Leading SAFe Study Cards

Question 1

1.2: The Five Core Competencies of the Lean Enterprise

Answer 1

1. Lean-Agile Leadership
2. Team and Technical Agility
3. DevOps and Release on Demand
4. Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering
5. Lean Portfolio Management

Question 2

1.2: Who is responsible for releasing?

Answer 2

The Business

Question 3

1.2 How many SAFe Principles are there?

Answer 3

9

Question 4

1.2 What does the Continuous Delivery Pipeline consist of?

Answer 4

Continuous Exploration, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment

Question 5

1.2 What does ART stand for?

Answer 5

Agile Release Train

Question 6

1.2 How many people is an ART typically comprised of?

Answer 6

50-125 People

Question 7

1.2 What are the 4 configuration levels in SAFe?

Answer 7

1. Essential
2. Portfolio
3. Large Solution
4. Full

Question 8

1.2 Which level of SAFe contains Lean Portfolio Management?

Answer 8

Full Configuration

Question 9

2.1 What are the 4 SAFe core values?

Answer 9

Alignment, Transparency, Built-in Quality, Program Execution

Question 10

2.2 What are the 4 Pillars in the SAFe “House of Lean?”

Answer 10

Respect for People and Culture, Flow, Innovation, Relentless Improvement

Question 11

2.2 What is the foundation of the SAFe “House of Lean?”

Answer 11

Leadership

Question 12

2.2 What is the roof on the SAFe “House of Lean?”

Answer 12

Value

Question 13

2.3 What is the primary measure of progress?

Answer 13

Working Software

Question 14

2.4 What is it called where Flexible Specifications and Design Sets meet?

Answer 14

The Cone of Uncertainty

Question 15

2.4 What does PDCA stand for in the iterative learning cycle?

Answer 15

Plan, Do, Check, Adjust

Question 16

2.4 What controls Product Development?

Answer 16

Integration Points

Question 17

2.4 Which milestones force too early design decisions and encourage false positive feasibility?

Answer 17

Phase Gate Milestones

Question 18

2.4 Infrastructure improvements are also known as what?

Answer 18

Enablers

Question 19

2.4 What does BVIR stand for?

Answer 19

Big Visible Information Radiator

Question 20

2.4 What does WIP stand for?

Answer 20

Work in Process

Question 21

2.4 Why is small batch development important?

Answer 21

1. Large batch sizes increase variability
2. High utilization increases variability
3. Severe project slippage is the most likely result
4. Small batches go through the system faster, with lower variability
5. The most important batch is the handoff batch

Question 22

2.4 Optimum batch size is an example of what kind of optimization?

Answer 22

U-curve optimization

Question 23

2.4 True or False: Reducing batch size lowers cost?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

2.4 What is Little’s Law?

Answer 24

Average wait time = average queue length / average processing rate

Question 25

2.4 What event is an example of applying cadence and synchronization?

Answer 25

PI Event

Question 26

2.4 True or False: Cadence without synchronization is enough?

Answer 26

False. Cadence and synchronization are both needed to ensure delivery

Question 27

2.4 True of False: Cadence-based planning limits variability to a single interval?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

2.4 Workers are knowledge workers if they know more about the work they perform than who?

Answer 28

Their bosses

Question 29

2.4 Empowering others to make changes is an example of what kind of decision-making?

Answer 29

De-centralized Decision Making

Question 30

2.4 True or False: You should de-centralize decision making when the decision provides large and broad economic benefit?

Answer 30

False. Decision making should be centralized when the decision is: Infrequent - not made very often and usually not urgent (i.e.- internationalization strategy) Long Lasting - made once, highly unlikely to change (i.e.- common technology platform) Significant Economies of Scale - Providing large and broad economic benefit (i.e.- compensation strategy)

Question 31

3.1 What is "Lead Time?"

Answer 31

Lead time is the time from Trigger to Value Delivery

Question 32

3.1 What is a Value Stream?

Answer 32

A value stream is the sequence of steps used to deliver value to the customer. It contains the whole sequence and the people who do the work, system, flow of information, and materials

Question 33

3.2 What is an iteration also known as?

Answer 33

A Sprint

Question 34

3.3 What does PI stand for?

Answer 34

Program Increment

Question 35

3.3 What does RTE stand for?

Answer 35

Release Train Engineer

Question 36

3.3 What does the RTE do?

Answer 36

Acts as the Chief Scrum Master for the train

Question 37

3.3 What are the program roles that support the release train?

Answer 37

RTE, Product Management, System Architect, System Team, and Business Owners (the $$)

Question 38

3.3 What is a group of ARTs under the same value stream called?

Answer 38

A Solution Train

Question 39

3.4 What are the INPUT artifacts for the PI Planning?

Answer 39

Program Backlog, Top 10 Features

Question 40

3.4 What are the OUTPUT artifacts from PI Planning?

Answer 40

Team and Program PI Objectives, Program Board

Question 41

3.4 What are Stretch Objectives?

Answer 41

Objectives that are not included in the commitment that help improve the predictability of delivering business value.

Question 42

3.4 True or False: Stretch Objectives are not included in Velocity/Capacity?

Answer 42

False. Stretch Objectives are considered.

Question 43

3.4 Features fit in one ___ ; Stories fit in one ___

Answer 43

PI , Iteration

Question 44

4.1 Which day of PI Planning do you hold Architecture Vision and Development Practices?

Answer 44

Day 1

Question 45

4.1 What does ROAM stand for?

Answer 45

Resolve, Own, Accept, Mitigate

Question 46

4.1 Can the team's plan be changed at the end of Day 1?

Answer 46

No. Management can make adjustments to scope and objectives based on the day's planning but they cannot change the team's plan.

Question 47

4.2 When does Prod Mgmt. add business value?

Answer 47

Day 2 Team Breakout Sessions

Question 48

4.2 What values do the Business Owners assign to PI Objectives?

Answer 48

1-10 with no repeating values.