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Agile Practice Exam Flashcards

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When is one time a Scrum Master may be a participant rather than a facilitator

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When using ad hoc teams for Inspect and Adapt

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What is the recommended frequency for PI Planning in SAFe

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Every 8 to 12 weeks

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What is one example of a servant leader behavior pattern?

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Understands and empathizes with others

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Who can change the backlog during an Iteration

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Agile Team

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5
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What is the basis for most team conflicts

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Ideological differences

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What is the main reason why some teams never reach Stage 4 (Performing) in the stages of high performing teams?

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Because no one guides them

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Which type of Enabler does a System Architect review during a System Demo

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Enabler Features

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Who is responsible for prioritizing the Iteration backlog

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Product owner

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The program board highlights Feature delivery dates, Milestones, and what else for teams on the Agile Release Train

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Objectives

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In SAFe, who owns the decision for releasing changes into production?

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Product management

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Which statement is true about scrum?

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It is a team-based framework

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12
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The business must depend on the team for what in order to do any meaningful planning?

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Commitment to the plan

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What is the name of the event where all team members determine how much of the team’s backlog they can commit to delivering during an upcoming Iteration?

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Iteration planning

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According to the Five Dysfunctions of a Team, what is a team’s ultimate competitive advantage?

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Teamwork

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What is this statement describing? “Agile Teams continuously adapt to new circumstances and enhance the methods of value delivery.”

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Continuous improvement

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Features lend themselves to the Lean UX process model. They include a description, a benefit hypothesis, and what else?

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Acceptance criteria

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17
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What are the three pillars of scrum?

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Transparency, inspection, adaptation

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There are two primary aspects of a Lean-Agile Mindset including Lean Thinking and what else?

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Embracing Agility

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What is the recommended duration of an Iteration in SAFe?

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2weeks

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20
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Which demo is performed in the IP Iteration

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Pi system demo

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Good coaches do not give people the answer, but instead they do what?

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They guide people to the solution

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Participating in PI Planning enables teams to gain alignment and commitment around a clear set of what?

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Pi objectives

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23
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Effective Scrum Masters apply which coaching behavior

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They encourage the team to learn from their mistakes

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Which meeting should the Scrum Master attend but not facilitate

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Scrum of scrums

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An effective Scrum Master is a team-based servant leader who helps the team do what?

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Embrace relentless improvement through Iteration retrospectives

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What are two good Scrum Master facilitation practices?

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Create an environment of safety so that everyone feels comfortable contributing to the discussion

Ensure all voices are heard

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27
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What is the purpose of the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycle as applied to Iterations?

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To provide a regular, predictable development cadence to produce an increment of value

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28
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Who commits to the Iteration goals at the end of Iteration planning

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The team

29
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When does the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycle occur in scrum

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Across all scrum events

30
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During PI Planning, who owns the planning of Stories into Iterations?

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Agile Teams

31
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What are two common PI Planning anti-patterns? (Choose two.)

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Scrum Masters who work with multiple teams do not have time for their teams

Too much time is spent analyzing each Story

32
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The skills of a good Scrum Master include which three attributes

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Communicate, coordinate, cooperate

33
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Becoming a coach requires a shift from old behaviors to new ones. What are three examples of old behaviors?

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Fixing problems for the team

Focusing on deadlines

Driving toward specific outcomes

34
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How are the 5 Whys used

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To identify a root cause(s) of a problem

35
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Each PI Planning meeting evolves over time, and ending PI Planning with a retrospective will help to do what

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Continuously improve the event

36
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Why do teams have an Iteration retrospective

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To adjust and identify ways to improve

37
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Cadence and what other critical concept are the key constructs to delivering continuous value

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Synchronization

38
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Which statement is true about teams

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Teams are more productive than the same number of individuals

39
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What is one responsibility of a SAFe Scrum Master

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Facilitating an effective team breakout session during PI Planning

40
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During PI Planning, which two tasks are part of the Scrum Master’s role in the first team breakout

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Facilitate the coordination with other teams for dependencies

Manage the timebox

41
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In SAFe, which activity is a Scrum Master’s responsibility

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Coordinating with other teams

42
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What is the recommended frequency for PI Planning in SAFe

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Every 8 to 12 weeks

43
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When is one time a Scrum Master may be a participant rather than a facilitator?

A

When using ad hoc teams for Inspect and Adapt

44
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Why is it important for the Scrum Master to help the team focus on daily and Iteration goals?

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To facilitate the team’s progress towards the current PI Objectives

45
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How often should a system demo occur

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After every iteration

46
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What falls outside the Scrum Master’s responsibility?

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Assigning Stories to team members /Estimating Stories for the team

47
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The SAFe Scrum Master role includes responsibilities to which other group?

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‘Agile teams on the AGILE RELEASE TRAIN

48
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When is a Feature hypothesis fully evaluated?

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When the Customer uses the Feature in production

49
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What are two common anti-patterns during program increment (PI) planning? (Choose two.)

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Pressure is put on teams to overcommit

A detailed plan becomes the goal rather than align

50
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Which team dysfunction does SAFe help address with the help of business owner

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Avoidance of accountability

51
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Which team dysfunction does SAFe help address with the help of Business Owners?

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Avoidance of accountability

52
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The goal of Lean is to deliver the maximum Customer value in the shortest sustainable lead time while providing what else?

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The highest possible quality

53
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What is an example of Scrum Master servant leader behavior?

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Uses persuasion instead of authority

54
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Why is it important for a Scrum Master to be a servant leader?

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To help the team become high-performing

55
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What is the goal of the scrum of scrums even

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To review the Agile Release Train’s progress toward its PI objectives

56
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Which Agile Manifesto principle describes the importance of PI Planning in SAFe

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The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within an Agile Team is face-to-face conversation

57
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What is one purpose of iterations?

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To provide a regular cadence for producing increments of value

58
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An effective Scrum Master helps the team with what

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Relentless improvement

59
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What is an innovation and planning (IP) Iteration anti-pattern

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Plan work for the IP iteration during program increment (PI) planning

60
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What is one benefit of program increment (PI) objectives

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They create a near-term focus and vision

61
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What does the letter C represent in SAFe’s CALMR approach to DevOps

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Culture

62
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Which two practices are recommended in SAFe for root cause analysis? (Choose

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Fishbone 5 Whys

63
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What foundational issue most often leads to team dysfunction

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Absence of trust

64
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What does transparency mean in a scrum environment?

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The process is visible to all stakeholders

65
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What are two primary opportunities in SAFe for driving relentless improvement? (Choose two.)

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Iteration retrospective

Inspect and adapt event

66
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When looking at a program board at the end of program increment (PI) planning, what does it mean when a feature is placed in a team’s swim lane with no strings?

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That the feature can be completed by that team independently

67
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Scrum Masters are effective by using scrum methods, supporting SAFe principles and practices, and what else?

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Supporting delivery using Agile practices

68
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Cadence and synchronization help reduce uncertainty and manage wha

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Capacity allocation

69
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When estimating stories, what is the Scrum Master’s key responsibility

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Ensure everyone on the team participate

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