Agile Practice Exam Flashcards
When is one time a Scrum Master may be a participant rather than a facilitator
When using ad hoc teams for Inspect and Adapt
What is the recommended frequency for PI Planning in SAFe
Every 8 to 12 weeks
What is one example of a servant leader behavior pattern?
Understands and empathizes with others
Who can change the backlog during an Iteration
Agile Team
What is the basis for most team conflicts
Ideological differences
What is the main reason why some teams never reach Stage 4 (Performing) in the stages of high performing teams?
Because no one guides them
Which type of Enabler does a System Architect review during a System Demo
Enabler Features
Who is responsible for prioritizing the Iteration backlog
Product owner
The program board highlights Feature delivery dates, Milestones, and what else for teams on the Agile Release Train
Objectives
In SAFe, who owns the decision for releasing changes into production?
Product management
Which statement is true about scrum?
It is a team-based framework
The business must depend on the team for what in order to do any meaningful planning?
Commitment to the plan
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?
Iteration planning
According to the Five Dysfunctions of a Team, what is a team’s ultimate competitive advantage?
Teamwork
What is this statement describing? “Agile Teams continuously adapt to new circumstances and enhance the methods of value delivery.”
Continuous improvement
Features lend themselves to the Lean UX process model. They include a description, a benefit hypothesis, and what else?
Acceptance criteria
What are the three pillars of scrum?
Transparency, inspection, adaptation
There are two primary aspects of a Lean-Agile Mindset including Lean Thinking and what else?
Embracing Agility
What is the recommended duration of an Iteration in SAFe?
2weeks
Which demo is performed in the IP Iteration
Pi system demo
Good coaches do not give people the answer, but instead they do what?
They guide people to the solution
Participating in PI Planning enables teams to gain alignment and commitment around a clear set of what?
Pi objectives
Effective Scrum Masters apply which coaching behavior
They encourage the team to learn from their mistakes
Which meeting should the Scrum Master attend but not facilitate
Scrum of scrums
An effective Scrum Master is a team-based servant leader who helps the team do what?
Embrace relentless improvement through Iteration retrospectives
What are two good Scrum Master facilitation practices?
Create an environment of safety so that everyone feels comfortable contributing to the discussion
Ensure all voices are heard
What is the purpose of the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycle as applied to Iterations?
To provide a regular, predictable development cadence to produce an increment of value
Who commits to the Iteration goals at the end of Iteration planning
The team
When does the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycle occur in scrum
Across all scrum events
During PI Planning, who owns the planning of Stories into Iterations?
Agile Teams
What are two common PI Planning anti-patterns? (Choose two.)
Scrum Masters who work with multiple teams do not have time for their teams
Too much time is spent analyzing each Story
The skills of a good Scrum Master include which three attributes
Communicate, coordinate, cooperate
Becoming a coach requires a shift from old behaviors to new ones. What are three examples of old behaviors?
Fixing problems for the team
Focusing on deadlines
Driving toward specific outcomes
How are the 5 Whys used
To identify a root cause(s) of a problem
Each PI Planning meeting evolves over time, and ending PI Planning with a retrospective will help to do what
Continuously improve the event
Why do teams have an Iteration retrospective
To adjust and identify ways to improve
Cadence and what other critical concept are the key constructs to delivering continuous value
Synchronization
Which statement is true about teams
Teams are more productive than the same number of individuals
What is one responsibility of a SAFe Scrum Master
Facilitating an effective team breakout session during PI Planning
During PI Planning, which two tasks are part of the Scrum Master’s role in the first team breakout
Facilitate the coordination with other teams for dependencies
Manage the timebox
In SAFe, which activity is a Scrum Master’s responsibility
Coordinating with other teams
What is the recommended frequency for PI Planning in SAFe
Every 8 to 12 weeks
When is one time a Scrum Master may be a participant rather than a facilitator?
When using ad hoc teams for Inspect and Adapt
Why is it important for the Scrum Master to help the team focus on daily and Iteration goals?
To facilitate the team’s progress towards the current PI Objectives
How often should a system demo occur
After every iteration
What falls outside the Scrum Master’s responsibility?
Assigning Stories to team members /Estimating Stories for the team
The SAFe Scrum Master role includes responsibilities to which other group?
‘Agile teams on the AGILE RELEASE TRAIN
When is a Feature hypothesis fully evaluated?
When the Customer uses the Feature in production
What are two common anti-patterns during program increment (PI) planning? (Choose two.)
Pressure is put on teams to overcommit
A detailed plan becomes the goal rather than align
Which team dysfunction does SAFe help address with the help of business owner
Avoidance of accountability
Which team dysfunction does SAFe help address with the help of Business Owners?
Avoidance of accountability
The goal of Lean is to deliver the maximum Customer value in the shortest sustainable lead time while providing what else?
The highest possible quality
What is an example of Scrum Master servant leader behavior?
Uses persuasion instead of authority
Why is it important for a Scrum Master to be a servant leader?
To help the team become high-performing
What is the goal of the scrum of scrums even
To review the Agile Release Train’s progress toward its PI objectives
Which Agile Manifesto principle describes the importance of PI Planning in SAFe
The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within an Agile Team is face-to-face conversation
What is one purpose of iterations?
To provide a regular cadence for producing increments of value
An effective Scrum Master helps the team with what
Relentless improvement
What is an innovation and planning (IP) Iteration anti-pattern
Plan work for the IP iteration during program increment (PI) planning
What is one benefit of program increment (PI) objectives
They create a near-term focus and vision
What does the letter C represent in SAFe’s CALMR approach to DevOps
Culture
Which two practices are recommended in SAFe for root cause analysis? (Choose
Fishbone 5 Whys
What foundational issue most often leads to team dysfunction
Absence of trust
What does transparency mean in a scrum environment?
The process is visible to all stakeholders
What are two primary opportunities in SAFe for driving relentless improvement? (Choose two.)
Iteration retrospective
Inspect and adapt event
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?
That the feature can be completed by that team independently
Scrum Masters are effective by using scrum methods, supporting SAFe principles and practices, and what else?
Supporting delivery using Agile practices
Cadence and synchronization help reduce uncertainty and manage wha
Capacity allocation
When estimating stories, what is the Scrum Master’s key responsibility
Ensure everyone on the team participate
