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SAFe Agile Quiz Challenge
Test your knowledge on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with our comprehensive quiz designed for Agile enthusiasts and professionals. Dive deep into topics like Agile Release Trains, Lean-Agile Leadership, and Continuous Delivery Pipelines.
With 90 challenging questions, you will explore:
- Key SAFe concepts and practices
- Team synchronization and program planning
- Innovation and built-in quality
The Agile Train passes through four steps in order to deliver Solutions which includes: defining new functionality, implementing, acceptance testing, and what
DevOps testing
Competing phase-gate steps
Regulatory compliance
Deploying
What are two of the Agile Train Sync meetings? (Choose Two)
Solution Demo
Scrum of Scrums
Product Owner Sync
Inspect and Adapt
System Demo
When basing decisions on economics, how are cycle time, product cost, value, and development expense used?
To mazimize the economic Cost of Delay
Identify different parameters of the economic framwork
To reset economic prioritites
To recover money already spent
On day two of PI Planning, adjustments are made by the group based on the previous day's management review and problem solving meeting. What are three possible types of changes? (Choose Three)
Adjustment to PI Objectives
Changes to scope
Business priorities
User Stories
Movement of people
Planning requirements reset
Implementing SAFe requires buy-in from all levels of the organization. What level of leadership is most important for effecting cultural change?
Executive Management
Release Train Engineers
Solution Management
Product Owners
Lifelong learning is a requirement for Lean-Agile Leaders, and it helps them do what?
Provide the personnel, resources, direction, and support to the Enterprise
Demonstrate the values they want the teams to embody
Commit to quality and productivity
Act as an effective enabler for teams
Which statement accurately characterizes Strategic Themes?
They are key elements of the Portfolio used to define the overall company Vission
They are business objectives that connect the SAFe Portfolio to the Enterprise business strategy
They are large initiatives managed in the Portfolio Kanban that requires Weighted Shortest Job First prioritization and a lightweight business case
They are a high-level summary of each program's Vision and are updated after every PI
Which two statements describe a Capability? (choose two)
It remains complete and becomes a Feature for implementation
It must be structured to fit within a single PI
It is maintained in the Portfolio Backlog
It is developed and approved without a dependence on the Solutions Kanban
It is written using a phrase, benefit hypothesis, and acceptance criteria
Which three items are found on a Program Board? ( Choose Three)
Milestones
User Stories
Backlog Items
Tasks
Significant dependencies
Features
What is the recommended frequency for updating Lean budget distribution?
Every PI boundary
Annually
On Demand
Twice annually
What is the recommended way to express a Feature or Capability
Functional Requirement
Lean Business case
Feature and Benefit statement
User Story voice
What are the three primary keys to implementing flow? (Choose three)
Reduce the batch size of work
Frequent context switching
Increase capacity
Visualize and limit Work-in-Process
Manage queue lengths
Address the systemic problems
What is an example of applying cadence-based synchronization in SAFe?
Teams allow batch sizes across multiple intervals
Teams align their iterations to the same schedule to support communication, coordination, and system integration
Teams within the same Agile Release Train commit and plan to the same iteration backlog
Teams meet twice every PI to plan and schedule capacity
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Customer collaboration over a constant indefinite pace
Customer collaboration over ongoing internal conversation
Customer collaboration over feature negotiation
What must management do for a successful Agile transformation?
Send someone to represent themselves, and then delegate tasks to these individuals
Strive to think of adoption as an area they can control
Commit themselves to quality and they must be the change agent in the system
Rely on many others to change the system
What is a minimum viable improvement step for implementing a Continuous Delivery Pipeline?
Relax the Definition of Done
Assume all products are Minimum Viable Products
Reduce Work-In-Process limits on the testing column
Eliminate inter-iteration waterfalls
What is one benefit of unlocking the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers?
To decentralize decision-making
To achieve the best value and quality to people and society
To provide autonomy with purpose, mission, and minimum constraints
To strive to achieve a state of continuous flow
During Inspect and Adapt, teams identified a large number of action items aimed at solving their biggest problem as a train. How should the team proceed?
Select an improvement item using WSJF
Load all improvement items into the Program Backlog to ensure the problem is documented and solved
Keep all the items and if there is extra capacity in the PI, load as many as will fit into the Program Backlog
Identify two or three improvement items and load them into the Program Backlog
Which statement is true about the Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration?
The Scrum Master can decide if the IP iteration is necessary
It is used quarterly when the team needs to refocus on work processes
It is sued only to inspect the outcome of the PI System Demo
There is a risk that the tyranny of the urgent outweighs all innovation
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?
Responding to change over following a plan
Responding to a plan over responding to customer collaboration
Responding to a plan over responding to change
Responding to change over following a system
Who has content authority to make decisions at the user story level during PI planning?
Agile Team
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Release Train Engineer
Which statement fits with the SAFE Core Values of Built-in-Quality?
Quality depends on the scale of the project and should be implemented from the top down
Quality is not part of the SAFe Core Value
Define goals and then build quality in
You cannot scale crappy code
Which statement describes aspects of the team's commitment during PI Planning?
A team does not commit to stretch objectives
A team commits only to the PI Objectives with in the highest business value
A team commits to resolve all the risks identified during PI Planning
A team commits to all Stories they put on their PI plan
In the Program Kanban some of steps have Work-in-Porcess limits. Why is this necessary?
To enable flow in a pull-based system
To provide visibility into progress
To help continuous deployment
To keep timebox goals
What is the biggest benefit of decentralized decision-making to the customer?
Positively impacting economies of scale
Removing accountability from leaders
Ensuring strategic decisions are not made in a vacuum
Delivering value in the shortest sustainable lead time
How often should System Demos occur in the default SAFe cadence?
Every 4 weeks
When requested
Every two weeks
Weekly
What is the recommended way to estimate Epics?
Find the smallest Epic in the Backlog, give it 1 point, and estimate everything else relative to the that
Split an Epic into potential Features, estimate each potential Feature in normalized story points, and add up the estimates
Estimate an Epic directly in normalized story points
Split an Epic into Features, split Features into Stories, estimate each Story in normalized story points and roll up all estimates to the Epic
Which statement is true about Dev Ops?
DevOps automation of testing reduces the holding cost
Measurement are not a top priority for DevOps
DevOps is an approach to bridge the gap between development and operations
Lean-Agile principles are not necessary for a successful DevOps implementation
The SAFe Implementation Roadmap is based on what?
Large Solution implementation based on the SAFe framework
The SAFe House of Lean
Continuous integration based on Systems Thinking
Effective Agile Release Train launches based on SAFe adoption
Peter Drucker defines knowledge workers are individuals who know more about the work they perform than who?
Their bosses
Their organization
Their co-workers
Their team
What is the focus of the Daily Stand-up meeting?
Scrum Master goals versus Development Team goals
Iteration goals versus what got done
Plan objectives versus Program Owner objectives
PI objectives versus outcomes
Which role accepts Capabilities as complete?
Solution Architect/Engineer
Solution Management
Solution Train Engineer
Production Management
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to Team PI Objectives?
Business Owners assigning the business value
A value of 10 given to all of the PI objectives
Agile Teams and Business Owners working together to assign business values
Teams making minor scope adjustments after business value is assigned
When is Pre-PI Planning needed?
When Product Owner and Scrum Masters need to coordinate dependencies within the Agile Release Train
When teams cannot identify and estimate stories in PI Planning and need more time to prepare
When multiple Agile Release Trains working on the same Solution need to align and coordinate
When there is only one day to run PI Planning, so more time is needed to prepare to run it effectively
During the final plan review, Program risks are addressed using ROAM. What do the letters represent?
Accepted, Redesigned, Ordered, Mitigated
Manged, Resolved, Ordered, Accepted
Owned, Mitigated, Resolved, Accepted
Relegated, Owned, Approved, Managed
What does the Program Roadmap do in the Scaled Agile Framework?
It describes the program commitment for the current and next two Program Increments
It describes technical dependencies between Features
It communicates the delivery of Features over a near term timeline
It provides visibility into the Portfolio Epics being implemented in the next year
What are the first three steps of the SAFe Implementation Roadmap?
Reach the tipping point, train Lean-Agile change agents, and then train executives, ,managers and leaders
Train Lean-Agile changes agents, trian executives, managers and leaders, then prepare for Agile Release Train launch
Reach the tipping point, Train Lean-Agile change agents, and then train the identified support personnel
Charter a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence, Train Lean-Agile change agents, and then train executives, managers and leaders
What are the three components of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline? (Choose Three)
Continuous Exploration
Continuous Cadence
Continuous Improvement
Continuous Planning
Continuous Deployment
Continuous Integration
The Agile Release Train uses which type of teams to get work done?
Solution teams
Management Teams
Phased review process teams
Cross-functional teams
Product Management has content authority over Features. What do Product Owners have content authority over?
Value Streams
Portfolio Backlog
Portfolio Vision
Team Backlog
Which statement describes the connection between Features and Capabilities in a large Solution
Some Features may not have parent Capabilities
There cannot be more than 5 Features for each
Some Capabilities may not have child Features
Every Feature has a parent Capability
The House of Lean is a classic metaphor describing the mindset essential for Lean thinking. Which on of the four pillars advocates a "Get out of the office" mindset?
Respect for people and culture
Relentless Improvement
Flow
Innovation
What is the primary focus of Lean Portfolio Management?
Hold PI Planning
Align Lean-Agile development with business strategy
Lead Solution Management
Remove Program impediments
SAFe's first Lean-Agile Principle includes "Deliver early and often" and what else?
Apply cadence
Apply systems thinking
Deliver value incrementally
Decentralize decision-making
At the end of PI Planning after dependencies are resolved and risks are addressed, a confidence vote is taken. What is the default method used to vote?
Majority Voting
Planning Poker
Roman Voting
Fist of five
What do the three continuous cycles on the Continuous Delivery Pipeline enable?
Ongoing development of Team Objective
Ongoing implementation
Continouous learning cycles
Contentious refactoring
According to the Harvard Business Review article titled, The New New Product Development Game", what does it mean to create built-in instability?
Provide challenging requirements, a high degree of freedom to meet the requirements, and get out of the way
Provide challenging requirements, a high degree of freedom to meet the requirements, and review team outputs closely
Provide easy requirements, a clear path, a well-articulated plan to meet them, and closely monitor the teams
Provide unclear requirements, a volatile, demanding work environment, and monitor the teams progress
Which three types of decisions should remain centralized even in a decentralized decision-making environment? (Choose Three)
Infrequent decisions
Frequent and common decisions
Decisions with significant economies of scale
Long lasting decisions
Decisions that require local information
Time critical decisons
What is this statement defining: "A series of activities that have proven to be effective in successfully implementing SAFe"?
An Agile Release Train
The SAFe Lean-Agile Principles
The SAFe Implementation Roadmap
The Scaled Agile Framework
When would Large Solution SAFe be needed?
When a solution can be delivered by a single Agile Release Train
When large solutions exceed the typical size of an Agile Release Train
When the number of suppliers span across more than one Agile Release Train
Whenever there are two or more Agile Release Trains
What are two ways to describe a cross-functional Agile team? (Choose two)
They are optimized for communication and delivery of value
They deliver value every six weeks
They create boundaries between functions
They use clear requirements from Business Analysts
They can define, build, and test a feature or component
A successful SAFe implementation can be challenging because of an organization's strong culture. What will change the culture?
Existing work habits will align with new SAFe habits
New work habits must be created
Change the organizational structure
CEO communicates SAFe will be implemented
Which SAFe Principle includes providing autonomy with purpose, mission, and minimum constraints?
Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
Apply systems thinking
Decentralize decision-making
Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
Which statement is true about Program events?
The Daily Stand-up is a Program event that requiresthe Scrum of Scrums and Program Owner Sync involvement in the the closed loop system
Team events run inside the Program events, and the Program events create a closed loop system
Program events run inside the Team events, and the team events create a closed loop system
The Inspect and Adapt is the only Program event required to create a closed loop system
What is another name for technical or functional spikes needed to uncover knowledge or reduce risk in the next PI
Epic
Capability
Exploration enablers
Proof of concept
What are attributes of applications built incorporating DevOps? (Choose two)
Ensure continuous integration with manual deployment
Overlay measurements with events (deployments, releases)
Generate logs to enable analysis
Use similar telemetry for different stakeholders
Manage the flow of value through the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
What is a benefit of enhancing enterprise agility?
It enables forecasting from the Portfolio Backlog
It requires less planning and forecasting
It allows for a faster response to changing market opportunities
It does not require "what if" analysis of various implementation scenarios
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?
Working software over comprehensive converstaion
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Working software over continuous attention to technical excellence
Working software over working hardware
Weighted Shortest Job First gives preference to Jobs with which two characteristics? (choose two)
Higher Cost of Delay
Fixed date
Revenue Impact
Lower Cost of Delay
Shorter duration
Which two areas are part of the Scaled Agile Framework Core Values? (Choose Two)
Built-in Quality
Decentralize decision making
Collaboration
Alignment
Systems Thinking
Which pillar of the House of Lean can help explain why projects often block Enterprise agility?
Innovation
Respect for people and culture
Relentless improvement
Flow
If a program repeatedly shows separate feature branches rather than a true System Demo, which practice should be reviewed to address the issue?
PO Sync
Continuous integreation
Test first
Scrum of Scrums
Optimizing the Solution means identifying and reducing what?
Delays
Decisions
Systems
Key Performance Indicators
If small batches go through the system faster with lower variablility, then which two statements are true about batch size? (Choose two)
Severe project slippage is the most likely result of large batches
Good infrastructure enables large batches
Proximity (co-location) enables small batch size
Low utilization increases variability
Batch size cannot influence our behavior
Which statement is true about Solution Context when defining large solutions?
It is uniquely associated with one Value Stream
It can span across multiple PIs
It is defined by Solution Itent
It defines the environment in which the Solution operates
Which leadership style helps create a safe environment for learning, growth, and mutual influence?
Leader as the developer of people
Leader as influencer
Leader as a conductor
Leader as a servant
What are the two problems that can be understood from the Program Board? (Choose two)
Too many dependencies leading to a single program milestone
A significant dependency leading to a Feature
Events for future PIs
Too much Work-in-Process in one iteration
Too many Features are placed in a team's swim lane with no strings
What is the roof of the Scaled Agile Framework House of Lean?
Relentless Improvement
Value
Lean-Agile Leadership
Innovation
During which events are the Team PI Objectives agreed upon?
Portfolio Planning
PI Planning
Iteration Planning
Solution Planning
What is a key purpose of DevOps?
DevOps joins development and operation to enable continuous deployment
DevOps enables the architectural runway
DevOps solely focuses on a set of practices applied to large systems
DevOps is primarily about test automation
Strategic Themes are differentiated business objectives which help guide Solutions. Where are Strategic Themes found in SAFe Big Picture?
Program
Portfolio
Large Solution
Team
One team has a no stretch objectives identified on day two at the end of PI Planning. When asked, the team members explain that all the functionality must be completed in this PI, otherwise the organization will not comply with regulatory requirements. What is the next step or actions?
Split the team's scope into committed and stretch objectives based on implementation risk
Consider teams helping each other at the cost of reducing the original scope of work
Require that the team add a few stretch objectives
Have the System Architect rework the team's plan
What are the top two reasons for adopting Agile in an organization? (choose two)
Enhance ability to manage changing priorities
Reduce project cost
Reducing risk by centralizing decision making
Accelerate product delivery
Increase predictability by reducing changes
Which statement is true about lean Portfolio Management and budgeting?
It cannot make any budget changes to the Portfolio
It empowers stakeholders to adapt the current backlog and roadmap context
It monitors the budgets in the different Agile Release Trains bu avoids funding new Epics
It reviews the top performing Solutions to ensure they are staying within budget targets
Who serves as the Servant Leader(s) for the Agile Release Train?
Product Management
System Team
System Architect
Release Train Engineer
Why do Business Owners assign business value to Teams' PI Objective?
To determine the highest value using WSJF
To ensure high return on investment
To provide an economic view on Solutions
To provide the teams with guidance value to the business
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?
It will be moved to the Portfolio Backlog if it receives a "Go" decision from Lean Portfolio Management
It will be implemented once the Lean business case is approved by the Epic Owner
It will remain in the analyzing step until one or more Agile Release Trains have the capacity to implement it
It will be implemented if it has the highest Weighted Shortest Job First ranking
Who is responsible for managing the Portfolio Kanban?
Release Management
System Team
Solution Management
Lean Portfolio Management
What is the best measure of progress for complex system development?
Iteration Review
Inspect and Adapt
System Demo
Prioritized Backlog
What is an example of cross-functional Iterations?
Iteration 1: Define, Build, Test; Define, Build, Test
Iteration 1: Define, Build
Iteration 1: Define, Build, Test
Iteration 1: Define
A team just adopted the SAFe implementation Roadmap and is in the process of training executives, managers, and leaders. What is their next step?
Extend to the Portfolio
Train Lean-Agile Change agents
Create the Implementation Plan
Identify Value Streams and Agile Release Trains
What is an example of applying cadence and synchronization in SAFe?
Creating cross-functional teams
Conducting a PI Planning Meeting
Using a Portfolio Kanban System
Allocating budgets to Agile Release Trains
Why is it important to decouple deployment from release?
To enable releasing upon demand
To release only on a cadence
To deploy only on a cadence
To enable deploying upon demand
When are team planning adjustments made during PI Planning?
At the end of day one
When ROAMing risks
During breakout sessions
At the beginning of day two
How can an organization gain trust between the business and development?
Deliver predictability
Reduce the amount of Features
Give teams access to the Program Kanban
Pair up IT with Epic Owners for all IT meetings
How does SAFe extend the Agile Manifesto foundation to the level of team of teams?
By promoting face-to-face conversations across teams as the most efficient way to convey information
By allowing the team to reflect on how to become more effective
By uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it
By applying Lean thinking to understand and improve the systems that support the teams
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