built-in Quality

C. Develop and Cadence; Release on Demand

What work-item can be split from Epics? A. Stories B. Spikes C. Features D. Tasks

C. Features

Which event involves teams working on new ideas often added to the ART Kanban? A. Coach Sync B. PI Planning C. Hackathon D. Supplier showcase

C. Hackathon

What does assigning business value to a team's PI Objectives influence? A. How calculates capacity B. How to achieve objectives C. How teams plan the implementation D. All of the above

C. How teams plan the implementation

What is one outcome of the Iteration Retrospective? A. A plan for upcoming milestones B. Agreement on Stories for the next Iteration C. Improvement items in the Team Backlog D. Identification of dependencies with other teams

C. Improvement items in the Team Backlog

What is one of the types of Enabler from below? A. Non Functional Requirements B. Security Enablers C. Infrastructure Enablers D. Knowledge Enablers

C. Infrastructure Enablers

What is the recommended structure for writing User Stories? A. Given - When - Then B. I want - When - So that C. As a - I want - So that D. As a - When - Then

C. As a - I want - So that

Who does set business context during PI Planning? A. Product Management B. Customer C. Business Owner D. Release Train Engineer

C. Business Owner

At the end of day two of PI Planning event, the team's final plan review covers what information? A. Planned features, uncommitted objectives and Stories B. Epic, Capabilities, and Team Features C. Changes to teams estimated capacity, final PI objectives, PI risks and impediments D. Changes to iteration goals, measured velocity, and dependencies

C. Changes to teams estimated capacity, final PI objectives, PI risks and impediments

What is one benefit of PI Planning? A. It ensures teams do not have dependencies. B. It ensures teams can work on anything they want. C. It aligns ART demand to capacity. D. It allows leaders to get their objectives planned.

C. It aligns ART demand to capacity.

Which statement is true about Weighted Shortest Job First? A. It is equal to the cost of delay. B. It identifies specific economic outcomes. C. It considers the cost of delay and the job size. D. The item with the highest cost of delay is prioritized last.

C. It considers the cost of delay and the job size.

What is recommended time horizon of the PI Roadmap? A. 1-3 Years B. 2-4 Years C. Less than 1 Year D. 3-4 Weeks

C. Less than 1 Year

What is the pattern for splitting features into stories? A. Layers in technology stack B. Team skills C. Major Effort D. ART Backlog

C. Major Effort

What is one responsibility of Product Management? A. Prioritizing the Portfolio Backlog B. Establishing an architectural Vision for the ART C. Managing the ART Backlog D. Developing Story acceptance criteria

C. Managing the ART Backlog

What is one influence on solution and PI roadmaps? A. Customer Centric features B. Design Thinking C. Market Dynamics D. ART capacity

C. Market Dynamics

What can be revealed during PI Planning? A. Opportunity to modify investment strategy B. Opportunity to change Solution Vision C. Opportunity to release value sooner D. Opportunity to update the development value stream

C. Opportunity to release value sooner

What is the key area a Release Train Engineer should focus on to support a successful PI Planning event? A. Architectural readiness - Defining the Architectural Runway B. Operational readiness - Facilitating PI events such as scrum of scrums C. Organizational readiness - Strategic alignment; roles, teams, and train setup D. Process readiness - The operational rhythm that enables SAFe governance

C. Organizational readiness - Strategic alignment; roles, teams, and train setup

What is one responsibility of the Product Owner? A. Estimating Stories B. Assigning PI Objectives C. Prioritizing the Team Backlog D. Testing Features

C. Prioritizing the Team Backlog

Who often participates as the ART's Business Owners to approve the team's PI Objectives? A. Scrum Masters/Team Coaches B. Product Owners C. Product Management D. System Architects

C. Product Management

The WIP limit at Analyzing step of the ART Kanban is based on the overall availability of Product Management, other subject matter experts, and the capacity of which other roles? A. Agile Team B. Release Team Engineer C. System Architect D. Product Owner

C. System Architect

Which role does Product Management work with to prioritize Enablers? A. RTE B. Solution Management C. System Architect D. Product Owner

C. System Architect

Which role provides processes and tools to integrate and evaluate work products early and often? A. Business Owner B. Release Train Engineer C. System Team D. System Architect

C. System Team

What enables flow through the Continuous Delivery Pipeline? A. Capacity allocation B. Cost of delay C. The ART Kanban D. The Solution Vision

C. The ART Kanban

Which of the following is an Agile Manifesto principle? A. Let the Customer pull value from the producer B. Base Milestones on objective evaluation of working systems C. Working software is the primary measure of progress D. Apply cadence and synchronize with cross-domain planning

C. Working software is the primary measure of progress

What does SAFe Team Kanban promote? A. Separation of duties B. Compliance C. Collaboration D. Leadership

Collaboration

Which SAFe Lean-Agile Principle supports applying a Set-Based design approach? A. #6 Make value flow without interruptions B. #1 - Take an economic view C. #2 - Apply systems thinking D. #3 - Assume variability; preserve options

D. #3 - Assume variability; preserve options

What is Portfolio Kanban system? A. A method to visualize and manage the flow of portfolio Features, from ideation through analysis, implementation, and completion B. A method to visualize and manage the flow of portfolio Capabilities, from ideation through analysis, implementation, and completion C. A method to visualize and manage the flow of portfolio Stories, from ideation through analysis, implementation, and completion D. A method to visualize and manage the flow of portfolio Epics, from ideation through analysis, implementation, and completion

D. A method to visualize and manage the flow of portfolio Epics, from ideation through analysis, implementation, and completion

What information do POs communicate to their teams after PO Sync? A. Impediments B. Improvement items C. Risks D. Adjustments

D. Adjustments

Strategy and Investment Funding, Lean Governance, and what else make up the Lean Portfolio Management competency? A. Business Operations B. Product Management C. PI Objectives D. Agile Portfolio Operations

D. Agile Portfolio Operations

During which event does the team preview and elaborate on upcoming Stories? A. PI Planning B. Iteration Planning C. Team Sync D. Backlog Refinement

D. Backlog Refinement

Product Managers are expected to collaborate in planning the amount of upcoming Enabler work by establishing what? A. Defining features. B. Backlog Refinement C. Team Backlog Prioritization D. Capacity Allocation

D. Capacity Allocation

What is one input to the Vision? A. Portfolio Backlog B. ART Backlog C. Feature Context D. Customer Feedback

D. Customer Feedback

What is the way to split stories? A. Tasks to complete B. Team skills C. Layers in technology stack D. Data entry methods

D. Data entry methods

During Epic creation Lean Business Case can identify the impact on Sales and which other areas? A. Capacity B. Release C. Decomposition D. Deployment

D. Deployment

Which statement is true about the SAFe backlog model? A. Epics are in the Solution Train Backlog B. Capabilities are in the ART Backlog C. Stories are in the Solution Train Backlog D. Features are in the ART Backlog

D. Features are in the ART Backlog

Which increment is reviewed at the System Demo? A. Portfolio increment B. Value stream increment C. Team increment D. Full system increment

D. Full system increment

Where are workflows, activities, and required automation represented? A. In the Architectural Runway B. In the Lean Startup Cycle C. In the Team Kanban D. In the Continuous Delivery Pipeline

D. In the Continuous Delivery Pipeline

When is a Story considered complete? A. The scope has been negotiated B. The team is done working on it C. It is accepted by the Customer D. It satisfies the Definition of Done

D. It satisfies the Definition of Done

Which core competency has the purpose of aligning strategy, funding and execution? A. Agile Product Delivery B. Team and Technical Agility C. Lean-Agile Leadership D. Lean Portfolio Management

D. Lean Portfolio Management

Which core competency is relevant to the statement: Everyone involved in solution delivery is trained in Lean and Agile methods and embraces their values, principles, and practices A. Lean-Agile Leadership B. Lean Portfolio Management C. Enterprise Solution Delivery D. Organizational Agility

D. Organizational Agility

Who communicates the Vision during PI Planning? A. PO B. Business Owner C. System Architect D. Product Management

D. Product Management

What is one strategy for managing complex critical path challenges? A. Allocate work between teams based on forecasted capacity B. Adjust work between teams or split Features and Stories C. Distribute work to others teams D. Sequence work to eliminate same Iteration dependencies

D. Sequence work to eliminate same Iteration dependencies

Who is responsible to develop, maintain, and prioritize the solution backlogs? A. The RTE B. The Product Management C. The Program Owner D. The Solution Management

D. The Solution Management

Where can Product Management find information about when a specific Epic will be completed? A. The Development Manager B. The ART Backlog C. The System Architecture Designs D. The Solution Roadmap

D. The Solution Roadmap

What is essential when communicating the vision? A. The importance of feature prioritization B. The importance of PI Objective C. The importance of empathy interviews D. The importance of non-functional requirements

D. The importance of non-functional requirements

What is one method for designing the end-to-end customer experience? A. Whole Product Thinking B. Story Map C. Persona Development D. User Journey

D. User Journey

What is the pattern for splitting features into stories? A. Layers in technology stack B. Portfolio Backlog C. Team Skills D. Variations in data

D. Variations in data

What is the pattern for splitting Features into Stories? A. Tasks to complete B. Team Skills C. Portfolio Backlog D. Workflow Steps

D. Workflow Steps Workflow steps Business rule variations Major effort Simple/complex Variations in data Data entry methods Defer system qualities Operations Use case scenarios Break out a spike

What element improves when Features and Stories are related to personas? A. Design B. Collaboration C. Compliance D. Architecture

Design