SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK / SAFE SCRUM MASTER
CERTIFICATION PREP (SSM)
job sequencing - Answer -the key to economic outcomes
WSJF - Answer -weighted shortest job first
How do you calculate WSJF? - Answer -WSJF = CoD (estimated value) / Duration
(time to ship or Job Size)
RR - Answer -risk reduction
OE - Answer -opportunity enablement
How to calculate CoD? - Answer -CoD = User-business value + Time criticality + RR &
OE value / Job Size or "Duration"
PI - Answer -program increment
NFR - Answer -non functional requirement
3 Pillars of Scrum - Answer -transparency, inspection, adaptation
Scrum values make these things transparent: - Answer -process, workflow, progress
The 5 SAFe Scrum Values are... - Answer -courage, focus, openness, commitment,
respect
SAFe Iteration length - Answer -2-4 weeks
Team composition does not change during an Iteration, otherwise the ____ is invalid. -
Answer -velocity
product owner - Answer -owns, prioritizes and manages the TEAM backlog
team increment - Answer -a thin vertical slice of functionality
Three roles in Agile teams - Answer -scrum master, product owner, development team
Typical development team size in Scrum - Answer -3-9 excluding the scrum master and
product owner
, The promise of SAFe - Answer -Synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for
large numbers of teams
4 core values of SAFe - Answer -built-in quality, program execution, alignment,
transparency
9 SAFe Lean-Agile principles - 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
Agile Release Train - Answer -a virtual organization of 5-12 teams (50-125+) that plans,
commits, and executes together
program increment duration - Answer -a fixed timebox with a default of 10 weeks.
RTE role - Answer -acts as chief scrum master for the train
product manager - Answer -owns, defines, and prioritizes the PROGRAM backlog
system architect/engineer - Answer -provides architectural guidance and technical
enablement to the teams on the train
business owners - Answer -key stakeholders on the agile release train
4 program events - Answer -PI planning
ART sync
System Demo
Inspect and Adapt event
PI planning timebox - Answer -2 days
art sync timebox - Answer -1 hour
system demo timebox - Answer -2 hours
inspect and adapt event - Answer -the train reviews and improves its process before
the next PI
pdca - Answer -plan, do, check, act
CERTIFICATION PREP (SSM)
job sequencing - Answer -the key to economic outcomes
WSJF - Answer -weighted shortest job first
How do you calculate WSJF? - Answer -WSJF = CoD (estimated value) / Duration
(time to ship or Job Size)
RR - Answer -risk reduction
OE - Answer -opportunity enablement
How to calculate CoD? - Answer -CoD = User-business value + Time criticality + RR &
OE value / Job Size or "Duration"
PI - Answer -program increment
NFR - Answer -non functional requirement
3 Pillars of Scrum - Answer -transparency, inspection, adaptation
Scrum values make these things transparent: - Answer -process, workflow, progress
The 5 SAFe Scrum Values are... - Answer -courage, focus, openness, commitment,
respect
SAFe Iteration length - Answer -2-4 weeks
Team composition does not change during an Iteration, otherwise the ____ is invalid. -
Answer -velocity
product owner - Answer -owns, prioritizes and manages the TEAM backlog
team increment - Answer -a thin vertical slice of functionality
Three roles in Agile teams - Answer -scrum master, product owner, development team
Typical development team size in Scrum - Answer -3-9 excluding the scrum master and
product owner
, The promise of SAFe - Answer -Synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for
large numbers of teams
4 core values of SAFe - Answer -built-in quality, program execution, alignment,
transparency
9 SAFe Lean-Agile principles - 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
Agile Release Train - Answer -a virtual organization of 5-12 teams (50-125+) that plans,
commits, and executes together
program increment duration - Answer -a fixed timebox with a default of 10 weeks.
RTE role - Answer -acts as chief scrum master for the train
product manager - Answer -owns, defines, and prioritizes the PROGRAM backlog
system architect/engineer - Answer -provides architectural guidance and technical
enablement to the teams on the train
business owners - Answer -key stakeholders on the agile release train
4 program events - Answer -PI planning
ART sync
System Demo
Inspect and Adapt event
PI planning timebox - Answer -2 days
art sync timebox - Answer -1 hour
system demo timebox - Answer -2 hours
inspect and adapt event - Answer -the train reviews and improves its process before
the next PI
pdca - Answer -plan, do, check, act
