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SAFe 4.
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Question 1
What is the minimum size of an agile release train (ART)?
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Your answer Choice Correct? Score Feedback Correct answer
Around 50 people
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a minimum of one scrum team

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the dunbar number

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50-125 people
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An ART is a group of 50-125 people that plan, commit and execute together on the program
increment.
The minimum size of the ART is therefore around 50 people. Below that the economies of scale are
not present enough to justify SAFe(r) adoption
For more information:
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/agile-release-train/
Question 2
Reducing costs by dropping unsuccessful paths quickly is part of which lean-agile principle?
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answer answer
#9 Decentralise Decision Making

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#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of

knowledge workers 0
#2 Apply systems thinking

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#1 Take an economic view

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#5 base milestones on objective

valuation of working systems 0
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch

sizes and manage queue lengths 0
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with

cross domain planning 0
#3 Assume variability, preserve options

0
#4 Build incrementally with fast,

integrated learning cycles 1
For more information on SAFe Lean-Agile principles go to the links below:
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/safe-lean-agile-principles/
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/build-incrementally-with-fast-integrated-learning-cycles/
Question 3
We have defined the Development Value Streams
What is the next step in the process?
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Identify the ARTs

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Identify the operational value streams

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If necessary, split ARTs in large value

streams into multiple ARTs 0
Identify Development Streams Cross

Boundaries effects 0
Define the Development Value Streams

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Identify the people that develop the

systems 0
Identify the systems that support the

operational values streams 0
Read more at: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/identify-value-streams-and-arts/

Question 4
Optimise the Whole is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?
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Respect for people and culture

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Quality
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Relentless Improvement
1
Leadership
0
Flow
0
Innovation
0
The concepts are part of the House of Lean pillar of Relentless Improvement
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-mindset/
Pillar 4 – Relentless Improvement
Question 5
Some teams are lobbying for the relaxation of the 'everyone must stand' rule for daily scrum
meetings, arguing that so long as events still take 15 minutes and 'the three questions' are covered,
then sitting should be permitted.
What's the best approach to take for making this decision?
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A decision should be made centrally

0
The decision should be decentralised to

the teams to decide 0
This is part of principle 9 – Decentralize decision-making.
The decision 'requires local information’ in that teams differ in their dynamics. This is one of the
criteria for decentralised decision making.
Can you remember the other two criteria?
For more information read:

http://www.scaledagileframework.com/decentralize-decision-making/
Question 6
Face to face planning for collaboration, alignment and adaption is desirable if possible but not
essential for geographically remote agile teams on the same ART, which are endorsed to carry out
their own planning activitioes, suited to their time zone and particular needs, especially in cases
where different languages are in use.
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True 0
False 0
Face-to-face planning is a key agile and SAFe concept that is always recommended to be followed.
Only in circumstances where it is simply too costly or too infeasible is this rule able to be avoided,
and in such a case the focus ought to be on splitting up the work to allow it to be co-located.
Question 7
In SAFe(r) what two things can independently cause organisations to reach a tipping point
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Industry trends and vendor partners

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Burning platform and proactive

leadership 0
Proactive leadership and vendor

partners 0
Organic change and burning

platform 0
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answer answer
Vendor partners and organic change

0
For more information see:
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/reaching-the-tipping-point/
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/
Question 8
In SAFe(r) - what group is responsible for the following?
 Communicating the business need, urgency, and vision for change

 Developing the implementation plan and managing the transformation backlog
 Establishing the metrics
 Conducting or sourcing training for executives, managers and leaders, development teams, and
specialty roles
 Identifying Value Streams and helping define and launch Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
 Providing coaching and training to ART stakeholders and teams
 Participating in critical, initial events like Program Increment (PI) Planning and Inspect and Adapt
(I&A)
 Fostering SAFe Communities of Practice (CoPs)
 Communicating progress Implementing Lean-Agile focus days, with guest speakers, and
presenting internal case studies
 Benchmarking and connecting with the external community
 Promoting continuing Lean-Agile education
 Extending Lean-Agile practices to other areas of the company, including Lean Budgets, Lean
Portfolio Management, contracts, and human resources
 Helping to establish relentless improvement
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The Portfolio Team

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The LACE
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The Program Team

0
This vast list of responsibilities are all assigned to the Lean Agile Centre of Excellence (LACE)
Read more at: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/LACE/
Question 9
What are the 4 core values of SAFe?
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Value Realisation
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Program execution
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Transparency
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Alignment
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Built-in Quality
-1
Empowerment
0
Built in quality, program Execution, Alignment, and Transparency - see this site page
: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/safe-core-values/
Try using mnemonics to remember things like this, for example the upper case letters in the list
above spell the word BEAT.
if you think of core values as the 'heartBEAT' of SAFe then remembering the mnemonic is easier
Question 10
What SAFE® principle allows people to do the following:
 Communicate across functional boundaries.

 Make decisions based on an understanding of the economics.
 Receive fast feedback about the efficacy of their solution.
 Participate in continuous, incremental learning and mastery.
 Participate in a more productive and fulfilling solution development process.
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#6 – Visualize and limit WIP, reduce

batch sizes, and manage queue lengths 0
#9 – Decentralize decision-making
0
#3 – Assume variability; preserve

options 0
#8 – Unlock the intrinsic motivation of

knowledge workers 0
#4 – Build incrementally with fast,

#5 – Base milestones on objective

evaluation of working systems 0
#7 – Apply cadence, synchronize with

cross-domain planning 0
#1 – Take an economic view

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#2 – Apply systems thinking

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This is part of principle 8 – Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/unlock-the-intrinsic-motivation-of-knowledge-workers/
Question 11
Who is our customer?
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Our customer is the person that directly

consumes the outputs of our work. it is
important not to keep them waiting, not to
1
overload them and not to force them into
wasteful work
Our customer is the end customer of the

organisation. It is important for Vision to
have everyone focused on the same
0
definition of the customer, which is the
person that ultimately pays all our salaries.
See http://www.scaledagileframework.com/lean-agile-mindset/
Pillar 1 - Respect for people and culture
Question 12
The notion that requirements must be flexible to make economic design choices is part of which
lean-agile principle?
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Your Correct
answer answer

0

1

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answer answer

knowledge workers 0


0


0

http://www.scaledagileframework.com/assume-variability-preserve-options/
Question 13
Why must autonomy for the team be unconstrained?
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Because the intrinsic innovation and

creativity of teams is only unlocked when
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free of all constraint
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Because, otherwise, natural leaders may

emerge 0
Because if not, then teams will ultimately

fall back into old patterns of command and
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control
It is a myth that autonomy be

unconstrained, the needs of purpose of the
0
organisation always constrain autonomy
it is indeed a myth that autonomy (and self-organisation) of teams be unconstrained. Such an

approach, especially in a scaled environment, would lead to chaos.
Yet it is also true that innovation and creativity come from teams operating with the optimal level of
self-organisation and autonomy, within the framework of the organisation.
When Demingh says that management cannot delegate change, this is part of what cannot be
delegated.
Autonomy and self-organisation must have clear boundaries, aligned to organisational purpose.
This is part of principle 8 – Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/unlock-the-intrinsic-motivation-of-knowledge-workers/
Question 14
Complete the following phrase
'A system can evolve no faster than..."
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the velocity of the adoption of 0

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change
its slowest intergation point

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the ability of management to

absorb 0
the cycle time of the system

0
the lead time of the system

0
For more information on SAFe Lean-Agile principles go to the link below:
Question 15
Decentralise Decision making, is part of which element of the House of Lean?
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Quality
0
Value
0

0
Innovation
0
Leadership
1
Governance
0
Flow
0
0
The concepts are part of the House of Lean foundation of Leadership
Foundation - Leadership
Question 16
What uses the concept of Minimum Viable Product and quantifiable metrics focused on outcomes to
support company strategy
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GEMBA
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Innovation Accounting
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Lean Governance
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MUDA
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Lean Product Development

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Business owners
0
Agile-Scrum
0
MBWA
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Innovation Accounting (Eric Ries) uses the following three basic steps:
1) It uses a minimal viable product (MVP) to establish real data on where the company stands at
any
given juncture. An MVP is the fastest way to establish a customer feedback loop with minimal
output of effort.
Its primary goal is to test fundamental business hypotheses without having to perfect the product or
service in question too prematurely.
2) Using the MVP, start-ups, through many attempts, move from the baseline to the ideal, when the
company then reaches a decision point.
3) At this juncture, a company is either making solid progress toward the ideal enough that it makes
sense to continue, or persevere. If not, the strategy must be deemed flawed and in need of serious
change―or as Ries labels it, a pivot, which starts the process all over again and in a more
productive fashion than before.
Links:
http://lexicon.ft.com/Term?term=innovation-accounting
http://theleanstartup.com/
https://www.businessopportunity.com/Blog/innovation-accounting-lean-star...
Question 17
In his consideration of the principles of product development flow, Don Reinertsen identified that....
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Holding costs are low when inventory is 0

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high and overheads can be shared
Total costs are highest at a distance of six

standard deviations each side of the mean
0
(six sigma)
Product development efficiency is in a

direct relationship to clarity of vision 0
Reducing transaction costs shifts the

optimum batch size lower 1
Question 18
In SAFe(r) a burning Platform is ...
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The most valuable platform that the

organisation could focus on 0
A product or service of low value that

should be deprioritised in PI planning 0
An obvious and compelling reason for

change 0
Question 19
Three of the below relate to Cadence, which are they?
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It supports regular planning and cross

functional coordination 1
It provides multiple feedback

perspectives 0
It provides scheduled integration points

1
It converts unpredictable events into

expected events
1
This is part of principle #7 – Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning.
The wrong answer is part of this principle but is part of synchronisation, not cadence.
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/apply-cadence-synchronize-with-cross-domain-planning/
Question 20
Three of the below relate to Cadence, which are they?
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It lowers the transaction costs of key

events 1
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it aligns development teams and

business to a common vision 0
It makes waiting times for new work

predictable 1
It enables more efficient use of people

and resources 1
This is part of principle #7 – Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning.
The incorrect answer is also this principle, but part of synchronisation, not cadence
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/apply-cadence-synchronize-with-cross-domain-planning/
Question 21
We have identified the systems that support the operational values streams
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0

0


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Identify the ARTs

0

systems 0

Question 22
Match the following concepts from the SAFe® Implementation Roadmap series
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needed to successfully needed to successfully

Strong
implement change in an 1 implement change in an
Leadership
organisation organisation
provides the foundation provides the foundation

upon which everything Thinking Lean 1 upon which everything
else stands else stands
is built entirely on the is built entirely on the

skills, capabilities and The basis of skills, capabilities and
1
aptitude of Agile teams SAFe® aptitude of Agile teams
and their leaders and their leaders
When words
creates the opposite of creates the opposite of
and action 1
the intended effect the intended effect
don't match
Match to blank
Match to blank - bug in Match to blank - bug in
- bug in 1
question question
question
Read more at: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/train-executives-managers-and-leaders/
Question 23
The following item relates to principle #5 - base milestones on objective evaulations of working
systems
Fill in the blanks
_____________ fix requirements and design _______ making adjustments _______ when
____________
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Agile projects | as early as possible | as

desired by the customer | they think
0
of changes
Waterfall projects | under change

management | in a controlled way | needed
0
and approved
Phase Gates | too early | costly | new facts

emerge
0
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/base-milestones-on-objective-evaluation-of-working-systems/
Question 24
What is the primary reason that requires the establishment of some form of LACE in SAFe(r)
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The people qualified to drive the

change usually have full-time 0
responsibilities in their current roles;
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While they can support change with a

portion of their time, a smaller, more
dedicated group of people is required
to drive the transformation throughout
the organization. The primary task of
these latter group of people is to drive
and implement change.
True - but this is

Because we need to take an agile,
part of the
incremental, approach to
implementation
implementation, just as we do with 0
plan, not the
solution development
LACE
because we need to "Train everyone;

Launch the Train" 0
People naturally resist change and for

this reason the organisation must reach
the point where the compelling
0
imperative is to achieve the change
rather than resist it
The other answers are all valid concepts but do not relate to the question.

Question 25
Customer validation is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?
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Innovation
1

0
Flow
0
0
Quality
0
Leadership
0
The concepts are part of the House of Lean pillar of INNOVATION
Pillar 3 - Innovation
Question 26
The notion that systems demos improve solutions is part of which lean-agile principle?
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Your Correct
answer answer

0

0

0

knowledge workers 0


0
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/base-milestones-on-objective-evaluation-of-working-systems/
Question 27
In SAFe(r) a constant sense of danger refers to what?
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PI Planning
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Launching the ART

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System Demos
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Continuous Improvement
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A constant sense of dander when modelled through proactive leadership fuels continuous
improvement and is part of heling the organisation reach the tipping point
Question 28
Pivot without Mercy or Guilt is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?
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Innovation
0
0
Leadership
0
Quality
0

0
Flow
0
The concepts are part of the House of Lean pillar of INNOVATION
Pillar 3 - Innovation
Question 29
Complete the following phrase:
SAFe(r) is ..
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... a way that small startup companies can

rapidly engage with implementing agile
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cheaply and fast
... a framework that provides alignment,

collobation and delivery for multiple
0
waterfall teams working together
... a consolidated replacement for agile

scrum and XP -1
... a freely revealed, online knowledge base

of proven success patterns, for enterprise
Lean-Agile Development
0
See this page for a complete definition of the nature of

SAFe: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/what-is-safe/
SAFe is primarily for large scale implementations of Agile and the basis of SAFe is laid out freely on
the website. It does not replace scrum and XP, it incorporates them. It does not align and coordinate
waterfall approaches, it replaces it.
Question 30
We have identified the ARTs
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Identify the operational

value streams 0
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Identify the ARTs

0
Identify the systems that

support the operational values
0
streams
Identify Development Streams

Cross Boundaries effects 0
This is the
Identify the people that
recommended scrum
develop the systems 0
team size
Define the Development

Value Streams 0
If necessary, split ARTs in

large value streams into
0
multiple ARTs

Question 31
Avoid start-stop-start project delays is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?
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Flow
1
Leadership
0
0
Portfolio
0
Quality
0

0
The concepts are part of the House of Lean pillar of FLOW
Pillar 2 - Flow
Question 32
Trading off and sequencing for maximum benefit is part of which lean-agile principle?
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0


0
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch 0

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sizes and manage queue lengths

0

knowledge workers 0


0
For more information on SAFe Lean-Agile principles go to the link below:
Question 33
The four pillars of the House of Lean are:
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Respect for people and

culture, Value, Innovation,
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Relentless improvement

culture, Quality,
Innovation, Relentless 0
improvement
Respect for people and Correct these are the

1
culture, Flow, Innovation, pillars, leadership forms
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Relentless improvement the base and Value forms

the roof.

culture, Leadership, Value,
0

culture, Flow, Leadership,
0
Question 34
The notion that more frequent and forced integration points reduce risk is part of which lean-agile
principle?
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answer answer

knowledge workers 0

0

0

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch 0

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answer answer
sizes and manage queue lengths

0

0


Question 35
We have identified the people that develop the systems
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0
Identify the ARTs

0

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systems 0


0


Question 36
In SAFe(r) what is the recommended approach for dealing with the need to rapidly make non-routine
decisions, and to convince and influence others to change.
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Create a well resourced program

team 0
Save the Cheerleader; save the

world 0
Train Everyone; Launch the ART

0
Establish a powerful guiding

coalition 1
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/train-lean-agile-change-agents/
Question 37
In SAFe(r) which of the following is not a feature of setting a vision for change
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Better Alignment
0
Clarified Purpose
0
Faster Deployment
1
Improved Motivation
0
Establishing the vision for change is part of reaching the tipping point.
Question 38
The company has announced that they are seeking merger and partition opportunities, which are
expected to be finalised in 9 months time.
Until then we need to decide on automated deployment technologies for our devops toolchains so
that our 27 individual teams can start deploying faster, even if it only lasts 9 months and then is
overridden in the new environment.
Which decision making approach should we follow?
Score: 1 of 1
Your Correct
answer answer
Your Correct
answer answer
The decision should be decentralised to

the teams to decide 0
A decision should be made centrally

1
This is part of principle 9 – Decentralize decision-making.
The decision is 'infrequent' and 'Has significant economies of Scale' and therefore it fulfills two out
of three criteria for a decision to be made centrally
Can you remember the 3rd criteria?
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/decentralize-decision-making/
Question 39
Visualising and limiting work in progress helps all of the below except...what?
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reduce queue length

0
facilitate learning for

optimising solution 0
lowers cycle times, risk, and

variability of outputs 0
improve quality
0
This is part of principle #6 – Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
Facilitating learning for optimising solution os part of principle 5.

For more information check:
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/visualize-and-limit-wip-reduce-batch...
Question 40
Increased predictability, accelerated feedback, reduction in rework, lower risk, and lower cost are all
direct benefits of ...
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Program Increment (PI) Planning

0
shortening iteration length

0
reducing batch size

1
system demos
0
https://zsoltfabok.com/blog/2013/03/the-optimal-batch-size/
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/visualize-and-limit-wip-reduce-batch-sizes-and-manage-
queue-lengths/
Question 41
SAFe(r) tipping point is when...
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More of the organisation is working

inside SAFe(r) than outside it 0
The need for change is more compelling

than the resistance to change 0
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The CEO has made a personal

commitment 0
'tipping point’—the point at which the overriding organizational imperative is to achieve the change,
rather than resist it
Question 42
Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers is part of which element of the House of Lean?
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Quality
0

0
Flow
0
Value
0
Leadership
1
Governance
0
0
Innovation
0
Question 43
In SAFe(r) - What is the purpose of an development value stream?
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It is used to identify the steps, value,

people and systems and lead time. 0
It is used to build systems and

capabilities that enable operational value
1
streams.
It is used to deliver customer end value.

0

Question 44
Select the correct answer from the following
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An Agile Release Train in Essential

SAFe is called a Solution Train in Large
-1
Solution SAFe
On Agile Release Train can contain one or

more Solution Trains 0
On Solution Train can contain one or more 0

Your Correct
answer answer
Agile Release Trains
Large Solution SAFe coordinates multiple Agile Release Trains with a Solution Train
Question 45
The notion that improvement comes through synchronisation of design loops and shorter learning
cycles is part of which lean-agile principle?
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0

0


0



0
#5 base milestones on objective 0

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valuation of working systems

knowledge workers 0
Question 46
Which of the following statements is not true about queues
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Motivation of team decreases as queue

length increases -1
Control of inputs increase as queue

length increases 0
Quality of outputs decreases as queue

length increases 0
Cycle times, risk, and variability of

outputs increase as queue length
0
increases
Principle #6 – Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
queue-lengths/
Question 47
Develop People, is part of which element of the House of Lean?
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Leadership
1

0
0
Quality
0
Value
0
Governance
0
Flow
0
Innovation
0
Question 48
Which of the following statements is not true about optimum batch size?
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The optimal batch size is calaculated by

0
identifying the total cost (holding plus
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transaction) acorss a range of batch sizes

and selecting the lowest total cost
The total cost is always highest at the point

where the transaction cost curve and the
0
holding cost curve intersect
Higher transaction costs shift optimum

batch size higher -1
Optimal batch size is a tradeoff between

holding cost and transaction cost 0
Higher holding costs shift optimal batch

sizes lower
0
https://zsoltfabok.com/blog/2013/03/the-optimal-batch-size/
queue-lengths/
Question 49
Fill in the blanks
The principle of ______ tells us that :
 Most problems with our process will surface as ______

 Most of the time spent getting to market is as a result of _______
 Reducing _____ is the fastest way to reduce time to market
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Systems Thinking; Defects; Delays;

Delays 0
Build incrementally with fast integrated

learning cycles; Defects; Delays; Defects 0
Build incrementally with fast integrated

learning cycles; Delays; Delays; Delays 0
Systems Thinking; Delays; Delays;

Delays 1
http://www.scaledagileframework.com/apply-systems-thinking/
Question 50
What does LACE mean?
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Lean Agile Centre of Excellence

1
Low Automation; Clear

Expression 0
Look; Assess; Change; Extend

0

Question:
Scrum of scrums is a virtual team that consists of representatives from multiple Scrum
teams. It is typically used as a scaling mechanism for products that cannot be
developed by a single Scrum Team.
What is the main focus of scrum of scrums?
Answer Choices:

Creating individual components of the software system.

Ensuring the quality of individual components meet the expectation of the
customer.

Integrating the components that individual Scrum teams build.

Rotating the Scrum Team Members across Scrum Teams.
You've answered this question correctly.
Question II - Correct
Question:
As businesses became increasingly international in response to globalization,
successful organizations are faced with the challenge of applying Scrum Framework at
a global scale through Scrum teams that cannot be (and should not be) collocated. You
can form remote, distributed, even international Scrum teams.
Which one of the following should be avoided while forming international Scrum teams?
Answer Choices:

Every Scrum Team should have its own local Scrum Master and Product Owner.

Scrum of scrums should be used as a mechanism to integrate different pieces that
international Scrum teams create.

Remote teams should be homogeneous based on roles. For example; locating all
of your developers in Hyderabad and all of your product managers in San
Francisco.

Senior leaders of the organization should visit remote teams regularly in order to
nurture team spirit and address inefficiencies.
Question III - Correct

Question:
Product vision is usually too large. What is the name of the activity that breaks it down
into a set of features?
Answer Choices:

Sprint planning

Sprint executing

Grooming
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Strategic planning
Question IV - Correct
Question:
The Scrum Team realized that the latest iteration of the product does not meet the
quality criteria. What went wrong?
Answer Choices:

Team did not have good developers to create a high-quality product.

Team did not correctly apply the inspect-and-adopt principle of Scrum Framework.

Team did not have enough time to test the product.

Team did not have enough Quality Assurance Engineers.
Question V - Correct
Question:
What is the right size of a Scrum Team?
Answer Choices:

5 +/-2

9 +/-2

12 +/-2

15 +/-2
Question VI - Correct
Question:
Work in Progress (WIP) refers to the work that has been started but not finished yet.
Which one of the following is not a key principle to properly identify, recognize and
continuously manage WIP?
Answer Choices:

Focus on idle work, not idle workers.

Use economically sensible batch sizes.

Consider the cost of delay.

Focus on compensating for low performing members of the team.

None of the above.
Question VII - Correct

Question:
Why today’s successful tech companies do not use traditional Waterfall Method
anymore?
Answer Choices:

Because the requirements change very quickly and frequently.

Because a working software needs to be delivered quickly and frequently.

Because today’s problems are complex and solutions are object-oriented.

All of the above.
Question VIII - Correct

Question:
Scrum Teams define their own rules, norms and SOPs. Which one of the following is
not one of them?
Answer Choices:

Time, location, and duration of the Daily Scrum Meeting

Coding practices and guidelines.

Testing practices and guidelines.

Release practices and guidelines.

Salaries of the Scrum Team members.
Question IX - Correct
Question:
Exploration refers to times when teams choose to gain knowledge by creating
prototypes, creating proof of concepts (POC) or conducting an experiment. Exploitation
refers to times when teams choose to seize a certain opportunity (identified by
the exploration stage) by creating value for customers generating revenue for the
company.
What is the right balance between exploration and exploitation for successful Scrum
Teams?
Answer Choices:

Focus more on exploration because gaining knowledge is critical for Scrum Teams.

Focus more on exploitation because that is how Scrum Teams generate revenue.

Spend equal time between exploration and exploitation because one cannot exist
without the other.

Every situation is different. Scrum Framework does not prescribe any specific
solution. Scrum Teams identify the right balance between exploration and
exploitation for their given unique situation.
Question X - Correct
Question:
What is the purpose of creating a product backlog?
Answer Choices:

Have a list of requirements that comes directly from customers and stakeholders.

Have a clear prioritization across different work items.

Both of the above.
Applying systems thinking means identifying the systems in the process which includes
the solution itself and what else?
The enterprise building the system 3-13
Which statement is true when continuously deploying using a DevOps model?

It lessens the severity and frequency of release failures pg 134 in v.4.5.1
In the Program Kanban some steps have Work-in-Process limits. Why is this
necessary?
To help continuous deploymen
t https://www.scaledagileframework.com/program-and-solution-kanbans/
How do leaders build-in instability?

They provide a high degree of freedom as to how teams meet requirements 1-22
What is one component of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

Continuous Exploration 6-6
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
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
What is the recommended way to express a Feature?

Phrase, benefit hypothesis, and acceptance criteria 6-17
What is found on a program board?

Features 5.42
Which statement fits with the SAFe Core Value of Built-in Quality?
You cannot scale crappy code 6-33
Who has content authority to make decisions at the user story level during PI Planning?
Product Owner 5.28
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
SAFE Principle #6
What is the biggest benefit of decentralized decision-making?
Delivering value in the shortest sustainable lead time •
www.scaledagileframework.com/decentralize-decision-making/
How is the flow of Portfolio Epics managed?

In the Portfolio Kanban (study guide 7.4.6)
What is the focus of the Daily Stand-up meeting?

Iteration goals versus what got done
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/iteration-execution/
What is the recommended frequency for updating Lean budget distribution?

On demand (fund Value Streams, not projects 8-16)
During the final plan review, Program risks are addressed using ROAM. What do the
letters in ROAM represent?
Owned, Mitigated, Resolved, Accepted 5.46
Who is responsible for the Solution Backlog?

Solution Management
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/program-and-solution-backlogs/
Which statement is true about DevOps?

DevOps is an approach to bridge the gap between development and operations 6-30
Product Management has content authority over the Program Backlog. What do Product
Owners have content authority over?
Team Backlog
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/product-owner/
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?

Customer collaboration over contract negotiation 2-13
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 1-29
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/
The Agile Release Train uses which type of teams to get work done?
Cross-functional teams 4-6
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to Team PI
Objectives?
-Business Owners assign high values to important enabler work
A value of 10 given to all of the PI Objectives
Business Owners assigning the business value
Assigning business values to stretch objectives
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?
Business priorities 5-39
Which statement accurately characterizes Strategic Themes?

They are business objectives that connect the SAFe Portfolio to the Enterprise business
strategy 8-9
What is a Minimal Viable Product?

-A minimal product that can validate a hypothesis
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/continuous-delivery-pipeline/
What is one of the Agile Release Train sync meetings?

Scrum of Scrums 6-8
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
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
What is SAFe's release strategy?

Release on demand 6-4
What is the best measure of progress for complex system development?

-System Demo
Refined Backlog
ROAMing Risks
Iteration Review
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/
What must management do for a successful Agile transformation?
Strive to think of adoption as an area they can control
Change Scrum Masters in the team every two weeks – NO
Send someone to represent management, and then delegate tasks to these individuals
– NO
-Commit to quality and be the change agent in the system
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/
What should the team focus on in order to optimize flow?
Delays 3-14
Peter Drucker defines knowledge workers as individuals who know more about the work
they perform than who?
Their bosses 7-25
What is the recommended way to estimate Epics?

Split an Epic into potential Features, estimate each potential Feature in normalized story
points, and add up the estimates 8-31
When does a Roadmap become a queue?

When it is longer than one Program Increment 6-15
Which statement describes aspects of the team's commitment during PI Planning?

A team does not commit to stretch objectives 5-8
Implementing SAFe requires buy-in from all levels of the organization. What level of
leadership is most important for effecting cultural change?
Executive Management 2-10
What can be used as a template for putting SAFe into practice within an organization?
SAFe Implementation Roadmap 1-29
What is the foundation of the SAFe House of Lean?

Leadership 2-10
The House of Lean is a classic metaphor describing the mindset essential for Lean
thinking. Which one of the four pillars advocates a "Get out of the office" mindset?
Innovation 2-8
To identify different parameters of the economic framework
Better answer - Local integration points - https://www.scaledagileframework.com/build-
incrementally-with-fast-integrated-learning-cycles/
What is another name for technical or functional spikes needed to uncover knowledge
or reduce risk in the next PI
Exploration Enables
Which leadership style helps create a safe environment for learning, growth, and mutual
influenc
Leader as the developer of people
Scrum is built on transparency, inspection, and what els
Adaption
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
Which statement is true about Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and budgeting
LPM empowers stakeholders to adapt the current backlog and roadmap context
Who is responsible for managing the Portfolio Kanban
Lean Portfolio Management
Optimizing flow means identifying and reducing what?

Delays
Which statement is true about Program events?

Team events run inside the Program events, and the Program events create a closed
loop system
How can trust be gained between the business and development

Deliver predictability
When are planning adjustments communicated back to the Agile Release Train after the
management review
At the beginning of day two
Why do Business Owners assign business value to Teams' PI Objectives

To provide the teams with guidance of value to the business
What is this statement defining: "A series of activities that have proven to be effective in
successfully implementing SAFe"?
The SAFe Implementation Roadmap
What is an example of cross-functional Iterations?
Iteration 1: Define, Build, Test; Define, Build, Test
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
What are two items that appear on the program board? (Choose two.)
Features
Significant dependencies
Which two areas are part of the Scaled Agile Framework Core Values? (Choose two.)
Built-in Quality
Alignment
What is the primary focus of Lean Portfolio Management?

Align Lean-Agile development with business strategy
Which statement is true about stretch Team PI Objectives?

They are part of the load but are not part of the commitment
What is an example of applying cadence and synchronization in SAFe?

Conducting a PI Planning Meeting
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?

Working software over comprehensive documentation
Why is it important to decouple deployment from release?

To enable deploying upon demand
What are the top two reasons for adopting Agile in an organization? (Choose two.)
Enable changing priorities
Accelerate product delivery
When would Large Solution SAFe be needed?

When there are more than two Agile Teams
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
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
Which statement is true about Solution Context when defining large solutions?
It defines the environment in which the Solution operates
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 and a high degree of freedom to meet the
requirements
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
Which statement is a principle from the Agile Manifesto?

Working software is the primary measure of progress
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
What is the roof of the SAFe House of Lean?

Value
What is a benefit of enhancing enterprise agility?

It allows for a faster response to changing market opportunities
Weighted Shortest Job First gives preference to jobs with which two characteristics?
(Choose two.)
Shorter duration
Higher Cost of Delay
What does the Continuous Delivery Pipeline enable?

Continuous learning cycles

System Demo
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
Which SAFe Principle includes providing autonomy with purpose, mission, and
minimum constraints?
Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
SAFe's first Lean-Agile Principle includes "Deliver early and often" and what else?
Deliver value incrementally
What is one key purpose of DevOps?

DevOps joins development and operations to enable continuous delivery
A team has just adopted the SAFe Implementation Roadmap and is in the process of
training executives, managers, and leaders. What is their next step?
Identify Value Streams and Agile Release Trains
Strategic Themes are different business objectives which help guide Solutions. Where
are Strategic Themes found in the SAFe Big Picture?
Portfolio Level
What is one pillar of the SAFe House of Lean?

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

Culture change comes last as a results of changing work habits
What is an attribute of an application built with DevOps in mind?

It ensures continuous integration with manual deployment

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Your answer Choice Correct? Score Feedback Correct answer

a minimum of one scrum team

the dunbar number

For more information:

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of

#2 Apply systems thinking

#1 Take an economic view

#5 base milestones on objective

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch

#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#4 Build incrementally with fast,

For more information on SAFe Lean-Agile principles go to the links below:

What is the next step in the process?

Identify the ARTs

Identify the operational value streams

If necessary, split ARTs in large value

Identify Development Streams Cross

Define the Development Value Streams

Identify the people that develop the

Identify the systems that support the

Read more at: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/identify-value-streams-and-arts/

Your answer Choice Correct? Score Feedback Correct answer

Respect for people and culture

What's the best approach to take for making this decision?

A decision should be made centrally

The decision should be decentralised to

This is part of principle 9 – Decentralize decision-making.

Can you remember the other two criteria?

For more information read:

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Industry trends and vendor partners

Burning platform and proactive

Proactive leadership and vendor

Organic change and burning

Vendor partners and organic change

For more information see:

 Communicating the business need, urgency, and vision for change

Your answer Choice Correct? Score Feedback Correct answer

The Portfolio Team

The Program Team

Read more at: http://www.scaledagileframework.com/LACE/

Your answer Choice Correct? Score Feedback Correct answer

 Communicate across functional boundaries.

#6 – Visualize and limit WIP, reduce

#3 – Assume variability; preserve

#8 – Unlock the intrinsic motivation of

#4 – Build incrementally with fast,

#5 – Base milestones on objective

#7 – Apply cadence, synchronize with

#1 – Take an economic view

#2 – Apply systems thinking

This is part of principle 8 – Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

For more information read:

Our customer is the person that directly

Our customer is the end customer of the

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch

#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of