SAFE AGILE ADVANCED SCRUM MASTER
EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
◉ WSJF Answer: weighted shortest job first
◉ How do you calculate WSJF? Answer: WSJF = CoD (estimated
value) / Duration (time to ship or Job Size)
◉ RR Answer: risk reduction
◉ OE Answer: opportunity enablement
◉ How to calculate CoD? Answer: CoD = User-business value + Time
criticality + RR & OE value / Job Size or "Duration"
◉ PI Answer: program increment
◉ NFR Answer: non functional requirement
◉ 3 Pillars of Scrum Answer: transparency, inspection, adaptation
,◉ Scrum values make these things transparent: Answer: process,
workflow, progress
◉ The 5 SAFe Scrum Values are... Answer: courage, focus, openness,
commitment, respect
◉ SAFe Iteration length Answer: 2-4 weeks
◉ Team composition does not change during an Iteration, otherwise
the ____ is invalid. Answer: velocity
◉ product owner Answer: owns, prioritizes and manages the TEAM
backlog
◉ team increment Answer: a thin vertical slice of functionality
◉ Three roles in Agile teams Answer: scrum master, product owner,
development team
◉ Typical development team size in Scrum Answer: 3-9 excluding
the scrum master and product owner
◉ The promise of SAFe Answer: Synchronizes alignment,
collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams
, ◉ 4 core values of SAFe Answer: built-in quality, program execution,
alignment, transparency
◉ 9 SAFe Lean-Agile principles Answer: 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 Answer: a virtual organization of 5-12 teams
(50-125+) that plans, commits, and executes together
◉ program increment duration Answer: a fixed timebox with a
default of 10 weeks.
◉ RTE role Answer: acts as chief scrum master for the train
EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
◉ WSJF Answer: weighted shortest job first
◉ How do you calculate WSJF? Answer: WSJF = CoD (estimated
value) / Duration (time to ship or Job Size)
◉ RR Answer: risk reduction
◉ OE Answer: opportunity enablement
◉ How to calculate CoD? Answer: CoD = User-business value + Time
criticality + RR & OE value / Job Size or "Duration"
◉ PI Answer: program increment
◉ NFR Answer: non functional requirement
◉ 3 Pillars of Scrum Answer: transparency, inspection, adaptation
,◉ Scrum values make these things transparent: Answer: process,
workflow, progress
◉ The 5 SAFe Scrum Values are... Answer: courage, focus, openness,
commitment, respect
◉ SAFe Iteration length Answer: 2-4 weeks
◉ Team composition does not change during an Iteration, otherwise
the ____ is invalid. Answer: velocity
◉ product owner Answer: owns, prioritizes and manages the TEAM
backlog
◉ team increment Answer: a thin vertical slice of functionality
◉ Three roles in Agile teams Answer: scrum master, product owner,
development team
◉ Typical development team size in Scrum Answer: 3-9 excluding
the scrum master and product owner
◉ The promise of SAFe Answer: Synchronizes alignment,
collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams
, ◉ 4 core values of SAFe Answer: built-in quality, program execution,
alignment, transparency
◉ 9 SAFe Lean-Agile principles Answer: 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 Answer: a virtual organization of 5-12 teams
(50-125+) that plans, commits, and executes together
◉ program increment duration Answer: a fixed timebox with a
default of 10 weeks.
◉ RTE role Answer: acts as chief scrum master for the train
