SAFe APM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADE A+ SOLUTIONS

Design Thinking and the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP) have which behavior in common? Both use feedback from Customers to improve products Both focus on the need for Continuous Integration to confirm the Solution is desirable Both focus on Return on Investment (ROI) and net present Value Metries Both focus on continuous delivery of assets for Release on Demand Both use feedback from Customers to improve products The Architectural Runway is a key part of which aspect of the Design Thinking model? Sustainable Viable Desirable Feasible Sustainable The "chasm" can occur between visionaries and what segment of the target market? Early majority Middle skeptics Technology enthusiasts Late adopters Early majority Which type of product might face a chasm in its adoption? Innovative product Mature product Decommissioned product Growth product Innovative product Which stakeholder(s) could best provide current business feedback to guide Feature enhancements? Business Owners Solution Architect/Engineering Product Owner (PO) Lean Portfolio Management Business Owners Which research activity primarily drives product strategy instead of product design? Understanding Customers and values Reviewing long-term Architectural Runway Enablers Observing what people do with the product Focusing on product requirements Understanding Customers and values What is one strength of qualitative research? It builds Customer empathy within the team doing the research It provides statistically significant results It is costly on a per-customer cost basis It is scalable to large numbers of people It builds Customer empathy within the team doing the research Qualitative research fuels innovation when designed to explore what? Ideas for improving Feature throughput a PI The context in which Customers use the product Feature adoption rates Feasibility of copying a competitive Feature Ideas for improving Feature throughput a PI What is the most important planning question for primary research? Who will be asked? What will be asked? How many people will be asked? What research medium will be used? Who will be asked? What is the primary data used in market research? Developing hypotheses Market Structuring Testing hypotheses Market sizing Developing hypotheses What research game is primarily used to better understand the priorities of Solution requirements? Buy a Feature Speed Boat Spider Web Start Your Day Buy a Feature Which research game is primarily used to better understand Customer needs? Prune the Product Tree Buy a Feature Spider Web Show and Tell Prune the Product Tree What is one characteristic that is an essential part of market segmentation? Validating that the segment is valuable enough to be economically feasible Exploring competition within the segment Determining if the organization already has strong sales within the segment Evaluating if segment members view the organization positively Validating that the segment is valuable enough to be economically feasible A company that typically markets to small companies has a growth strategy to sell to larger organizations. The Product Manager is in charge of a new application and must recommend which of the following segments to address first. Segment 1: Top 1,000 very large companies (over 25,000 employees); dominated by large Enterprise application vendors who sell the app as an add-on module but need to be better integrated into their other applications. Customer anecdotes indicate low satisfaction. Segment 2: 5.8 million US-based small businesses (under 500 employees); tasks are often done in spreadsheets. Competitors are small privately-owned software companies offering desktop-based solutions. The company already has a good market share in this segment. What should be the recommendation for the next 12 months? Choose segment 1 Choose segment 2 Find another segment Choose both Choose segment 1 What is a key factor in determining the value of a market segment? The amount Customers are willing to pay for products or services Availability of materials and people in sufficient quantities Time criticality in product delivery Where the products and services will be sold The amount Customers are willing to pay for products or services Which factor must be included when building a model of market segment value? Number of existing competitors Number of product configurations that will be offered Number of servers it will take to deliver the value Number of product distributors Number of existing competitors CONTINUED.....