SAFe Agile Scrum Master Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
ART - CORRECT ANSWER - Agile Release Train
PO - CORRECT ANSWER - Project Owner
PI - CORRECT ANSWER - Program Increment
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.
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
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
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
PDCA Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER - Plan
Do
Check
Adjust
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
ART - CORRECT ANSWER - Agile Release Train
PO - CORRECT ANSWER - Project Owner
PI - CORRECT ANSWER - Program Increment
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.
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
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
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
PDCA Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER - Plan
Do
Check
Adjust
