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SAFe Scrum Master Version 4.4

The document contains questions and answers related to scaled agile framework (SAFe). It discusses topics like how SAFe builds in instability, components of the continuous delivery pipeline, benefits of decentralized decision making, optimizing flow, and measures of progress for complex system development. The questions cover SAFe principles, roles, events, and practices.

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SAFe Scrum Master Version 4.4

The document contains questions and answers related to scaled agile framework (SAFe). It discusses topics like how SAFe builds in instability, components of the continuous delivery pipeline, benefits of decentralized decision making, optimizing flow, and measures of progress for complex system development. The questions cover SAFe principles, roles, events, and practices.

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Question:

How do leaders build-in instability?

 They provide a high degree of freedom as to how teams meet requirements

Question:
What is one component of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

 Continuous Exploration

Question:
Which statement is true about the Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration?

 Without the IP Iteration, there is a risk that the tyranny of the urgent outweighs all
innovation activities 6-52

Question:
When basing decisions on economics, how are cycle time, product cost, value, and
development expense used?

 To identify different parameters of the economic framework 3-10

Question:
What is the recommended way to express a Feature?

 Phrase, benefit hypothesis, and acceptance criteria 6-17

Question:
What is found on a program board?

 Features 5.42
 Dependencies

Question:
Who has content authority to make decisions at the user story level during PI Planning?

 Product Owner 5.28

Question:
What are the three primary keys to implementing flow? (Choose three.)

-Visualize and limit WIP 3-31


-Manage queue lengths 3-31
-Reduce the batch sizes of work 3-31
Question:
What is the biggest benefit of decentralized decision-making?

 Delivering value in the shortest sustainable lead time •

Question:
What is the focus of the Daily Stand-up meeting?

 Iteration goals versus what got done

Question:
During the final plan review, Program risks are addressed using ROAM. What do the
letters in ROAM represent?

 Owned, Mitigated, Resolved, Accepted 5.46

Question:
Which statement is true about DevOps?

 DevOps is an approach to bridge the gap between development and


operations 6-30

Question:
Product Management has content authority over the PI Program Backlog. What do
Product Owners have content authority over?

 Agile Team Backlog

https://www.scaledagileframework.com/product-owner/

Question:
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?

 Customer collaboration over contract negotiation 2-13

Question:
When is a Pre-PI Planning event needed?

 When multiple Agile Release Trains working on the same Solution need to
align and coordinate
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/pre-and-post-pi-planning/

Question:
The Agile Release Train uses which type of teams to get work done?
 Cross-functional teams 4-6

Question:
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to Team PI
Objectives?

o -Business Owners assign high values to important enabler work


o A value of 10 given to all of the PI Objectives
o Business Owners assigning the business value
o Assigning business values to stretch objectives

Question:
On day two of PI Planning, management presents adjustments based on the previous
day's management review and problem solving meeting. What is one possible type of
adjustment they could make?

o Business priorities 5-39

Question:
What is a Minimal Viable Product?

o -A minimal product that can validate a hypothesis

https://www.scaledagileframework.com/continuous-delivery-pipeline/

Question:
What is one of the Agile Release Train sync meetings?

 Scrum of Scrums 6-8

Question:
What is an example of applying cadence-based synchronization in SAFe?

 Teams align their iterations to the same schedule to support


communication, coordination, and system integration 3-44

Question:
The Agile Release Train passes through four steps in order to deliver Solutions which
includes: defining new functionality, implementing, acceptance testing, and what else?
 Deploying 4-6

Question:
What is SAFe's release strategy?
 Release on demand 6-4

Question:

What is the best measure of progress for complex system development?


o -System Demo
Refined Backlog
ROAMing Risks
Iteration Review

Question:
What is one benefit of unlocking the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers?

 To provide autonomy with purpose, mission, and minimum constraints

https://www.scaledagileframework.com/unlock-the-intrinsic-motivation-of-knowledge-
workers/

Question:
What must management do for a successful Agile transformation?

o Strive to think of adoption as an area they can control


o Change Scrum Masters in the team every two weeks – NO
o Send someone to represent management, and then delegate tasks to these
individuals – NO
o Commit to quality and be the change agent in the system

Question:

Which statement describes a Capability?

 It must be structured to fit within a single Program Increment (sized to fit


within PI, often take multiple ARTs to implement)

https://www.scaledagileframework.com/features-and-capabilities/

Question:
What should the team focus on in order to optimize flow?
 Delays 3-14

Question:
What is the recommended way to estimate Epics?

o Split an Epic into potential Features, estimate each potential Feature in


normalized story points, and add up the estimates 8-31
Question:
When does a Roadmap become a queue?

o When it is longer than one Program Increment 6-15

Question:
Which statement describes aspects of the team's commitment during PI Planning?

o A team does not commit to UNCOMITTED objectives 5-8

Question:
What is another name for technical or functional spikes needed to uncover knowledge
or reduce risk in the next PI
– Enabler stories

Question:
Which leadership style helps create a safe environment for learning, growth, and mutual
influence?

 Leader as the developer of people

Question:
Scrum is built on transparency, inspection, and what else

 Adaption

Question:
During which event are the Team PI Objectives agreed upon
 PI Planning

Which role serves as the Servant Leader for the Agile Release Train

 Release Train Engineer

Question:
Optimizing flow means identifying and reducing what?
 Delays

Question:
Which statement is true about Program events?
 Team events run inside the Program events, and the Program events create
a closed loop system
Question:
How can trust be gained between the business and development
 Deliver predictability

Question:
When are planning adjustments communicated back to the Agile Release Train after the
management review
 At the beginning of day two

Question:
Why do Business Owners assign business value to Teams' PI Objectives

 To provide the teams with guidance of value to the business

Question:

What is this statement defining: "A series of activities that have proven to be effective in
successfully implementing SAFe"?

 The SAFe Implementation Roadmap

Question:
What is an example of cross-functional Iterations?

 Iteration 1: Define, Build, Test; Define, Build, Test

Question:
What are two ways to describe a cross-functional Agile team? (Choose two.)

 They are optimized for communication and delivery of value


They can define, build, and test a feature or component

Question:
What are two items that appear on the program board? (Choose two.)

 Features
 Significant dependencies

Question:
Which two areas are part of the Scaled Agile Framework Core Values? (Choose two.)

 Built-in Quality
Alignment
 Transparency
Question:
Which statement is true about stretch (uncommitted PI Objectives)Team PI Objectives?
 They are part of the load but are not part of the commitment PI

Question:
What is an example of applying cadence and synchronization in SAFe?
 Conducting a PI Planning Meeting

Question:
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?
 Working software over comprehensive documentation

Question:
Why is it important to decouple deployment from release?
 To enable deploying upon demand

Question:
What are the top two reasons for adopting Agile in an organization? (Choose two.)
 Enable changing priorities
Accelerate product delivery

Question:
When would Large Solution SAFe be needed?
 When there are more than two Agile Teams

Question:
If small batches go through the system faster with lower variability, then which
statement is true about batch size?
 Severe project slippage is the most likely result of large batches

Question:
If a program repeatedly shows separate feature branches rather than a true System
Demo, which practice should be reviewed to address the issue?
 Continuous Integration

Question:
Which statement is a principle from the Agile Manifesto?
 Working software is the primary measure of progress

Question:
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?
 Fist of Five

Question:
What is a benefit of enhancing enterprise agility?
 It allows for a faster response to changing market opportunities

Question:
Weighted Shortest Job First gives preference to jobs with which two characteristics?
(Choose two.)
 Shorter duration
Higher Cost of Delay

Question:
What does the Continuous Delivery Pipeline enable?
 Continuous learning cycles

Question:

What is the best measure of progress for complex system development?


 System Demo

Question:
Which three types of decisions should remain centralized even in a decentralized
decision-making environment? (Choose three.)
 Long lasting decisions
 Infrequent decisions
 Decisions with significant economies of scale

Question:
Which SAFe Principle includes providing autonomy with purpose, mission, and
minimum constraints?
 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

Question:
SAFe's first Lean-Agile Principle includes "Deliver early and often" and what else?

 Deliver value incrementally

Question:

What is one key purpose of DevOps?

 DevOps joins development and operations to enable continuous delivery

Question:

When should new approaches be anchored in an organization's culture?


 Culture change comes last as a results of changing work habits

Question:
What is an attribute of an application built with DevOps in mind?

 It ensures continuous integration with manual deployment

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