Scaled Agile Framework / SAFe Scrum Master Certification Prep (SSM)

Scaled Agile Framework / SAFe Scrum Master Certification Prep (SSM) job sequencing the key to economic outcomes WSJF weighted shortest job first How do you calculate WSJF? WSJF = CoD (estimated value) / Duration (time to ship or Job Size) RR risk reduction OE opportunity enablement How to calculate CoD? CoD = User-business value + Time criticality + RR & OE value / Job Size or "Duration" PI program increment NFR non functional requirement 3 Pillars of Scrum transparency, inspection, adaptation Scrum values make these things transparent: process, workflow, progress The 5 SAFe Scrum Values are... courage, focus, openness, commitment, respect SAFe Iteration length 2-4 weeks Team composition does not change during an Iteration, otherwise the ____ is invalid. velocity product owner owns, prioritizes and manages the TEAM backlog team increment a thin vertical slice of functionality Three roles in Agile teams scrum master, product owner, development team Typical development team size in Scrum 3-9 excluding the scrum master and product owner The promise of SAFe Synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams 4 core values of SAFe built-in quality, program execution, alignment, transparency 9 SAFe Lean-Agile principles 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 a virtual organization of 5-12 teams (50-125+) that plans, commits, and executes together program increment duration a fixed timebox with a default of 10 weeks. RTE role acts as chief scrum master for the train product manager owns, defines, and prioritizes the PROGRAM backlog system architect/engineer provides architectural guidance and technical enablement to the teams on the train business owners key stakeholders on the agile release train 4 program events PI planning ART sync System Demo Inspect and Adapt event PI planning timebox 2 days art sync timebox 1 hour system demo timebox 2 hours inspect and adapt event the train reviews and improves its process before the next PI pdca plan, do, check, act PI planning cadence 2 days every 8-12 weeks (10 is typical) Product Management role in PI owns feature priorities Development teams role in PI own story planning and high level estimations Two things every feature has benefit hypothesis and acceptance criteria benefit hypothesis justifies feature implementation cost and provides business perspective when making scope decisions When is acceptance criteria typically defined? during program backlog refinement What are the 3 C's of user stories? card, conversation, confirmation What are the 3 components of user stories? role, activity, value Roles in user stories can be comprised one of the following (3). people, devices, systems What does INVEST mean in user stories? Independent Negotiable Valuable Estimable Small Testable Enabler stores support value and represent Exploration, Architecture, and Infrastructure refactoring a systematic approach to improving the system without changing observable behavior spike research activities to reduce risk, understand a functional need, increase estimate reliability, or define a technical approach Story points represent these (4) things... Volume - how much is there Complexity - how hard it is Knowledge - what we know Uncertainty - what we don't know The PI planning event helps create ____ to a common mission alignment Risks should be evaluated with the ROAM format, which stands for... Resolved Owned Accepted Mitigated stretch objectives provide a reliability guard band are included velocity/capacity are planned (aren't "extra") are NOT included in commitment SMART Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time -bound Iteration Planning timebox 2 - 4 hours iteration goals provide Agile Teams with clarity, commitment and management information agile teams are not just committed to the work, they are committed to (3)... other teams the program the stakeholders agile teams commit to iteration ____ not stories goals scrum masters should ensure that time is allocated to this activity when iteration planning technical debt the key to team synchronization and self-organization daily standup BVIR big visible information radiator these stories trump prioritized stories expedited CFD cumulative flow diagram SoS frequency twice a week SoS atttendees Scrum Masters and RTE backlog refinement timebox 1 - 2 hours weekly white elephant sizing exercise for rapidly estimating a large backlog iteration review where teams demonstrate every story, enabler, and NFR iteration review timebox 1 - 2 hours iteration review attendees iteration team and stakeholders system demo attendees system team, product management, product owners, stakeholders architectural runway existing code, hardware components, etc., that technically enable near-term business features dev ops an agile approach to bridge the gap between development and operations to deliver value faster and more reliably CALMR approach to dev ops