Question 1

The release train engineer has gotten a job at Google. There are three leading candidates to
replace her. What is the best way to appoint her replacement?

Choose one

The decision should be decentralised to the teams to decide

A decision should be made centrally

Doubtful?

Question 2
Identify the Five Core Competencies first introducted in SAFe(r) 4.6

Choose all that apply

Take an Economic View

Lean Portfolio Management

DevOps and Release on Demand

Assume Variability, Preserve Options

Unlock the Intrinsic Motivation of Knowledge Workers

Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering

Team and Technical Agility

Lean-Agile Leadership

Doubtful?
Question 3
What is the IP iteration

Choose one

Internal Process iteration

Intellectual Property iteration

Innovation and Planning iteration

Doubtful?

Question 4
Which of the following is NOT a leadership style identified by Bradford and Cohen?

Choose one

Developer

Conductor

Inspirer

Expert
Question 5
What order should the following things be done in?

3
Identify the people that support the systems
1
Identify the Operational Value Stream(s)
2
Identify the systems that support the value stream(s)
5
Understand how Development Value Streams go across boundaries
4
Define the Development Value Stream(s)

Doubtful?

Question 6
Match the following defintions of LACE:

Centralised
Single portfolio, modest size, values streams and ARTS under common budget. Funding for LACE tools, people and coaching all under the same

Decentralised
Independent business units, autonomous SAFe portfolios. Funding for LACE tools, people and coaching under individual business unit budget.

Hub-and-spoke
Core practices developed centrally, shared and adapted locally. Effective 2-w ay communication local to central. Funding for LACE split, some

Doubtful?

Question 7
Emphasize life-long learning, is part of which element of the House of Lean?

Choose one

Governance

Value

Flow

Innovation
 Respect for people and culture

Quality

Leadership

Relentless Improvement

Doubtful?

Question 8
Match the following characteristics to the role

Agile team
Coordinates Dependencies and fosters collaboration
Product Manager
Is Co-located with marketing/business
Product Ow ner
Is Co-located with agile teams

Doubtful?

Question 9
In SAFe(r) a burning Platform is ...

Choose one

A product or service of low value that should be deprioritised in PI planning

An obvious and compelling reason for change

The most valuable platform that the organisation could focus on

Doubtful?

Question 10
In SAFe(r) - What is the purpose of an operational value stream?

Choose one
 It is used to deliver customer end value.

It is used to build systems and capabilities that enable operational value streams.

It is used to identify the steps, value, people and systems and lead time.

Doubtful?

Question 11
Why must autonomy for the team be unconstrained?

Choose one

Because, otherwise, natural leaders may emerge

Because if not, then teams will ultimately fall back into old patterns of command and control

Because the intrinsic innovation and creativity of teams is only unlocked when free of all constraint

It is a myth that autonomy be unconstrained, the needs of purpose of the organisation always constrain
autonomy

Question 12
What are the relationships in respect of bringing Epics to the Go/no-go point?

Choose one

The Epic owner drives the activity and the PO/PM are key stakeholders

The PO/PM drives the activity and the Epic owners are key stakeholders

Question 13
We have identified the operational value stream(s), what is the next step in the process?

Choose one
 Identify the systems that support the operational values streams

Identify Development Streams Cross Boundaries effects

Define the Development Value Streams

If necessary, split ARTs in large value streams into multiple ARTs

Identify the people that develop the systems

Identify the ARTs

Question 14
What is the minimum size of an agile release train (ART)?

Choose one

the dunbar number

a minimum of one scrum team

50-125 people

Around 50 people

Question 15
Reducing costs by dropping unsuccessful paths quickly is part of which lean-agile principle?

Choose one

#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning

 #5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems

#2 Apply systems thinking

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths

#1 Take an economic view

#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

Question 16
Increased predictability, accelerated feedback, reduction in rework, lower risk, and lower cost are
all direct benefits of ...

Choose one

shortening iteration length

reducing batch size

Program Increment (PI) Planning

system demos

Question 17
Why is building long term relationships based on trust important in a lean-agile context?
Choose one

it allows us to unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers.

It allows us to optimise the continuous and sustainable throughput of value

It provides a basis for us to apply lean tools to identify and test root causes

It provides a basis to influence change in culture

Question 18
Principle #6 identifies three key elements
- Visualizing and limiting WIP
- reducing the batch sizes of work items, and;
- managing queue lengths
What concept in the House of Lean relates to all three of these elements

Choose one

Respect for people and culture

Relentless improvement

Flow

Leadership

Innovation

Question 19
In SAFe(r) - which of the below is NOT one of the four critical moves designed to create a sense
of urgency and establish a powerful coalition

Choose one
 Train Lean-Agile Change Agents

Reaching the Tipping Point

Identify Value Streams and ARTs

Train Executives, Managers, and Leaders

Create a Lean-Agile Centre of Excellence

Question 20
Of all the events in SAFe(r), the most critical is ____________ because it
__________________________________

Choose one

Individual team sprint planning | is the basis for efficient engineering in the iteration

PI Planning | gathers all stakeholders for cross-domain planning and synchronization

ART launch | forms the basis for getting the work done

System Demo | makes risks and issues visible across the whole train

Question 21
What is the core benefit of Principle #9 – Decentralize decision-making?

Choose one

It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done

It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.
 It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco

Enhances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context

It enables risk to be evaluated early, through early validation and feedback.

It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself

It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work

It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries

It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work

What approach allows us to foster innovation, manage risk and investment incrementally, and
leverage the flow and visibility of work?

Choose one

The Lean Start-up cycle and Lean Budgeting

The Architectural Runway

Backlog and Guardrails

The Portfolio Canvas

Question 23
What elements of the following are verifiable through Safe Case Studies?

(Select 4)
Choose all that apply

20-60% less time spent in retrospectives

20-50% increase in productivity

15-45% increase in specialisation

25-75% Defect Reduction

30-75% faster time-to-market

10-50% happier, more motivated employees

Question 24
Which of the following statements is not true about queues

Choose one

Control of inputs increase as queue length increases

Motivation of team decreases as queue length increases

Cycle times, risk, and variability of outputs increase as queue length increases

Quality of outputs decreases as queue length increases

Question 25
What are the three ways in which Lean Portfolio management empowers the portfolio(Choose
three)

Choose all that apply

 By coordinating continuous compliance

By working with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help en
strategy and execution alignment

By connecting the portfolio to enterprise strategy

By coordinating value streams

By managing and prioritizing the flow of work

Question 26
Deliver early and often is part of which lean-agile principle?

Choose one

#1 Take an economic view

#2 Apply systems thinking

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems

#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
 #8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

Question 27
Complete the sentence

High utilisation...

Choose one

is a leading indicator for a well functioning system

reduces project slippage

increases efficiency and use of resources

increases variability

Question 28
In the context of the Lean Portfolio, which three of the following elements relate to Strategy and
Investment Funding (Choose 3)

Choose all that apply

Support Agile PMO, LACE, RTE and Scrum Master communities of practice

Fund Value Streams

Connect the Portfolio to Enterprise Strategy

Measure Lean Portfolio Performance

Forecast and Budget Dynamically

 Establish Portfolio Flow

Coordinate Value Streams

Coordinate Continuous Compliance

Sustain and Improve

Question 29
The four pillars of the House of Lean are:

Choose one

Respect for people and culture, Flow, Innovation, Relentless improvement

Respect for people and culture, Leadership, Value, Relentless improvement

Respect for people and culture, Flow, Leadership, Relentless improvement

Respect for people and culture, Quality, Innovation, Relentless improvement

Respect for people and culture, Value, Innovation, Relentless improvement

Question 30
The need to understand behavour and architecture at a higher level is part of which lean-agile
principle?

Choose one

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#1 Take an economic view

 #6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths

#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning

#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems

#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

#2 Apply systems thinking

#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

Question 31
Local Optimisation is no as important as global optimisation is part of which lean-agile principle?

Choose one

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#2 Apply systems thinking

#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths

#1 Take an economic view

#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning

 #9 Decentralise Decision Making

#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

Question 32
Change requires effort, focus, courage and commitment. Match the reasons and the effects
below

Neglecting to anchor change in culture

PI Planning management review issue 'Teams do not agree on priority of top three features"

Declaring victory too soon

Now that w e have three ARTs running w e can confidently expect an improvement in results

Powerful guiding coalition absent

The CIO w as not able to attend today but has sent a delegate

Vision undercommunicated
We have been doing agile for many years now , and so this new change w ill be no problem for us

Too much complacency

Can w e w ait for 10 minutes please before w e start as the CIO is running late

Doubtful?

Question 33
The notion that systems demos improve solutions is part of which lean-agile principle?

Choose one

#1 Take an economic view

#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
 #8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

#2 Apply systems thinking

Question 34
Improving learning efficiency by decreasing time between action and effect is part of which lean-
agile principle?

Choose one

#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning

#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

#1 Take an economic view

#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
 #5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems

#2 Apply systems thinking

Question 35
Build Quality in is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?

Choose one

Relentless Improvement

Quality

Value

Respect for people and culture

Leadership

Flow

Question 36
Match the following concepts from the SAFe® Implementation Roadmap series

The basis of SAFe®

When words and action don't match

Match to blank - bug in question

Strong Leadership

Thinking Lean
 Doubtful?

Some teams are lobbying for the relaxation of the 'everyone must stand' rule for daily scrum
meetings, arguing that so long as events still take 15 minutes and 'the three questions' are
covered, then sitting should be permitted.

What's the best approach to take for making this decision?

Choose one

The decision should be decentralised to the teams to decide

A decision should be made centrally

Question 38
Consider Carefully; Act Quickly, is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?

Choose one

Leadership

Respect for people and culture

Flow

Innovation

Quality

Relentless Improvement

Question 39
What Core Competency is described by the following?
 Self organising agile teams
 organized around continuous delivery
 delivers working tested system increments at a regular cadence and synchronized
 Operates within guidance fom Vision, Architecture, and UX
 Performs face-to-face planning

Choose one

Lean-Agile Leadership

Lean Portfolio Management

DevOps and Release on Demand

Team and Technical Agility

Business Solutions and Lean Systems

What is the core benefit of the Principle #3 – Assume variability; preserve options?

Choose one

It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries

Enchances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context

It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work

It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco

It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work
 It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.

It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself

It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done

Question 41
Match the following governance characteristics to the role

Defines the Iteration Commitment

Defines Iterations and Stories

Defines Features, PIs, and Releases

Doubtful?

Question 42
We have identified the systems that support the operational values streams

What is the next step in the process?

Choose one

Identify the people that develop the systems

Define the Development Value Streams

If necessary, split ARTs in large value streams into multiple ARTs

Identify Development Streams Cross Boundaries effects

 Identify the ARTs

Identify the systems that support the operational values streams

Identify the operational value streams

Question 43
The intersection of the following four factors can be used to determine what?
- Degree of Leadership support
- Presence of Collaborating teams
- Clarity of product or solution
- Significant program challenge or opportunity

Choose one

Relentless improvement

Development Stream Cross Boundary effects

The first, opportunistic, ART in a large value stream

The Tipping Point

The initial Value Stream

Question 44
What is being described in the following statement:It aligns strategy with execution; affecting the
way in which we set strategy, fund change, and manage the governance of change delivery
Choose one

It is a description of DevOps and Release on Demand

It is a description of Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering

 It is a description of Lean-Agile leadership

It is a description of Lean Portfolio Management

It is a description of Team and Technical Agility

Question 45
What do the following activities relate to:
- Pick the first value stream
- Select the first ART
- Create a preliminary plan for additional ARTs and value streams

Choose one

Reaching the Tipping point

Identify value streams and ARTs

Create the implementation plan

Create a Lean-Agile Centre of Excellence

Question 46
The notion that improvement comes through synchronisation of design loops and shorter
learning cycles is part of which lean-agile principle?

Choose one

#3 Assume variability, preserve options

#2 Apply systems thinking

 #7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning

#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths

#9 Decentralise Decision Making

#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers

#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems

#1 Take an economic view

Question 47

Fill in the blanks

The principle of ______ tells us that :

 Most problems with our process will surface as ______

 Most of the time spent getting to market is as a result of _______
 Reducing _____ is the fastest way to reduce time to market

Choose one

Build incrementally with fast integrated learning cycles; Delays; Delays; Delays

Systems Thinking; Delays; Delays; Delays

Build incrementally with fast integrated learning cycles; Defects; Delays; Defects
 Systems Thinking; Defects; Delays; Delays

Question 48
What role is this a description of?

 Enables beneficial organizational change and improvments in operations

 by empowering individuals and teams to reach their highest potential
 Through a thorough grasp of SAFe at the level of mindset, values, principles, and Policies
and Frameworks
 Which allows them to display, model, teach and coach SAFe’s Lean-Agile approach

Choose one

Lean-Agile Leadership

SAFE(r) Product Manager

Agile Coaches

Release Train Engineers

Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)

SAFe(r) Product Owner

Question 49
In SAFe(r) what two things can independently cause organisations to reach a tipping point

Choose one

Vendor partners and organic change

Burning platform and proactive leadership

 Proactive leadership and vendor partners

Organic change and burning platform

Industry trends and vendor partners

The following item relates to principle #5 - base milestones on objective evaulations of working
systems

Fill in the blanks

_____________ fix requirements and design _______ making adjustments _______ when
____________

Choose one

Waterfall projects | under change management | in a controlled way | needed and approved

Agile projects | as early as possible | as desired by the customer | they think of changes

Phase Gates | too early | costly | new facts emerge

What is the core benefit of Principle #7 – Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain
planning?

Choose one

It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself

It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco
 It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work

Enchances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context

It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.

It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries

It enables risk to be evaluated early, through early validation and feedback.

It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done

It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work

What is being described in the following statement:It enables a pipeline flow of value through
multiple dimensions of continuous activity witthe business ultimately in control of the activation of
change
Choose one

It is a description of Lean-Agile leadership

It is a description of Team and Technical Agility

It is a description of DevOps and Release on Demand

It is a description of Lean Portfolio Management

It is a description of Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering

Why must autonomy for the team be unconstrained?

Choose one
 It is a myth that autonomy be unconstrained, the needs of purpose of the organisation always constrain
autonomy

Because, otherwise, natural leaders may emerge

Because if not, then teams will ultimately fall back into old patterns of command and control

Because the intrinsic innovation and creativity of teams is only unlocked when free of all constraint

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the IP iteration

Choose one

To provide an opportunity to carry out hardening activities for the PI deliverables

To provide an opportunity to identify strategic themes

To provide an opportunity for innovation

To carry out the program level retrospective (Inspect and Adapt)

To carry out the program level demo to stakeholders (Inspect and Adapt)

To plan the next PI

To give the team a rest from software delivery

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Question 39
Informed decision making via fast feedback is part of what?

Choose one

Flow

Value

Quality

Leadership

Respect for people and culture

Relentless Improvement

What Core Competency is described by the following?

 Applies Lean-Agile principles and practices in respect of complex software applications and
cyber-physical systems
 Continuously addresses compliance
 Architects for scale and non-functional capability
Choose one

Lean Portfolio Management

DevOps and Release on Demand

 Business Solutions and Lean Systems

Lean-Agile Leadership

Team and Technical Agility

You have built your first deliverable from your Epic and are now assessing the value of adding
additional features or not.What step are in in, of what process?

Choose one

You are in the evaulate MVP step of the Lean Startup Cycle

You are in the Participatory Budgeting process of Lean Budgeting

You are in the Measure progress against Strategic Themes step of Strategic Management

What is the core benefit of Principle #6 – Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and
manage queue lengths?

Choose one

It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco

It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done

It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work

It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.

It enables risk to be evaluated early, through early validation and feedback.

It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself

Enchances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context

It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries

It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work