SAFe POPM Certification questions and answers
2025\2026 A+ Grade
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles
- correct answer 1. Take an economic view
2. Apply systems thinking
3. Assume variability; preserve options
4. Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
5. Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
6. Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, 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
Take an economic view
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile principle #1. Base your decisions on economics. The goal is to optimize
the time from concept to cash.
Apply systems thinking
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #2. Everyone must understand the larger aim of the system to
improve development.
Assume variability; preserve options
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3. Maintain multiple requirements and design options for a
longer period in the development cycle and then use empirical data to narrow the focus
Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #4. Develop solutions incrementally in a series of short
iterations to allow for faster customer feedback and mitigate risks.
, Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #5. Integration points provide objective milestones at which
to evaluate the solution throughout the development life cycle
Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #6. Increases throughout and limits demand to actual
capacity, facilitated fast and more reliable flow, and reduces wait times for new functionality
Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #7. Creates predictability and provides a rhythm for
development and causes multiple perspectives to be understood, resolved, and integrated at the same
time
Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #8. Provide autonomy and purpose, minimize constraints,
create an environment of mutual influence, and better understand the role of compensation instead of
individual incentives are keys to higher levels of employee engagement
Decentralize decision making
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #9. Reduces delays, improves product development flow,
enables faster feedback and creates more innovative solutions designed by those closest to the local
knowledge, except for decisions that are strategic, global, infrequent, long-lasting, and have economies
of scale that justify centralized decision making
Organize around value
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #10. Organize around value to deliver more quickly, and when
market and customer demands change, the enterprise must quickly and seamlessly reorganize around
that new value flow
Epic
- correct answer Container for a significant solution development initiative that captures the more
substantial investments that occur within a portfolio. Require the definition of a minimum viable
product and approval by lean portfolio management before implementation
2025\2026 A+ Grade
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles
- correct answer 1. Take an economic view
2. Apply systems thinking
3. Assume variability; preserve options
4. Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
5. Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
6. Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, 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
Take an economic view
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile principle #1. Base your decisions on economics. The goal is to optimize
the time from concept to cash.
Apply systems thinking
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #2. Everyone must understand the larger aim of the system to
improve development.
Assume variability; preserve options
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3. Maintain multiple requirements and design options for a
longer period in the development cycle and then use empirical data to narrow the focus
Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #4. Develop solutions incrementally in a series of short
iterations to allow for faster customer feedback and mitigate risks.
, Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #5. Integration points provide objective milestones at which
to evaluate the solution throughout the development life cycle
Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #6. Increases throughout and limits demand to actual
capacity, facilitated fast and more reliable flow, and reduces wait times for new functionality
Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #7. Creates predictability and provides a rhythm for
development and causes multiple perspectives to be understood, resolved, and integrated at the same
time
Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #8. Provide autonomy and purpose, minimize constraints,
create an environment of mutual influence, and better understand the role of compensation instead of
individual incentives are keys to higher levels of employee engagement
Decentralize decision making
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #9. Reduces delays, improves product development flow,
enables faster feedback and creates more innovative solutions designed by those closest to the local
knowledge, except for decisions that are strategic, global, infrequent, long-lasting, and have economies
of scale that justify centralized decision making
Organize around value
- correct answer SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #10. Organize around value to deliver more quickly, and when
market and customer demands change, the enterprise must quickly and seamlessly reorganize around
that new value flow
Epic
- correct answer Container for a significant solution development initiative that captures the more
substantial investments that occur within a portfolio. Require the definition of a minimum viable
product and approval by lean portfolio management before implementation
