SAFe - POPM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED A+

Which 2 statements are true about nonfunctional requirements? - Answer-They operate as constraints on the design of the system They are associated with backlogs at all 4 levels of SAFe What are 2 inputs to the Vision? - Answer-Customer feedback strategic themes Which 2 statements are true about the SAFe backlog model? - Answer-Stories are in the Team backlog, features are in the program backlog During the PI planning meetings the PO coordinates with other POs, shared resources and who else? - Answer-Product Management Who typically participated as the train's business owners to approve the team's PI objectives? - AnswerProduct Management When should a dependency be added to the program risks? - Answer-When it must be accepted What are 3 elements of agile team capacity allocation that ensure a healthy balance of work? - AnswerRefractors, user stories, maintenance How do SAFe continuous delivery pipeline activities map to the teams work each iteration within the PI? - Answer-Each iteration in the PI, teams are exploring, integrating, deploying, and potentially releasing new value The SAFe definition of DevOps includes which 3 concepts? - Answer-Culture, technical practices, mindsetWhat is the primary focus of an operational value stream? - Answer-Contains the steps and the people who deliver end user value using the business solutions created by the development value streams Delivering end-user value Which 2 responsibilities belong to the product owner? - Answer-Defines and accepts stories, acts as the customer for developer questions, works with PM to plan PIs, owns team backlog, defines iterations and stories, contributes to vision, roadmap, ROI, and accepts iteration increments Prioritizing the Team Backlog Drafting iteration goals Product Management is responsible for which 3 activities? - Answer-Owns program backlog defines features, PIs and releases owns vision, roadmap, pricing, licensing and ROI Collaborates on enablers Establishes features and acceptance criteria Establishing features and benefit hypothesis Prioritizing features for optimum economic value What is the purpose of the solution context? - Answer-Understand how the solution will be used by the customer To identify critical aspects of a Solution's operational environment What is the purpose of a program epic? - Answer-An epic is a container for a significant solution development initiative that captures the more substantial investments that occur within a portfolio To capture Agile release train initiatives that cannot be completed in a single program increment Features are sized or split to fit what duration? - Answer-Program Increment Who provides ART context and vision during PI planning? - Answer-Product ManagementWhat are 2 benefits of PI objectives? - Answer-Immediate feedback, decentralized decisions, predictability without specificity, commitment To promote business agility by giving teams options on how they might deliver features To promote the achievement of business outcomes over the completion of features Iteration goals serve what purpose? - Answer-Align team members to a common purpose Provide continuous management information Align program teams to common PI objectives and manage dependencies Provide continuous management information Why is the problem-solving workshop more effective than traditional lessons-learned documents? - Answer-It makes improvements actionable through backlog items for the next PI What is the importance of the definition of done? - Answer-It creates a clear understanding of when items are complete An organization is conducting their first Program Increment Planning session, and the new teams are asked to provide their capacity. Which three actions are part of the initial capacity planning process? (choose 3) - Answer-Find a small story that takes about a day to develop and call it a one Subtract one point for every team member's vacation day, public holiday or training day Use eight points per person (adjust for part-time employees What are two examples of team-level events? (Choose 2) - Answer-Daily stand up Backlog refinement The goal is fast delivery process, ideally requiring little manual effort. What is one capability used to achieve this? - Answer-Features togglesThe goal of the Product Owner is most closely aligned with which Agile Manifesto principle? - AnswerThe highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software Which principle of the Agile Manifesto is most aligned with conducting a System Demo? - AnswerWorking software is the primary measure of progress What is the purpose of iteration goals? - Answer-To align the team members and the Product Owner (PO) to the mission Which two aspects of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline require the most involvement from Product Management? - Answer-Continuous Exploration and Release on Demand Which role is primarily responsible for working with business teams? - Answer-Product Management (PM) Which Agile Team event supports relentless improvement? - Answer-Iteration Retrospective What are two primary responsibilities of Business Owners in Program Increment (PI) Planning? (Choose 2) - Answer-To set the business context To assign business value What is the relationship between a Product Owner (PO and Product Management (PM)? - Answer-The PO is team-oriented, PM is market-oriented What is the primary job of Product Management when considering the Architectural Runway? - AnswerEnsuring sufficient capacity is allocated to Enablers A Product Manager is working for an insurance company and is responsible for the internal systems used for managing claims. This is an example of what kind of value stream? - Answer-Development Value StreamProduct Management works with which other role to define and maintain nonfunctional requirements? - Answer-System and Solution Architect / Engineering What is enabled by the key components of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline? - Answer-Accelerated release of value When should a Product Owner (PO) establish team objectives? - Answer-During the Program Increment (PI) Planning When should innovation activities be conducted by teams on the Agile Release Train? - AnswerThroughout the Program Increment