If you are planning or preparing for the Leading SAFe 5.1 (Scaled Agile Framework) certification, this article will help you get started.
Review the following list of answered questions from the Leading SAFe certification exam. You can expect similar questions on the actual exam. If you are looking for exam extracts, you can rely on the following list of questions, although the exact same questions are not guaranteed to appear on the exam.
What operating system does SAFe represent?
☑the net
☒ The hierarchy
☒ The dual operating system
What is the ultimate goal of SAFe?
☒ Faster delivery
☒ Servant leadership
☑Delivery value
☒ Functional teams
Which two areas are part of the Core Values of the Scaled Agile Framework? (Choose two.)
☑alignment
☒ Collaboration
☒ Decentralize decision making
☑built-in quality
☒ Systems thinking
What are two of SAFe's core values? (Choose two.)
☑program execution
☑transparency
☒ flow
☒ cultural
☒ Tireless improvement
Which statement aligns with SAFe's core value of embedded quality?
☒ Quality should only be worked on during the innovation and planning iteration
☑You can't scale shitty code
☒ Quality is not part of SAFe's core values
☒ Quality depends on the size of the project and must be implemented from the top down
SAFe's main need is to scale the idea of what?
☒ Delivery of the technical solution
☒ Organizational and functional alignment
☒ Lean portfolio management
☑business agility
What are the two main reasons to adopt Agile in an organization? (Choose two.)
☑Speed up product delivery
☒ Reduce changes
☒ Centralize decision making
☑Enable priority switching
☒ Reduce project costs
What are the two main reasons to adopt Agile in an organization? (Choose two.)
☒ Increase predictability by reducing changes
☒ Reduce risk by centralizing decision making
☑Improve the ability to manage changing priorities
☑Speed up product delivery, reduce project costs
According to SAFe Principle #10, what should the organization do when markets and customers demand change?
☒ Create an agile launch train to focus on value
☒ Create a trusted decision-making framework to empower employees and ensure a rapid stream of value
☒ Apply development cadence and timing to work effectively and manage uncertainty
☑Reorganize the network around the new flow of values
When should the new approaches be anchored in the corporate culture?
☒ Culture should not be changed as SAFe respects the current culture
☒ Culture change must take place before SAFe implementation can begin
☑Finally, there is the change in culture as a result of the change in work habits.
☒ Culture change occurs immediately after a sense of urgency is created in the organization
What is an outcome of corporate strategy formulation?
☑Portfolio-Budgets
☒ Portfolio-Governance
☒ Portfolio-Vision
☒ Canvas portfolio
What is the biggest benefit of decentralized decision making?
☒ Ensure that strategic decisions are not made in a vacuum
☑Added value in the shortest sustainable delivery time
☒ Create a better visualization
☒ Eliminate managerial responsibility
When should a decision be decentralized?
☒ If it lasts a long time
☑When local information is required
☒ If it offers large economies of scale
☒ When it rarely happens
Which two types of decisions should remain centralized even in a decentralized decision-making environment? (Choose two.)
☒ Decisions that are made frequently
☒ Decisions that imply high costs of delay
☒ Decisions that require local information
☑Decisions that bring large and extensive economic benefits
☑Decisions that will not change in the short term
How does decentralized decision making help?
☒ Limitation of work in progress
☒ Risk reduction
☑Best economic value
☒ Reduction of defects
What is the basic component of the values-based organization?
☑agile teams
☒ Hierarchies
☒ Private
☒ Agile launch trains
Which two quality practices apply to agile teams? (Choose two.)
☒ Provision of an architectural walkway
☑Peer review and matching
☒ Decentralized decision making
☒ Use of non-functional requirements
☑create a flow
How to describe a cross-functional agile team? (Choose two.)
☑They are optimized for communication and value delivery.
☒ Deliver value every six weeks
☒ They are made up of members, each of whom can define, develop, test and deploy the system
☑Can define, build, and test value
☒ You continually release customer products into production
Who has the content authority to make decisions at the user story level during Program Increment (PI) planning?
☒ Scrum Master
☒ Agile team
☑product owner
☒ Release the driver
What does the product owner do as part of the preparatory work for iteration planning?
☒ You work with your team to detail stories with acceptance criteria and acceptance tests.
☑They review and reprioritize pending work.
☒ Process user story backlogs for implementation.
☒ You create, edit and maintain the team backlog.
What's on a program board?
☑features
☒ User Stories
☒ Tasks
☒ epic
What three elements are on a program board? (Choose three.)
☑significant dependencies
☑milestones
☒ Tasks
☒ Pending Items
☑features
☒ User Stories
Which two dots does the program board show? (Choose two.)
☒ epic
☒ Capacity and load
☑features
☑significant dependencies
☒ Risks
What are two issues that can be understood by the program committee? (Choose two.)
☒ Events for future IP
☑Too many dependencies leading to a single program milestone
☒ Too much work in progress in one iteration
☒ Too many features are unconditionally placed in a team's swim lane
☑A significant dependency that leads to a function.
If you look at a schedule board, what does it mean for a feature to be placed unconditionally in a team's swim line?
☑That the feature can be completed independently of the other teams.
☒ That all risks have been ROAMed
☒ That the team has little faith that it will happen
☒ That the function must be completed before any other function
What is one of the Agile Release Train Sync meetings?
☒ Demonstration of the solution
☑crowd after crowd
☒ Retrospective of iterations
☒ Checking iterations
What are two of the Agile Release Train Sync meetings? (Choose two.)
☑Product Owner Sync
☒ System demo
☒ Demonstration of the solution
☑Scrum de Scrums
☒ Inspect and adjust
Which statement about ART events is correct?
☒ The Daily Stand-up is an ART event that requires the participation of Scrum of Scrums and Program Owner Sync in a closed-loop system
☒ Inspect and adapt is the only ART event necessary to create a closed-loop system
☑Team events run inside ART events and ART events form a closed loop
☒ ART events run inside team events and team events form a closed loop
Who enables the PO Sync meeting?
☑launch gear engineer
☒ Product Owner
☒ Business owner
☒ Scrum Master
Who assigns business value (BV) to the team's IP goals?
☒ Release the driver
☒ Product Owner
☑company owner
☒ Scrum Master
After the negotiation, who decides the objective assessment of the commercial value of the PI Team?
☒ Product manager
☒ The agile team
☒ The Scrum Team
☑company owner
Why do stylists assign business value to team IP goals?
☒ Determine the maximum value with WSJF
☒ To ensure that teams are not working on architecture enablers
☑Provide guidance on the business value of team goals.
☒ Override decisions made in WSJF prioritization
What kind of team is "organized to support other teams with specialized skills and help them become more proficient in new technologies"?
☒ Equipment aligned with the current
☒ Platform team
☒ Complicated subsystem equipment
☑activate equipment
Why do teams have an iteration retrospective?
☒ Repeat stories
☒ Identify acceptance criteria
☑Adapt and identify ways to improve
☒ To evaluate metrics
What kind of teams does Agile Release Train use to get the job done?
☒ Solution teams
☒ Staged review process teams
☒ Management teams
☑cross-functional teams
What role do you serve as a service leader for Agile Release Train?
☒ Business owner
☑launch gear engineer
☒ Agile Trainer
☒ Scrum Master
What is the focus of the daily stand up meeting?
☒ IP Goals vs. Results
☑Iteration goals versus what was done
☒ Scrum Master goals vs. Development Team goals
☒ Goals compared to program owner goals
You need someone in your organization who is responsible for the backlog of the program and is the internal voice of the customer. What role at the program level does SAFe need to assume?
☒ Customer Service Representative
☒ Product Owner
☒ Release the driver
☑product management
What is the role of product management?
☑Prioritization of the program backlog
☒ To prioritize enablers
☒ To facilitate order book refinement sessions
☒ Assign business value to functions
Who is responsible for the accumulation of solutions?
☒ Product Owner
☒ Solution Train Engineer
☒ Product management
☑solution management
Which role accepts skills as complete?
☑solution management
☒ Product management
☒ Solution Architect/Engineer
☒ Solution Train Engineer
Which portfolio-level role takes responsibility for coordinating portfolio epics through the portfolio kanban system?
☑epic owners
☒ Enabling Epic
☒ Lean portfolio management
☒ Enterprise Architect
Who is responsible for managing the kanban portfolio?
☒ Release the driver
☒ Solution management
☒ Product management
☑Lean Portfolio Management
The analysis step of the portfolio kanban system has a new epic with a complete lean business case. What best describes the next step for Epic?
☑Moves to backlog when receiving a "Go" decision from Lean Portfolio Management
☒ Will be implemented if you have the highest weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) ranking
☒ Remains in the analysis stage until one or more Agile Release Trains have the capacity to implement it
☒ Will be implemented once Lean Business Case is approved by Epic Owner
You need someone on your team who works across value streams and programs to provide strategic technical direction that can optimize portfolio results. What portfolio level do you need to fill?
☒ Scrum Master
☒ Lean portfolio management
☒ Epic Owners
☑Enterprise Architect
Which portfolio-level highlight has the role of describing the purpose of the Scaled Agile Framework portfolio?
☒ Portfolio retrospective
☒ Portfolio value stream
☑portfolio canvas
☒ Portfolio-Kanban
What is used to capture the current state of the portfolio and an introduction to the future state?
☑portfolio canvas
☒ Past due portfolio
☒ Portfolio-Kanban
☒ Portfolio-Vision
How is the flow of portfolio epics managed?
☒ In the Kanban program
☒ In portfolio portfolio
☒ Im Program Backlog
☑In kanban portfolio
Which option is a portfolio-level highlight of the Scaled Agile Framework?
☑tight budgets
☒ Programming
☒ Economic framework
☒ Intent of the solution
What is the benefit of using the Scaled Agile Framework if you add synchronization to the cadence of multiple teams?
☒ Development variability across the system is reduced to zero
☑System-wide demos are possible because all team demos happen at the same time
☒ Each team works faster because they all start at the same time
☒ Total work in progress is reduced
You lead a team that has embodied SAFe. It takes about 5 days for the development manager to respond to their internal customers' requests for a feature, and on average only about 2 days to implement a feature. The test team also needs an extra day, but the transfer from development to test takes two days per feature request. What is the immediate advice from SAFe that you would implement to ensure that value is delivered sooner?
☒ Eliminate or minimize implementation time.
☒ Eliminate top development and form a self-organizing team.
☒ Let developers test their own work and remove the test team altogether.
☑Eliminate or minimize request latency and test send time.
You want to store, version, and index binary software artifacts. What kind of tool do you use?
☒ Code-Repository
☒ Flashlight
☑Artifact Management Repository
☒ Code generator
What is an explanation of the continuous delivery pipeline at the Scaled Agile Framework program level?
☒ Includes everything needed to move from untested software artifacts to tested software artifacts.
☑It encompasses everything necessary to deliver continuous value to customers.
☒ Includes everything needed to deploy working software artifacts from a test environment to a production environment.
☒ Includes everything needed to move from source code to working software artifacts.
What does the continuous delivery pipeline enable?
☑continuous learning
☒ Continuous refactoring
☒ Increase in technical debt
☒ Delivery of large batches
Why is it important to unlink delivery from exchange?
☒ To eliminate the need to quickly respond to production issues
☒ Agile maturity verification based on different cycle times
☒ Make asset sourcing a business decision
☑To enable feature release as needed to meet business needs
☒ A future perspective of the solution to be developed that reflects the needs of customers and interested parties.
☒ A community of practice is an informal group of team members and other experts.
☒ A team that supports building and leveraging the continuous delivery pipeline.
☑The specific roles, people, and services required for the success of an Agile Release Train or Solution Train.
You are working on a complex, multi-component software project and want to master the variability of the development process. What SAFe mechanism can you use?
☑integration points
☒ Permanent meetings
☒ Detailed advance planning
☒ Decentralized decision making
You are trying to coordinate the architectural walkway across different layers, you want to increase speed in your portfolio. What could you do to achieve this?
☒ Follow quality practices incorporated
☑Deploy enablers
☒ Implement epics
☒ Follow the policies of the SGC
What is the main benefit of using objective assessment of systems of work as milestones in the Scaled Agile Framework?
☒ Centralized design decisions and requirements
☒ Increased system performance
☒ Significantly lower solution error rate
☑risk mitigation
What is the specific role of the Product Owner when working with the Team Backlog?
☒ Help uncover problems with the current plan.
☒ Invest all your time in developing specific acceptance tests.
☒ Contains all the functions that an ART should provide.
☑Protect the team from the multi-stakeholder issue.
You champion the Scaled Agile Framework in your organization and try to convince your organization that it needs to change. What kind of vision could you adopt to achieve your goal?
☒ An instant view
☑An economic consideration
☒ A pragmatic perspective
☒ A business vision
What is the benefit of triggering the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers?
☒ Centralize decision making
☑Provide autonomy with purpose, mission and minimum limits
☒ To reduce work in process (WIP) limits
☒ Strive for a state of continuous flow
What else does the SAFe principle require, which triggers the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers, other than purpose and mission?
☒ Innovation
☒ Transparency
☑minimum possible restrictions
☒ Incentive-based compensation
What can be used as a template to implement SAFe in an organization?
☒ SAFe principles
☒ SAFe Core Values
☑Roadmap for SAFe implementation
☒ SAFe House of Lean
Which path would a LACE take in the agile growth lifecycle?
☒ The 7 core competencies of business agility
☑Die SAFe-Implementierungs-Roadmap
☒ Agile maturity roadmaps
☒ Das Scaled Agile Framework
What defines this statement: “A set of activities proven effective in the successful implementation of SAFe”?
☒ SAFe principles
☒ SAFe Core Values
☑Roadmap for SAFe implementation
☒ SAFe House of Lean
When does a waybill become a queue?
☒ If it is longer than one program increment
☑When fully committed
☒ If it does not contain obligations
☒ If it contains features and not epics
What is the first step of the SAFe implementation roadmap?
☑Reach the tipping point
☒ Create the implementation plan
☒ Prepare for the launch of ART
☒ Train the execution of ART
What are the first three steps of the SAFe implementation roadmap?
☒ Train Lean-Agile change agents, educate leaders, managers, and leaders, then prepare to launch the Agile Release Train
☒ Reach tipping point, train Lean-Agile change agents, then train identified support staff
☒ Establish a Lean-Agile Center of Excellence, train Lean-Agile change agents, and then train leaders, managers, and leaders
☑Get to the tipping point, train Lean-Agile change agents and then train leaders, managers and leaders
What are the last three steps of the SAFe implementation roadmap?
☒ Train Lean-Agile change agents, expand portfolio, accelerate
☒ Launch trains, train execution of Agile Release trains, train leaders and managers
☒ Train Lean-Agile change agents, identify value streams and agile launch trains, expand portfolio
☑Introduce more agile launch trains and value streams, expand portfolio, accelerate
A team has just adopted the SAFe implementation roadmap and is in the process of training leaders, managers, and leaders. What is your next step?
☑Identify the value stream and agile launch train
☒ Create the implementation plan
☒ Prepare for the launch of ART
☒ Train the execution of ART
A company has just adopted the SAFe implementation roadmap and is in the process of training leaders, managers and executives. What is your next step?
☒ Train portfolio and product management executives to solve problems before solving symptoms
☒ Carry out process mapping up to date
☒ Train Lean-Agile change agents to drive the roadmap and build consensus
☑Identify value streams and agile launch trains to start aligning the organization
Which statement is true about a value stream using DevOps successfully?
☒ Has a technology stack with no legacy code
☒ It has objective measurements with automation
☑It has a closed learning process.
☒ Has a lower error threshold for production
Which statement is a tenet of the Agile Manifesto?
☒ Measure everything
☑Simplicity, the art of maximizing the amount of unfinished work, is key.
☒ View and limit WIP, reduce lot sizes and manage queue lengths
☒ Respect for people and culture
How are lead time, product cost, value, and development cost used in making economic decisions?
☒ Limit work in process (WIP) through the system
☑Identify different parameters of the economic framework.
☒ Consideration of sunk costs
☒ To recover the money already spent
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to team IP goals?
☒ Business owners who assign business value
☒ Assign business values to uncompromised goals
☑All IP targets receive a value of 10
☒ Business owners attach great importance to important facilitation work
What are the three main keys to implementing Flow? (Choose three.)
☑Manage queue lengths
☒ Frequent context switching
☒ Increase capacity
☒ Address systemic issues
☑Reduce the size of work batches
☑View and limit work in process (WIP).
What should the team focus on to streamline the process?
☒ Cost
☒ Consultations
☑delays
☒ Results
Optimizing the flow means identifying what?
☒ Key performance indicators
☑delays
☒ Train predictability issues
☒ Activities that lack innovation
What is the final step in Kotter's approach to change management?
☑Anchoring of new approaches in culture.
☒ Obtain and improve
☒ Consolidate profits and produce more profits
☒ Earn short-term profits
Product management has content-related authority over the program rollup. What do product owners have content authority for?
☒ Value streams
☒ Past due portfolio
☒ Portfolio-Vision
☑late team work
What are the effects of customer orientation?
☒ Interpret market rhythms
☑To understand customer needs
☒ Build small units just in time
☒ Develop customized solutions for the client
How does SAFe describe customer orientation?
☑As a mindset that focuses on customer behaviors that produce the best innovations
☒ As a set of practices used to create customer-focused products
☒ As a strategy to meet the demands of a constantly changing customer market
☒ As a way of working to involve the customer in daily work processes and planning
What is the problem with organizing around hierarchical functions?
☒ Moves the decision to where the information is
☒ Reduces political tensions
☒ Build agile business teams
☑This is not how value flows
What is a minimum viable product?
☒ A minimal product that can be built to achieve market dominance
☒ A minimum story that a team can deliver in one iteration
☒ A prototype that can be used to study the needs of users
☑A minimal version of a new product used to test a hypothesis.
What is business agility?
☒ Apply Lean-Agile principles and practices to the specification, development, implementation, operations, and evolution of the world's largest and most advanced systems.
☒ How Lean thinkers and Agile teams optimize their business processes, develop strategies with clear and determined new commitments, and rapidly adapt the organization as needed to capitalize on new opportunities.
☒ A customer-centric approach to defining, building, and launching a continuous flow of valuable products and services to customers and users.
☑The ability to compete and thrive in the digital age by quickly responding to market changes and new opportunities with innovative business solutions.
Which statement correctly characterizes strategic themes?
☑They are business objectives that link the SAFe portfolio to the corporate strategy
☒ They are a general summary of the vision of each program and are updated after each PI
☒ These are requirements that span Agile Release Trains but must fit into a single program increment
☒ These are large initiatives managed in Portfolio Kanban and require weighted prioritization of shorter work and a tight business case
What is the foundation of the SAFe House of Lean?
☑guide
☒ Tireless improvement
☒ Wert
☒ flow
The House of Lean is a classic metaphor that describes the mindset that is essential to lean thinking. Which of the four pillars advocates a “go see” mentality?
☒ Tireless improvement
☑innovation
☒ flow
☒ Respect for people and culture
The House of Lean is a classic metaphor that describes the mindset that is essential to lean thinking. Which of the four pillars advocates for a get out of the office mindset?
☒ Tireless improvement
☑innovation
☒ flow
☒ Respect for people and culture
Which House of Lean pillar focuses on the fact that the customer is the consumer of the work?
☒ Innovation
☒ Wert
☒ flow
☑Respect for people and culture.
Which House of Lean pillar promotes learning and growth?
☒ Innovation
☒ flow
☑tireless improvement
☒ Respect for people and culture
What is the goal of House of Lean?
☒ Liderazgo Lean-Agile como Organisationskultur
☑Value with the shortest sustainable lead time
☒ Align principles and values with a solid cause
☒ Establish a grow and shrink mindset instead of a fixed mindset
What is the best measure of progress for the development of complex systems?
☒ Inspect and adjust
☑system demo
☒ Prioritized portfolio
☒ Checking iterations
What is the main reason for the system demo?
☒ offer optional quality control
☑To enable faster feedback through cross-team integration
☒ Meet SAFe PI Planning requirements
☒ To allow the Product Owner to provide feedback on team augmentation
Which statement about innovation and iteration planning (IP) is correct?
☒ Used annually when the team needs to refocus on workflows
☒ Used as a weekly synchronization point between Scrum Masters
☑Without IP iteration, there is a risk that the "tyranny of the urgent" will overwhelm all innovation activities.
☒ The Scrum Master can decide if the IP iteration is necessary
What is the core competency foundation of SAFe?
☑Liderazgo Lean Agile
☒ Organizational agility
☒ Culture of continuous learning
☒ Technical and team agility
How many dimensions does the Agile Product Delivery competition have?
☒ of
☑Three
☒ four
☒ cinco
What are the three dimensions of Lean-Agile leadership? (Choose three.)
☑mentality and principles
☒ Emotional Intelligence
☒ SAFe Core Values
☑Lead by example
☒ Support organizational change
☑lead the change
SAFe's first Lean-Agile principle includes “deliver early and often” and what else?
☒ Decentralize decision making
☒ Apply cadence
☒ Apply systems thinking
☑Deliver value incrementally
How much does a Guardrail cost in Lean Budget?
☒ Learning milestones as objective metrics
☒ Spend limits for each agile launch train
☒ participatory budget
☑Ongoing commitment from the business owner
What is a component of a railing in lean portfolio management?
☒ Allocation of central vs decentralized decisions in the company
☑Value Stream Capability Mapping vs. Process Mapping
☒ Participatory budgeting forums that result in changes to the Value Stream budget
☒ Determine if business needs meet portfolio threshold
How does SAFe provide a second operating system that enables business agility?
☒ Achieving economies of scale
☑Focusing on customers, products, innovation and growth
☒ By creating large departments and matrix organizations to support rapid growth
☒ Creating stability and hierarchy
How does SAFe recommend using a second operating system to drive value?
☑Organize the business around the flow of values while maintaining hierarchies
☒ Reorganize hierarchies around the flow of values
☒ Use solutions with economies of scale
☒ Create a small, customer-oriented business network instead of existing hierarchies
What can be used to schedule the switch to SAFe?
☑The implementation roadmap
☒ The Kanban program
☒ Die Charta des Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE).
☒ The folder canvas
In the Kanban schedule, some steps have work-in-process (WIP) limits. Why is this necessary?
☒ To enable multitasking
☑To ensure that large queues do not build up
☒ To support continuous deployment
☒ Meet the objectives of the time box
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?
☑react to change
☒ Respect for people and culture
☒ Build gradually with built-in, fast learning cycles
☒ Limit work in progress
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?
☒ Respond to a plan instead of responding to working with the client
☒ Respond to a plan instead of reacting to change
☒ Respond to change after a system
☑Respond to change instead of following a plan
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?
☑Collaboration with the client in contract negotiations
☒ Collaboration with the client through continuous internal discussions
☒ Work with the client at a steady and indefinite pace
☒ Collaborate with customer to negotiate features
Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?
☒ Work with the client at a steady and indefinite pace
☒ Individuals and interactions in contract negotiations
☒ Collaborate with the client in following a plan
☑Individuals and interactions between processes and tools
Which two statements about unspecified goals are correct? (Choose two.)
☒ Work to achieve uncommitted goals is not scheduled in iterations during PI planning
☒ Unspecified objectives are additional things the team can do if they have time
☑Unspecified objectives are not included in the team commitment.
☒ Uncommitted targets are not assigned a planned business value
☑Uncommitted targets help improve predictability
What does management have to do for a successful agile transformation?
☒ Assign someone to represent management and then delegate tasks
☒ Change scrum masters in the team every two weeks
☒ Make an effort to view adoption as an area you can control
☑Defend quality and be the agent of change in the system
Which of the Lean Enterprise Core Competencies help align strategy and implementation?
☒ Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering
☑Lean Portfolio Management
☒ DevOps y Release-on-Demand
☒ Technical and team agility
What is an example of using cadence-based synchronization in SAFe?
☒ Teams decide their own iteration duration
☑Teams align their iterations on the same schedule to aid in communication, coordination, and systems integration
☒ Teams allow stack sizes in multiple intervals
☒ Teams meet twice at each Program Increment (PI) to plan and plan capacity
Design thinking identifies at least four new ways to measure success. What are two of those options? (Choose two.)
☒ Reliability
☒ Scalability
☒ Technical inspection
☑sustainability
☑attractive
What is one of the tools associated with design thinking?
☒ Decomposition of divergent characteristics
☑empathy cards
☒ Solution Canvas
☒ Behavior Development
What is an aspect of systems thinking?
☒ Mastery promotes intrinsic motivation
☑Optimizing a component does not optimize the system
☒ Cadence turns routine into routine
☒ Queue length affects wait time
If a program repeatedly displays separate function branches instead of an actual demo of the system, what course of action should be checked to fix the problem?
☒ Try first
☒ Roadmap creation
☑continuous integration
☒ Scrum upon scrum
Which statement about DevOps is correct?
☑DevOps is an approach to bridging the gap between development and operations
☒ DevOps automation of testing reduces maintenance costs
☒ Measurements are not a top priority for DevOps
☒ Lean-Agile principles are not necessary for a successful DevOps implementation
Which statement is true about continuous delivery with a DevOps model?
☒ Reduces reliance on agile team skills
☒ Increases transaction costs
☒ Reduces the severity and frequency of release errors
☑It ensures that changes deployed in production are always immediately available to end users.
What is the main goal of DevOps?
☑DevOps connects development and operations to enable continuous delivery
☒ DevOps enables continuous release by creating a scalable continuous delivery pipeline
☒ DevOps focuses on a set of practices applied to large systems
☒ DevOps focuses on automating the delivery pipeline to reduce transaction costs
What is the recommended frequency for updating the adjusted budget allocation?
☒ Each iteration
☒ Annually
☑On demand
☒ Twice a year
What is SAFe's launch strategy?
☑Release as needed
☒ Release continuously
☒ Release each program increment
☒ Cadence release
What is a continuous delivery pipeline component?
☒ Ongoing planning
☒ Continuous improvement
☒ Continuous cadence
☑continuous exploration
What are the three components of the continuous delivery pipeline? (Choose three.)
☒ Ongoing planning
☒ Continuous improvement
☑continuous integration
☒ Continuous cadence
☑continuous delivery
☑continuous exploration
What is the best time to release software to SAFe?
☒ After each IP
☒ After each iteration
☒ Once the software meets the solution definition of Ready
☑Whenever the business needs it
How do you recommend a feature?
☑Phrase, benefit hypothesis and acceptance criteria
☒ Adjusted business case
☒ Functional requirement
☒ Epic Hypothesis Statement
During Inspect and Adapt, the teams identified a large number of action items aimed at solving their biggest problem as a train. How should the team proceed?
☑Upload any improvement points to the program backlog to ensure the issue is documented and resolved.
☒ Select an enhancement item with WSJF
☒ Identify two or three points for improvement and upload them to the program backlog
☒ Save all items and if there is extra capacity on the PI, load as many as will fit in the program backlog
The Agile Release Train goes through four steps to implement solutions including: definition of new features, implementation, acceptance testing and what else?
☒ Completing the phase gate steps
☑Provide
☒ Regulatory Compliance
☒ DevOps-Pruebas
If small lots go through the system faster with less variability, which two statements about lot size are correct? (Choose two.)
☒ A good infrastructure allows large batches
☑Proximity (co-location) allows for small batches
☒ The size of the batches cannot influence our behavior
☑Large project delays are the most likely consequence of large batches
☒ Low utilization increases variability
Which statement about lot size is correct?
☑Large stack sizes limit the ability to maintain options
☒ When stories are divided into tasks, it means there are small batches
☒ Large lot sizes save time for integrated quality
☒ If there is flow, it means that there are small lot sizes
Weighted shortest job First you prefer jobs with which two characteristics? (Choose two.)
☑Higher delay costs
☒ Lower delay costs
☒ Fixed date
☑shorter duration
☒ Impact on revenue
During the final plan review, program risks are addressed through ROAM. What do the letters mean in ROAM?
☑Resolved, owned, accepted, mitigated
☒ Delegated, Owned, Approved, Managed
☒ Accepted, Redrawn, Tidy, Toned
☒ Managed, Resolved, Ordered, Accepted
SAFe implementation requires agreement from all levels of the organization. What level of leadership is most critical to driving cultural change?
☒ Approve train engineers
☒ Solution management
☒ Product Owner
☑CEOs
Which two statements describe an ability? (Choose two.)
☒ It is kept in portfolio portfolio
☑Must be structured to fit into a single PI
☑It is written with a sentence, a utility hypothesis, and acceptance criteria.
☒ Remains complete and becomes a feature for implementation
☒ Developed and released independently of the Kanban Solution
Lifelong learning is a requirement for Lean-Agile leaders, and what does it help them do?
☒ Provide personnel, resources, direction and support to the company
☒ Act as an effective facilitator for teams
☑Demonstrate the values you want teams to embody
☒ Trust in quality and productivity
How often should the system be demoed using the default SAFe cadence?
☒ Every 4 weeks
☒ On request
☒ Weekly
☑every 2 weeks
How often should a system demo take place?
☒ Any publication
☒ Every week
☒ Any IP
☑each iteration
What does the program roadmap do in the Scaled Agile Framework?
☒ Provides information on portfolio epics that will be rolling out over the next year
☒ Describe technical dependencies between features
☒ Communicates delivery of features on a short-term schedule
☑Describes the program commitment for the current and the next two program increments.
Peter Drucker defines knowledge workers as people who know more about their work than anyone else.
☒ Your employees
☒ Your team
☒ Your organization
☑your bosses
Which statement describes the connection between features and capabilities in a large solution?
☒ Some features may not have core features
☒ There cannot be more than 5 characteristics for each
☒ Some features may not have sub-features
☑Each function has a main capacity
What is an example of using cadence and timing in SAFe?
☒ Creation of cross-functional teams
☒ Use of a portfolio kanban system
☒ Allocate budgets for Agile Release Trains
☑Holding an IP planning meeting
When is a Pre-PI Planning event required?
☒ If there is only one day available to run PI Planning, more time is required to prepare for an effective run
☒ When the Product Owner and Scrum Master need to coordinate dependencies within the Agile Release Train
☑When it is necessary to align and coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains working on the same solution
☒ When teams are unable to identify and evaluate stories in PI Planning and need more time to prepare
Who owns the functional priorities during PI planning?
☒ Business owner
☑product management
☒ Release the driver
☒ Solution Architect/Engineer
During PI planning, which two tasks belong to the Scrum Master role at the first team meeting? (Choose two.)
☒ Review and reprioritize the team's backlog as part of the prep work for the second team breakdown
☑Facilitate coordination with other dependency teams
☒ Provide any necessary explanations to help the team estimate and sequence the story
☑Identify as many risks and dependencies for management review as possible
☒ Participate in the refinement and preparation of the program backlog
When are schedule adjustments agreed upon during the PI schedule event?
☒ During the review of the draft plan
☒ During work sessions
☑During management review and problem solving
☒ During Scrum of Scrums
Why is there a vote of confidence at the end of PI Planning?
☒ Eliminate risks to IP
☑Build a shared commitment to the program plan.
☒ To ensure that Business Owners accept the Plan
☒ Hold the team accountable when the Agile Release Train fails to deliver on its promise
Which statement correctly describes one aspect of the team's commitment at the end of PI planning?
☒ A team commits only to the IP objectives with the highest business value
☑A team does not commit to unbound goals.
☒ A team commits to all the features it posts on the program board
☒ A team commits to all the stories they have included in their IP plan
At the end of IP planning, after resolving dependencies and addressing risks, a vote of confidence is taken. What is the default method used to vote?
☒ One team vote, then one everyone vote for the train
☒ One vote from each person then normalized for the train
☒ A normalized team vote for the squad
☑A single vote from each person for the train
On the second day of PI planning, management presents the adjustments based on the management review and problem-solving meeting of the previous day. What is one possible type of customization you could do?
☒ Change a team's plan
☒ Create new user stories
☑Adjust business priorities
☒ Adjust the length of the PI
On the second day of PI planning, the group makes adjustments based on the previous day's management review and problem-solving meeting. What are the three types of changes? (Choose three.)
☒ Adaptation to IP objectives
☑business priorities
☒ User Stories
☒ Reset planning requirements
☑movement of people
☑scope changes
What is the role of the Scrum Master?
☒ Prioritize and identify what is ready for iteration planning
☒ To escalate ART disabilities
☒ Coaching of interactions with the Scrum Framework
☑To facilitate all team events.
What two behaviors should a SAFe Scrum Master embody as a coach? (Choose two.)
☑be a moderator
☒ Focus on deadlines and technical options
☒ Fight for specific results
☒ Provide technical knowledge
☑Help the team find their own path.
What is the Scrum Master above all else?
☑A servant leader
☒ A team coach
☒ A SAFE Agilist
☒ An empathetic leader
What is outside the responsibility of the Scrum Master?
☒ Moderation of the event "Innovation and Planning".
☒ Enabling team events
☒ Participation in Scrum of Scrums
☑Stories estimation for the team.
What distinguishes an effective Scrum Master?
☑Support team autonomy.
☒ Articulates architectural solutions
☒ Is a technical expert
☒ Understands customer needs
What activity is the responsibility of a Scrum Master?
☒ Training of launch gear engineers.
☒ Own the daily stand-up
☑Agile team coaching
☒ Prioritization of the team's backlog
What does SAFe's CALMeR approach apply to?
☒ IP planning
☑DevOps
☒ Economic framework
☒ Continuous delivery
How do Lean-Agile leaders lead by example?
☒ Through an empathic and customer-focused design
☑By modeling the Lean-Agile mindset, SAFe values, principles and practices
☒ Mastering the seven core competencies of the Lean Enterprise
☒ By using the SAFe implementation roadmap to chart the path for change
What is an example of business goal differentiation?
☒ Portfolio-Vision
☒ Intent of the solution
☒ Company objectives
☑Strategic Issues
How can trust be gained between business and development?
☒ Unlock new values for production every day.
☑Offer predictability
☒ Keep iterations a safe zone for the team
☒ Automate the delivery pipeline
Which of the following adjectives do you think best describes agile development?
☒ Adaptive(reacts well to change)
☒ Collaborative(requires a lot of hands and heads)
☒ Iterative(repeat the process)
☒ incremental(add small valuables)
☑All of the above
Which Lean Enterprise core competency helps drive integrated quality practices?
☑Team and technical agility
☒ DevOps y Release-on-Demand
☒ Lean portfolio management
☒ Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering
FAQs
What score do you need to pass SAFe agile? ›
Passing Score – 77%, you need to get 35 out of 45 questions correct.
What is a passing score for SAFe 5 Agilist exam? ›For all SAFe® 5 Certified Upgrade exam is as follows: 30 questions, with 60 minutes to complete. Passing score is 73% 22 correct answers out of 30 questions are required to pass.
Is the SAFe Agilist exam hard? ›SAFe Agilist exam is a tough one and not easy to crack, but it is also not impossible to crack the exam.
How many times can you take the SAFe Agile exam? ›Exam Retake Policy
A second attempt (first retake) of an exam can be done immediately after the first attempt for a fee* A third attempt requires a 10-day wait before the exam can be retaken for a fee* A fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait before the exam can be retaken for a fee*
What happens if you fail the NMLS Safe exam? If an individual fails the test, they have to wait 30 days before being eligible to retake the exam. If they fail three times, the waiting period is six months!
Is the SAFe exam easy? ›How difficult is the NMLS SAFE Act exam? Passing the exam is not easy… in fact, according to NMLS SAFE test passing rate, the first time pass rate is 54%, and only 46.7% for subsequent attempts.
Can I take the SAFe practice test multiple times? ›You can practise taking the test as many times as you like. Unlike the real test, the practice DKT allows you to finish all 45 questions, no matter how many you get wrong.
How much do SAFe agile trainers make? ›How much does a Safe Agile Coach make? As of Nov 23, 2022, the average annual pay for a Safe Agile Coach in the United States is $152,230 a year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $73.19 an hour.
How much does a SAFe Agilist make? ›| Work Experience (In Years) | Salary Per Annum ( In USD) |
|---|---|
| Between 1 to 4 | $88,000 - $103,000 |
| Between 5 to 9 | $100,000 - $116,000 |
| Between 10 to 19 | $114,000 - $129,000 |
| Over 20 | $132,000 -$141,000 |
The exam has 45 questions and once the exam starts, it needs to be finished in 90 minutes. The passing percentage is 77% or 35 right answers out of 45 questions. The exam is conducted in English.
Can you cheat on SAFe agile exam? ›
It's not proctored, but "cheating" is frowned upon. They say it's Closed Book and Closed Notes.
Is SAFe Agilist certification worth it? ›25% more hike in salary :- SAFe® Agilist certification will ensure that you will get a pay hike in your current or new job. SAFe® agilist teaches you niche skills that SAFe® certified professionals get 25% more hike than their non-certified professionals.
Is SAFe agile in demand? ›It adds a lot of weight to your resume and is much in demand across the globe. SAFe certification empowers you with an in-depth understanding of terminology and processes, and you get to know various aspects of working in a scaled agile organization which will not be possible without a certification.
Do SAFe certifications expire? ›Please keep in mind that all SAFe® certifications are only valid for one year. When your renewal time comes, you'll get an official e-mail from Scaled Agile to renew the certificates. You will have to renew your SAFe certifications after one year, by paying the renewal fee.
What is the highest level of SAFe certification? ›Levels of SAFe Certification
In scaled agile frameworks, there are four levels: team, program, portfolio, and significant solution level. Now let's take a closer look. Teams that work together. The next level above the team level within the scaled agile framework is the program level.
The SAFE MLO Test is Difficult, But Why? As an aspiring Mortgage Loan Officer (MLO), there are certain steps you need to take to obtain your license, including taking and passing the SAFE MLO Test. Failing this test is a shared experience for new MLOs, with only 57% of test takers passing on their first attempt.
Is fail-safe same as fail open? ›For example, if a building catches fire, fail-safe systems would unlock doors to ensure quick escape and allow firefighters inside, while fail-secure would lock doors to prevent unauthorized access to the building. The opposite of fail-closed is called fail-open.
Does Safe exam browser watch you? ›Safe Exam Browser (SEB) is a customized web browser that works differently than exam proctoring tools – activity is not monitored and no data is recorded.
How long should I study for the SAFe exam? ›The recommendation is to make sure you are studying at least 20 hours for the SAFE test. This does NOT include your 20+ hours of pre-licensing education. The amount of time you spend with the material will have a serious impact on how much you recall while in the testing center.
How can I pass my safety exam? ›- Do some preparatory work before the training. ...
- Be fully present at the training. ...
- Be an active learner. ...
- Don't wait too long to take the exam. ...
- But don't rush into it either. ...
- Use the practice test. ...
- Have at least one sleep between finishing your studies and taking the exam.
How much does it cost to retake a SAFe exam? ›
Exam details
Each retake attempt after the first two free attempts costs $250. Retake policy: Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait.
Yes, each candidate will be required to agree to the Candidate Agreement terms on the Certification Program Policies page before launching the exam. Scaled Agile regularly monitors exam data and looks for trends indicating cheating, collusion (group/instructor testing), and exam breaches.
How many times can I take SAFe exam? ›You can take the examination twice within 30 days. If you don't pass the exam on your second attempt, you must wait 60 days from your most recent attempt before taking the exam again. No more than four attempts are allowed within a 12 month period.
How many questions is the SAFe Agile exam? ›There are 45 questions on the exam and once the exam is started it must be completed within 90 minutes. The passing score is 77% or 35 correct out of 45 questions. The exam is provided in English.
Are Agile coaches paid well? ›In India, the Agile Coach salary range is ₹16 lac to ₹38 lac per annum.
Is SAFe better than Scrum? ›The major difference between the two depends on the way they choose to handle their work. In simple words, Scrum is basically used to organise small teams, while SAFe®️ is used to organise the whole organization. Moreover, Scrum tends to miss many important aspects that SAFe®️ manages to contain.
Is Agile coach in demand? ›Future of Agile Coaching
The agile coaching business is booming, with "Scrum Master" appearing on many lists of the fastest-growing careers.
The Certified SAFe Scrum Master has a specific role as compared to Certified SAFe Agilist. As a professional, he/she is responsible for blending Scrum practices into an enterprise. The Certified SAFe Scrum Master has an analogous role and just like in the SA course, you have to attend a two-day course first.
How long is SAFe Agilist valid? ›The SAFe Agilist Certification validity is for one year, starting from the day of the certification. However, the SAFe Agilist Certification validity can be extended at the end of each validation period after a SAFe Agilist Certification renewal fee payment on the Scaled Agile website.
Which is better CSM or SAFe? ›CSM certification is for the candidates who want to grow their understanding of Scrum and learn some basic concepts of Agile. SAFe Scrum Master is for the professionals who want to learn the basics of how to coordinate work and scale in a large organization along with a large number of teams.
Can proctored exams detect phones? ›
Can proctored exams detect phones? AI-based proctoring software can detect extra devices such as phones, tablets, smartwatches, etc. It monitors the examination process in real time and flags any suspicious noises and activities in the testing area.
What is the easiest Agile certification? ›Certified Scrum Master is the recommended Agile certification for beginners who are just starting out. It is the starter kit and will help you build your foundation for Scrum, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint demo, product backlog, and many more.
Is Scaled Agile exam proctored? ›The test lasts for 90 minutes and has 45 questions given in multiple-choice or true-or-false format. It is a closed-book test, taken in a proctored setting with no external assistance allowed.
Is Agile certification difficult? ›It is more difficult to gain this qualification than the others detailed above; it takes longer; it is more expensive; and is gained not just through attendance at a course but also through demonstrable experience working in Agile Project Teams and an examination that tests your knowledge.
What comes after SAFe Agilist? ›The SAFe Roles: After Your SAFe Agilist Certification
A SAFe Agilist can apply the Lean-Agile mindset to their management or leadership role. A SAFe Scrum Master, or even a SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, can facilitate and coach one or more Agile Teams within a SAFe organisation.
Training Session
The SAFe Agilist certification process has a training course that lasts for two days.
SAFe stands for Scaled Agile Framework® and is an agile project management methodology that helps guide organizations in scaling and lean agile practices. Like any agile qualification, as SAFe certification is worth it if you plan to move into a SAFe environment.
Is working in Agile stressful? ›Agile can be stressful. Yes, really. Any time you embrace change, change happens. And change can be stressful, especially when it happens all the time.
What are 4 levels of SAFe Agile? ›SAFe Full Configuration consists of four levels: Team, Program, Large Solution and Portfolio.
How many SAFe certified professionals are there? ›SAFe Certification
Founded in 2014, we have certified over 6,500 SAFe professionals.
Which SAFe certification should I get first? ›
1. SAFe Agilist Certification (SA) It is a 2-day course which is an excellent starting point for someone new to SAFe. It covers all the Scaled Agile Framework principles and practices along with an introduction of what it means to lead Lean-Agile transformation and how to adopt a Lean-Agile mindset.
What are the 3 levels of SAFe agile framework? ›There are three levels of Scaled Agile Framework: Portfolio, Program, and Team. Another level, Large Solution, has been added to the most recent version of SAFe, which is 5.0.
What are the 3Cs in SAFe? ›The 3Cs: Card, Conversation, Confirmation.
How do you pass a SAFe agile test? ›- Step 1: Study SAFe materials. Review the course slides and your notes after the class. ...
- Step 2: Target your weaknesses. To make the best use of your time, you need to target not only your perceived weaknesses but your objective weaknesses. ...
- Step 3: Engage creatively with the content.
Acceptance criteria for Features
In SAFe, features are pieces of value that can be completed within one Program Increment (in approx. 8 weeks) and are either created as a result from breaking down Epics and Capability or are generated on their own from a need that is small enough to fit within a feature.
There are 45 questions on the exam and once the exam is started it must be completed within 90 minutes. The passing score is 77% or 35 correct out of 45 questions. The exam is provided in English.
How hard is the leading SAFe exam? ›How difficult is the Leading SAFe exam? The Leading SAFe 5.1 exam is 90 minutes, and 45 questions with a 35/45 (77%) score required to pass. Questions are multiple-choice, and the exam is taken online after the course (you have a time limit of 30 days to sit the exam).
Is SAFe Agile certification worth it? ›25% more hike in salary :- SAFe® Agilist certification will ensure that you will get a pay hike in your current or new job. SAFe® agilist teaches you niche skills that SAFe® certified professionals get 25% more hike than their non-certified professionals.
Is it worth doing SAFe Agile certification? ›If you are SAFe certified, you can expect a good hike in your new job or a good hike in the next appraisal. The credential also enhances your profile and makes it market-ready, increasing your employability.
What are the 3 C's in SAFe? ›The 3Cs: Card, Conversation, Confirmation
Card – Captures the user story's statement of intent using an index card, sticky note, or tool. Index cards provide a physical relationship between the team and the story.
How do you get good acceptance criteria? ›
Acceptance criteria should always be written before the implementation which is obvious yet is missed by many Agile teams. Make sure that each of the Acceptance Criteria should be testable and should have results that are pass/fail. Wherever relevant include both the functional and non-functional criteria.
What is minimum acceptance criteria? ›Acceptance criteria (AC) are the conditions that a software product must meet to be accepted by a user, a customer, or other systems. They are unique for each user story and define the feature behavior from the end-user's perspective. Acceptance criteria are the lowest-level functional requirements.
What is the pass percentage of SAFe practitioner exam? ›There are 45 questions and passing score is 77% or 35 correct.
How long is SAFe certification valid for? ›Please keep in mind that all SAFe® certifications are only valid for one year. When your renewal time comes, you'll get an official e-mail from Scaled Agile to renew the certificates. You will have to renew your SAFe certifications after one year, by paying the renewal fee.