Safe Certification
Safe for Teams
: Safe Practitioner (SP)
- 90 minutes
- Multiple choice
- 35/45 to pass
Questions
What are the SAFe Core Values?
- Built-in Quality, Program Execution, Alignment, Transparency
What are two reasons Agile development is more beneficial than waterfall development? (Choose two)
- It allows businesses to deliver value to the market more quickly;
- It increases productivity and employee engagement;
What are the three levels of the Scaled Agile Framework?
- Essential, Large Solution, Portfolio
Which factor helps unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers?
- Autonomy
What is the goal of the SAFe House of Lean model?
- Value
How does relentless improvement support value in the SAFe House of Lean?
- It optimizes the whole
What is one of the typical Kanban classes of service for Agile teams?
- Fixed-date
What is the purpose of the Iteration review?
- To measure the team’s progress by showing working Stories to the stakeholders and getting feedback from them
What is the role of the Scrum Master?
- To act as a servant leader who helps teams self-organize, self-manage, and deliver using effective Agile practices
Why do Lean-Agile leaders try to connect the silos of business, system engineering, hardware, software, test, and quality assurance?
- To align around value
When should a complicated subsystem team be used?
- To provide deep specialty skills and expertise around a specific subsystem
Which two statements describe the responsibilities of the Product Owner? (Choose two)
- To own and manage the Team Backlog;
- To be a single voice for the Customer and stakeholders;
Which responsibility belongs to the Product Owner in the team?
- To sequence backlog items to program priorities, events, and dependencies
What is the recommended size of an Agile Team?
- 5 – 11 people
The Agile Release Train aligns teams to a common mission using a single Vision and what else?
- Program Backlog
What is the role of the System Architect/Engineer?
- To guide the teams and support the Architectural Runway
What is the role of the Release Train Engineer?
- To serve as the Scrum Master for the Agile Release Train
Why is the modified Fibonacci sequence used when estimating?
- It reflects the uncertainty in estimating larger items
The "3 Cs" is a popular guideline for writing user stories. What does each of the three Cs represent? (Choose three)
- Card;
- Conversation;
- Confirmation;
What replaces detailed requirements documents?
- Stories
What is an example of a modified Fibonacci sequence?
- ...5, 8, 13, 20, 40...
James is a Product Owner. It is day seven of the Iteration and his team tells him that they may miss their Iteration commitment. What should James do?
- Ensure the Iteration backlog is accurately prioritized
Which statement is true about Iteration planning for Kanban teams?
- Kanban teams publish Iteration goals
Which statement reflects one of the steps for setting initial velocity?
- The team members assess their availability, acknowledging time off and other potential duties
During Iteration execution, a team’s velocity tends to be most affected by what?
- Changing team size, team makeup, and technical context
Which statement is true about work in process (WIP) limits?
- Lower WIP limits improve flow
A cumulative flow diagram focuses on which curves?
- Arrival curve (“to-do”) and departure curve (“done”)
How can a technical exploration Enabler be demonstrated?
- Show the knowledge gained by the exploration
Quality is first and foremost a function of what in a Lean-Agile concept?
- Culture of shared responsibility
What is critical to successfully implementing quality in a Lean-Agile environment?
- Making quality everyone’s responsibility
What is the benefit of separating release elements from the Solution?
- It allows the release of different Solution elements at different times
Which statement describes one element of the CALMR approach to DevOps?
- Establish a work environment of shared responsibility
Which three s should each team member answer during the daily stand-up? (Choose three.)
- What will I do today to advance the Iteration goals?;
- What did I do yesterday to advance the Iteration goals?;
- Are there any impediments that will prevent the team from meeting the Iteration goals?;
What is typically included in the definition of done for the team increment?
- Stories are accepted by the Product Owner
Which two views does the Iteration review provide into the program? (Choose two.)
- How the team is doing on the Program Increment;
- How the team did on the Iteration;
An Agile Team collects the Iteration Metrics they have agreed upon during which part of the team retrospective?
- During the quantitative part of the team retrospective
Which statement is true about the PI Planning event?
- It involves everyone in the program over a two-day period
Which activity is key to successfully implementing the Scaled Agile Framework?
- Use a cadence-based PI Planning process
Which statement describes a cadence-based PI Planning event?
- It is an all-hands, two-day event with the goal to create alignment
What is an example of an ART event?
- Scrum of scrums
What visibility should Scrum Masters provide during the Agile Release Train Sync?
- Visibility into progress and impediments
Iteration planning, Iteration review, and backlog refinement are examples of which type of event?
- Team event
The Inspect and Adapt event always starts with which activity?
- The PI System Demo
Which practices are demonstrated during the Inspect and Adapt event?
- Reflect, problem solve, and identify improvement actions
If the PI System Demo shows the current state of the Solution, then who is this demo intended for?
- The Business Owners