Applying systems thinking means identifying the systems in the process which includes the solution itself and what else?
The enterprise building the
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The Agile Release Train passes through four steps in order to deliver Solutions which includes: defining new functionality, implementing, acceptance testing, and what else?
Deploying
In the Program Kanban some steps have Work-in-Process limits. Why is this necessary?
To help continuous deployment and increase flow
Innovation and Planning Iteration
occurs every PI and serves multiple purposes. Acts as an estimating buffer for meeting PI objectives, provides dedicated time for innovation, continuing education, PI Planning and Inspect and Adapt events
Portfolio Kanban
Manages the flow of Epics
What components are used to base a decision on economics?
Lead time, product cost, value, development expense and risk
What is a Feature?
A service that fulfills a stakeholder need. Each feature includes a benefit hypothesis and acceptance criteria, and is sized or split as necessary to be delivered by a single Agile Release Train (ART) in a Program Increment (PI)
What is found on a program board?
This highlights the new feature delivery dates, feature dependencies among teams and with other ARTs, and relevant Milestones
What are the five primary dimensions of Built-in Quality?
Flow, Architecture & Design Quality, Code Quality, System Quality, Release Quality
Who has content authority to make decisions at the user story level during PI Planning?
Product Owner
What is SAFe's release strategy?
Release on demand
What is the biggest benefit of decentralized decision-making?
Delivering value in the shortest sustainable lead time
How is the flow of Portfolio Epics managed?
The Portfolio Kanban system is used to address the flow of Portfolio Epics
Which statement describes a Capability?
It must be structured to fit within a single Program Increment (often takes multiple ARTs to implement)
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/features-and-capabilities/
What is the recommended frequency for updating Lean budget distribution?
On demand (fund Value Streams, not projects)
ROAM
Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated
House of Lean- Respect for People and Culture
People do the work, customer is whoever consumes your work
-don't overload them
-don't make them wait
Build long-term partnerships based on trust
Cultural change comes LAST, not first
To change the culture, you have to change the organization
Describe DevOps
- DevOps is an approach to bridge the gap between development and operations
- DevOps is a mindset, a culture, and a set of technical practices. It provides communication, integration, automation, and close cooperation among all the people needed to plan, develop, test, deploy, release, and maintain a Solution
Product Management has content authority over the Program Backlog. What do Product Owners have content authority over?
Team Backlog
Agile Manifesto
When is a Pre-PI Planning event needed?
When multiple Agile Release Trains working on the same Solution need to align and coordinate
The Agile Release Train uses which type of teams to get work done?
Cross-functional teams
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to Team PI Objectives?
-Business Owners assign high values to important enabler work
- A value of 10 given to all of the PI Objectives
- Business Owners assigning the business value
- Assigning business values to stretch objectives
Agile Manifesto
-Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
-Working Software over documentation
-Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
-Responding to change over following a plan
Which statement accurately characterizes Strategic Themes?
They are business objectives that connect the SAFe Portfolio to the Enterprise business strategy
What is a Minimal Viable Product?
A minimal product that can validate a hypothesis
What is one of the Agile Release Train sync meetings?
Scrum of Scrums 6-8
What is an example of applying cadence-based synchronization in SAFe?
Teams align their iterations to the same schedule to support communication, coordination, and system integration 3-44
What is the best measure of progress for complex system development?
-System Demo
Refined Backlog
ROAMing Risks
Iteration Review
What is one benefit of unlocking the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers?
To provide autonomy with purpose, mission, and minimum constraints
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/unlock-the-intrinsic-motivation-of-knowledge-workers/
What must management do for a successful Agile transformation?
Strive to think of adoption as an area they can control
Change Scrum Masters in the team every two weeks - NO
Send someone to represent management, and then delegate tasks to these individuals - NO
-Commit to quality and be the change agent in the system
What should the team focus on in order to optimize flow?
Delays 3-14
Peter Drucker defines knowledge workers as individuals who know more about the work they perform than who?
Their bosses
What is the recommended way to estimate Epics?
Split an Epic into potential Features, estimate each potential Feature in normalized story points, and add up the estimates 8-31
When does a Roadmap become a queue?
When it is longer than one Program Increment 6-15
Which statement describes aspects of the team's commitment during PI Planning?
A team does not commit to stretch objectives 5-8
Implementing SAFe requires buy-in from all levels of the organization. What level of leadership is most important for effecting cultural change?
Executive Management 2-10 [Show Less]