Practice Exam Questions

Question 1

The two primary aspects of lean-agile mindset include lean thinking and what else

Answer 1

Embracing agility

Question 2

Two critical areas that differentiate agile from waterfall development

Answer 2

incremental delivery of value and fast feedback

Question 3

recommended duration of an iteration in SAFe

Answer 3

two weeks

Question 4

What are the three pillars of scrum?

Answer 4

transparency, inspection, adaptation

Question 5

what is the recommended frequency for PI planning

Answer 5

every 8-12 weeks

Question 6

During PI planning who owns the planning of stories into iterations?

Answer 6

Agile teams

Question 7

Which meetings should the scrum master attend and not facilitate?

Answer 7

scrum of scrums

Question 8

which activity is a scrum masters responsibility

Answer 8

coordinating with other teams

Question 9

what is one responsibility of a scrum master

Answer 9

facilitating an effective team breakout sesssion during PI planning

Question 10

The skills of a good scrum master include which three attributes?

Answer 10

Communicate, coordinate, cooperate

Question 11

a team based servant leader helps the team do what?

Answer 11

embrace relentless improvement through iteration retros

Question 12

effective scrum masters apply which coaching behavior

Answer 12

encourage team to learn from their mistakes

Question 13

how does a scrum master help team improve towards technical excellence?

Answer 13

focusing on built-in quality

Question 14

what statement is true about scrum

Answer 14

its a team based framework

Question 15

when does the plan do check adjust cycle occur?

Answer 15

Across all scrum events

Question 16

what is the main reason some teams never reach stage 4 (performing)

Answer 16

because no one guides them

Question 17

1 example of a servant leader behavior pattern

Answer 17

understands and empathizes with others

Question 18

two good sm facilitation practices

Answer 18

ensure all voices are heard, create an environment of safety so everyone feels comfortable

Question 19

good coaches do not give people the answer they what

Answer 19

guide people to the solution

Question 20

becoming a coach requires a shift from old behaviors to new ones- what are three examples of old behaviors?

Answer 20

driving to specific outcomes, fixing problems for the team, focusing on deadlines

Question 21

what is true about teams

Answer 21

they are more productive than the same number of individuals

Question 22

what is a teams ultimate competitive advantage

Answer 22

teamwork

Question 23

basis for most team conflicts

Answer 23

assumptions that have not been discussed

Question 24

cadence and what other critical concept are key constructs to delivering continuous value

Answer 24

Synchronization

Question 25

features are part of lean UX process- they include description, benefit hypotheses and

Answer 25

acceptance criteria

Question 26

PI Planning enables teams to gain alignment and commitment around a clear set of what

Answer 26

PI objectives

Question 27

program board highlights feature deliver dates, milestones and what else for teams on the ART?

Answer 27

Dependencies

Question 28

PI planning retros help with what

Answer 28

continuously improving the event

Question 29

business must depend on the team for what to do any meaningful planning?

Answer 29

commitment to the plan

Question 30

two common PI planning anti-patterns

Answer 30

Scum masters who work with multiple teams do not have time for their teams, too much time is spent analyzing each story

Question 31

Two tasks that are the sm role during PI planning

Answer 31

manage the timebox and facilitate the coordination with other teams for dependencies

Question 32

who commits to the iteration goals at the end of iteration planning

Answer 32

the team

Question 33

where do all team members determine how much of the backlog they can commit to delivering during an upcoming iteration

Answer 33

iteration planning

Question 34

why do teams have an iteration retro

Answer 34

to adjust and identify ways to improve

Question 35

who can change the backlog during an iteration

Answer 35

the agile team

Question 36

who is responsible for prioritizing the iteration backlog

Answer 36

product owner

Question 37

which enabler does a system architect review during a system demo

Answer 37

enabler features

Question 38

purpose of plan do check adjust cycle

Answer 38

provide a regular, predictable development cadence to produce an increment of value

Question 39

which three attributes summarize devops

Answer 39

mindset, culture, technical practices

Question 40

who owns decision for releasing changes into production?

Answer 40

PM

Question 41

two anti-patterns for the IP iteration

Answer 41

plan work for the IP during PI planning, to wait for IP to fix defects

Question 42

which demo is performed in the IP iteration

Answer 42

The PI System Demo

Question 43

scrum master may be participant rather than facilitator when

Answer 43

using an ad hoc team for inspect and adapt

Question 44

how are the 5 whys used?

Answer 44

to identify a root cause of a problem

Question 45

3 examples of new coaching behaviors

Answer 45

ask team for the answer, facilitate team problem solving, focus on business value delivery