2025 LEADING SAFE CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS!!
SAFe stands for? - answer-;Scaled Agile Framework enterprise
HIP stands for? - answer-;Hardening, Innovation, Planning
(Test) What are the 7 states of Kanban? Need to know more of each of the 7 states. - answer-;1. Funnel
(All big ideas welcome)
2. Review (Epic Value Statement & calculate WSJF)
3. Analysis (light weight business case for ROI)
- Go/No Go Decision
5. Portfolio Backlog (Epics approved by PPM)
6. Implementation
7. Done (Epic criteria met)
Difference between funding in SAFe and Non-SAFe environments? - answer-;1. SAFe = Fund Value
Stream
2. Non-SAFe = Fund Project
System Teams support at what Level? - answer-;Team Level
A Product Manager can support? - answer-;2-4 Product Owners
,A Product Owner can support? - answer-;1-2 Teams
(Test) A Tool to get teams to a Commitment? Know more about Stretch Objectives. - answer-;Stretch
Objectives
(Test) WSJF stands for? Know the need for it at each level and who uses it and for what decisions. -
answer-;Weighted Shortest Job First
WSJF = CoD
Job Size
User Business Value + Time Criticality + RR/OE Value
Job Size
Last step in Sprint Planning? - answer-;Commitment
XP Practices include? - answer-;Software:
1. Test First
2. Continuous Integration
3. Pair Work
4. Refactoring
5. Selective Ownership
Hardware:
1. Co-Location
2. Set Based Design
3. Design Verification
2 types of Agile Architecture - answer-;1. Emergent Architecture
2. Intentional Architecture
- Every Team deserves to see the bigger picture, Every team is empowered to design their part.
- A balance between emergent design & intentional architecture is required for speed of development
and maintainability.
,4 things to Facilitate Continuous Integration? - answer-;1. Single Branch Development
2. Frequent Checking
3. Full Stack of User Slices
4. STUB - Development by Intention
2 techniques to avoid physical Branch (Stay on the Mainline)? - answer-;1. Branching by Abstraction
2. Feature Toggles
How do we measure Flow? - answer-;CFD (Cumulative Flow Diagram)
(Test) Retrospective has 2 parts? - answer-;1. Inspect & Adapt
2. Problem Solving Workshop
(Test) PO Sync does what 4 things? - answer-;1. Refines Backlog
2. Resolves Issues
3. Roadmap
4. Vision Updates
(Test) Who does the System Demo? Know more as to when it's done and what is the outcome. - answer-
;System Team
IP stand for what? - answer-;Innovation & Planning
A System Increment should be? - answer-;Produced no more than 1 Sprint in front of Team increment
(Test) 3 parts of Inspect & Adapt Workshop? - answer-;1. PI Predictability Quantitative Measure (80-
100%)
2. System Demo PI
, 3. Problem Solving Workshop (Root Cause Analysis)
- Attendees: Teams & Stakeholders
What Role drives execution at the Value Stream Level? - answer-;VSE (Value Stream Engineer)
Solution Intent contains 3 things
(Test) What drives the upper limit to 125? - answer-;Dunbar's Number: Maintain stable social
relationships
(Test) Why do we want to organize around Value? - answer-;Fewer handoffs, drive alignment, easier to
build in quality, optimize the whole system
Operational Value Stream is? - answer-;Used to deliver end customer value
(Test) Development Value Stream means? - answer-;Development of Systems & Capabilities that enable
the operational value streams
(Test) Where do we start to ID Multiple Value Streams? - answer-;4 Dimensions? Significant
Opportunity, Clear products/solutions, Leadership support, Collaborating Teams.
(Test) 3 things to Motivate? - answer-;1. Autonomy
2. Mastery
3. Purpose
Responsibilities SPCs can take on to drive? Why? - answer-;Communication, Form the team, Teach
leaders & stakeholders, Train the Teams, Launch ARTs, Coach ARTs, Scale wins. Why? Connect the dots
in the enterprise.
(Test) Taking the Leading SAFe training is a? Know other training for different resources. - answer-;Key
thing to get Leadership buy-in.
AND ANSWERS!!
SAFe stands for? - answer-;Scaled Agile Framework enterprise
HIP stands for? - answer-;Hardening, Innovation, Planning
(Test) What are the 7 states of Kanban? Need to know more of each of the 7 states. - answer-;1. Funnel
(All big ideas welcome)
2. Review (Epic Value Statement & calculate WSJF)
3. Analysis (light weight business case for ROI)
- Go/No Go Decision
5. Portfolio Backlog (Epics approved by PPM)
6. Implementation
7. Done (Epic criteria met)
Difference between funding in SAFe and Non-SAFe environments? - answer-;1. SAFe = Fund Value
Stream
2. Non-SAFe = Fund Project
System Teams support at what Level? - answer-;Team Level
A Product Manager can support? - answer-;2-4 Product Owners
,A Product Owner can support? - answer-;1-2 Teams
(Test) A Tool to get teams to a Commitment? Know more about Stretch Objectives. - answer-;Stretch
Objectives
(Test) WSJF stands for? Know the need for it at each level and who uses it and for what decisions. -
answer-;Weighted Shortest Job First
WSJF = CoD
Job Size
User Business Value + Time Criticality + RR/OE Value
Job Size
Last step in Sprint Planning? - answer-;Commitment
XP Practices include? - answer-;Software:
1. Test First
2. Continuous Integration
3. Pair Work
4. Refactoring
5. Selective Ownership
Hardware:
1. Co-Location
2. Set Based Design
3. Design Verification
2 types of Agile Architecture - answer-;1. Emergent Architecture
2. Intentional Architecture
- Every Team deserves to see the bigger picture, Every team is empowered to design their part.
- A balance between emergent design & intentional architecture is required for speed of development
and maintainability.
,4 things to Facilitate Continuous Integration? - answer-;1. Single Branch Development
2. Frequent Checking
3. Full Stack of User Slices
4. STUB - Development by Intention
2 techniques to avoid physical Branch (Stay on the Mainline)? - answer-;1. Branching by Abstraction
2. Feature Toggles
How do we measure Flow? - answer-;CFD (Cumulative Flow Diagram)
(Test) Retrospective has 2 parts? - answer-;1. Inspect & Adapt
2. Problem Solving Workshop
(Test) PO Sync does what 4 things? - answer-;1. Refines Backlog
2. Resolves Issues
3. Roadmap
4. Vision Updates
(Test) Who does the System Demo? Know more as to when it's done and what is the outcome. - answer-
;System Team
IP stand for what? - answer-;Innovation & Planning
A System Increment should be? - answer-;Produced no more than 1 Sprint in front of Team increment
(Test) 3 parts of Inspect & Adapt Workshop? - answer-;1. PI Predictability Quantitative Measure (80-
100%)
2. System Demo PI
, 3. Problem Solving Workshop (Root Cause Analysis)
- Attendees: Teams & Stakeholders
What Role drives execution at the Value Stream Level? - answer-;VSE (Value Stream Engineer)
Solution Intent contains 3 things
(Test) What drives the upper limit to 125? - answer-;Dunbar's Number: Maintain stable social
relationships
(Test) Why do we want to organize around Value? - answer-;Fewer handoffs, drive alignment, easier to
build in quality, optimize the whole system
Operational Value Stream is? - answer-;Used to deliver end customer value
(Test) Development Value Stream means? - answer-;Development of Systems & Capabilities that enable
the operational value streams
(Test) Where do we start to ID Multiple Value Streams? - answer-;4 Dimensions? Significant
Opportunity, Clear products/solutions, Leadership support, Collaborating Teams.
(Test) 3 things to Motivate? - answer-;1. Autonomy
2. Mastery
3. Purpose
Responsibilities SPCs can take on to drive? Why? - answer-;Communication, Form the team, Teach
leaders & stakeholders, Train the Teams, Launch ARTs, Coach ARTs, Scale wins. Why? Connect the dots
in the enterprise.
(Test) Taking the Leading SAFe training is a? Know other training for different resources. - answer-;Key
thing to get Leadership buy-in.
