VERIFIED ANSWERS
SAFe Agile - ANSWER Scaled Agile Framework. Framework for scaling
Agile
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???
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.
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
highperforming 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
systemsthinking 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, TrANSWERparency, 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.
TrANSWERparency - 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.
Respect for people and culture - ANSWER House of Lean. Generative Culture; People
do all
the work; Customer is whomever consumes your work; Build long-term partnerships
based on trust; To change the Culture, Change the Organization.
Flow - ANSWER House of Lean. Optimize sustainable Value delivery; Build in
Quality;
Understand, exploit & manage variability; Move from Projects to Products.
Innovation - ANSWER House of Lean. Innovative people, provide time & space for
Innovation, Go see; Experimentation & Feedback; Innovation riptides; Pivot without
mercy or guilt.
Relentless improvement - ANSWER House of Lean. Constant sense of danger; Optimize
the
whole; problem-solving culture; Base improvements on facts; Reflect at Key Milestones.