QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A
Why do Lean-Agile Leaders try to connect the silos of business, system engineering,
hardware, software, test, and quality assurance? - ANSWER: To align around value
Which statement describes one element of the CALMR approach to DevOps? -
ANSWER: Establish a work environment of shared responsibility
Which statement is true about Work-In-Process (WIP) limits? - ANSWER: Lower limits
improve flow [4-5]
What replaces detailed requirements documents? - ANSWER: User Stories
Which two statements describe the responsibilities of the Product Owner? (Choose
two.) - ANSWER: Single voice for customer and stakeholders, and to own and
manage team backlog [2-15, 2-17]
implementing quality in Lean-Agile environment - ANSWER: Culture
What is an example of a Program event? - ANSWER: Scrum of Scrums
What is the goal of the SAFe House of Lean model? - ANSWER: Value [1-28]
Which responsibility belongs to the Product Owner in the team? - ANSWER: To
sequence backlog items to program priorities, events, and dependencies
Which two views does the Iteration Review provide into the Program? (Choose two.)
- ANSWER: How the team is doing in the Program Increment, and how the team did
on the iteration (sprint) [4-38]
What is an example of a modified Fibonacci sequence? - ANSWER: ...5, 8, 13, 20, 40...
What is the benefit of separating release elements from the Solution? - ANSWER:
Allows Agile teams to do "Dark" launches, or untested Features [4-26]
The Agile Release Train aligns teams to a common mission using a single Vision and
what else? - ANSWER: The Program Backlog [2-21]
The "3 Cs" is a popular guideline for writing user stories. What does each of the three
C's represent? (Choose three.) - ANSWER: Card (WIT, Feature, User Story),
Conversation (Acceptance Criteria), and Confirmation (Acceptance) [3-10]
What is the role of the System Architect/Engineer? - ANSWER: To guide the teams
and support the Architectural Runway [2-21]
, What is typically included in the Definition of Done for the team increment? -
ANSWER: Stories are accepted by the Product Owner [4-37]
The Inspect and Adapt event always starts with which activity? - ANSWER: The PI
System Demo [5-38]
When should a component team be used - ANSWER: To gain the fastest velocity with
well-defined interfaces [2-12]
Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Backlog Refinement are examples of which
type of event? - ANSWER: Team events [5-31]
Which factor helps unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers? - ANSWER:
Autonomy [2-4]
Which practices are demonstrated during the Inspect and Adapt event? - ANSWER:
Reflect, problem solve, and identify improvement actions
Which statement describes a cadence-based PI Planning event? - ANSWER: It is an
all-hands, two day event with the goal to identify impediments that could happen [5-
4]
Which statement is true about Iteration planning for Kanban teams? - ANSWER:
Kanban teams publish Iteration Goals [3-33]
Which concepts are part of Kanban for teams? - ANSWER: Visualize work flow, limit
WIP, improve flow [1-52]
What is one of the typical Kanban class of service for Agile Teams? - ANSWER: Funnel
Why is the modified Fibonacci sequence used when estimating? - ANSWER: It
reflects the uncertainty in estimating larger items
A Cumulative Flow Diagram focuses on which curves? - ANSWER: Arrival curve ("to-
do") and Departure curve ("done")
What is the recommended size of an Agile Team? - ANSWER: 5-9 people (7 +/- 2) but
5-11 on test
SAFe Core Values - ANSWER: Built-in Quality, Alignment, Program Execution, and
Transparency
What is the role of the Scrum Master? - ANSWER: To act as a servant leader who
helps teams self-organize, self-manage, and deliver using effective Agile practices