SPC FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔During Program Increment (PI) Planning, which statement is true about the activities
of team breakouts? - ✔✔At team breakout #2, teams work to create their final plans
✔✔What are three essential program events that keep the Agile Release Train (ART)
on the tracks?(Choose three.) - ✔✔System Demo; Inspect and Adapt (I&A) event;
Program Increment (PI) Planning;
✔✔An Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration allows time for which two activities? -
✔✔For continuing education; For innovation;
✔✔What are two benefits of funding Value Streams rather than projects? (Choose two.)
- ✔✔To eliminate the delays involved in forming project teams;To eliminate the delays
of project approvals and funding;
✔✔Which two SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) resources are intended to aid in
arriving at the SAFe tipping point? (Choose two.) - ✔✔he SAFe Executive Workshop
Toolkit;The Introducing SAFe workshop;
✔✔According to John Kotter, what is the first step to successful change. Also review 8
steps - ✔✔Creating a sense of urgency
✔✔A compelling Vision for change achieves which two objectives? (Choose two.) -
✔✔It clarifies the purpose and direction of the change;It motivates people to make the
change;
✔✔What is one key reason an organization starts a SAFe transformation? - ✔✔Burning
Platform; there is an obvious need to change the product and service.
✔✔sufficiently powerful guiding coalition consists of which three elements? (Choose
three.) - ✔✔Executives with high credibility;Change agents trained as SAFe Program
Consultants (SPCs);Trained Lean-Agile leaders;
✔✔What are two responsibilities of a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)? - ✔✔To
foster SAFe communities of practice;To help establish relentless improvement;
✔✔What are three benefits of organizing around Value Streams? - ✔✔Optimize the
system as whole;Reduce hand-offs and faster delivery;Built-in alignment between the
business and development;
,✔✔Why might an organization choose to create a platform Agile Release Train (ART)?
(review train types) - ✔✔To support architectural robustness.
✔✔What is one benefit of an invitation-based implementation approach to SAFe - ✔✔It
moves from a Push to a Pull mode of implementation.
✔✔Multiple Agile Release Train (ART) rollouts can be done... - ✔✔sequentially or in
parallel
✔✔There are multiple Agile Release Trains (ART) identified from the Value Stream and
ART Identification Workshop. The ideal ART to launch first is found at the intersection of
which converging factors? - ✔✔Leadership support, collaborating teams, clear products
or Solution, and significant program challenge or opportunity
✔✔What are three things an Agile Release Train (ART) needs for its launch readiness?
- ✔✔Program roster;Supplies;Facilities;
✔✔What are the elements of the Agile Release Train (ART) quickstart approach? -
✔✔SAFe for Teams training, PI Planning and workshops
✔✔What are two benefits of 'big room training'? - ✔✔Accelerated Learning and overall
cost efficiency
✔✔Why is Program Increment (PI) Planning itself considered a short-term win? - ✔✔It
creates a clear commitment to goals.
✔✔A problem-solving workshop focuses the Agile Release Train (ART) to take what
action? - ✔✔To create improvement backlog items
✔✔When is the right time to create the role of the Solution Train Engineer (ST -
✔✔When a large Value Stream has enough Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to launch a
Solution Train
✔✔When should a Lean portfolio be established? - ✔✔When the lack of alignment
between strategy and execution impacts value delivery
✔✔What are two benefits of communities of practice? (Ch - ✔✔They increase
coordination/synergy across units;They provide access to expertise
✔✔How can Essential SAFe be used to evaluate a Full SAFe implementation? (review
configurations) - ✔✔Verify that the Full SAFe implementation performs the elements of
Essential SAFe correctly
, ✔✔Which SAFe core competency includes fostering an innovative culture? -
✔✔Continuous Learning Culture
✔✔Which statement is true about the accelerate step of the SAFe Implementation
Roadmap? ( Review the steps in an implementation roadmap - ✔✔Remaining portfolios
can leverage the learnings and successes of the initial portfolio adopting SAFe.
✔✔What is the last step in Kotter's eight step model to implementing successful change
- ✔✔Anchor new approaches in the culture
✔✔Which of the following is a benefit of training all the teams on the ART together? -
✔✔Accelerated learning
✔✔What is an example of traditional mindset for Lean Portfolio Management? -
✔✔Centralized annual planning
✔✔Which of the following is a critical ART event? - ✔✔System demo
✔✔Which statement is true about multiple Agile Release Train (ART) rollouts? -
✔✔ART rollouts can be done sequentially or in parallel
✔✔Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto? - ✔✔Responding to change
over following a plan
✔✔What is one benefit of organizing an ART using the "platform" topology? - ✔✔It
reduces cognitive load on other teams
✔✔Which of the following is a benefit of a minimum viable product (MVP)? - ✔✔It helps
prove or disprove the epic hypothesis
✔✔Which SAFe principle has the benefit of reducing the cost of risk-taking by truncating
unsuccessful paths quickly? - ✔✔Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning
cycles
✔✔What is the recommended size of an effective Agile Release Train (ART)? - ✔✔50-
125
✔✔Why is it important for the SAFe Practice Consultants (SPCs) to support the ART in
its first problem-solving workshop? - ✔✔To provide the tools needed to improve ART
performance
✔✔What is the second operating system organized around? - ✔✔Value streams
GRADED A+
✔✔During Program Increment (PI) Planning, which statement is true about the activities
of team breakouts? - ✔✔At team breakout #2, teams work to create their final plans
✔✔What are three essential program events that keep the Agile Release Train (ART)
on the tracks?(Choose three.) - ✔✔System Demo; Inspect and Adapt (I&A) event;
Program Increment (PI) Planning;
✔✔An Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration allows time for which two activities? -
✔✔For continuing education; For innovation;
✔✔What are two benefits of funding Value Streams rather than projects? (Choose two.)
- ✔✔To eliminate the delays involved in forming project teams;To eliminate the delays
of project approvals and funding;
✔✔Which two SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) resources are intended to aid in
arriving at the SAFe tipping point? (Choose two.) - ✔✔he SAFe Executive Workshop
Toolkit;The Introducing SAFe workshop;
✔✔According to John Kotter, what is the first step to successful change. Also review 8
steps - ✔✔Creating a sense of urgency
✔✔A compelling Vision for change achieves which two objectives? (Choose two.) -
✔✔It clarifies the purpose and direction of the change;It motivates people to make the
change;
✔✔What is one key reason an organization starts a SAFe transformation? - ✔✔Burning
Platform; there is an obvious need to change the product and service.
✔✔sufficiently powerful guiding coalition consists of which three elements? (Choose
three.) - ✔✔Executives with high credibility;Change agents trained as SAFe Program
Consultants (SPCs);Trained Lean-Agile leaders;
✔✔What are two responsibilities of a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)? - ✔✔To
foster SAFe communities of practice;To help establish relentless improvement;
✔✔What are three benefits of organizing around Value Streams? - ✔✔Optimize the
system as whole;Reduce hand-offs and faster delivery;Built-in alignment between the
business and development;
,✔✔Why might an organization choose to create a platform Agile Release Train (ART)?
(review train types) - ✔✔To support architectural robustness.
✔✔What is one benefit of an invitation-based implementation approach to SAFe - ✔✔It
moves from a Push to a Pull mode of implementation.
✔✔Multiple Agile Release Train (ART) rollouts can be done... - ✔✔sequentially or in
parallel
✔✔There are multiple Agile Release Trains (ART) identified from the Value Stream and
ART Identification Workshop. The ideal ART to launch first is found at the intersection of
which converging factors? - ✔✔Leadership support, collaborating teams, clear products
or Solution, and significant program challenge or opportunity
✔✔What are three things an Agile Release Train (ART) needs for its launch readiness?
- ✔✔Program roster;Supplies;Facilities;
✔✔What are the elements of the Agile Release Train (ART) quickstart approach? -
✔✔SAFe for Teams training, PI Planning and workshops
✔✔What are two benefits of 'big room training'? - ✔✔Accelerated Learning and overall
cost efficiency
✔✔Why is Program Increment (PI) Planning itself considered a short-term win? - ✔✔It
creates a clear commitment to goals.
✔✔A problem-solving workshop focuses the Agile Release Train (ART) to take what
action? - ✔✔To create improvement backlog items
✔✔When is the right time to create the role of the Solution Train Engineer (ST -
✔✔When a large Value Stream has enough Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to launch a
Solution Train
✔✔When should a Lean portfolio be established? - ✔✔When the lack of alignment
between strategy and execution impacts value delivery
✔✔What are two benefits of communities of practice? (Ch - ✔✔They increase
coordination/synergy across units;They provide access to expertise
✔✔How can Essential SAFe be used to evaluate a Full SAFe implementation? (review
configurations) - ✔✔Verify that the Full SAFe implementation performs the elements of
Essential SAFe correctly
, ✔✔Which SAFe core competency includes fostering an innovative culture? -
✔✔Continuous Learning Culture
✔✔Which statement is true about the accelerate step of the SAFe Implementation
Roadmap? ( Review the steps in an implementation roadmap - ✔✔Remaining portfolios
can leverage the learnings and successes of the initial portfolio adopting SAFe.
✔✔What is the last step in Kotter's eight step model to implementing successful change
- ✔✔Anchor new approaches in the culture
✔✔Which of the following is a benefit of training all the teams on the ART together? -
✔✔Accelerated learning
✔✔What is an example of traditional mindset for Lean Portfolio Management? -
✔✔Centralized annual planning
✔✔Which of the following is a critical ART event? - ✔✔System demo
✔✔Which statement is true about multiple Agile Release Train (ART) rollouts? -
✔✔ART rollouts can be done sequentially or in parallel
✔✔Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto? - ✔✔Responding to change
over following a plan
✔✔What is one benefit of organizing an ART using the "platform" topology? - ✔✔It
reduces cognitive load on other teams
✔✔Which of the following is a benefit of a minimum viable product (MVP)? - ✔✔It helps
prove or disprove the epic hypothesis
✔✔Which SAFe principle has the benefit of reducing the cost of risk-taking by truncating
unsuccessful paths quickly? - ✔✔Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning
cycles
✔✔What is the recommended size of an effective Agile Release Train (ART)? - ✔✔50-
125
✔✔Why is it important for the SAFe Practice Consultants (SPCs) to support the ART in
its first problem-solving workshop? - ✔✔To provide the tools needed to improve ART
performance
✔✔What is the second operating system organized around? - ✔✔Value streams
