SAFe Scrum Master Study Guide 5.0 Questions
with Correct Answers | 2025/2026
Agile frameworks - CORRECT ANSWER -SAFe
Scrum
Crystal
Kanban
eXtreme Programming (XP)
Feature-driven development
What does a Scrum Master do? - CORRECT ANSWER -- Servant leaders and coaches for an Agile
Team.
- Help educate team in Scrum, XP, Kanban and SAFe, ensuring the agreed Agile process is being
followed.
- Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics,
continuous flow and relentless improvement.
- Facilitates team events
- Works with RTE to ensure train meets PI objectives
- Fosters normalized estimating within the team
- Assists the PO in backlog for PI and IP.
- Attends scrum of scrum meetings.
Scrum Master Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -Exhibits lean-agile leadership
Supports the team rules
Facilitates the team's progress toward team goals
Leads team efforts in relentless improvement
Facilitates meetings
,Supports the PO
Eliminates impediments
Promotes SAFe quality practices
Builds a high-performing team
Protects and communicates
Responsibilities on the train
Coordinates with other teams
Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events
Supports estimating
ART - CORRECT ANSWER -Agile Release Train
PO - CORRECT ANSWER -Product Owner
Program Increment (PI) Planning - CORRECT ANSWER -A cadence-based, face-to-face event that
serves as the heartbeat of the Agile Release Train (ART), aligning all the teams on the ART to a
common mission and vision.
Innovation and Planning Iteration - CORRECT ANSWER -Occurs every PI and serves multiple
purposes. It acts as an estimating buffer for meeting PI objectives, as well as providing
dedicated time for innovation, continuing education, and PI planning and Inspect and Adapt
(I&A) events.
Inspect & Adapt (I&A) - CORRECT ANSWER -A significant event, held at the end of each PI,
where the current state of the solution is demonstrated and evaluated by the train. Teams
reflect and identify improvement backlog items via a structured, problem-solving workshop
,Iteration - CORRECT ANSWER -A basic building block of Agile development. Each is a standard,
fixed-length timebox, where Agile Teams deliver incremental value in the form of working,
tested software and systems.
Cycle - Defines, builds, integrates, & test.
What is the recommended timebox duration for an Iteration? - CORRECT ANSWER -2 weeks;
however, 1-4 weeks is acceptable, depending on the business context.
Who participates in the Inspect & Adapt (I&A) phase? - CORRECT ANSWER -All stakeholders,
including:
1. The Agile Teams
2. Release Train Engineer (RTE)
3. System and Solution Architect Engineering
4. Product Management, Business Owners, and others on the Train
What results from the I&A phase? - CORRECT ANSWER -Improvement backlog items that go to
the Program Backlog for the next PI Planning event
3 parts of I&A - CORRECT ANSWER -PI System Demo
Quantitative Measurement
Retrospective and Problem-Solving Workshop
Purpose of PI System Demo - CORRECT ANSWER -To show all the Features the ART has
developed over the course of the PI
Leads: PM, PO, System Team
Attend: BO, Stakehlders, PM, RTE, SM & Teams
, PI System Demo Timebox - CORRECT ANSWER -~1 hr or less
What is one primary measurement to be considered in quantitative metrics? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Program predictability measure
Updated end of inspect & adapt event
Retrospective goal - CORRECT ANSWER -To identify whatever issues they would like to address
Retrospective objective - CORRECT ANSWER -To identify a few significant problems that the
teams can potentially address - What went well, what didn't go well, what can do better next
time.
PDCA Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER -Plan
Do
Check
Adjust
Who facilitates the PI Planning event? - CORRECT ANSWER -Release Train Engineer (RTE)
In which iteration does PI Planning take place? - CORRECT ANSWER -Innovation and Planning
Iteration
__ ________ is essential to SAFe; if you are not doing it, you are not doing SAFe. - CORRECT
ANSWER -PI Planning
Business Benefits of PI Planning - CORRECT ANSWER -Establishing face-to-face communication
across all team members and stakeholders
Building the social network the ART depends on
with Correct Answers | 2025/2026
Agile frameworks - CORRECT ANSWER -SAFe
Scrum
Crystal
Kanban
eXtreme Programming (XP)
Feature-driven development
What does a Scrum Master do? - CORRECT ANSWER -- Servant leaders and coaches for an Agile
Team.
- Help educate team in Scrum, XP, Kanban and SAFe, ensuring the agreed Agile process is being
followed.
- Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics,
continuous flow and relentless improvement.
- Facilitates team events
- Works with RTE to ensure train meets PI objectives
- Fosters normalized estimating within the team
- Assists the PO in backlog for PI and IP.
- Attends scrum of scrum meetings.
Scrum Master Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER -Exhibits lean-agile leadership
Supports the team rules
Facilitates the team's progress toward team goals
Leads team efforts in relentless improvement
Facilitates meetings
,Supports the PO
Eliminates impediments
Promotes SAFe quality practices
Builds a high-performing team
Protects and communicates
Responsibilities on the train
Coordinates with other teams
Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events
Supports estimating
ART - CORRECT ANSWER -Agile Release Train
PO - CORRECT ANSWER -Product Owner
Program Increment (PI) Planning - CORRECT ANSWER -A cadence-based, face-to-face event that
serves as the heartbeat of the Agile Release Train (ART), aligning all the teams on the ART to a
common mission and vision.
Innovation and Planning Iteration - CORRECT ANSWER -Occurs every PI and serves multiple
purposes. It acts as an estimating buffer for meeting PI objectives, as well as providing
dedicated time for innovation, continuing education, and PI planning and Inspect and Adapt
(I&A) events.
Inspect & Adapt (I&A) - CORRECT ANSWER -A significant event, held at the end of each PI,
where the current state of the solution is demonstrated and evaluated by the train. Teams
reflect and identify improvement backlog items via a structured, problem-solving workshop
,Iteration - CORRECT ANSWER -A basic building block of Agile development. Each is a standard,
fixed-length timebox, where Agile Teams deliver incremental value in the form of working,
tested software and systems.
Cycle - Defines, builds, integrates, & test.
What is the recommended timebox duration for an Iteration? - CORRECT ANSWER -2 weeks;
however, 1-4 weeks is acceptable, depending on the business context.
Who participates in the Inspect & Adapt (I&A) phase? - CORRECT ANSWER -All stakeholders,
including:
1. The Agile Teams
2. Release Train Engineer (RTE)
3. System and Solution Architect Engineering
4. Product Management, Business Owners, and others on the Train
What results from the I&A phase? - CORRECT ANSWER -Improvement backlog items that go to
the Program Backlog for the next PI Planning event
3 parts of I&A - CORRECT ANSWER -PI System Demo
Quantitative Measurement
Retrospective and Problem-Solving Workshop
Purpose of PI System Demo - CORRECT ANSWER -To show all the Features the ART has
developed over the course of the PI
Leads: PM, PO, System Team
Attend: BO, Stakehlders, PM, RTE, SM & Teams
, PI System Demo Timebox - CORRECT ANSWER -~1 hr or less
What is one primary measurement to be considered in quantitative metrics? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Program predictability measure
Updated end of inspect & adapt event
Retrospective goal - CORRECT ANSWER -To identify whatever issues they would like to address
Retrospective objective - CORRECT ANSWER -To identify a few significant problems that the
teams can potentially address - What went well, what didn't go well, what can do better next
time.
PDCA Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER -Plan
Do
Check
Adjust
Who facilitates the PI Planning event? - CORRECT ANSWER -Release Train Engineer (RTE)
In which iteration does PI Planning take place? - CORRECT ANSWER -Innovation and Planning
Iteration
__ ________ is essential to SAFe; if you are not doing it, you are not doing SAFe. - CORRECT
ANSWER -PI Planning
Business Benefits of PI Planning - CORRECT ANSWER -Establishing face-to-face communication
across all team members and stakeholders
Building the social network the ART depends on
