DevOps 5.1 Questions and Answers 2022 with guaranteed pass

DevOps 5.1 Questions and Answers 2022 with guaranteed pass The Agile Release Train passes through four steps in order to deliver Solutions which includes: defining new functionality, implementing, acceptance testing, and what else? 1 Completing phase-gate steps 2 Deploying 3 Regulatory compliance 4 DevOps testing - ANS ☑ *Deploying* If small batches go through the system faster with lower variability, then which two statements are true about batch size? (Choose two.) 1 Good infrastructure enables large batches 2 Proximity (co-location) enables small batch size 3 Batch sizes cannot influence our behavior 4 Severe project slippage is the most likely result of large batches 5 Low utilization increases variability - ANS ☑ *Proximity (co-location) enables small batch size*. *Severe project slippage is the most likely result of large batches*. Which statement is true about batch size? 1 Large batch sizes limit the ability to preserve options 2 When stories are broken into tasks it means there are small batch sizes 3 Large batch sizes ensure time for built-in quality 4 When there is flow it means there are small batch sizes - ANS ☑ *Large batch sizes limit the ability to preserve options* Weighted Shortest Job First gives preference to jobs with which two characteristics? (Choose two.) 1 Higher Cost of Delay 2 Lower Cost of Delay 3 Fixed date 4 Shorter duration 5 Revenue impact - ANS ☑ *Higher Cost of Delay*. *Shorter duration*. Implementing SAFe requires buy-in from all levels of the organization. What level of leadership is most important for effecting cultural change? 1 Release Train Engineers 2 Solution Management 3 Product Owners 4 Executive Management - ANS ☑ *Executive Management*. Which two statements describe a Capability? (Choose two.) It is maintained in the Portfolio Backlog It must be structured to fit within a single PI It is written using a phrase, benefit hypothesis, and acceptance criteria It remains complete and becomes a Feature for implementation It is developed and approved without a dependence on the Solution Kanban - ANS 1 ☑ *It must be structured to fit within a single PI*. 2 ☑ *It is written using a phrase, benefit hypothesis, and acceptance criteria*. Lifelong learning is a requirement for Lean-Agile Leaders, and it helps them do what? 1 Provide the personnel, resources, direction, and support to the Enterprise 2 Act as an effective enabler for teams 3 Demonstrate the values they want the teams to embody 4 Commit to quality and productivity - ANS ☑ *Demonstrate the values they want the teams to embody*. What does the Program Roadmap do in the Scaled Agile Framework? 1 It provides visibility into the Portfolio Epics being implemented in the next year. 2 It describes technical dependencies between Features. 3 It communicates the delivery of Features over a near term timeline. 4 It describes the program commitment for the current and next two Program Increments. - ANS ☑ *It describes the program commitment for the current and next two Program Increments*. *Which statement describes the connection between Features and Capabilities in a large Solution*? 1 Some Features may not have parent Capabilities. 2 There cannot be more than 5 Features for each. 3 Some Capabilities may not have child Features. 4 Every Feature has a parent Capability. - ANS ☑ *Every Feature has a parent Capability*. *When is a Pre-PI Planning event needed*? 1 When there is only one day to run PI Planning, so more time is needed to prepare to run it effectively. 2 When Product Owners and Scrum Masters need to coordinate dependencies within the Agile Release Train. 3 When multiple Agile Release Trains working on the same Solution need to align and coordinate. 4 When teams cannot identify and estimate Stories in PI Planning and need more time to prepare. - ANS ☑ *When multiple Agile Release Trains working on the same Solution need to align and coordinate*. During PI Planning, which two tasks are part of the Scrum Master's role in the first team breakout? (Choose two.) 1 Review and Reprioritize the team backlog as part of the preparatory work for the second team breakout. 2 Facilitate the coordination with other teams for dependencies. 3 Provide clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimating and sequencing. 4 Identify as many risks and dependencies as possible for the management review. 5 Be involved in the program backlog refinement and preparation. - ANS 1 ☑ *Facilitate the coordination with other teams for dependencies*. 2 ☑ *Identify as many risks and dependencies as possible for the management review*. During the PI Planning event, when are planning adjustments agreed upon? 1 During the draft plan review 2 During breakout sessions 3 During the management review and problem-solving 4 During Scrum of scrums - ANS ☑ *During the management review and problem-solving*. Why is a confidence vote held at the end of PI Planning? 1 To remove the risks for the PI 2 To build share commitment to the Program plan 3 To ensure that Business Owners accept the plan 4 To hold the team accountable if the Agile Release Train does not deliver on its commitment - ANS ☑ *To build share commitment to the Program plan* Which statement correctly describes one aspect of the team's commitment at the end of PI Planning? 1 A team commits only to the PI Objectives with the highest business value. 2 A team does not commit to uncommitted objectives. 3 A team commits to all the Features they put on the program board. 4 A team commits to all the Stories they put on their PI plan. - ANS ☑ *A team does not commit to uncommitted objectives* On day two of PI Planning, management presents adjustments based on the previous day's management review and problem solving meeting. What is one possible type of adjustment they could make? 1 Change a team's plan. 2 Create new User Stories. 3 Adjust business priorities. 4 Adjust the length of the PI. - ANS ☑ *Adjust business priorities*. On day two of PI Planning, adjustments are made by the group based on the previous day's management review and problem solving meeting. What are three possible types of changes? (Choose three.) 1 Adjustment to PI Objectives. 2 Business priorities. 3 User Stories. 4 Planning requirements reset. 5 Movement of people. 6 Changes to scope. - ANS 1 ☑ *Business priorities*. 2 ☑ *Movement of people*. 3 ☑ *Changes to scope*. Which two behaviors should a SAFe scrum master represent as a Coach? (Choose two.) - ANS 1. ☑ *Be a facilitator*. 2. ☑ *Help the team find their own way*. What is one way Lean-Agile leaders lead by example? 1 By applying empathic design and focusing on Customer Centricity. 2 By modeling SAFe's Lean-Agile Mindset, values, principles, and practices. 3 By mastering the Seven Core Competencies of the Lean Enterprise. 4 By using the SAFe Implementation Roadmap to script the way for change. - ANS ☑ By modeling SAFe's Lean-Agile Mindset, values, principles, and practices. How can trust be gained between the business and development? 1 Release new value to production every day. 2 Deliver predictability. 3 Maintain Iterations as a safe zone for the team. 4 Automate the delivery pipeline. - ANS ☑ *Deliver predictability*. Which of the following adjectives do you think best describes Agile development? 1 Adaptive (responds well to change). 2 Collaborative (requires many hands and minds). 3 Iterative (repeats the process). 4 Incremental (adds small pieces of value). 5 All of the above. - ANS ☒ Adaptive (responds well to change) Collaborative (requires many hands and minds) Iterative (repeats the process) Incremental (adds small pieces of value) *All of the above* What is the role of the Product Owner? - To represent the Customer to the Agile Team. - To ensure Quality by testing the Solution. - To Prioritize the Program Backlog. - Estimate the Stories in the Product Backlog. - ANS - *To represent the Customer to the Agile Team*. NOT "To Prioritize the Program Backlog" - because PM role. What is one of the typical Kanban classes of service for Agile teams? - Review. - Accepted. - Funnel. - Fixed-date. - ANS Fixed-date. At the end of Pl Planning after dependencies are resolved and risks are addressed, a confidence vote is taken. What is the default method used to vote? - A vote by every person then normalized for the train. - A vote by team then a vote of every person for the train. - A single vote by every person for the train. - ANS - A vote by team then a vote of every person for the train. A cumulative flow diagram focuses on which curves? - Backlog curve ("work") and departure curve ("done"). - Implementation curve ("movement") and departure curve ("done"). - Arrival curve ("to-do") and departure curve ("done"). - ANS - *Arrival curve ("to-do") and departure curve ("done")*. Which statement is true when continuously deploying using a DevOps model? - It increses the transaction cost. - It lessens the severity and frequesncy of release failures. - It ensures that changes deployed to production are always immediatly available to end-users. - ANS *It lessens the severity and frequesncy of release failures*. In the Program Kanban some steps have work in process (WIP) limits. Why is this necessary? - ANS *To ensure large queues are not built*. *Which two views does the Iteration Review provide into the program*? (Choose two.) - ANS 1. *How the team did on the iteration*. 2. *How the team is doing on the Program Increment*. Which statement is true about Iteration Planning? - ANS *It is required for every iteration to enable fast learning cycles*. *What else does the SAFe principle, unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers, require besides purpose and mission*? - ANS *Minimum possible constraints*. Also "Innovation". *What is part of the role of Product Management? 1 To facilitate backlog refinement. 2 To Prioritize Enablers. 3 To Prioritize the Program Backlog. - ANS *To Prioritize the Program Backlog*. What are 4 Guardrail od Lean Budget? - ANS 1. *Guiding investments by horizon*. 2. *Applying capacity allocation to optimize value and solution integrity*. 3. *Approving significant initiatives*. 4. *Continuous Business Owner engagement*. Which is NOT a core competency of Business Agility? 1 continuous learning culture 2 customer centricity 3 organizational agility 4 agile product delivery - ANS 2 *Customer Centricity*. Because this is dimension for Competency "Agile Product Delivery". Without _______, Enterprises simply cannot respond suciently to the challengesand opportunities of today's market changes: 1 Organizational Agility 2Enterprise Solution Deliver 3 Team and Technical Agility 4 Agile Product Delivery - ANS *Organizational Agility*. _______ is the way a portfolio evaluates their progress in Business Agility. 1 Inspect and Adapt 2 Measure and Grow 3 Innovative Culture 4 Customer Centricity and Design Thinking. - ANS *Measure and Grow*. *Cadence and Synchronization* help reduce uncertainty and manage what? 1 Product management 2 Capacity allocation 3 Other commitments 4 The variability in research and development - ANS *The variability in research and development*. The goal of Lean is to deliver the maximum customer value in the shortest sustainable lead time while providing what else? 1 Significant team contributions 2 The highest Possible quality 3 Improved Capacity allocation 4 A Continuous Delivery Pipeline - ANS *The highest Possible quality*. What is a major benefit of the reducing batch size? 1 Increase throughput 2 Increase velocity 3 Decrease stress on the system 4 Increase work in process - ANS *Increase throughput*. An effective SAFe Scrum Master elevates people problems with strict confidence to the appropriate levels when necessary, but only after what has happened? 1 They have repeatedly directed the team member to take appropriate action. 2 A team member consistently disagrees with the Scrum Master. 3 The team consistently fails to meet consecutive PI goals. 4 Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the objective. - ANS *Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the objective*. What are two good scrum master facilitation practices? (Choose 2 Ans.) 1 Create an environment of safety so that everyone feels comfortable contributing to the discussion 2 Allow unproductive conflict to encourage open communication 3 Allow for deep meaningful conversations even if it is outside the scope of the agenda 4 Ensure all voices are heard 5 Do not enforce accountability as it creates an environment of distrust. - ANS - Create an environment of safety so that everyone feels comfortable contributing to the discussion. - Do not enforce accountability as it creates an environment of distrust. What are two common anti-patterns during PI Planning ? (Choose 2 Ans.) 1 The Team Backlog is applied to a very targeted part of the organization 2 A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment 3 The team determines where changes should be targeted 4 Pressure is put on teams to overcommit - ANS - *A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment*. - *Pressure is put on teams to overcommit*. What is an IP Iteration anti-pattern? 1 Identify opportunities for innovation spikes or hackathons 2 Identify infrastructure improvements 3 Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning 4 Allow for cadence-based planning - ANS *Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning*. Participating in PI planning enables teams to gain alignment and commitment around a clear set of what? 1 Team dependencies 2 Prioritized objectives 3 User stories 4 Features and benefits - ANS *Prioritized objectives*. _______ is a design thinking tool that helps the teams develop deep and shared understanding of the customer 1 empathy map 2 story map 3 journey map 4 persona - ANS *empathy map*. _________ is a template for identifying a specific SAFe portfolio Portfolio Canvas Epic Hypothesis Statement Value Stream Canvas ART Canvas - ANS *Portfolio Canvas*. _______ represents those core businesses that provide the greatest profits and cash flow Horizon 0 Horizon 1 Horizon 2 Horizon 3 - ANS Horizon 1. Portfolio Canvas provides context for decision-making, inputs to the Vision, budget, and backlogs 1 true 2 false - ANS True. _____ analysis focuses on action and is used to identify strategic options, Epics and other artifacts to create a better future state 1 Portfolio 2 SWOT 3 Strategic theme 4 TOWS - ANS *TOWS*. ______ provides a transparent and quantitative basis for economic decision-making 1 Minimum Viable Product (MVP) 2 Portfolio Kanban 3 Lean Business Case 4 Epic Hypothesis Statement - ANS *Portfolio Kanban*. ______ describe the early measures that will help predict the business outcomes 1 Leading Indicators 2 The Epic value statements 3 Business outcome hypothesis 4 Non-Functional Requirements (NFR) - ANS *Leading Indicators*. ______ is NOT a Lean Budget Guardrail 1 Apply Investment Horizons 2 Ignore Sunk Costs 3 Approve Epic initiatives 4 Continuous Business Owner engagement - ANS *Ignore Sunk Costs*. Generative Culture is a ______ culture 1 Power-oriented 2 Rule-oriented 3 Collaboration-tolerated 4 Performance-oriented - ANS *Performance-oriented*. In which stage of the implementation roadmap, SAFe recommends the lean portfolio collaborators to get trained on the Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) function 1 - Train Lean-Agile Change Agents 2 - Train Executives, Managers, and Leaders 3 - Prepare for ART Launch 4 - Launch more ARTs and Value Streams - ANS *Train Executives, Managers, and Leaders*. John P. Kotter in his "Leading Change" book mentions the following are the keys to leading a successful change (select all that apply) 1 Establish a sense of urgency 2 Develop the vision and strategy 3 Generate short-term wins 4 Anchor new approaches - ANS - Establish a sense of urgency. - Develop the vision and strategy. - Generate short-term wins. - Anchor new approaches. Full list: 1. Establishing a *sense of urgency*. 2. Creating the *guiding coalition*. 3. Developing a *vision and strategy*. 4. Communicating the *change vision*. 5. Empowering employees for *broad-based action*. 6. Generating *short-term wins*. 7. Consolidating gains and producing *more change*. 8. Anchoring *new approaches in the culture*. Agile teams are cross-functional, so that they 1 Can deliver value independently 2 Don't need external QA teams 3 Don't need external system teams 4 Don't need a scrum master or product owner - ANS *Can deliver value independently*. Which is a correct statement regarding an enterprise' dual operating system: 1 Efficiency and stability is provided by the entrepreneurial network 2 Speed and innovation is provided by the entrepreneurial network 3 Business agility doesn't need the hierarchical system 4 Value Stream Network overrides Functional Hierarchy - ANS *Speed and innovation is provided by the entrepreneurial network*. _________ requires technical agility and a business-level commitment to product and Value Stream thinking 1 Team and Technical Agility 2 Business Agility 3 Agile Product Delivery 4 Business Solutions Delivery - ANS *Business Agility*. Lean-agile leaders entertain _______ by empowering individuals and teams to reach their highest potential. 1 A lean mindset 2 An adaptive mindset 3 A fixed mindset 4 A growth mindset - ANS *A growth mindset*. Market value of a feature ________ over time 1 Increases 2 Stays the same 3 Accumulates 4 Decreases - ANS *Decreases*. ________ helps with design flexibility to support changing requirements 1 Point-based design 2 Emergent architecture 3 Set-based design 4 Intentional design - ANS *Set-based design*. Which is NOT a correct statement? 1 The shorter the cycle, the faster the learning 2 Integration points control product development 3 Integration points increase risk 4 Integration points accelerate learning - ANS *Integration points increase risk*. ________ facilitate learning and allow for continuous, cost-effective adjustment towards an optimum solution 1 Phase-gate milestones 2 PI system demos 3 Design completion milestones 4 Deployment milestones - ANS *PI system demos*. As per Little's law, which is NOT a correct statement? 1 Faster processing time decreases wait 2 Shorter queue lengths decrease wait time 3 Large batches control wait times 4 WIP limits control wait times - ANS *Large batches control wait times*. Which of the following decisions must be de-centralized? 1 Long-lasting 2 Time critical 3 Significant economies of scale 4 Infrequent - ANS *Time critical*. Which operating system does SAFe represent? 1 The network 2 The hierarchy 3 The dual operating system - ANS ☑ *The network* What is the ultimate goal of SAFe? Faster Delivery Servant Leadership Delivering Value Functional Teams - ANS ☑ *Delivering Value* The primary need for SAFe is to scale the idea of what? 1 Technical Solution Delivery 2 Organizational and Functional Alignment 3 Lean Portfolio Management 4 Business Agility - ANS ☑ *Business Agility* What are the top two reasons for adopting Agile in an organization? (Choose two.) 1 Accelerate product delivery 2Reduce changes 3 Centralize decision-making 4 Enable changing priorities 5 Reduce project cost - ANS ☑ *Accelerate product delivery*. *Enable changing priorities*. *When should new approaches be anchored in an organization's culture*? 1 Culture should not be changed because SAFe respects current culture 2 Culture change needs to happen before the SAFe implementation can begin 3 Culture change comes last as a result of changing work habits 4 Culture change comes right after a sense of urgency is created in the organization - ANS ☑ *Culture change comes last as a result of changing work habits* What is one output of enterprise strategy formulation? 1 Portfolio Budgets 2 Portfolio Governance 3 Portfolio Vision 4 Portfolio Canvas - ANS ☑ *Portfolio Budgets* What is the biggest benefit of decentralized decision-making? 1 Ensuring strategic decisions are not made in a vacuum 2 Delivering value in the shortest sustainable lead time 3 Creating better visualization 4 Removing accountability from leaders - ANS ☑ *Delivering value in the shortest sustainable lead time*. When should a decision be decentralized? 1 If it's long lasting 2 If it requires local information 3 If it provides large economies of scale 4 If it's infrequent - ANS ☑ *If it requires local information* Which two types of decisions should remain centralized even in a decentralized decision-making environment? (Choose two.) 1 Decisions that are made frequently 2 Decisions that come with a high cost of delay 3 Decisions that require local information 4 Decisions that deliver large and broad economic benefits 5 Decisions unlikely to change in the short term - ANS ☑ *Decisions that deliver large and broad economic benefits* *Decisions unlikely to change in the short term* How does Decentralized decision making Help? 1 Limiting WIP 2 Reducing risks 3 Getting better Economic Value 4 Reducing Defects - ANS ☑ *Getting better Economic Value* *Which two quality practices apply to Agile teams?* (Choose two.) 1 Providing architectural runway 2 Peer review and pairing 3 Decentralized decision-making 4 Using nonfunctional requirements 5 Establishing flow - ANS ☑ *Peer review and pairing* *Establishing flow* What are two ways to describe a cross-functional Agile Team? (Choose two.) 1 They are optimized for communication and delivery of value 2 They deliver value every six weeks 3 They are made up of members, each of whom can define, develop, test, and deploy the system 4 They can define, build, and test an increment of value 5 They release customer products to production continuously - ANS ☑ *They are optimized for communication and delivery of value* *They can define, build, and test an increment of value* Which three items are found on a Program board? (Choose three.) 1 Significant dependencies 2 Milestones 3 Tasks 4 Backlog items 5 Features 6 User Stories - ANS ☑ *Significant dependencies* *Milestones* *Features* What are two problems that can be understood from the Program Board? (Choose two.) 1 Events for future PI 2 Too many dependencies leading to a single program milestone 3 Too much Work-in-Process in one Iteration 4 Too many Features are placed in a team's swim lane with no strings 5 A significant dependency leading to a Feature - ANS ☑ *Too many dependencies leading to a single program milestone* *A significant dependency leading to a Feature*