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  • Which element represents the SAFe value proposition?
  • Which of the following are the top reasons organizations adopt Agile? (Choose two.)
  • What is one of the typical Kanban classes of service for Agile teams?
  • What is one primary purpose of the Program board in SAFe?
  • What are the last three steps of the SAFe Implementation Roadmap?
  • Which statement about system thinking is accurate?
  • What measures a portfolio's progress in Business Agility?
  • Which statement is true about ART events?
  • How can a team help to maintain low WIP limits?
  • Which statement accurately characterizes Strategic Themes?
  • What level of leadership is most crucial for effecting cultural change in the implementation of SAFe?
  • What is the primary purpose of a Portfolio Kanban?
  • Lifelong learning for Lean-Agile Leaders aids them in what aspect?
  • After PI Planning, what is essential for the success of the Agile Release Train?
  • What is an important aspect of establishing a Lean portfolio?
  • What is the goal of the House of Lean?
  • The goal of Lean is to deliver maximum customer value while ensuring what?
  • What must management do to support a successful Agile transformation?
  • What aspect do Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration share?
  • Which two views does the Iteration Review provide into the program? (Choose two)
  • Which statement best describes a team's commitment at the end of PI Planning?
  • What is a key purpose of DevOps?
  • In SAFe, what ensures optimized flow across all stages of value delivery?
  • According to John P. Kotter, which of the following is a key to leading successful change?
  • Which of the following is a Guardrail on Lean Budget spend?
  • Generative Culture is characterized by what type of orientation?
  • What does SAFe recommend for using a second operating system to deliver value?
  • What technique helps visualize work and manage the flow of value at the portfolio level?
  • In which situation does a Value Stream reach maximum efficiency?
  • What is an objective of implementing Lean practices?
  • What is a component of Guardrail in Lean Portfolio Management?
  • When basing decisions on economics, how are lead time, product cost, value, and development expense used?
  • What is one benefit of adding synchronization to the cadence of multiple teams in the Scaled Agile Framework?
  • What is true about continuously deploying in a DevOps model?
  • A cumulative flow diagram focuses on which curves?
  • What is typically not a characteristic of high-performing Agile teams?
  • What is an ideal outcome of establishing a Program Roadmap?
  • Which two statements are true about the influence of batch size in the system?
  • Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
  • During Inspect and Adapt, if a team identifies many action items for a problem, how should they proceed?
  • Which two behaviors should a SAFe scrum master exhibit as a Coach? (Choose two)
  • Which Pillar in the House of Lean encourages Learning and Growth?
  • Why are work in process (WIP) limits necessary in the Program Kanban?
  • Which principle of SAFe aims at minimizing waste in the software development process?
  • How frequently should Lean budget distribution be updated?
  • Which framework is commonly used to assess performance in Agile organizations?
  • When is a Pre-PI Planning event necessary?
  • As an advocate for SAFe trying to convince your organization to consider a change, which approach can be effective?
  • What is the primary focus of the Agile Release Train (ART)?
  • Which statement is true when continuously deploying using a DevOps model?
  • How do Agile teams typically prioritize backlog items?
  • Which adjective best describes Agile development?
  • Which team type is organized to assist other teams with specialized capabilities?
  • What is a significant benefit of Continuous Integration in software development?
  • What kind of adjustment can management present on day two of PI Planning?
  • What aspect of an organization does Business Agility primarily enhance?
  • Market value of a feature typically ________ over time.
  • During PI Planning, what is the main focus of the breakout sessions?
  • Which principle supports an organization's ability to adapt quickly to market changes?
  • What is one objective of Lean Portfolio Management in SAFe?
  • Which statement is true about a Value Stream that successfully uses DevOps?
  • What is the purpose of feedback loops in a Value Stream?
  • Which type of canvas is essential in understanding the flow of value in a portfolio?
  • What is the best measure of progress for complex system development?
  • Which two statements correctly describe a Capability?
  • Which two types of decisions should remain centralized in a decentralized decision-making environment?
  • What are two types of Agile Release Train Sync meetings?
  • Which two outcomes are essential when developing a feature in Agile?
  • What is a key purpose of the Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration?
  • Which two factors are considered when determining the priority of work using Weighted Shortest Job First?
  • What does the Continuous Delivery Pipeline enable in the context of software development?
  • What is the specific function of the Product Owner when working with the team backlog?
  • What portfolio-level role coordinates portfolio Epics through the Portfolio Kanban system?
  • What is an essential aspect of Organizational Agility?
  • Participating in PI planning enables teams to gain alignment and commitment around a clear set of what?
  • What is a true statement regarding the impact of large batch sizes on options?
  • Which three items are typically found on a Program board?
  • What provides a transparent and quantitative basis for economic decision-making?
  • What else does the SAFe principle, unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers, require besides purpose and mission?
  • What is the main reason for conducting a System Demo in SAFe?
  • What is a template for identifying a specific SAFe portfolio?
  • Which statement is true about Iteration Planning?
  • Which is NOT a core competency of Business Agility?
  • Which two problems can be identified from the Program Board?
  • What type of tool is best used to store, version, and index binary software artifacts?
  • What is an example of cadence-based synchronization in SAFe?
  • In which stage of the implementation roadmap does SAFe recommend lean portfolio collaborators to get trained on the Lean Portfolio Management function?
  • How should a Feature be expressed according to recommendations?
  • What primary need does SAFe address regarding business practices?
  • Which of the following statements aligns with Little's Law regarding queue management?
  • What does the Program Roadmap communicate in the Scaled Agile Framework?
  • What does the House of Lean metaphor represent?
  • What type of decisions must be decentralized according to SAFe principles?
  • What is the main advantage of having shorter development cycles?
  • In the context of SAFe, what should be considered before implementing a new approach?
  • Which two quality practices are applicable to Agile teams?
  • Without what, enterprises cannot respond sufficiently to today's market changes?
  • What is the impact of Customer Centricity?
  • Lean-agile leaders promote what type of mindset to empower individuals and teams?
  • What are the first three steps of the SAFe Implementation Roadmap?
  • How do Lean-Agile leaders demonstrate effective leadership?
  • Which aspect is crucial in ensuring value delivery in a Lean-Agile environment?
  • What illustrates the principle of customer collaboration in Lean practices?
  • Which statement reflects the concept of Lean in Agile practices?
  • What is used to capture the current state of the Portfolio and provide insight into the future state?
  • How is the flow of Portfolio Epics managed?
  • Who is responsible for the Solution Backlog?
  • Which term is used to describe high-level business initiatives in SAFe?
  • When should new approaches be embedded in an organization's culture?
  • What immediate action can be taken to ensure value is delivered sooner in a team following SAFe?
  • What requires technical agility and a business-level commitment to product and Value Stream thinking?
  • What is the primary objective of the final program board in PI Planning?
  • During PI Planning, which two tasks belong to the Scrum Master's role in the first team breakout?
  • When is it advisable to decentralize a decision?
  • What is the primary role of the Product Owner?
  • What should the team focus on in order to optimize flow?
  • What are the three primary keys to implementing flow? (Choose three.)
  • In the context of Lean, what does the term 'Flow' refer to?
  • What facilitates learning and allows for continuous, cost-effective adjustment towards an optimum solution?
  • Why do Business Owners assign business value to team PI Objectives?
  • Who decides the Team PI Objective Business Value scoring after negotiation?
  • Which is a key benefit of Agile product delivery?
  • How does SAFe describe Customer Centricity?
  • What does a team retrospective typically focus on?
  • What is one issue when organizing around hierarchical functions?
  • Which statement is correct regarding an enterprise's dual operating system?
  • Who benefits the most from the confidence vote held during PI Planning?
  • Which of the following statements regarding uncommitted objectives is true?
  • What are two characteristics of a cross-functional Agile team?
  • What is a primary focus of Lean Portfolio Management?
  • How do Features and Capabilities in a large Solution interact?
  • How does SAFe facilitate Business Agility?
  • When are planning adjustments agreed upon during the PI Planning event?
  • Why is it important to decouple deployment from release in the Scaled Agile Framework?
  • What is one outcome of enterprise strategy formulation in SAFe?
  • What does SAFe recommend for achieving continuous improvement?
  • What is one benefit of unlocking the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers?
  • What are 4 Guardrails of Lean Budget?
  • Which analysis focuses on action to identify strategic options and create a better future state?
  • At the end of PI Planning after dependencies are resolved, which voting method is default?
  • In a complex multi-component software project, which SAFe mechanism can be employed to control variability in the development process?
  • Which role accepts Capabilities as complete?
  • A Team has just adopted the SAFe Implementation Roadmap and is in the process of training executives, managers, and leaders. What is their next step?
  • What is a significant advantage of using objective evaluation of working systems as milestones in SAFe?
  • What is the biggest benefit of decentralized decision-making?
  • Which design approach helps with design flexibility to support changing requirements?
  • What is the aim of providing autonomy with purpose for knowledge workers?
  • What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to team PI Objectives?
  • Who assigns business value (BV) to the team PI Objectives?
  • Does the Portfolio Canvas provide context for decision-making, inputs to the Vision, budget, and backlogs?
  • What describes early measures that will help predict business outcomes?
  • What is an effective benefit of proximity in regards to batch size?
  • What role does the Release Train Engineer (RTE) primarily serve in a SAFe environment?
  • To increase velocity in your portfolio, what action could be taken regarding the architectural runway?
  • What is an IP Iteration anti-pattern?
  • Why are agile teams considered cross-functional?
  • What is the purpose of holding a confidence vote at the end of PI Planning?
  • What best describes SAFe's release strategy?
  • Which of the following is NOT a Lean Budget Guardrail?
  • What does it indicate when a feature is placed in a team's swim lane with no strings on a Program Board?
  • Which role primarily facilitates team coordination during PI Planning?
  • Which principle applies directly in the context of Agile Release Trains?
  • In the Program Kanban, why are work in process (WIP) limits necessary?
  • What is a common practice within the SAFe framework regarding team synchronization?
  • What is part of the role of Product Management?
  • An effective SAFe Scrum Master should elevate people problems when?
  • Which statement best describes the role of Business Owners in an Agile Release Train?
  • How does decentralized decision-making benefit an organization?
  • Which operating system is represented by SAFe?
  • What does the principle of 'Relentless Improvement' in Lean emphasize?
  • What is the last step of delivering Solutions by the Agile Release Train?
  • Cadence and synchronization help manage what uncertainty?
  • To address a program showing separate Feature branches rather than a true System Demo, which practice should be reviewed?
  • Weighted Shortest Job First prioritizes jobs based on which two characteristics?
  • Which principle emphasizes collaboration in SAFe?
  • What fosters a continuous learning culture in Business Agility?
  • What is one method to gain trust between the business and development?
  • In the context of PI Planning, what is one possible outcome of the management review meeting?
  • How can teams ensure effective capacity allocation in Agile?
  • When does a Roadmap become a queue?
  • Which horizon represents core businesses that provide the greatest profits and cash flow?
  • Which option is a Scaled Agile Framework Portfolio-level highlight?
  • What technique allows teams to ensure quicker feedback and alignment during the development process in SAFe?
  • What is one benefit of a decentralized decision-making approach?
  • Which two characteristics define an Agile team?
  • What describes the next step for a new Epic with a completed Lean business case in the analyzing step?
  • What Portfolio-level highlight describes the purpose of the Scaled Agile Framework portfolio?
  • What are three possible types of changes that could be made based on the previous day's review during PI Planning? (Choose three.)
  • Which pillar in the House of Lean focuses on the Customer being the consumer of the work?
  • Which role is essential in ensuring team alignment and clarity in Agile projects?
  • Which practice helps in maintaining 'built-in quality' throughout the development process in SAFe?
  • What are two ways to measure success according to Design Thinking?
  • What is the primary focus of the Program Increment (PI) in SAFe?
  • What is the ultimate goal of SAFe?
  • What is the goal of implementing a 'Lean-Agile leadership' approach in SAFe?
  • What is a major benefit of reducing batch size?
  • What role does the Scrum Master play in SAFe?
  • Which design thinking tool helps teams develop a shared understanding of the customer?
  • During which event do Agile teams review their increment and gather feedback?
  • Which one of the four pillars of the House of Lean advocates a 'Get out of the office' mindset?
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