Aligning Architecture with Business Value

Question 1

What is the primary link between the business and technology?

A. Lean Budgets
B. Portfolio Vision
C. Strategic Themes
D. Portfolio Backlog

Answer 1

C. Strategic Themes

Question 2

Who collaborates on the development of the Strategic Themes?

A. APMO, LACE, Ent Arch, Ent Execs
B. Ent Execs, Ent Arch, LPM, Portfolio Stakeholders
C. RTE, APMO, Ent Arch, LPM
D. Ent Arch, Sol Arch, Sys Arch

Answer 2

B. Ent Execs, Ent Arch, LPM, Portfolio

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of Strategic Themes?

A. To optimize value and Solution integrity with capacity allocation
B. To connect the portfolio to Enterprise strategy
C. To describe a business model at a level of fidelity that provides understanding and invites innovation
D. To help ensure the right investments are being made within the approved budget

Answer 3

B. To connect the portfolio to Enterprise strategy

Question 4

What are the two types of Value Streams in SAFe? (choose 2)

A. Operational
B. DevOps
C. Development
D. Organizational
E. Technical

Answer 4

A. Operational
C. Development

Question 5

Which statement describes Conway’s Law?

A. The architecture mimics an organization’s communication structures
B. The number of potential connections between nodes in any system is (n2-n)/2
C. The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams
D. Culture eats strategy for breakfast

Answer 5

A. The architecture mimics an organization’s communication structures

Question 6

Which type of team is organized around the flow of work and has the ability to deliver value directly to the Customer or end user?

A. Enabling ART
B. Platform ART
C. Complicated Subsystem ART
D. Stream-aligned ART

Answer 6

D. Stream-aligned ART

Question 7

Which type of team is organized around specific subsystems that require deep specialty skills and expertise?

A. Enabling ART
B. Platform ART
C. Complicated Subsystem ART
D. Stream-aligned ART

Answer 7

C. Complicated Subsystem ART

Question 8

Which type of team is organized around the development and support of platforms that provide services to other teams?

A. Enabling ART
B. Platform ART
C. Complicated Subsystem ART
D. Stream-aligned ART

Answer 8

B. Platform ART

Question 9

Which type of team is organized to assist other teams with specialized capabilities and help them become proficient in new technologies?

A. Enabling ART
B. Platform ART
C. Complicated Subsystem ART
D. Stream-aligned ART

Answer 9

A. Enabling ART

Question 10

What do Solution Trains and ARTs have in common?

A. Both have Product Managers
B. Both have RTEs
C. Both maintain Solution Backlogs
D. Both deliver solutions to customers

Answer 10

D. Both deliver solutions to customers