SAFe POPM - Section 2 Questions and Answers

SAFe POPM - Section 2 Questions and Answers Set-Based Design (SBD) - Correct Answer ️️ -Set-based design is a practice that maintains multiple requirements and design options for a longer period in the development cycle. Empirical data is used to narrow focus based on the emergent knowledge presented at integration-based learning points. Produces more optimal technical and economic outcomes. Set-Based Design AKA - Correct Answer ️️ -Set-Based Concurrent Engineering (SBCE) Which Principle does Set-Based Design Apply to? - Correct Answer ️️ -Principle 3: Assume variability; preserve options Four Critical Errors of Phase-Gate Milestones - Correct Answer ️️ -- Centralizing requirements and design decisions in siloed functions that do not actually build the system - Forcing too-early design decisions and false-positive feasibility - Assuming a point solution exists and can be built correctly the first time - Making up-front decisions creates large batches of requirements, code, tests, and queues leading to large-batch handoffs and delayed feedback. Incremental Milestones vs. Phase-Gates - Correct Answer ️️ -System is build in increments and each integration point demonstrates some evidence of feasibility of the solution in process. Each milestone involves requirements, design, development, and testing all producing an increment of value. Which Principle does Incremental Milestones belong to? - Correct Answer ️️ -Principle 5 - Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems Benefits of decentralized decision-making - Correct Answer ️️ -- Reduces delays - Inproves product development flow and throughput - facilitates faster feedback & more innovative solutions - Higher levels of empowerment (additional benefit) Characteristics of decisions that should be Centralized - Correct Answer ️️ -- Infrequent: not urgent and deeper consideration is appropriate (e.g., product strategy, international expansion) - Long-lasting: Unlikely to change in the short-term (e.g., commitment to tech platform or realignment around value streams) - Provide economies of scale: Deliver large and broad economic benefits (e.g., standard tooling, offshoring) Characteristics of decisions that should be Decentralized - Correct Answer ️️ -- Frequent: problem is recurrent and common (e.g., backlog prioritization, response to defects) - Time-critical: High cost of delay (e.g., point releases, customer emergencies, dependencies w/ other teams) - Requires Local Information: Need specific local context (e.g., specific customer needs, significant design problem, self-organization to emerging challenge) Decentralized decision-making applies to what Principle? - Correct Answer ️️ - Principle 9: Decentralize decision-making Who leads PI Planning preparation? - Correct Answer ️️ -PM takes the lead preparing for PI Planning, supported by the PO. They own feature priorities. Agile team owns what at PI? - Correct Answer ️️ -Story planning and high-level estimates Architect/Engineering and UX have what role in PI Planning? - Correct Answer ️️ - Work as intermediaries for governance, interfaces and dependancies Inputs to PI Planning (PI Planning Prep) - Correct Answer ️️ -- Create/update Vision and Roadmap - Socialize the Top 10 features to set expectations for the PI Planning meeting Who ensures the Vision and Program/Team Backlogs are aligned to Strategic Themes? - Correct Answer ️️ -PMs collaborate w/ Lean Portfolio Management. Non-functional requirements - Correct Answer ️️ -Constraints on the services or functions offered by the system such as timing constraints, constraints on the development process, standards, etc. (e.g., performance, reliability, platforms). Who creates the vision for the ART - Correct Answer ️️ -PM - it evolves through customer feedback and learnings of the ART Solution Vision - Correct Answer ️️ -Description of the future state of the product or solution - Where are we headed - What problem does it solve - What features & benefit hypotheses does it provide - Who does it provide them for - What NFRs does it deliver Postcard from the Future - Correct Answer ️️ -Visioning Tool - aspirational, realistic & achievable while motivational enough to engage others