SAFE SCRUM MASTER EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is one example of an Agile Team development practice?
Demoing frequently.
Tracking regulations
Writing requirements
Visualizing effort. Answer: Demoing frequently.
◉ What is one Agile development value?
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
Working teams over busy individuals
Healthy interactions over detailed plans
Risk-taking over process development. Answer: Customer
collaboration over contract negotiation.
◉ What is one Scrum value that can help Agile Teams create
transparency?
Respect.
Communication
Persistence
,Empathy. Answer: Respect.
◉ What is one example of Scrum Masters/Team Coaches helping
without diminishing the commitment of others?
Facilitating necessary meetings for the team
Encouraging handoffs so each team member contributes to the work
Demoing the team's completed work
Coaching the team to refrain from relying on external resources.
Answer: Facilitating necessary meetings for the team
◉ What is one benefit of holding regular system demos?
Deliverables are reviewed with stakeholders
Execution can be measured across the whole ART
Bottlenecks can be identified early by the teams
Problems can be escalated to ART leadership. Answer: Deliverables
are reviewed with stakeholders
◉ What is one element on the Scrum Master/Team Coach
responsibility wheel?
Facilitate PI Planning.
Facilitate an Agile Team charter workshop
Facilitate a Community of Practice
Facilitate Coach Sync. Answer: Facilitate PI Planning.
,◉ What is one responsibility of a Scrum Master/Team Coach?
Improving flow.
Prioritizing the backlog
Demoing the system
Testing the system. Answer: Improving flow.
◉ What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can support
Iteration Execution?
Facilitate team events.
Build value stream maps
Prioritize the team backlog
Assign story points for each User Story. Answer: Facilitate team
events.
◉ What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can help improve
ART performance?
Facilitate cross-team collaboration.
Run an Agile Team charter workshop
Prioritize the ART backlog for PI Planning
Communicate the PI Planning agenda. Answer: Facilitate cross-team
collaboration.
, ◉ What is one trait of a servant leader?
Persuades rather than using authority
Solves problems on behalf of the team
Deflects information that could change the team's work
Determines the day-to-day activities for the team. Answer:
Persuades rather than using authority
◉ According to SAFe, which of the following key traits of effective
Scrum Masters/Team Coaches is crucial for team members to accept
coaching?
Empathy.
Fairness
Agreeableness
Optimism. Answer: Empathy
◉ What is one way a servant leader can support team members in
decision-making?
Give each team member the opportunity to contribute.
Identify solutions to problems the team surfaces
Support teams in affinity mapping their concerns
Perform regular retrospectives on behalf of the team. Answer: Give
each team member the opportunity to contribute.
EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is one example of an Agile Team development practice?
Demoing frequently.
Tracking regulations
Writing requirements
Visualizing effort. Answer: Demoing frequently.
◉ What is one Agile development value?
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation.
Working teams over busy individuals
Healthy interactions over detailed plans
Risk-taking over process development. Answer: Customer
collaboration over contract negotiation.
◉ What is one Scrum value that can help Agile Teams create
transparency?
Respect.
Communication
Persistence
,Empathy. Answer: Respect.
◉ What is one example of Scrum Masters/Team Coaches helping
without diminishing the commitment of others?
Facilitating necessary meetings for the team
Encouraging handoffs so each team member contributes to the work
Demoing the team's completed work
Coaching the team to refrain from relying on external resources.
Answer: Facilitating necessary meetings for the team
◉ What is one benefit of holding regular system demos?
Deliverables are reviewed with stakeholders
Execution can be measured across the whole ART
Bottlenecks can be identified early by the teams
Problems can be escalated to ART leadership. Answer: Deliverables
are reviewed with stakeholders
◉ What is one element on the Scrum Master/Team Coach
responsibility wheel?
Facilitate PI Planning.
Facilitate an Agile Team charter workshop
Facilitate a Community of Practice
Facilitate Coach Sync. Answer: Facilitate PI Planning.
,◉ What is one responsibility of a Scrum Master/Team Coach?
Improving flow.
Prioritizing the backlog
Demoing the system
Testing the system. Answer: Improving flow.
◉ What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can support
Iteration Execution?
Facilitate team events.
Build value stream maps
Prioritize the team backlog
Assign story points for each User Story. Answer: Facilitate team
events.
◉ What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can help improve
ART performance?
Facilitate cross-team collaboration.
Run an Agile Team charter workshop
Prioritize the ART backlog for PI Planning
Communicate the PI Planning agenda. Answer: Facilitate cross-team
collaboration.
, ◉ What is one trait of a servant leader?
Persuades rather than using authority
Solves problems on behalf of the team
Deflects information that could change the team's work
Determines the day-to-day activities for the team. Answer:
Persuades rather than using authority
◉ According to SAFe, which of the following key traits of effective
Scrum Masters/Team Coaches is crucial for team members to accept
coaching?
Empathy.
Fairness
Agreeableness
Optimism. Answer: Empathy
◉ What is one way a servant leader can support team members in
decision-making?
Give each team member the opportunity to contribute.
Identify solutions to problems the team surfaces
Support teams in affinity mapping their concerns
Perform regular retrospectives on behalf of the team. Answer: Give
each team member the opportunity to contribute.
