LEADING SAFe CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does a Flow entail? - ANSWER-This prevents bottle necks and there is no
stopping and starting. There is no room for the unknown is this is at max capacity.
What does Innovation entail? - ANSWER-Producers innovate and customers validate;
pivot without mercy or guilt; like undercover bosses
What does Relentless Improvement entail? - ANSWER-Reflect at key milestones and
identify and address shortcomings.
What does Leadership mean as the base of the SAFe House of Lean? - ANSWER-
leadership must be on board in order for the system to change; the system is how we
are getting our work done so we might need a structural change to the organization
What is the Agile Manifesto? - ANSWER-We have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan.
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left
more.
What are the core values of SAFe? - ANSWER-1. Built-in Quality
2. Program execution
3. Alignment
4. Transparency
Train - ANSWER-a team of agile teams
Value Stream - ANSWER-a team of trains
Value steams deliver value via - ANSWER-Capabilities
A train delivers value via - ANSWER-features and benefits
An agile portfolio delivers value via - ANSWER-Epics
Eight big mistakes when trying to make a change: - ANSWER-1. Allowing too much
complacency
2. Failure to create a sufficiently powerful guiding coalition
3. Underestimating the power of vision
4. Under-communicating the power of vision by 10-100x
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does a Flow entail? - ANSWER-This prevents bottle necks and there is no
stopping and starting. There is no room for the unknown is this is at max capacity.
What does Innovation entail? - ANSWER-Producers innovate and customers validate;
pivot without mercy or guilt; like undercover bosses
What does Relentless Improvement entail? - ANSWER-Reflect at key milestones and
identify and address shortcomings.
What does Leadership mean as the base of the SAFe House of Lean? - ANSWER-
leadership must be on board in order for the system to change; the system is how we
are getting our work done so we might need a structural change to the organization
What is the Agile Manifesto? - ANSWER-We have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan.
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left
more.
What are the core values of SAFe? - ANSWER-1. Built-in Quality
2. Program execution
3. Alignment
4. Transparency
Train - ANSWER-a team of agile teams
Value Stream - ANSWER-a team of trains
Value steams deliver value via - ANSWER-Capabilities
A train delivers value via - ANSWER-features and benefits
An agile portfolio delivers value via - ANSWER-Epics
Eight big mistakes when trying to make a change: - ANSWER-1. Allowing too much
complacency
2. Failure to create a sufficiently powerful guiding coalition
3. Underestimating the power of vision
4. Under-communicating the power of vision by 10-100x
