SAFe Scrum Master Study Guide 5.0 LATEST
VERSION 2023/2025
Agile frameworks - ,,,correct answer,,,..SAFe
Scrum
Crystal
Kanban
eXtreme Programming (XP)
Feature-driven development
What does a Scrum Master do? - ,,,correct answer,,,..- Servant leaders
and coaches for an Agile Team.
- Help educate team in Scrum, XP, Kanban and SAFe, ensuring the
agreed Agile process is being followed.
- Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-
performing team dynamics, continuous flow and relentless
improvement.
- Facilitates team events
- Works with RTE to ensure train meets PI objectives
- Fosters normalized estimating within the team
- Assists the PO in backlog for PI and IP.
- Attends scrum of scrum meetings.
Scrum Master Responsibilities - ,,,correct answer,,,..Exhibits lean-
agile leadership
Supports the team rules
Facilitates the team's progress toward team goals
Leads team efforts in relentless improvement
Facilitates meetings
Supports the PO
Eliminates impediments
,Promotes SAFe quality practices
Builds a high-performing team
Protects and communicates
Responsibilities on the train
Coordinates with other teams
Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events
Supports estimating
ART - ,,,correct answer,,,..Agile Release Train
PO - ,,,correct answer,,,..Product Owner
Program Increment (PI) Planning - ,,,correct answer,,,..A cadence-
based, face-to-face event that serves as the heartbeat of the Agile
Release Train (ART), aligning all the teams on the ART to a common
mission and vision.
Innovation and Planning Iteration - ,,,correct answer,,,..Occurs every
PI and serves multiple purposes. It acts as an estimating buffer for
meeting PI objectives, as well as providing dedicated time for
innovation, continuing education, and PI planning and Inspect and
Adapt (I&A) events.
Inspect & Adapt (I&A) - ,,,correct answer,,,..A significant event, held
at the end of each PI, where the current state of the solution is
demonstrated and evaluated by the train. Teams reflect and identify
improvement backlog items via a structured, problem-solving
workshop
Iteration - ,,,correct answer,,,..A basic building block of Agile
development. Each is a standard, fixed-length timebox, where Agile
Teams deliver incremental value in the form of working, tested
software and systems.
,Cycle - Defines, builds, integrates, & test.
What is the recommended timebox duration for an Iteration? -
,,,correct answer,,,..2 weeks; however, 1-4 weeks is acceptable,
depending on the business context.
Who participates in the Inspect & Adapt (I&A) phase? - ,,,correct
answer,,,..All stakeholders, including:
1. The Agile Teams
2. Release Train Engineer (RTE)
3. System and Solution Architect Engineering
4. Product Management, Business Owners, and others on the Train
What results from the I&A phase? - ,,,correct answer,,,..Improvement
backlog items that go to the Program Backlog for the next PI
Planning event
3 parts of I&A - ,,,correct answer,,,..PI System Demo
Quantitative Measurement
Retrospective and Problem-Solving Workshop
Purpose of PI System Demo - ,,,correct answer,,,..To show all the
Features the ART has developed over the course of the PI
Leads: PM, PO, System Team
Attend: BO, Stakehlders, PM, RTE, SM & Teams
PI System Demo Timebox - ,,,correct answer,,,..~1 hr or less
What is one primary measurement to be considered in quantitative
metrics? - ,,,correct answer,,,..Program predictability measure
Updated end of inspect & adapt event
Retrospective goal - ,,,correct answer,,,..To identify whatever issues
they would like to address
, Retrospective objective - ,,,correct answer,,,..To identify a few
significant problems that the teams can potentially address - What
went well, what didn't go well, what can do better next time.
PDCA Cycle - ,,,correct answer,,,..Plan
Do
Check
Adjust
Who facilitates the PI Planning event? - ,,,correct answer,,,..Release
Train Engineer (RTE)
In which iteration does PI Planning take place? - ,,,correct
answer,,,..Innovation and Planning Iteration
__ ________ is essential to SAFe; if you are not doing it, you are not
doing SAFe. - ,,,correct answer,,,..PI Planning
Business Benefits of PI Planning - ,,,correct answer,,,..Establishing
face-to-face communication across all team members and
stakeholders
Building the social network the ART depends on
Aligning development to business goals with the business context,
Vision, and team project PI objectives
Identifying dependencies and fostering cross-team and cross-ART
collaboratio
Providing the opportunity for "just the right amount of architecture
and Lean User Experience (UX) guidance)
Matching demand to capacity, eliminating excess WIP
Fast decision-making
PI Planning Inputs - ,,,correct answer,,,..Business context
Roadmap and vision
VERSION 2023/2025
Agile frameworks - ,,,correct answer,,,..SAFe
Scrum
Crystal
Kanban
eXtreme Programming (XP)
Feature-driven development
What does a Scrum Master do? - ,,,correct answer,,,..- Servant leaders
and coaches for an Agile Team.
- Help educate team in Scrum, XP, Kanban and SAFe, ensuring the
agreed Agile process is being followed.
- Help remove impediments and foster an environment for high-
performing team dynamics, continuous flow and relentless
improvement.
- Facilitates team events
- Works with RTE to ensure train meets PI objectives
- Fosters normalized estimating within the team
- Assists the PO in backlog for PI and IP.
- Attends scrum of scrum meetings.
Scrum Master Responsibilities - ,,,correct answer,,,..Exhibits lean-
agile leadership
Supports the team rules
Facilitates the team's progress toward team goals
Leads team efforts in relentless improvement
Facilitates meetings
Supports the PO
Eliminates impediments
,Promotes SAFe quality practices
Builds a high-performing team
Protects and communicates
Responsibilities on the train
Coordinates with other teams
Facilitates preparation and readiness for ART events
Supports estimating
ART - ,,,correct answer,,,..Agile Release Train
PO - ,,,correct answer,,,..Product Owner
Program Increment (PI) Planning - ,,,correct answer,,,..A cadence-
based, face-to-face event that serves as the heartbeat of the Agile
Release Train (ART), aligning all the teams on the ART to a common
mission and vision.
Innovation and Planning Iteration - ,,,correct answer,,,..Occurs every
PI and serves multiple purposes. It acts as an estimating buffer for
meeting PI objectives, as well as providing dedicated time for
innovation, continuing education, and PI planning and Inspect and
Adapt (I&A) events.
Inspect & Adapt (I&A) - ,,,correct answer,,,..A significant event, held
at the end of each PI, where the current state of the solution is
demonstrated and evaluated by the train. Teams reflect and identify
improvement backlog items via a structured, problem-solving
workshop
Iteration - ,,,correct answer,,,..A basic building block of Agile
development. Each is a standard, fixed-length timebox, where Agile
Teams deliver incremental value in the form of working, tested
software and systems.
,Cycle - Defines, builds, integrates, & test.
What is the recommended timebox duration for an Iteration? -
,,,correct answer,,,..2 weeks; however, 1-4 weeks is acceptable,
depending on the business context.
Who participates in the Inspect & Adapt (I&A) phase? - ,,,correct
answer,,,..All stakeholders, including:
1. The Agile Teams
2. Release Train Engineer (RTE)
3. System and Solution Architect Engineering
4. Product Management, Business Owners, and others on the Train
What results from the I&A phase? - ,,,correct answer,,,..Improvement
backlog items that go to the Program Backlog for the next PI
Planning event
3 parts of I&A - ,,,correct answer,,,..PI System Demo
Quantitative Measurement
Retrospective and Problem-Solving Workshop
Purpose of PI System Demo - ,,,correct answer,,,..To show all the
Features the ART has developed over the course of the PI
Leads: PM, PO, System Team
Attend: BO, Stakehlders, PM, RTE, SM & Teams
PI System Demo Timebox - ,,,correct answer,,,..~1 hr or less
What is one primary measurement to be considered in quantitative
metrics? - ,,,correct answer,,,..Program predictability measure
Updated end of inspect & adapt event
Retrospective goal - ,,,correct answer,,,..To identify whatever issues
they would like to address
, Retrospective objective - ,,,correct answer,,,..To identify a few
significant problems that the teams can potentially address - What
went well, what didn't go well, what can do better next time.
PDCA Cycle - ,,,correct answer,,,..Plan
Do
Check
Adjust
Who facilitates the PI Planning event? - ,,,correct answer,,,..Release
Train Engineer (RTE)
In which iteration does PI Planning take place? - ,,,correct
answer,,,..Innovation and Planning Iteration
__ ________ is essential to SAFe; if you are not doing it, you are not
doing SAFe. - ,,,correct answer,,,..PI Planning
Business Benefits of PI Planning - ,,,correct answer,,,..Establishing
face-to-face communication across all team members and
stakeholders
Building the social network the ART depends on
Aligning development to business goals with the business context,
Vision, and team project PI objectives
Identifying dependencies and fostering cross-team and cross-ART
collaboratio
Providing the opportunity for "just the right amount of architecture
and Lean User Experience (UX) guidance)
Matching demand to capacity, eliminating excess WIP
Fast decision-making
PI Planning Inputs - ,,,correct answer,,,..Business context
Roadmap and vision
