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Leading SAFe - Pre Assessment

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BALBHIM MADHUSUDAN THORAT

RANK
* TOTAL SCORE ATTEMPTED

52/246 28/50 50 of 50 questions

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TEST INVITE TIME TEST START TIME TEST END TIME

May 30 2022, 10:28:40 AM IST Jun 16 2022, 02:07:23 PM IST Jun 16 2022, 03:19:06 PM IST

TEST DURATION

1 hr 11 min 43 sec of 1 hr 30 min used.

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Detailed submission report

Multiple Choice Questions Questions attempted: 50 of 50

# Questions (50) Result Score (28/50)

1 In uence of Strategic Themes – This is one area it does not impact – Identify the  0/1
same

Options

A. Portfolio Vision

B. ART Budgets CORRECT ANSWER

C. Lean Budget Guardrails INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. Vision for Solution, Program, and Team Backlogs

2 Q 7: A feature should satisfy which two criteria's?  1/1

    1. It is developed within a single Agile Team
    2. It has one capability as a parent
    3. It is fully completed by a single ART in a single PI
    4. It involves multiple Agile Release Trains
    5. It is prioritized using Weight Shortest Job First (WSJF)
Options

A. A. 1, 3

B. B. 3, 5 CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. C. 2, 4

D. D. 4, 5

3 Q 15: Which one is a SAFe principle?  0/1

Options

A. A. Working software is the primary measure of progress. INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. B. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the
project.

C. C. Simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of work not done—is essential.

D. D. Build Incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles CORRECT ANSWER

4 Q 8: Achieving goals of Release on Demand requires an understanding of how to  1/1

decouple what?
Options

A. A. The release from system demo

B. B. The release from deployment CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. C. The release from program increment

 D. D. The release from iteration demo

5 Q 2: What the two Release Train Engineer responsibilities?  1/1

    1. Manage and prioritize the ow work to ART
    2. Build an e ective product owner / management team
    3. Understand customers; validate the solutions
    4. Drive relentless improvement through inspect and adapt
    5. Facilitate PI planning readiness and the event itself
Options

A. A. 4, 5 CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. B. 1, 4

C. C. 2, 3

D. D. 1, 5

6 A Story point is a singular number that represents (choose all that apply)?  0/1

Options

A. Volume: How much is there? CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Complexity: How di cult is it? CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Complexity: How simple is it? INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. Knowledge: What do we know? CORRECT ANSWER

E. Uncertainty: What’s not known? CORRECT ANSWER

F. What is the historical data on this?

G. What is our past experience on this type of work? INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

7 Generative Culture - Performance-oriented – Select what is not applicable?  1/1

Options

A. Failure leads to improvement

B. Collaboration encouraged

C. Responsibilities shared

D. Modest cooperation CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E. Innovation leads to problems CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

8 Continuous Learning Culture – As a core competency of SAFe requires all of the  1/1
f ll i ?
 following, expect?

Options

A. Map and continuously improve business processes CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Everyone in the organization learns and grows together

C. Exploration and creativity are part of the organization's DNA

D. Continuously improving Solutions, services, and processes is everyone's

responsibility

9 In SAFe – Lean Thinking – The following are all true?  0/1

Options

A. Precisely specify value by product CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Identify the Value Stream for each product CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Make value ow without interruptions CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. Let the producer pull value from the customer

E. Pursue accuracy INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

10 Q 4: Features lend themselves to the Lean UX process model. They include a  1/1
description, a bene t hypothesis, and what else?
Options

A. A. Dependencies

B. B. Business Value

C. C. Acceptance Criteria CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. D. Alignment with the EPIC which de nes the Feature

11 Respect for people and culture – Involves all of the following, expect?  0/1

Options

A. To change the organization, you have to change the culture CORRECT ANSWER

B. Generative culture INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. People do all the work

D. Your Customer is whoever consumes your work

E. Build long-term partnerships based on trust

12 Strategy and investment funding: Collaboration and responsibilities – Select all the  0/1
valid responsibilities in this area?
 valid responsibilities in this area?

Options

A. Connect the program to Enterprise strategy

B. Realize Portfolio Vision through Epics CORRECT ANSWER

C. Establish Lean Budgets and Guardrails CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. Establish portfolio ow CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E. Maintain a Product Vision INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

13 Q 3: A Release Train Engineer establishes a relationship with which two other  1/1
roles?
    1. Agile teams
    2. Release Management
    3. Product Management
    4. Business Owners
    5. System Architect / Engineer

Options

A. A. 3, 5 CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. B. 1, 4

C. C. 4, 5

D. D. 2, 3

E. D. 1, 5

14 With respect to the Little’s Law, select the incorrect statement?  0/1
Options

A. Faster processing time decreases wait

B. Shorter queue lengths decrease wait

C. Control wait times by controlling commitments CORRECT ANSWER

D. Have WIP limits, small batches, defer commitments INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

15 Q 10: Which Design Thinking Tool helps team understand how user stories in  1/1
team backlog support user objectives?
Options

A. A. Customer Journey Maps

B. B. Story Maps CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

 C. C. Empathy Maps

D. D. Personas

16 Q 23: What all are the con gurations of SAFe 5.0? Select max 4 options  1/1
    A. Full
    B. Portfolio
    C. Large Solutions
    D. Essential
    E. Program

Options

A. A, B, C, D CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. B, C, D, E

C. A, B, C, E

D. A, C, D, E

17 The Innovation and Planning Iteration provides time for innovation – Which of the  1/1
following statement is true about IP Iteration?
Options

A. Planning work for the IP iteration in PI Planning

B. Opportunity for innovation spikes, hackathons, and infrastructure improvements

CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Leaving testing or bug xing to the IP Iteration

D. Leaving integration of the whole system to the IP Iteration

18 Q 14: What are the core values of SAFe? Select all that apply  1/1
    A. Develop on Cadence
    B. Built-In Quality
    C. Transparency
    D. Program Execution
    E. Alignment

Options

A. A, B, C, D

B. B, C, D, E CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. A, C, D, E

D. A, B, D, E
19 Q 22: What are the three dimensions of Lean Portfolio Management competency?  0/1
    A. Strategic Investment & Funding
    B. Lean Governance
    C. Agile Portfolio Operations
    D. Funding & Budgeting

Options

A. A, B, C CORRECT ANSWER

B. B, C, D

C. A, B, D INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. A, C, D

20 Q 25: What all are the components of Cost of Delay (COD) to arrive at WSJF factor  1/1
for feature prioritization?  Select max 3 options
    A. User-Business Value
    B. Time Criticality
    C. Risk Reduction & Opportunity Enablement
    D. Feature Value
Options

A. B, C, D

B. A, B, C CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. A, B, D

D. A, C, D

21 Q 12: What does a program board captures? Select max 2 options  1/1
    A. Features
    B. User Stories
    C. Dependencies
    D. Improvement actions
Options

A. A, B

B. B, C

C. C, D

D. A, C CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E. B, D
22 Q 17: Which events are program level events? Select max 2 options  1/1
    A. ART Sync Meetings (SOS & PO Sync)
    B. Iteration Planning
    C. Inspect & Adopt
    D. Daily Stand-up
Options

A. C, D

B. A, B

C. A, C CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. B, D

23 A Stream-aligned team is all about?  0/1

Options

A. Organized around the development and support of platforms that provide

services to other teams

B. Organized to assist other teams with specialized capabilities and help them
become pro cient in new technologies INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Organized around speci c subsystems that require deep specialty skills and
expertise.

D. Organized around the ow of work and has the ability to deliver value directly
to the Customer or end user. CORRECT ANSWER

24 Following questions are not a part Scrum of Scrums (SoS) meetings during the PI  0/1
Planning (Select all that apply)?

Options

A. Are you discussing tradeo s and con icting priorities with your RTE?
CORRECT ANSWER

B. Will you be ready to start writing PI Objectives in the next 15 minutes?

INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Have you begun resolving dependencies with other teams?

D. Have you identi ed the capacity for each Iteration of the PI?

E. Have you identi ed most of the features for the rst two Iterations and begun
estimating? CORRECT ANSWER

25 Which is not a part of Leading by Example?  1/1

Options
 A. Authenticity

B. Emotional intelligence

C. Lifelong learning

D. Collaboration encouraged CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E. Decentralized decision-making

26 When calculating WSJF, the following stakeholders are important (Select all that  1/1
apply)?
Options

A. Business Owners CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Product Managers CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Scrum Master

D. System Architects CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

27 EPICS come in di erent shape and formats. Which two are valid EPICS in SAFe?  0/1
Options

A. Business Epics that directly deliver business value CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Enabler Epics that support the Architectural Runway and future business
functionality CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Portfolio Epics are typically cross-cutting, typically getting completed in a single

PI of an Agile release train INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. Functionality EPICS

28 Q 11: In SAFe who owns the decision to release the changes into productions?  1/1

Options

A. A. Product Owners

B. B. Product Management CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. C. Release Train Engineer

D. D. Business Owners

E. E. Solution Architect

29 Day 1 of the PI planning would not perform the activity?  1/1

Options
 A. Communicating Product/Solution Vision

B. Discussion on Architecture Vision and development practices

C. Program risks with all Teams CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. Planning adjustments CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E. Draft plan review from all the teams

30 Q 6: Which three topics are covered during Day 1 of Program Increment Planning  1/1
Event?
    1. Business Context
    2. Team Velocity
    3. Product / Solution Vision
    4. Architecture Vision and Development Practices
    5. Cumulative Flow Diagram
    6. ROAMing Risks
Options

A. A. 1, 3, 6

B. B. 1, 2, 3

C. C. 2, 4, 5

D. D. 1, 3, 4 CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E. E. 2, 3, 6

31 Q 24: What all are the design thinking tools to understand customer needs? Select  0/1
all that apply!
    A. User personas
    B. Empathy Maps
    C. Customer Journey maps
    D. Story maps

Options

A. A, C, D

B. A, B, C, D CORRECT ANSWER

C. B, C, D

D. A, B, C INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

32 Which is not a correct statement with respect to Agile quality practices apply to  0/1
every team, whether business or technology:
Options
 A. Establish ow INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Peer review and pairing

C. Individual ownership and standards CORRECT ANSWER

D. Automation

E. De nition of done

33 Q 16: What is the connection between feedback and optimum batch size?  1/1
Options

A. A. Large batch size reduces transaction cost and provide higher return on
investment

B. B. Feedback and batch sizes are generally not connected

C. C. Lack of feedback contributes to higher holding cost CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. D. Small batch sizes increases the total cost

34 Epic Hypothesis Statement should contain (select all that apply)?  0/1

Options

A. Epic owner CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Non-Functional Requirements CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Lagging indicators

D. Funnel entry date INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E. Revenue goals

F. Leading indicators CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

35 Q 20: What all the key elements of Continuous delivery pipeline? Select max 3  1/1
options
    A. Continuous exploration
    B. Continuous Integration
    C. Continuous Testing
    D. Continuous deployment

Options

A. A, B, C

B. B, C, D

C. A, B, D CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D A C D
 D. A, C, D

36 A SAFe portfolio is a collection of development Value Streams – Select the correct  0/1
statement?

Options

A. Each Value Stream builds, supports, and maintains Solutions

INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. Solutions are delivered to the portfolio team in the Enterprise CORRECT ANSWER

37 Decentralize decision-making – Is an important element of SAFe – Select the  0/1

incorrect element in decentralization.

Options

A. Frequent – Routine, everyday decisions

B. Time critical – High cost of delay INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Long-lasting – Once made, highly unlikely to change CORRECT ANSWER

D. Requires local information – Speci c and local technology or Customer context

is required

38 Q 1: Team and Technical Agility competency has three dimensions: Agile Teams,  0/1
Teams of Agile Teams and what else?

Options

A. A. Develop of Cadence

B. B. Release of Demand

C. C. Build-In Quality CORRECT ANSWER

D. D. Customer Centricity INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

39 When developing on Cadence … the following elements hold good (select all that  0/1
apply)?

Options

A. Converts unpredictable events into predictable occurrences and lowers cost

CORRECT ANSWER

B. Causes multiple events to happen simultaneously INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Makes waiting times for new work predictable CORRECT ANSWER

D. Supports regular planning and cross-functional coordination

CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

E Facilitates cross functional trade o s INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

 E. Facilitates cross-functional trade-o s INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

F. Provides scheduled integration points CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

40 Select the incorrect element of Enterprise strategy formulation:  0/1

Options

A. Competitive environment

B. Internal Context of Organization and its products CORRECT ANSWER

C. Portfolio context

D. Enterprise business drivers

E. Distinctive competence INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

41 The PO sync helps ARTs respond to change – This meeting / event is facilitated by:  1/1

Options

A. It is facilitated by the RTE or Business Owners

B. It is facilitated by the RTE or Product Management CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. It is facilitated by the Sr. Scrum Master

D. It is facilitated by the Sr. Product Owner

42 Which is not an attribute of Team and Technical Agility?  0/1

Options

A. High-performing, cross-functional Agile Teams

B. Continuously explore, integrate, deploy, and release CORRECT ANSWER

C. Teams of business and technical teams build Solutions

D. Quality business Solutions delight Customers INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

43 Q 13: What is the purpose of Customer Centricity?  0/1

Options

A. A. To understand the customer needs CORRECT ANSWER

B. B. Is an Input for Design Thinking Tools INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. C. To interpret market rhythms

D. D. To design Custom-built customer solutions

44 Q 9 Wh t i i td i I t d Ad t?  1/1
44 Q 9: What is primary measurement during Inspect and Adapt?  1/1

Options

A. A. Team NPS score

B. B. Number of Automated test cases

C. C. Program Predictability Measure CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

D. D. Program Board

E. E. Business Value of Features delivered (Actual vs. Planned)

45 Q 18: What all steps are part of Inspect & Adopt workshop for an ART? Select max  1/1
3 options
    A. Iteration retrospective
    B. The PI System Demo
    C. Quantitative & Qualitative Measurement
    D. Daily Stand up
    E. Problem-Solving Workshop 
Options

A. B, C, E CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. A, D, E

C. C, D, E

D. A, C, E

46 Q 19: SAFe Principle #6 focused on, visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and  1/1
what else?

Options

A. A. Manage Queue Length CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. B. Build incrementally

C. C. Apply cadence

D. D. Organize around value

47 Q 5: During PI planning, the Scrum of Scrums meetings help accomplish which  1/1
two actions?
    1. Comparing velocities across the teams
    2. Exposing risks, impediments and dependencies
    3. Keeping planning milestones on track
    4. Rolling up the PI objectives
    5. Looking ways to provide business value to PI objectives
 Options

A. A. 1, 4

B. B. 2, 4 CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. C. 3, 5

D. D. 2, 5

E. E. 2, 3

48 Value stream in SAFe does not (select what is not applicable):  0/1

Options

A. Represents the series of steps an organization undertakes to deliver a product

or service to a Customer

B. Persists for as long as customers continue to derive value

INCORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Is more focus on tools, techniques and people CORRECT ANSWER

D. Contains the systems, the people who do the work, and the ow of information
and materials

49 Q 21: What does ROAMing means in PI Planning?  1/1

Options

A. A. Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

B. B. Resolved, Owner, Active, Mitigated

C. C. Residual, Over, Active, Mitigated

D. D. Residual, Owned, Accepted, Modelled

50 The Portfolio Kanban system describes the process states that an Epic goes  1/1
through from one stage to done. Identify 2 invalid stages of this process?

Options

A. Funnel

B. Re ne understanding of the Epic CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

C. Portfolio Backlog

D. Implementing

E. De ne MVP CORRECTLY ATTEMPTED

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