SAFe 5.0 Product Owner Product Manager
POPM UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Core Values of SAFe - CORRECT ANSWER - - Built-in Quality
- Program Execution
- Alignment
- Transparency
Value Streams - CORRECT ANSWER - - series of steps an organization uses to
implement Solutions that provide a continuous flow of value to a Customer
- used to define and realize portfolio-level business objectives and organize Agile-team to deliver
value more rapidly
- contains the system, the people who do the works, and the flow of information and materials
Operational Value Stream - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains the steps and the people
who deliver end-user value using the business Solutions created by the development Value
Stresms
Development Value Streams - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains the steps and the people
who develop the business Solutions created by the Operational Value Streams
Solution - CORRECT ANSWER - may be a product, product line, a set of systems or a
service that enables an Operational Value Stream
House of Lean - CORRECT ANSWER - - Goal: Value
- Foundation: Leadership
- Pillars Respect for People and Culture, Development Flow, Innovation, Relentless
Improvement
,Agile Manifesto - CORRECT ANSWER - - Individuals and interactions over processes
and tools
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Responding to change over following a plan
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#1-#5) - CORRECT ANSWER - #1 Take an Economic View
#2 Apply System Thinking
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#5 Base milestones on objectives evaluation of working systems
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#6-#10) - CORRECT ANSWER - #6 Visualize and limit
WIP, reduce batch size, and manage queue lengths
#7 Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#9 Decentralize decision-making
#10 Organize around value
PI Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - -cadence-based are the heartbeat of the Agile
Enterprise
- 2 days every 8-12 weeks (10 weeks is typical)
- attend in person (if possible)
- PM owns Feature priorities
- Agile teams own Stroy planning and high-level estimates
- architect/engineering and UX work as intermediaries for governance, interfaces, and
dependencies
PI Planning Preparation - CORRECT ANSWER - - Create/update Vision and Roadmaps
, - Socialize the Top 10 Features and Enablers to set expectations for the PI Planning meeting
- too much preparation can inhibit exploration, interaction, and emergent designs/solution during
PI Planning
NFR - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-functional requirements are key architecture concerns
and system qualities that are sometimes known as "ilities" - reliability, usability, scalability, etc
Product Manager's Role in PI - CORRECT ANSWER - Negotiate scope
Daily Stand Up (timebox) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Value at the Portfolio Level described - CORRECT ANSWER - as Business and Enabler
Epics
Product Manager area of focus - CORRECT ANSWER - - Owns Program Backlog
- Defines features, PIs, and Release
- Owns Vision, Roadmap, pricing, licensing, ROI
- Collaborates on Enablers
- Establishes Features acceptance criteria (benefit hypothesis)
- prioritize Features for optimum economic value
Product Owner area of focus - CORRECT ANSWER - - Owns/prioritize Team Backlog
- Defines Iterations and Stories
- Contributes to Vision, Roadmap, ROI
- Accepts Iteration Increments
- Establishes Stories acceptance criteria
- Drafting Iteration Goals
POPM UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Core Values of SAFe - CORRECT ANSWER - - Built-in Quality
- Program Execution
- Alignment
- Transparency
Value Streams - CORRECT ANSWER - - series of steps an organization uses to
implement Solutions that provide a continuous flow of value to a Customer
- used to define and realize portfolio-level business objectives and organize Agile-team to deliver
value more rapidly
- contains the system, the people who do the works, and the flow of information and materials
Operational Value Stream - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains the steps and the people
who deliver end-user value using the business Solutions created by the development Value
Stresms
Development Value Streams - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains the steps and the people
who develop the business Solutions created by the Operational Value Streams
Solution - CORRECT ANSWER - may be a product, product line, a set of systems or a
service that enables an Operational Value Stream
House of Lean - CORRECT ANSWER - - Goal: Value
- Foundation: Leadership
- Pillars Respect for People and Culture, Development Flow, Innovation, Relentless
Improvement
,Agile Manifesto - CORRECT ANSWER - - Individuals and interactions over processes
and tools
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Responding to change over following a plan
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#1-#5) - CORRECT ANSWER - #1 Take an Economic View
#2 Apply System Thinking
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#5 Base milestones on objectives evaluation of working systems
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#6-#10) - CORRECT ANSWER - #6 Visualize and limit
WIP, reduce batch size, and manage queue lengths
#7 Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#9 Decentralize decision-making
#10 Organize around value
PI Planning - CORRECT ANSWER - -cadence-based are the heartbeat of the Agile
Enterprise
- 2 days every 8-12 weeks (10 weeks is typical)
- attend in person (if possible)
- PM owns Feature priorities
- Agile teams own Stroy planning and high-level estimates
- architect/engineering and UX work as intermediaries for governance, interfaces, and
dependencies
PI Planning Preparation - CORRECT ANSWER - - Create/update Vision and Roadmaps
, - Socialize the Top 10 Features and Enablers to set expectations for the PI Planning meeting
- too much preparation can inhibit exploration, interaction, and emergent designs/solution during
PI Planning
NFR - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-functional requirements are key architecture concerns
and system qualities that are sometimes known as "ilities" - reliability, usability, scalability, etc
Product Manager's Role in PI - CORRECT ANSWER - Negotiate scope
Daily Stand Up (timebox) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Value at the Portfolio Level described - CORRECT ANSWER - as Business and Enabler
Epics
Product Manager area of focus - CORRECT ANSWER - - Owns Program Backlog
- Defines features, PIs, and Release
- Owns Vision, Roadmap, pricing, licensing, ROI
- Collaborates on Enablers
- Establishes Features acceptance criteria (benefit hypothesis)
- prioritize Features for optimum economic value
Product Owner area of focus - CORRECT ANSWER - - Owns/prioritize Team Backlog
- Defines Iterations and Stories
- Contributes to Vision, Roadmap, ROI
- Accepts Iteration Increments
- Establishes Stories acceptance criteria
- Drafting Iteration Goals
