SAFe Certification 5.1
values of the agile manifesto - correct answeer Inidivudals and interactions over processes and tools; working software over
... [Show More] comprehensive documentation; customer collaboration over contract negotiation; responding to change over following a plan
How many principles of the agile manifesto are there? - correct answeer 12
(Agile principle) what is highest priority? - correct answeer Satisfy customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software
(Agile principle) what do agile processes harness for the customer's competitive advantage? - correct answeer Change / welcome changing requirements
(Agile principle) when should working software be delivered? - correct answeer Frequently- couple weeks to a couple months with preference for shorter timescale
(Agile principle) who must work together throughout the project? With what frequency? - correct answeer Business people and developers- daily!
(Agile principle) around whom should we build projects? - correct answeer Motivated people- give them environment, support, and trust needed to get the job done
(Agile principle) what's the most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team? - correct answeer Face to face conversation
(Agile principle) what is the primary measure of progress? - correct answeer Working software
(Agile principle) what do agile processes promote? - correct answeer Sustainable development. Sponsors, developers and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely
(Agile principle) what enhances agility? - correct answeer Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design
(Agile principle) what is essential to maximize in agile processes? - correct answeer Simplicity! The art of work not done
(Agile principle) what emerges from self organizing teams? - correct answeer The best architectures, requirements and designs
(Agile principle) what must teams do at regular intervals? - correct answeer Reflect on how to become more effective- tune and adjust behavior accordingly
What is the House of Lean? - correct answeer Goal (roof): Value, Foundation: Leadership, (pillars): Respect for People and culture, Product Development Flow, Innovation, relentless improvement
(House of lean) key principles of flow - correct answeer Understanding full value stream, visualizing and limiting WIP, reducing batch sizes, managing queue lengths, eliminating waste and removing delays
What is gemba? - correct answeer A go-see where the products and solutions are created and used (no useful improvement was ever invented at a desk)
(House of lean) What are key parts of relentless improvement? - correct answeer Optimize the whole, it parts of an org and dev process; reinforce problem solving mindset of org; apply retrospectives at key milestones; apply lean tools and techniques to determine fact based root cause of problems,; base improvements on facts
What is the spanning palette? - correct answeer In SAFe, the various roles and artifacts and roles that may apply to a specific team, ART, large solution or portfolio context. Can be small or large and configurable based on needs of the org.
How many elements are in the spanning palette? - correct answeer 8
What elements are in the spanning palette? - correct answeer Vision, roadmap, milestones, shared services, COP (community of practice), system team, lean UX, metrics
What are the 10 SAFe lean agile principles? - correct answeer 1-Take an economic view; 2- apply systems thinking; 3- assume variability and preserve options; 4- build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles; 5- base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems; 6- visualize and limit Work in Progress, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths; 7- apply cadence- synchronize with cross domain planning; 8- unlock the motivation of knowledge workers; 9- decentralize decision-making; 10- organize around value
What is PI planning? - correct answeer Provides opp for biz and technical arms of a solution to be integrated and evaluated in one time (~6 times) on a cadence
What are 3 primary purposes of PI planning? - correct answeer 1- milestone to assess current state of a solution; 2- realigns all stakeholders to a shared tech and biz vision; 3- teams plan and commit to next PI.
What are SAFe core values? - correct answeer Alignment, quality, transparency, program execution
What are the three types of culture in organizations? - correct answeer Pathological, bureaucratic, generative
What are the characteristics of a generative culture? - correct answeer Authenticity, emotional intelligence, lifelong learning, growing others, decentralized decision making
How big are agile teams? - correct answeer 5-11 people
What is an agile team comprised of? - correct answeer Team members, plus a product owner (manages backlog with eye on customer needs); plus a scrum master (team coach removing impediments, keeping flow, strives at relentless improvement)
How is a user story framed - correct answeer As a (user role), I want (activity) to, so that (business value)
What comprises an agile team backlog? - correct answeer User and enabler stories
What do enabler stories do? - correct answeer Describe work needed to build architectural runway for dev and delivery of future business features
What is scrum? - correct answeer Lightweight, team-based process fostering fast feedback and quick iterative dev of a solution (teams define, build, test and maybe even deploy in fast sprints)
In what time increments do agile teams work? - correct answeer 1-2 weeks
How do agile teams estimate their work? - correct answeer With story points - a single number representing combo of qualities: volume, complexity, knowledge, uncertainty. They are measured relative to each other.
What happens during PI planning? - correct answeer An agile team reviews and estimates stories, defines acceptance criteria, splits into smaller stories as needed, determines what they can deliver during iteration based on story points, commits to iteration goals
What is DSU? - correct answeer Daily stand up employed by agile teams during an iteration period to remove blockers and reports on advancement in iteration goals
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