SAFe Scrum Master Exam
1. Two primary aspects of a Lean-Agile mindset: Thinking lean &
embracing agility
2. SAFe is based on three bodies of knowledge - what are they (Answer)
Agile devel- opment, systems thinking, and lean product development
3. What are the pillars for the SAFe House of Lean? What is the goal
(Answer) Re- spect for people and culture, flow, innovation and
relentless improvement; the goal is delivering value
4. What is the key to successfully executing SAFe (Answer) Establish a
continuous flow of work that supports incremental value delivery,
based on constant feedback and adjustment
5. What is gemba? [Pillar 3: Innovation]: The idea that one should get
OOTO and into the actual workplace where value is produced, and
products are created and used
6. What are some of the components of relentless improvement (Answer)
Optimize the whole, not the parts; consider facts carefully, then act
quickly; apply Lean tools and techniques to determine the root cause
of inefficiencies; reflect at key milestones
7. What are the values of the agile manifesto (Answer) Individuals and
interactions over processes and tools; working software over
comprehensive documentation; cus- tomer collaboration over contract
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, negotiation; responding to change over following a plan
8. What is the most efficient and effective method of conveying
information to and within a dev. team (Answer) Face-to-face conversation
9. What is the primary measure of progress (Answer) Working software
10.What is the role of the Scrum Master (Answer) Ensuring the Scrum
process is followed; Educating the team in Scrum and SAFe practices;
providing the envi- ronment for continuous improvement; also typically
charged with removing imped- iments
11.Why do some teams apply WIP limits (Answer) To create a "pull"
process within the iteration and to continuously balance the work to
increase throughput
12.To build quality into the code and component level (and thus being
able to scale), what are five practices that supplement the project
managements practices of Scrum (Answer) Continuous Integration, Test-
First, Refactoring, pair work, and collective ownership
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1. Two primary aspects of a Lean-Agile mindset: Thinking lean &
embracing agility
2. SAFe is based on three bodies of knowledge - what are they (Answer)
Agile devel- opment, systems thinking, and lean product development
3. What are the pillars for the SAFe House of Lean? What is the goal
(Answer) Re- spect for people and culture, flow, innovation and
relentless improvement; the goal is delivering value
4. What is the key to successfully executing SAFe (Answer) Establish a
continuous flow of work that supports incremental value delivery,
based on constant feedback and adjustment
5. What is gemba? [Pillar 3: Innovation]: The idea that one should get
OOTO and into the actual workplace where value is produced, and
products are created and used
6. What are some of the components of relentless improvement (Answer)
Optimize the whole, not the parts; consider facts carefully, then act
quickly; apply Lean tools and techniques to determine the root cause
of inefficiencies; reflect at key milestones
7. What are the values of the agile manifesto (Answer) Individuals and
interactions over processes and tools; working software over
comprehensive documentation; cus- tomer collaboration over contract
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, negotiation; responding to change over following a plan
8. What is the most efficient and effective method of conveying
information to and within a dev. team (Answer) Face-to-face conversation
9. What is the primary measure of progress (Answer) Working software
10.What is the role of the Scrum Master (Answer) Ensuring the Scrum
process is followed; Educating the team in Scrum and SAFe practices;
providing the envi- ronment for continuous improvement; also typically
charged with removing imped- iments
11.Why do some teams apply WIP limits (Answer) To create a "pull"
process within the iteration and to continuously balance the work to
increase throughput
12.To build quality into the code and component level (and thus being
able to scale), what are five practices that supplement the project
managements practices of Scrum (Answer) Continuous Integration, Test-
First, Refactoring, pair work, and collective ownership
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