SAFE SCRUM MASTER SSM 6.0
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCING SCRUM IN SAFe® (22-28%)
1. SAFe is built on three primary bodies of knowledge. Which
combination correctly identifies them?
A. Agile development, DevOps, and Lean product development
B. Agile development, systems thinking, and Lean product development
C. Waterfall project management, Scrum, and Kanban
D. Extreme Programming, Lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: SAFe synthesizes three foundational bodies of knowledge: Agile
development, systems thinking, and Lean product development. DevOps is
an important practice area within SAFe but not one of the three
foundational knowledge bases .
2. Which statement best describes the concept of "flow efficiency" in
SAFe?
A. Maximizing the utilization of every team member at all times
B. The ratio of active work time to total elapsed time for a work item
C. The speed at which a single team completes its iteration goals
D. The percentage of features delivered on time in a Program Increment
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Flow efficiency measures the proportion of time a work item is
actively being worked on versus waiting in queues. SAFe emphasizes flow
efficiency over resource efficiency—keeping people 100% utilized creates
bottlenecks and delays. Option A describes resource efficiency, an anti-
pattern in Lean-Agile .
3. What is the primary purpose of a value stream in SAFe?
A. To document the organizational hierarchy from executives to teams
B. To identify the sequence of steps required to deliver value to the
customer
C. To assign individual performance metrics to each department
D. To establish a fixed budget for each Agile Release Train
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A value stream represents the series of steps an organization
uses to deliver value to a customer, from concept to cash. It helps identify
delays, bottlenecks, and non-value-adding activities .
4. In SAFe, what does "gemba" refer to?
A. A type of retrospective meeting held at the end of each PI
B. The idea that one should go to the actual workplace where value is
produced
, C. A metric for measuring team velocity across iterations
D. The process of backlog refinement conducted by the Product Owner
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Gemba" is a Japanese term meaning "the real place." In SAFe
and Lean, it emphasizes that leaders and Scrum Masters should go to
where the work happens—observe, understand, and support teams directly
rather than managing from a distance .
5. Which Lean-Agile principle emphasizes that the success of the
enterprise depends on effective collaboration between business and
technical people?
A. Take an economic view
B. Apply systems thinking
C. Assume variability; preserve options
D. Organize around value
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: "Organize around value" is the SAFe Lean-Agile principle that
calls for structuring the enterprise around value delivery, requiring close
collaboration between business and technical stakeholders .
6. What is the primary responsibility of the Scrum Master in SAFe?
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCING SCRUM IN SAFe® (22-28%)
1. SAFe is built on three primary bodies of knowledge. Which
combination correctly identifies them?
A. Agile development, DevOps, and Lean product development
B. Agile development, systems thinking, and Lean product development
C. Waterfall project management, Scrum, and Kanban
D. Extreme Programming, Lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: SAFe synthesizes three foundational bodies of knowledge: Agile
development, systems thinking, and Lean product development. DevOps is
an important practice area within SAFe but not one of the three
foundational knowledge bases .
2. Which statement best describes the concept of "flow efficiency" in
SAFe?
A. Maximizing the utilization of every team member at all times
B. The ratio of active work time to total elapsed time for a work item
C. The speed at which a single team completes its iteration goals
D. The percentage of features delivered on time in a Program Increment
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Flow efficiency measures the proportion of time a work item is
actively being worked on versus waiting in queues. SAFe emphasizes flow
efficiency over resource efficiency—keeping people 100% utilized creates
bottlenecks and delays. Option A describes resource efficiency, an anti-
pattern in Lean-Agile .
3. What is the primary purpose of a value stream in SAFe?
A. To document the organizational hierarchy from executives to teams
B. To identify the sequence of steps required to deliver value to the
customer
C. To assign individual performance metrics to each department
D. To establish a fixed budget for each Agile Release Train
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A value stream represents the series of steps an organization
uses to deliver value to a customer, from concept to cash. It helps identify
delays, bottlenecks, and non-value-adding activities .
4. In SAFe, what does "gemba" refer to?
A. A type of retrospective meeting held at the end of each PI
B. The idea that one should go to the actual workplace where value is
produced
, C. A metric for measuring team velocity across iterations
D. The process of backlog refinement conducted by the Product Owner
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: "Gemba" is a Japanese term meaning "the real place." In SAFe
and Lean, it emphasizes that leaders and Scrum Masters should go to
where the work happens—observe, understand, and support teams directly
rather than managing from a distance .
5. Which Lean-Agile principle emphasizes that the success of the
enterprise depends on effective collaboration between business and
technical people?
A. Take an economic view
B. Apply systems thinking
C. Assume variability; preserve options
D. Organize around value
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: "Organize around value" is the SAFe Lean-Agile principle that
calls for structuring the enterprise around value delivery, requiring close
collaboration between business and technical stakeholders .
6. What is the primary responsibility of the Scrum Master in SAFe?
