Scaled Agile Framework / SAFe Scrum
Master Certification Prep (SSM)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
job sequencing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the key to economic outcomes
WSJF - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- weighted shortest job first
How do you calculate WSJF? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- WSJF = CoD (estimated value) /
Duration (time to ship or Job Size)
RR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- risk reduction
OE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- opportunity enablement
How to calculate CoD? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CoD = User-business value + Time
criticality + RR & OE value / Job Size or "Duration"
PI - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- program increment
NFR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- non functional requirement
3 Pillars of Scrum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- transparency, inspection, adaptation
Scrum values make these things transparent: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- process, workflow,
progress
The 5 SAFe Scrum Values are... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- courage, focus, openness,
commitment, respect
,SAFe Iteration length - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2-4 weeks
Team composition does not change during an Iteration, otherwise the ____ is invalid. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- velocity
product owner - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- owns, prioritizes and manages the TEAM
backlog
team increment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a thin vertical slice of functionality
Three roles in Agile teams - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- scrum master, product owner,
development team
Typical development team size in Scrum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 3-9 excluding the
scrum master and product owner
The promise of SAFe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Synchronizes alignment, collaboration,
and delivery for large numbers of teams
4 core values of SAFe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- built-in quality, program execution,
alignment, transparency
9 SAFe Lean-Agile principles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. take an economic view
2. apply systems thinking
3. assume variability; preserve options
4. build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
5. base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
6. visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
7. apply cadence, synchronize with cross domain planning
8. unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
9. decentralize decision making
, Agile Release Train - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a virtual organization of 5-12 teams (50-
125+) that plans, commits, and executes together
program increment duration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a fixed timebox with a default of 10
weeks.
RTE role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- acts as chief scrum master for the train
product manager - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- owns, defines, and prioritizes the PROGRAM
backlog
system architect/engineer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- provides architectural guidance and
technical enablement to the teams on the train
business owners - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- key stakeholders on the agile release train
4 program events - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- PI planning
ART sync
System Demo
Inspect and Adapt event
PI planning timebox - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 days
art sync timebox - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1 hour
system demo timebox - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 hours
inspect and adapt event - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the train reviews and improves its
process before the next PI
Master Certification Prep (SSM)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
job sequencing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the key to economic outcomes
WSJF - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- weighted shortest job first
How do you calculate WSJF? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- WSJF = CoD (estimated value) /
Duration (time to ship or Job Size)
RR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- risk reduction
OE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- opportunity enablement
How to calculate CoD? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CoD = User-business value + Time
criticality + RR & OE value / Job Size or "Duration"
PI - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- program increment
NFR - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- non functional requirement
3 Pillars of Scrum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- transparency, inspection, adaptation
Scrum values make these things transparent: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- process, workflow,
progress
The 5 SAFe Scrum Values are... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- courage, focus, openness,
commitment, respect
,SAFe Iteration length - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2-4 weeks
Team composition does not change during an Iteration, otherwise the ____ is invalid. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- velocity
product owner - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- owns, prioritizes and manages the TEAM
backlog
team increment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a thin vertical slice of functionality
Three roles in Agile teams - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- scrum master, product owner,
development team
Typical development team size in Scrum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 3-9 excluding the
scrum master and product owner
The promise of SAFe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Synchronizes alignment, collaboration,
and delivery for large numbers of teams
4 core values of SAFe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- built-in quality, program execution,
alignment, transparency
9 SAFe Lean-Agile principles - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. take an economic view
2. apply systems thinking
3. assume variability; preserve options
4. build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
5. base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
6. visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
7. apply cadence, synchronize with cross domain planning
8. unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
9. decentralize decision making
, Agile Release Train - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a virtual organization of 5-12 teams (50-
125+) that plans, commits, and executes together
program increment duration - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a fixed timebox with a default of 10
weeks.
RTE role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- acts as chief scrum master for the train
product manager - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- owns, defines, and prioritizes the PROGRAM
backlog
system architect/engineer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- provides architectural guidance and
technical enablement to the teams on the train
business owners - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- key stakeholders on the agile release train
4 program events - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- PI planning
ART sync
System Demo
Inspect and Adapt event
PI planning timebox - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 days
art sync timebox - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1 hour
system demo timebox - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2 hours
inspect and adapt event - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the train reviews and improves its
process before the next PI
