SAFe Agile Lean Portfolio Manager (5.1)
Questions with Solutions
Who provides technical guidance for the longer term evolution of technologies and platforms
and larger nonfunctional requirements? Correct Ans-Enterprise Architect
Who supports efficient decentralized program execution? Correct Ans-APMO along with
RTEs and STEs
How do you apply cadence and synchronization to agile portfolio operations? Correct Ans-
Align all Value Streams to a common cadence and Include internal and external suppliers
How is new portfolio work introduced? Correct Ans-Epics owners work with ARTs to
decompose epics into features and Enablers in advance of the PI
Decomposition can occur during backlog refinement meetings
Integration points should Correct Ans-provide fast feedback, integrate all changes, and incur
economic tradeoffs
What does the portfolio roadmap include? Correct Ans-Integrates various aspects of lower-
level Roadmaps into a more comprehensive view
Who is dedicated to integrating work across the value streams and can be helpful in coordinating
releases? Correct Ans-System Team
,What helps promote Release on Demand? Correct Ans-Effective DevSecOps capabilities
What are the functions of the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence? Correct Ans-Communicating
business need for SAFE
Integrating SAFE practices and fostering communities of practice
Creating alignment around organizational changes
Providing coaching and training to ART stakeholders and teams
Establishing objective metrics
Facilitating value stream identification workshops
LACE is Correct Ans-a small team of people dedicated to implementing the SAFE Lean
Agile way of working. They operate as an Agile team.
What are the three LACE operating models? Correct Ans-Centralized funded by the
Enterprise, Decentralized is funded by the portfolio, and Hub-and-Spoke is funded by the
portfolio and LACE funded centrally
How does the APMO support portfolio operations and program execution? Correct Ans-
Portfolio sync
Program execution patterns
Facilitates Lean budgeting
Decentralized PI Planning
, Agile contracts
What are two ways to measure and grow to improve LPM competency? Correct Ans-LPM
self-assessment
LPM Grows (toolkits, classes, and assessments)
Why must every portfolio establish LPM metrics? Correct Ans-Agreed upon measures used
to evaluate how well the organization is progressing toward business and technical objectives
What are the quantifiable measures used to evaluate how a value stream is performing and
measures portfolio progress? Correct Ans-Development Value Stream key performance
indicators (KPIs)
What type of measures may be included in development value stream KPIs? Correct Ans-
Outputs, outcomes, employee satisfaction, agile team performance and more
Three tips for high-impact development value stream KPIs? Correct Ans-Focus on objective,
quantitative and measurable business outcomes that align with strategic themes and OKRs
Four to seven KPIs per value stream is sufficient
Avoid vanity metrics which measure internal or external activities but do not correlate to desired
business results
What's the problem with traditional compliance approaches? Correct Ans-They don't scale or
keep pace with accelerating time-to-market demands
Questions with Solutions
Who provides technical guidance for the longer term evolution of technologies and platforms
and larger nonfunctional requirements? Correct Ans-Enterprise Architect
Who supports efficient decentralized program execution? Correct Ans-APMO along with
RTEs and STEs
How do you apply cadence and synchronization to agile portfolio operations? Correct Ans-
Align all Value Streams to a common cadence and Include internal and external suppliers
How is new portfolio work introduced? Correct Ans-Epics owners work with ARTs to
decompose epics into features and Enablers in advance of the PI
Decomposition can occur during backlog refinement meetings
Integration points should Correct Ans-provide fast feedback, integrate all changes, and incur
economic tradeoffs
What does the portfolio roadmap include? Correct Ans-Integrates various aspects of lower-
level Roadmaps into a more comprehensive view
Who is dedicated to integrating work across the value streams and can be helpful in coordinating
releases? Correct Ans-System Team
,What helps promote Release on Demand? Correct Ans-Effective DevSecOps capabilities
What are the functions of the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence? Correct Ans-Communicating
business need for SAFE
Integrating SAFE practices and fostering communities of practice
Creating alignment around organizational changes
Providing coaching and training to ART stakeholders and teams
Establishing objective metrics
Facilitating value stream identification workshops
LACE is Correct Ans-a small team of people dedicated to implementing the SAFE Lean
Agile way of working. They operate as an Agile team.
What are the three LACE operating models? Correct Ans-Centralized funded by the
Enterprise, Decentralized is funded by the portfolio, and Hub-and-Spoke is funded by the
portfolio and LACE funded centrally
How does the APMO support portfolio operations and program execution? Correct Ans-
Portfolio sync
Program execution patterns
Facilitates Lean budgeting
Decentralized PI Planning
, Agile contracts
What are two ways to measure and grow to improve LPM competency? Correct Ans-LPM
self-assessment
LPM Grows (toolkits, classes, and assessments)
Why must every portfolio establish LPM metrics? Correct Ans-Agreed upon measures used
to evaluate how well the organization is progressing toward business and technical objectives
What are the quantifiable measures used to evaluate how a value stream is performing and
measures portfolio progress? Correct Ans-Development Value Stream key performance
indicators (KPIs)
What type of measures may be included in development value stream KPIs? Correct Ans-
Outputs, outcomes, employee satisfaction, agile team performance and more
Three tips for high-impact development value stream KPIs? Correct Ans-Focus on objective,
quantitative and measurable business outcomes that align with strategic themes and OKRs
Four to seven KPIs per value stream is sufficient
Avoid vanity metrics which measure internal or external activities but do not correlate to desired
business results
What's the problem with traditional compliance approaches? Correct Ans-They don't scale or
keep pace with accelerating time-to-market demands
