SAFe SPC 4.0 Study Questions And Correct Answers
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What kind of value stream does largest business have? - ANSWER Multiple SAFe
portfolios, some larger, some smaller (multiple instances of 3- and 4- Level SAFe)
What do you look for in a Value Stream constructs 3-level SAFe? - ANSWER "Economic
Framework→RTE, System Arch/Eng, Product Mgmt
Solution Intent (Variable/Fixed)→Customer
Supplier→ Releases"
In which level are Value Streams represented and funded? - ANSWER The SAFe
Portfolio Level
What is the Value Stream Coordination concerning the portfolio of SAFe? - ANSWER
"The SAFe Portfolio Level is where the Value Streams are represented and funded.
Often these Solutions require the coordination of dependencies across Value Streams.
Coordination describes the aspects needed to enable these Capabilities on a
sustainable basis.
Offering a set of Solutions and services that nobody can compete with provides key
differentiator in the market and creates barrier to entry for competitors"
What are the 5 main aspects of coordination? - ANSWER "1. Cadence and
synchronization
2. Injection of new Portfolio Level Epic and Enablers
3. Program/content management and enterprise architecture
4. Portfolio Roadmap
,5. Deployment and release"
How would you tailor a Lean-Agile Portfolio organization and structure? - ANSWER
Tailor your portfolio with the constructs you need from the SPANNING PALETTE by
identifying the DevOps, System Team, Release Management, Shared Services, Vision,
Roadmaps, Releases and User Experience.
What are 3 the responsibilities of Program Portfolio Management (PPM)? - ANSWER "1.
Allocate and assure funding to strategy
2. Drive, assist or support program execution
3. Close the loop on funding and program execution, measures and reporting necessary
compliance"
How do you identify a the 7 typical behaviors of the traditional mindset - ANSWER "1.
Centralized planning and control
2. Plan out a full year of projects
3. Maximize utilization
4.Widget engineering
5. Just """Get it done!"" mentality
6. Development in order-taker mentality
7.Control through data and milestones"
How would you describe a Lean- Agile approach as compared to the traditional
approach? 7 Differences - ANSWER "1. Decentralized decision-making as compared to
the traditional method of Centralized control
2. Demand management, continuous value flow as compared to the traditional approach
of project overload
3. Lightweight, epic-only business cases as compared to the traditional approach of
Detailed project plans
4.Decentralized, rolling-wave planning as compared to traditional approach of
centralized annual planning
,5.Agile estimating and planning compared to the traditional approach of work
breakdown structure
6.Lean-Agile budgeting and self-managing Agile Release Trains compared to the
traditional approach of project-based funding and control
7. Objective, fact-based measures and milestones compared to the traditional approach
of waterfall milestones"
What are the 6 major roles of the Agile PMO? - ANSWER "1. Leads the Lean-Agile
transformation
2. Applies objective Milestones
3. Leads the move to Lean-Agile Budgeting
4.Coaches ARTs in effective practices
5.Fosters Agile contracts
6.Develops Lean models for Supplier and Customer partnerships"
What 3 mindset changes can anchor Agile new approaches as far as culture is concern?
- ANSWER "1. Culture comes last, not first
2. It's important to point out the connection between successes and the new ways of
working
3. Promotion considerations need to reflect the new values"
What are the values to consider for a greater business result? - ANSWER "1.
Engagement
2. Productivity
3. Quality
4.Time to market"
What is the best way to write your case study? - ANSWER "Share your transformation
success story
Provide objective measures for success
, Share the good, the bad, and the ugly"
Provide an example of measuring success in Lean Program Portfolio metrics: Benefits,
Expected result, and Metric used - ANSWER "1. Benefit- ex. Employee engagement,
customer satisfaction, productivity, Agility, Time to market, Quality, Partner health
2.Expected Result - ex. Improved employee satisfaction; lower turnover, Improved Net
Promoter Score, Reduced average feature cycle time, Continuous improvement in team
and program measures, more frequent releases, Reduced defect counts and support
call volume, improving ecosystem relationships
3. Metric used-ex. Employee survey; HR statistics, Net Promoter Score survey, Feature
cycle time, Team, program, and portfolio self-assessments; predictability measure,
Number of releases per year, Defect data and support call volume, Partner and vendor
Surveys"
What are the 7 major steps that define the Role of SPC? - ANSWER SPCs are knowledge
change agents. Many are typically required.
1. Communicate the transformation need and vision
2. Form the transformation team
3. Training leaders and other stakeholders
4. Training the teams and launching the ARTs.
5. Coaching the ARTs
6. Scaling the wins to Value Stream and Portfolio
7. Connecting the dots in the enterprise
What is one of the most important influences an SPC can have on the enterprise? -
ANSWER SPCs can help to establish a SENSE OF URGENCY
What are the 4 key steps to reach leadership tipping point? - ANSWER 1. Setting the
context to the leaders
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What kind of value stream does largest business have? - ANSWER Multiple SAFe
portfolios, some larger, some smaller (multiple instances of 3- and 4- Level SAFe)
What do you look for in a Value Stream constructs 3-level SAFe? - ANSWER "Economic
Framework→RTE, System Arch/Eng, Product Mgmt
Solution Intent (Variable/Fixed)→Customer
Supplier→ Releases"
In which level are Value Streams represented and funded? - ANSWER The SAFe
Portfolio Level
What is the Value Stream Coordination concerning the portfolio of SAFe? - ANSWER
"The SAFe Portfolio Level is where the Value Streams are represented and funded.
Often these Solutions require the coordination of dependencies across Value Streams.
Coordination describes the aspects needed to enable these Capabilities on a
sustainable basis.
Offering a set of Solutions and services that nobody can compete with provides key
differentiator in the market and creates barrier to entry for competitors"
What are the 5 main aspects of coordination? - ANSWER "1. Cadence and
synchronization
2. Injection of new Portfolio Level Epic and Enablers
3. Program/content management and enterprise architecture
4. Portfolio Roadmap
,5. Deployment and release"
How would you tailor a Lean-Agile Portfolio organization and structure? - ANSWER
Tailor your portfolio with the constructs you need from the SPANNING PALETTE by
identifying the DevOps, System Team, Release Management, Shared Services, Vision,
Roadmaps, Releases and User Experience.
What are 3 the responsibilities of Program Portfolio Management (PPM)? - ANSWER "1.
Allocate and assure funding to strategy
2. Drive, assist or support program execution
3. Close the loop on funding and program execution, measures and reporting necessary
compliance"
How do you identify a the 7 typical behaviors of the traditional mindset - ANSWER "1.
Centralized planning and control
2. Plan out a full year of projects
3. Maximize utilization
4.Widget engineering
5. Just """Get it done!"" mentality
6. Development in order-taker mentality
7.Control through data and milestones"
How would you describe a Lean- Agile approach as compared to the traditional
approach? 7 Differences - ANSWER "1. Decentralized decision-making as compared to
the traditional method of Centralized control
2. Demand management, continuous value flow as compared to the traditional approach
of project overload
3. Lightweight, epic-only business cases as compared to the traditional approach of
Detailed project plans
4.Decentralized, rolling-wave planning as compared to traditional approach of
centralized annual planning
,5.Agile estimating and planning compared to the traditional approach of work
breakdown structure
6.Lean-Agile budgeting and self-managing Agile Release Trains compared to the
traditional approach of project-based funding and control
7. Objective, fact-based measures and milestones compared to the traditional approach
of waterfall milestones"
What are the 6 major roles of the Agile PMO? - ANSWER "1. Leads the Lean-Agile
transformation
2. Applies objective Milestones
3. Leads the move to Lean-Agile Budgeting
4.Coaches ARTs in effective practices
5.Fosters Agile contracts
6.Develops Lean models for Supplier and Customer partnerships"
What 3 mindset changes can anchor Agile new approaches as far as culture is concern?
- ANSWER "1. Culture comes last, not first
2. It's important to point out the connection between successes and the new ways of
working
3. Promotion considerations need to reflect the new values"
What are the values to consider for a greater business result? - ANSWER "1.
Engagement
2. Productivity
3. Quality
4.Time to market"
What is the best way to write your case study? - ANSWER "Share your transformation
success story
Provide objective measures for success
, Share the good, the bad, and the ugly"
Provide an example of measuring success in Lean Program Portfolio metrics: Benefits,
Expected result, and Metric used - ANSWER "1. Benefit- ex. Employee engagement,
customer satisfaction, productivity, Agility, Time to market, Quality, Partner health
2.Expected Result - ex. Improved employee satisfaction; lower turnover, Improved Net
Promoter Score, Reduced average feature cycle time, Continuous improvement in team
and program measures, more frequent releases, Reduced defect counts and support
call volume, improving ecosystem relationships
3. Metric used-ex. Employee survey; HR statistics, Net Promoter Score survey, Feature
cycle time, Team, program, and portfolio self-assessments; predictability measure,
Number of releases per year, Defect data and support call volume, Partner and vendor
Surveys"
What are the 7 major steps that define the Role of SPC? - ANSWER SPCs are knowledge
change agents. Many are typically required.
1. Communicate the transformation need and vision
2. Form the transformation team
3. Training leaders and other stakeholders
4. Training the teams and launching the ARTs.
5. Coaching the ARTs
6. Scaling the wins to Value Stream and Portfolio
7. Connecting the dots in the enterprise
What is one of the most important influences an SPC can have on the enterprise? -
ANSWER SPCs can help to establish a SENSE OF URGENCY
What are the 4 key steps to reach leadership tipping point? - ANSWER 1. Setting the
context to the leaders
