Question 1
The release train engineer has gotten a job at Google. There are three leading candidates to
replace her. What is the best way to appoint her replacement?
Choose one
The decision should be decentralised to the teams to decide
A decision should be made centrally
Doubtful?
Question 2
Identify the Five Core Competencies first introducted in SAFe(r) 4.6
Choose all that apply
Take an Economic View
Lean Portfolio Management
DevOps and Release on Demand
Assume Variability, Preserve Options
Unlock the Intrinsic Motivation of Knowledge Workers
Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering
Team and Technical Agility
Lean-Agile Leadership
Doubtful?
Question 3
What is the IP iteration
Choose one
Internal Process iteration
Intellectual Property iteration
Innovation and Planning iteration
Doubtful?
Question 4
Which of the following is NOT a leadership style identified by Bradford and Cohen?
Choose one
Developer
Conductor
Inspirer
Expert
Question 5
What order should the following things be done in?
Identify the people that support the systems
Identify the Operational Value Stream(s)
3
1
Identify the systems that support the value stream(s)
2
Understand how Development Value Streams go across boundaries
Define the Development Value Stream(s)
5
4
Doubtful?
Question 6
Match the following defintions of LACE:
Centralised
Single portfolio, modest size, values streams and ARTS under common budget. Funding for LACE tools, people and coaching all under the same
Decentralised
Independent business units, autonomous SAFe portfolios. Funding for LACE tools, people and coaching under individual business unit budget.
Hub-and-spoke
Core practices developed centrally, shared and adapted locally. Effective 2-w ay communication local to central. Funding for LACE split, some
Doubtful?
Question 7
Emphasize life-long learning, is part of which element of the House of Lean?
Choose one
Governance
Value
Flow
Innovation
Respect for people and culture
Quality
Leadership
Relentless Improvement
Doubtful?
Question 8
Match the following characteristics to the role
Coordinates Dependencies and fosters collaboration
Is Co-located with marketing/business
Is Co-located with agile teams
Agile team
Product Manager
Product Ow ner
Doubtful?
Question 9
In SAFe(r) a burning Platform is ...
Choose one
A product or service of low value that should be deprioritised in PI planning
An obvious and compelling reason for change
The most valuable platform that the organisation could focus on
Doubtful?
Question 10
In SAFe(r) - What is the purpose of an operational value stream?
Choose one
It is used to deliver customer end value.
It is used to build systems and capabilities that enable operational value streams.
It is used to identify the steps, value, people and systems and lead time.
Doubtful?
Question 11
Why must autonomy for the team be unconstrained?
Choose one
Because, otherwise, natural leaders may emerge
Because if not, then teams will ultimately fall back into old patterns of command and control
Because the intrinsic innovation and creativity of teams is only unlocked when free of all constraint
It is a myth that autonomy be unconstrained, the needs of purpose of the organisation always constrain
autonomy
Question 12
What are the relationships in respect of bringing Epics to the Go/no-go point?
Choose one
The Epic owner drives the activity and the PO/PM are key stakeholders
The PO/PM drives the activity and the Epic owners are key stakeholders
Question 13
We have identified the operational value stream(s), what is the next step in the process?
Choose one
Identify the systems that support the operational values streams
Identify Development Streams Cross Boundaries effects
Define the Development Value Streams
If necessary, split ARTs in large value streams into multiple ARTs
Identify the people that develop the systems
Identify the ARTs
Question 14
What is the minimum size of an agile release train (ART)?
Choose one
the dunbar number
a minimum of one scrum team
50-125 people
Around 50 people
Question 15
Reducing costs by dropping unsuccessful paths quickly is part of which lean-agile principle?
Choose one
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning
#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems
#2 Apply systems thinking
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
#1 Take an economic view
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#9 Decentralise Decision Making
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
Question 16
Increased predictability, accelerated feedback, reduction in rework, lower risk, and lower cost are
all direct benefits of ...
Choose one
shortening iteration length
reducing batch size
Program Increment (PI) Planning
system demos
Question 17
Why is building long term relationships based on trust important in a lean-agile context?
Choose one
it allows us to unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers.
It allows us to optimise the continuous and sustainable throughput of value
It provides a basis for us to apply lean tools to identify and test root causes
It provides a basis to influence change in culture
Question 18
Principle #6 identifies three key elements
- Visualizing and limiting WIP
- reducing the batch sizes of work items, and;
- managing queue lengths
What concept in the House of Lean relates to all three of these elements
Choose one
Respect for people and culture
Relentless improvement
Flow
Leadership
Innovation
Question 19
In SAFe(r) - which of the below is NOT one of the four critical moves designed to create a sense
of urgency and establish a powerful coalition
Choose one
Train Lean-Agile Change Agents
Reaching the Tipping Point
Identify Value Streams and ARTs
Train Executives, Managers, and Leaders
Create a Lean-Agile Centre of Excellence
Question 20
Of all the events in SAFe(r), the most critical is ____________ because it
__________________________________
Choose one
Individual team sprint planning | is the basis for efficient engineering in the iteration
PI Planning | gathers all stakeholders for cross-domain planning and synchronization
ART launch | forms the basis for getting the work done
System Demo | makes risks and issues visible across the whole train
Question 21
What is the core benefit of Principle #9 – Decentralize decision-making?
Choose one
It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done
It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.
It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco
Enhances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context
It enables risk to be evaluated early, through early validation and feedback.
It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself
It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work
It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries
It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work
What approach allows us to foster innovation, manage risk and investment incrementally, and
leverage the flow and visibility of work?
Choose one
The Lean Start-up cycle and Lean Budgeting
The Architectural Runway
Backlog and Guardrails
The Portfolio Canvas
Question 23
What elements of the following are verifiable through Safe Case Studies?
(Select 4)
Choose all that apply
20-60% less time spent in retrospectives
20-50% increase in productivity
15-45% increase in specialisation
25-75% Defect Reduction
30-75% faster time-to-market
10-50% happier, more motivated employees
Question 24
Which of the following statements is not true about queues
Choose one
Control of inputs increase as queue length increases
Motivation of team decreases as queue length increases
Cycle times, risk, and variability of outputs increase as queue length increases
Quality of outputs decreases as queue length increases
Question 25
What are the three ways in which Lean Portfolio management empowers the portfolio(Choose
three)
Choose all that apply
By coordinating continuous compliance
By working with Product and Solution Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help en
strategy and execution alignment
By connecting the portfolio to enterprise strategy
By coordinating value streams
By managing and prioritizing the flow of work
Question 26
Deliver early and often is part of which lean-agile principle?
Choose one
#1 Take an economic view
#2 Apply systems thinking
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#9 Decentralise Decision Making
#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
Question 27
Complete the sentence
High utilisation...
Choose one
is a leading indicator for a well functioning system
reduces project slippage
increases efficiency and use of resources
increases variability
Question 28
In the context of the Lean Portfolio, which three of the following elements relate to Strategy and
Investment Funding (Choose 3)
Choose all that apply
Support Agile PMO, LACE, RTE and Scrum Master communities of practice
Fund Value Streams
Connect the Portfolio to Enterprise Strategy
Measure Lean Portfolio Performance
Forecast and Budget Dynamically
Establish Portfolio Flow
Coordinate Value Streams
Coordinate Continuous Compliance
Sustain and Improve
Question 29
The four pillars of the House of Lean are:
Choose one
Respect for people and culture, Flow, Innovation, Relentless improvement
Respect for people and culture, Leadership, Value, Relentless improvement
Respect for people and culture, Flow, Leadership, Relentless improvement
Respect for people and culture, Quality, Innovation, Relentless improvement
Respect for people and culture, Value, Innovation, Relentless improvement
Question 30
The need to understand behavour and architecture at a higher level is part of which lean-agile
principle?
Choose one
#9 Decentralise Decision Making
#1 Take an economic view
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning
#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#2 Apply systems thinking
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
Question 31
Local Optimisation is no as important as global optimisation is part of which lean-agile principle?
Choose one
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#2 Apply systems thinking
#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
#1 Take an economic view
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning
#9 Decentralise Decision Making
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
Question 32
Change requires effort, focus, courage and commitment. Match the reasons and the effects
below
Neglecting to anchor change in culture
PI Planning management review issue 'Teams do not agree on priority of top three features"
Declaring victory too soon
Now that w e have three ARTs running w e can confidently expect an improvement in results
Powerful guiding coalition absent
The CIO w as not able to attend today but has sent a delegate
Vision undercommunicated
We have been doing agile for many years now , and so this new change w ill be no problem for us
Too much complacency
Can w e w ait for 10 minutes please before w e start as the CIO is running late
Doubtful?
Question 33
The notion that systems demos improve solutions is part of which lean-agile principle?
Choose one
#1 Take an economic view
#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#9 Decentralise Decision Making
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#2 Apply systems thinking
Question 34
Improving learning efficiency by decreasing time between action and effect is part of which leanagile principle?
Choose one
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#1 Take an economic view
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#9 Decentralise Decision Making
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems
#2 Apply systems thinking
Question 35
Build Quality in is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?
Choose one
Relentless Improvement
Quality
Value
Respect for people and culture
Leadership
Flow
Question 36
Match the following concepts from the SAFe® Implementation Roadmap series
The basis of SAFe®
When words and action don't match
Match to blank - bug in question
Strong Leadership
Thinking Lean
Doubtful?
Some teams are lobbying for the relaxation of the 'everyone must stand' rule for daily scrum
meetings, arguing that so long as events still take 15 minutes and 'the three questions' are
covered, then sitting should be permitted.
What's the best approach to take for making this decision?
Choose one
The decision should be decentralised to the teams to decide
A decision should be made centrally
Question 38
Consider Carefully; Act Quickly, is part of which pillar of the House of Lean?
Choose one
Leadership
Respect for people and culture
Flow
Innovation
Quality
Relentless Improvement
Question 39
What Core Competency is described by the following?
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

Self organising agile teams
organized around continuous delivery
delivers working tested system increments at a regular cadence and synchronized
Operates within guidance fom Vision, Architecture, and UX
Performs face-to-face planning
Choose one
Lean-Agile Leadership
Lean Portfolio Management
DevOps and Release on Demand
Team and Technical Agility
Business Solutions and Lean Systems
What is the core benefit of the Principle #3 – Assume variability; preserve options?
Choose one
It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries
Enchances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context
It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work
It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco
It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work
It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.
It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself
It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done
Question 41
Match the following governance characteristics to the role
Defines the Iteration Commitment
Defines Iterations and Stories
Defines Features, PIs, and Releases
Doubtful?
Question 42
We have identified the systems that support the operational values streams
What is the next step in the process?
Choose one
Identify the people that develop the systems
Define the Development Value Streams
If necessary, split ARTs in large value streams into multiple ARTs
Identify Development Streams Cross Boundaries effects
Identify the ARTs
Identify the systems that support the operational values streams
Identify the operational value streams
Question 43
The intersection of the following four factors can be used to determine what?
- Degree of Leadership support
- Presence of Collaborating teams
- Clarity of product or solution
- Significant program challenge or opportunity
Choose one
Relentless improvement
Development Stream Cross Boundary effects
The first, opportunistic, ART in a large value stream
The Tipping Point
The initial Value Stream
Question 44
What is being described in the following statement:It aligns strategy with execution; affecting the
way in which we set strategy, fund change, and manage the governance of change delivery
Choose one
It is a description of DevOps and Release on Demand
It is a description of Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering
It is a description of Lean-Agile leadership
It is a description of Lean Portfolio Management
It is a description of Team and Technical Agility
Question 45
What do the following activities relate to:
- Pick the first value stream
- Select the first ART
- Create a preliminary plan for additional ARTs and value streams
Choose one
Reaching the Tipping point
Identify value streams and ARTs
Create the implementation plan
Create a Lean-Agile Centre of Excellence
Question 46
The notion that improvement comes through synchronisation of design loops and shorter
learning cycles is part of which lean-agile principle?
Choose one
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#2 Apply systems thinking
#7 Apply Cadence and synchronise with cross domain planning
#6 Visualise and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
#9 Decentralise Decision Making
#8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#5 base milestones on objective valuation of working systems
#1 Take an economic view
Question 47
Fill in the blanks
The principle of ______ tells us that :
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Most problems with our process will surface as ______
Most of the time spent getting to market is as a result of _______
Reducing _____ is the fastest way to reduce time to market
Choose one
Build incrementally with fast integrated learning cycles; Delays; Delays; Delays
Systems Thinking; Delays; Delays; Delays
Build incrementally with fast integrated learning cycles; Defects; Delays; Defects
Systems Thinking; Defects; Delays; Delays
Question 48
What role is this a description of?
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
Enables beneficial organizational change and improvments in operations
by empowering individuals and teams to reach their highest potential
Through a thorough grasp of SAFe at the level of mindset, values, principles, and Policies
and Frameworks
Which allows them to display, model, teach and coach SAFe’s Lean-Agile approach
Choose one
Lean-Agile Leadership
SAFE(r) Product Manager
Agile Coaches
Release Train Engineers
Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)
SAFe(r) Product Owner
Question 49
In SAFe(r) what two things can independently cause organisations to reach a tipping point
Choose one
Vendor partners and organic change
Burning platform and proactive leadership
Proactive leadership and vendor partners
Organic change and burning platform
Industry trends and vendor partners
The following item relates to principle #5 - base milestones on objective evaulations of working
systems
Fill in the blanks
_____________ fix requirements and design _______ making adjustments _______ when
____________
Choose one
Waterfall projects | under change management | in a controlled way | needed and approved
Agile projects | as early as possible | as desired by the customer | they think of changes
Phase Gates | too early | costly | new facts emerge
What is the core benefit of Principle #7 – Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain
planning?
Choose one
It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself
It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco
It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work
Enchances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context
It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.
It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries
It enables risk to be evaluated early, through early validation and feedback.
It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done
It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work
What is being described in the following statement:It enables a pipeline flow of value through
multiple dimensions of continuous activity witthe business ultimately in control of the activation of
change
Choose one
It is a description of Lean-Agile leadership
It is a description of Team and Technical Agility
It is a description of DevOps and Release on Demand
It is a description of Lean Portfolio Management
It is a description of Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering
Why must autonomy for the team be unconstrained?
Choose one
It is a myth that autonomy be unconstrained, the needs of purpose of the organisation always constrain
autonomy
Because, otherwise, natural leaders may emerge
Because if not, then teams will ultimately fall back into old patterns of command and control
Because the intrinsic innovation and creativity of teams is only unlocked when free of all constraint
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the IP iteration
Choose one
To provide an opportunity to carry out hardening activities for the PI deliverables
To provide an opportunity to identify strategic themes
To provide an opportunity for innovation
To carry out the program level retrospective (Inspect and Adapt)
To carry out the program level demo to stakeholders (Inspect and Adapt)
To plan the next PI
To give the team a rest from software delivery
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Question 39
Informed decision making via fast feedback is part of what?
Choose one
Flow
Value
Quality
Leadership
Respect for people and culture
Relentless Improvement
What Core Competency is described by the following?

Applies Lean-Agile principles and practices in respect of complex software applications and
cyber-physical systems
 Continuously addresses compliance
 Architects for scale and non-functional capability
Choose one
Lean Portfolio Management
DevOps and Release on Demand
Business Solutions and Lean Systems
Lean-Agile Leadership
Team and Technical Agility
You have built your first deliverable from your Epic and are now assessing the value of adding
additional features or not.What step are in in, of what process?
Choose one
You are in the evaulate MVP step of the Lean Startup Cycle
You are in the Participatory Budgeting process of Lean Budgeting
You are in the Measure progress against Strategic Themes step of Strategic Management
What is the core benefit of Principle #6 – Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and
manage queue lengths?
Choose one
It gives a better picture of actual progress, by being focused on building the system in increments, with
evidence at each increment point of objective and data based measurement towards achieving the outco
It ensures the right work gets done, and the wrong work doesn't; by informing and driving decisions at al
levels to best identify the value of work being done
It enables the shortest sustainable lead time, by eliminating impediments to the flow of work
It enables better design by keeping design options open for as long as possible, and only converging wh
is timely and appropriate to do so, ato produce better technical and economic outcomes.
It enables risk to be evaluated early, through early validation and feedback.
It improves solution development by enhancing the understanding of the system and the environment an
applying that understanding to design, develpment, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself
Enchances innovation, velocity and improves outcomes by making decisions at the appropriate level and
context
It unlocks quality and productivity through autonomy within boundaries
It provides better focus for multiple solutions and allows teams to concentrate and focus on the variable
elements of work