SAFe PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Seven Core Competencies of Biz Agility. Answer: * Enterprise
Solution Delivery * Agile Product Delivery * Team & Technical Agility
* Lean Portfolio Mgmt * Organizational Agility * Continuous Learning
Culture * Lean-Agile Leadership
● Business Agility requires what?. Answer: Technical Agility and Biz-
level commitment to Product and Value Stream thinking. Everyone
uninvolved in delivering Biz solutions use Lean & Agile practices.
● What are the 4 SAFe configurations?. Answer: Essential, Portfolio,
Large Solution, Full
● When is the Essential SAFe configuration used?. Answer: For Basic
SAFe implementations
● When is the Portfolio SAFe configuration used?. Answer: TBD.
Essential + Portfolio additions
● When is the Large Solution SAFe configuration used?. Answer: TBD.
Essential + Large Solution. MULTIPLE trains.
,● When is the Full SAFe configuration used?. Answer: TBD. All 3 other
Configurations PLUS???
● Enterprise Solution Delivery. Answer: How to apply Lean-Agile
principles & practices to specification, development, deployment,
operation and evolution of the world's largest & most sophisticated SW
apps, networks, and cyber-physical systems. One of the 7 Core
Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Agile Product Delivery. Answer: A customer-centric approach to
defining, building, and releasing a continuous flow of valuable products
and services to customers and users. One of the 7 Core Competencies of
Biz Agility.
● Team & Technical Agility. Answer: The critical skills and Lean-Agile
principles that high-performing Agile teams (or team of teams) use to
create hi-quality solns for customers. One of the 7 Core Competencies of
Biz Agility. Roles: Agile Team, SM, PO. Teams execute w Scrum &
Kanban.
● Lean Portfolio Mgmt. Answer: Aligns strategy & execution by
applying Lean- and systems-thinking approaches to strategy and
investment funding Agile portfolio operations, and governance. One of
the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
,● Organizational Agility. Answer: How Lean-thinking people and Agile
Teams optimize their business, evolve strategy with clear & decisive
new commitments, and quickly adapt ad needed to capitalize on new
opportunities. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Continuous Learning Culture. Answer: A set of values and practices
that encourage individuals, & the Enterprise as a whole, to continually
increase knowledge, competence, performance and innovation. One of
the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Lean-Agile Leadership. Answer: How Lean-Agile Leaders drive and
sustain organizational change and operational excellence by empowering
individuals & teams to reach their highest potential. One of the 7 Core
Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Built-in Quality. Answer: Built-In Quality practices ensure that each
Solution element, at every increment, meets appropriate quality
standards throughout development.
● Agile Manifesto. Answer: * Individuals & Interactions OVER
Processes & Tools; * Working Software OVER comprehensive
documentation; * Customer Collaboration OVER contract negotiation;
Responding to Change OVER following a plan.
, ● Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP). Answer: Continuous
Exploration -> Continuous Integration -> Continuous Deployment ->
Release on Demand. CE -> CI -> CD -> RoD.
● Measure & Grow. Answer: The way portfolios evaluate their progress
towards Biz Agility and determine their next steps.
● SAFe Core Values. Answer: Alignment, Built-in Quality,
Transparency, Program Execution. The four Core Values represent the
fundamental beliefs that are key to SAFe's effectiveness. These guiding
principles help dictate behavior and action for everyone who participates
in a SAFe portfolio.
● Alignment. Answer: Constant communication, constantly check for
understanding.
● Built-In Quality. Answer: Ensures that each Solution element, at every
increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
● Transparency. Answer: visualize relevant work, admits mistakes,
support others.
● SAFe House of Lean. Answer: Illustrates the goal of delivering
VALUE through the pillars of Respect for people and culture, Flow,
Innovation, and Relentless improvement. LEADERSHIP provides the
foundation on which everything else stands.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Seven Core Competencies of Biz Agility. Answer: * Enterprise
Solution Delivery * Agile Product Delivery * Team & Technical Agility
* Lean Portfolio Mgmt * Organizational Agility * Continuous Learning
Culture * Lean-Agile Leadership
● Business Agility requires what?. Answer: Technical Agility and Biz-
level commitment to Product and Value Stream thinking. Everyone
uninvolved in delivering Biz solutions use Lean & Agile practices.
● What are the 4 SAFe configurations?. Answer: Essential, Portfolio,
Large Solution, Full
● When is the Essential SAFe configuration used?. Answer: For Basic
SAFe implementations
● When is the Portfolio SAFe configuration used?. Answer: TBD.
Essential + Portfolio additions
● When is the Large Solution SAFe configuration used?. Answer: TBD.
Essential + Large Solution. MULTIPLE trains.
,● When is the Full SAFe configuration used?. Answer: TBD. All 3 other
Configurations PLUS???
● Enterprise Solution Delivery. Answer: How to apply Lean-Agile
principles & practices to specification, development, deployment,
operation and evolution of the world's largest & most sophisticated SW
apps, networks, and cyber-physical systems. One of the 7 Core
Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Agile Product Delivery. Answer: A customer-centric approach to
defining, building, and releasing a continuous flow of valuable products
and services to customers and users. One of the 7 Core Competencies of
Biz Agility.
● Team & Technical Agility. Answer: The critical skills and Lean-Agile
principles that high-performing Agile teams (or team of teams) use to
create hi-quality solns for customers. One of the 7 Core Competencies of
Biz Agility. Roles: Agile Team, SM, PO. Teams execute w Scrum &
Kanban.
● Lean Portfolio Mgmt. Answer: Aligns strategy & execution by
applying Lean- and systems-thinking approaches to strategy and
investment funding Agile portfolio operations, and governance. One of
the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
,● Organizational Agility. Answer: How Lean-thinking people and Agile
Teams optimize their business, evolve strategy with clear & decisive
new commitments, and quickly adapt ad needed to capitalize on new
opportunities. One of the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Continuous Learning Culture. Answer: A set of values and practices
that encourage individuals, & the Enterprise as a whole, to continually
increase knowledge, competence, performance and innovation. One of
the 7 Core Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Lean-Agile Leadership. Answer: How Lean-Agile Leaders drive and
sustain organizational change and operational excellence by empowering
individuals & teams to reach their highest potential. One of the 7 Core
Competencies of Biz Agility.
● Built-in Quality. Answer: Built-In Quality practices ensure that each
Solution element, at every increment, meets appropriate quality
standards throughout development.
● Agile Manifesto. Answer: * Individuals & Interactions OVER
Processes & Tools; * Working Software OVER comprehensive
documentation; * Customer Collaboration OVER contract negotiation;
Responding to Change OVER following a plan.
, ● Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP). Answer: Continuous
Exploration -> Continuous Integration -> Continuous Deployment ->
Release on Demand. CE -> CI -> CD -> RoD.
● Measure & Grow. Answer: The way portfolios evaluate their progress
towards Biz Agility and determine their next steps.
● SAFe Core Values. Answer: Alignment, Built-in Quality,
Transparency, Program Execution. The four Core Values represent the
fundamental beliefs that are key to SAFe's effectiveness. These guiding
principles help dictate behavior and action for everyone who participates
in a SAFe portfolio.
● Alignment. Answer: Constant communication, constantly check for
understanding.
● Built-In Quality. Answer: Ensures that each Solution element, at every
increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
● Transparency. Answer: visualize relevant work, admits mistakes,
support others.
● SAFe House of Lean. Answer: Illustrates the goal of delivering
VALUE through the pillars of Respect for people and culture, Flow,
Innovation, and Relentless improvement. LEADERSHIP provides the
foundation on which everything else stands.
