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What is one of three components of cost of delay?
A: Job size
B: Risk reduction and / or opportunity enablement
C: Return of investment
D: Weighted shortest job first (WSJF)

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B: Risk reduction and / or opportunity enablement

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What is one characteristics of Lean Agile leadership that Architect should develop?
A: The ability to govern using periodic architecture reviews
B: The ability to define and own Enabler Epics
C: The ability to maintain effective Solution Roadmap
D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values

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D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values

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Which SAFe concept is explicitly a Lean quality management system (QMS) practice?
A: Take economic view
B: Decentralize decision-making
C: Systems thinking
D: Build incrementally

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D: Build incrementally

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What do strategic Themes provide input to?
A: Customer segments and revenue streams
B: Team backlogs
C: Pre-Plan activities
D: Requirements

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A: Customer segments and revenue streams

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Which statement is an example of taking an economic view in architecture?
A: Architecting for desired business outcomes
B: Establishing the non-functional requirements (NFRs)
C: Facilitating System and Solution Demos
D: Performing return on investment (ROI) analysis on every Enabler

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A: Architecting for desired business outcomes

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What is one element of SAFes CALMR approach to DevOps?
A: Release
B: Monitoring
C: Culture
D: Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

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C: Culture

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Which statement is true about Solution Intent?
A: It describes only a Solution’s current behavior
B: It is used only by Solutions Architects
C: It describes a Solution’s current and intended behavior
D: It describes only a Solutions’s intended behavior

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C: It describes a Solution’s current and intended behavior

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What is one component of the Inspect and Adapt Event?
A: Value Stream Mapping
B: Problem-solving workshop
C: Architecture review and approval
D: Coach sync

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B: Problem-solving workshop

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What is the impact of the SAFe principle “Assume variability; preserve options” on Solution Intent?
A: Solution intent in never fixed
B: Solution Intent evolves from variable to fixed over time
C: Solution Intent never changes
D: Solution Intent contains full specification for every Solution alternative that is connected across the Value Stream

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B: Solution Intent evolves from variable to fixed over time

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The PI Retrospective is a component of what SAFe event?
A: System Demo
B: PI Planning
C: Solution Demo
D: Inspect & Adapt

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D: Inspect & Adapt

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Which is one of the activities of Pre-Plan?
A: ART-level risks are ROAM’ed by the Solution Train
B: ART predictability measures are created by Solution Management
C: ART leaders determine how they will address upcoming capabilities in their PI planning events
D: Agile Teams participate in a confidence vote

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C: ART leaders determine how they will address upcoming capabilities in their PI planning events

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What should the Enablers include?
A: The total cost
B: The cost of delay
C: The architectural design
D: the rationale

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B: The cost of delay

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Which statement is an example of an Agile architecture practice?
A: Allowing a system to always run
B: Accommodating feature decomposition
C: Supporting Architectural review boards
D: Managing stage gates

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A: Allowing a system to always run

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What do Solution Trains and ARTs have in common?
A: Both maintain Solution Train Backlogs
B: Both have Product Managers
C: Both have Release Train Engineers (RTEs)
D: Both deliver solution to customers

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D: Both deliver solution to customers

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In addition to System Architects, what group defines and maintains PI roadmap?
A: Business Owners
B: Agile Teams
C: Product Management
D: Solutions Architects

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C: Product Management

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What is the primary purpose of Strategic Themes?
A: To ensure the right investments are being made within the approved budget
B: To describe a business model that provides understanding and invites innovation
C: To connect the portfolio to Enterprise strategy
D: To optimize value and Solution integrity with capacity allocation

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C: To connect the portfolio to Enterprise strategy

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What is an outcome of Value Stream Mapping?
A: The number of defects introduced during the delivery process
B: The return on investments (ROI) of information technology initiatives
C: Identified waste and delay in the delivery process
D: A plan for automating the Value Stream

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C: Identified waste and delay in the delivery process

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An ART is defining a new Architectural Runway for a future PI. A senior developer approaches the System Architect with concerns that the developers do not have the knowledge to implement the Enablers. How can the Architect help resolve the situation?
A: Hire contractors to implement the Enablers
B:Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning
C: Encourage the developers to devote non-work hours to gain the knowledge
D: Develop early, detailed design specification with assigned development tasks

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B:Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning

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What do Strategic Themes help identify from an architectural perspective?
A: Portfolio budgets
B: New Enabler Epics
C: The portfolio Canvas
D: ART configuration

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B: New Enabler Epics

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Which statement describes Conway’s Law?
A: Culture immerses in strategy
B: The best architectures, requirements and designs emerge from self-organizing teams
C: The architecture mimics an organization’s communication structures
D: The number of potential connections between nodes in any system is (n2-n0/2)

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C: The architecture mimics an organization’s communication structures

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Who should the System architect share their knowledge with to ensure new work involved is properly defined and scoped?
A: The scrum Master / Team Coach
B: The developer
C: The tester
D: The Product Owner

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D: The Product Owner

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Which Agile approach to modeling communicates architectural decisions to the teams?
A: Design sketches that communicate important architectural concepts
B: Delegating system design to an external Supplier
C: Detailed architectural documentation
D: Comprehensive 3D rendering of Deployed Solutions

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A: Design sketches that communicate important architectural concepts

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A senior developer on a new ART approaches a System Architect with concerns that Agile processes will not work in organization. How could the System Architect could respond as a lean-Agile leader?
A: Refer the developer to an Agile coach
B: Highlight the personal and organization benefits of an Agile way of working
C: Explain to the developer that their participation in Agile is mandatory
D: Raise the issue with the developer’s manager

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B: Highlight the personal and organization benefits of an Agile way of working

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During which activity do Architects provide teams feedback on the actual value delivered from architecture work?
A: Throughout PI Planning
B: During Value Stream Mapping
C: Prior to or part of the I&A System Demo

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C: Prior to or part of the I&A System Demo

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How does Architect enable Continuous Deployment?
A: By decoupling deployment from Release
B: By documenting the deployment process
C: By writing Enabler Features
D: By joining the Operations team

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A: By decoupling deployment from Release

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What do ART backlogs contain?
A: Epics and Enablers
B: Features and Enablers
C: Capabilities and Enablers
D: Stories and Enablers

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B: Features and Enablers

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How can Architects serve as Lean-Agile Leaders?
A: By respecting people
B: By establishing modern coding standards
C: By attending leadership
D: By decentralizing all architectural decisions

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A: By respecting people

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Which tool is used during a problem solving workshop to foster Relentless Improvement?
A: Gamba walk
B: Kanban
C: Value Stream Mapping
D: Pareto Analysis

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D: Pareto Analysis

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What does the Solution Context define from a technical perspective?
A: The Solution’s operational environment
B: Major Solution component and interfaces
C: Who will use the Solution
D: The part of the Development Value Stream improved by the Solution

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A: The Solution’s operational environment

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What is one aspect of the Architect’s role during Iteration Review?
A: Evaluate the team’s alignment with Solution Intent
B: Demonstrate the integrated Solution
C: Gauge alignment with coding standards
D: Demonstrate emergent design to showcase it to the teams

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A: Evaluate the team’s alignment with Solution Intent

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What is one contribution Solution Architects make to the Solution Train backlog?
A: Enabler capabilities
B: Detailed Solution Architecture specifications
C: Results of A/B client tests
D: Business context briefing

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A: Enabler capabilities

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What is the Architectural Runway?
A: Vendor contracts and support agreements
B: Existing code, components and infrastructure needed to build near-term Features
C: Technical documentation describing how a Solution should be built
D: The combined set of Enablers in the backlog

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B: Existing code, components and infrastructure needed to build near-term Features

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How far into the future does a Solution Roadmap forecast?
A: The upcoming PI
B: Multiple years
C: The next 2-3 PI’s
D: One year

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B: Multiple years

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Which type of Enabler support research, prototyping and other activities needed to develop an understanding of Customer needs?
A: Exploration
B: Compliance
C: Infrastructure
D: Architecture

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A: Exploration

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What does benefit of capacity allocation?
A: It balances effort between business Feature and Enabler development
B: It ensures that Architects are working form a prioritized backlog
C: It guarantees that there are enough people on the ART to deliver everything
D: It prioritizes technical debt reduction over business request

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A: It balances effort between business Feature and Enabler development

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What is the basic definition for a Feature?
A: A Solution development initiative with considerable scope and impact
B: Functionality required to extend the Architectural Runway
C: A small piece of functionality that benefits an end-user
D: A service that fulfills a stakeholder need

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D: A service that fulfills a stakeholder need

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What value does Continuous Deployment provide the business?
A: Features are ready to be launched when market timing is optimal
B: Changes developed in small batches are immediately available to users
C: Involves the Customer earlier in the process, providing faster feedback
D: Products function properly so that value can be realized

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A: Features are ready to be launched when market timing is optimal

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How is the weighted shortest job first (WSJF) calculated?
A: Job size divided by cost of delay?
B: Cost of delay multiplied by job size
C: Job size multiplied by cost of delay
D: Cost of delay divided by job size

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D: Cost of delay divided by job size

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With whom should the System Architect collaborate on the PI Roadmap to align and guide teams toward a shared technical Vision?
A: Release Train Engineer and Product Owners
B: Scrum masters / Team Coaches and the Release Train Engineer
C: Enterprise Architect and Product Management
D: Business Owners and Product Owners

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C: Enterprise Architect and Product Management

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What is one activity System Architects typically participate in during the course of a PI?
A: Epic writing
B: Ongoing collaboration
C: Coach Sync
D: Lean Budgeting

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B: Ongoing collaboration

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What is one piece of work a System Architect demos during Iteration Review?
A: Intentional architecture
B: Coding standards
C: Architectural documentation
D: New system functionality

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A: Intentional architecture

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What is one type of Value Stream in SAFe?
A: Organizational
B: DevOps
C: Development
D: Technical

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C: Development

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A System Architect is working with a new ART and has planned multiple Enabler Features that explore different approaches to a technical issue that is not fully understood. The Product Manager is concerned that the ART will be wasting capacity. How should the System Architect approach the situation?
A: Refer the Product Manager to the Enterprise Architect
B: Acknowledge the Product Manager’s concern and remove the Enablers
C: Talk directly to the developers to make sure they perform the Enabler work
D: Discuss with the Product Manager the need to assume variability and preserve options

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D: Discuss with the Product Manager the need to assume variability and preserve options

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How might a non-functional requirements (NFR) be defined as a backlog item?
A: As a generic Enabler that is reused from iteration to iteration
B: As an Enabler Story attached to a business Story
C: As an Enabler Feature attached to a business Feature
D: As an Enabler that will constrain other backlog items once implemented.

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D: As an Enabler that will constrain other backlog items once implemented.

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During PI Planning’s management review and problem solving meeting, the System Architect notices that an Enabler to build an API is planned to be delivered in the same Iteration as a Feature requiring the API. What action should the System Architect take?
A: Wait until the end of PI Planning and ROAM the risk.
B: Vote “one” during the PI confidence vote to highlight the risk
C: Work with Product Management and teams to resolve the risk during team breakouts
D: Tell one of the teams to adjust their plans so there are no dependencies across teams in the same iteration

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C: Work with Product Management and teams to resolve the risk during team breakouts

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How does a Lean quality management system (QMS) support compliance across a Solution Train?
A: By evolving specification and compliance documentation along with the system at every increment
B: By including auditors at the Team Sync
C: By excluding independent verification and validation individuals from PI Planning
D: By ceritfying the system at every System Demo

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A: By evolving specification and compliance documentation along with the system at every increment

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Are Milestones and releases part of a Roadmap?
A: Yes; on the PI Roadmap, not the Solution Roadmap
B: Yes; they are important events that impact the ability to achieve the Solution Vision
C: No; Roadmaps should not be influenced by events with fixed dates
D: No; only capabilities, Features and Enablers are part of a Roadmap

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B: Yes; they are important events that impact the ability to achieve the Solution Vision

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Which example is considered an anti-pattern of Agile architecture?
A: Ensuring the Architectural Runway supports the business strategy as defined by the Strategic Themes
B: Decoupling deployment from release
C: A balanced combination of intentional architectural and emergent design
D: A weekly Architectural change approval board

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D: A weekly Architectural change approval board

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How can Architects serve as Lean-Agile leaders?
A: By attending leadership training
B: By establishing modern coding standards
C: By decentralizing all architectural decision
D: By respecting people

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D: By respecting people

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An Agile architect has been asked to create a plan for modernizing a major legacy system. Assuming it will take more than a year and multiple Agile Teams to complete, what must the Architect include as part of the plan?
A: An outline showing how a balance between intentional architecture and emergent design will be managed
B: Comprehensive architectural documentation to ensure teams know what to build
C: A timeline for evolving Solution Intent from variable to fixed
D: A detailed implementation Roadmap with iterative release dates

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A: An outline showing how a balance between intentional architecture and emergent design will be managed

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Which type of Enabler do Architects likely use in Set-based Design?
A: Exploration
B: Compliance
C: Architecture
D: Infrastructure

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A: Exploration

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What is included in an Epic hypothesis statement?
A: Desired delivery date
B: Estimated return on investment (ROI)
C: Non-functional requirements (NFRs)
D: The ART responsible for delivery

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C: Non-functional requirements (NFRs)

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What is a key activity of the System or Solution Architect during management review and problem solving?
A: Assign risks to teams
B: Negotiating adjustments to help realize the architecture Vision
C: Protecting the architecture Vision from ideas that put it as risk
D: Presenting detailed designs

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B: Negotiating adjustments to help realize the architecture Vision

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What is one architectural consideration that supports Release on Demand?
A: Feature toggles
B: Cloud computing
C: Deployment automation
D: Infrastructure as code

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A: Feature toggles

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At which stage of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline do architects address minimum viable products (MVPs) and the Architectural Runway?
A: Continuous Exploration
B: Continuous Integration
C: Release on Demand
D: Continuous Deployment

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A: Continuous Exploration

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What does an Architect present during PI Planning?
A: The business context
B: The PI delivery plan
C: The architectural Vision
D: The product Vision

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C: The architectural Vision

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What is an Operational Value Stream?
A: The sequence of activities required for delivering to a Customer
B: The development steps for building a Solution
C: The marketing for products and services
D: The alignment of business strategy with execution

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A: The sequence of activities required for delivering to a Customer

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When should a Story with non-functional requirements (NFRs) as part of its definition of done be considered complete?
A: The NFRs have passed their tests
B: The NFRs have been put into related Stories
C: The NFRs have been identified
D: the NFRs are put into the Solution Intent

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A: The NFRs have passed their tests

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What is one action that enables early feedback when building an Epic?
A: Defining the minimum viable product
B: Using Design Thinking to understand Customer needs
C: Ensuring Enablers address technology concerns
D: Applying DevOps practices to Enabler Features

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A: Defining the minimum viable product

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What is one key component every Enabler Epic must include?
A: A detailed return on investment (ROI) analysis
B: A list of required Features and Capabilities
C: References to relevant architecture specifications
D: A hypothesis statement

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D: A hypothesis statement

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How does Architectural Runway enable emergent design and support new Feature development?
A: Teams use Features to build the runway
B: Teams grow the system design as Features requires in the context of an intentional architecture
C: Teams define the intentional architecture to support the runway
D: Teams adjust the intentional architecture as Features requires

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B: Teams grow the system design as Features requires in the context of an intentional architecture

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What is one aspect of the CALMR approach to DevOps
A: Culture
B: Acceleration
C: Release
D: Learning

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A: Culture

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What is one example of how Architects perform as Lean-Agile leaders?
A: Measuring technology success based on cost
B: Creating technical designs that teams can easily understand and implement
C: Ensuring teams apply Agile practices appropriately
D: Reinforcing SAFe Core Values and principles

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D: Reinforcing SAFe Core Values and principles

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Where in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline do Architects align architecture to business objectives?
A: Continuous Exploration
B: Release on Demand
C: Continuous Deployment
D: Continuous Integration

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A: Continuous Exploration

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What Coordinate and Deliver event is most critical to maintain architectural alignment during the PI?
A: The architectural Review Meeting
B: The RTE Sync
C: The Architect Sync
D: The PI Solution Demo

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D: The PI Solution Demo

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What is one example of how Architects can support relentless improvement efforts?
A: By approving architectural changes each PI
B: By participating in problem solving workshops during Inspect & Adapt
C: By continually adding new systems to the Solution ecosystem
D: By establishing architectural review boards

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B: By participating in problem solving workshops during Inspect & Adapt

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What is one example of how Architects participate during PI execution?
A: By identifying and assigning ART Backlog items
B: By supporting Agile Teams with Enabler development
C: By conducting architecture reviews for each Story
D: By preparing detailed architecture specification for the next PI

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B: By supporting Agile Teams with Enabler development

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How can an Architect enable early and frequent delivery for better economics?
A: By understanding which systems are assets and which are liabilities to continuous delivery
B: By sponsoring Enabler Epics that explore open source technology
C: By retiring legacy systems
D: By educating teams on the Requirements, Design, Implementation and Verification approach

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A: By understanding which systems are assets and which are liabilities to continuous delivery

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What is one attribute of Agile architecture?
A: It is a phase gated approach
B: It supports a continuous flow
C: It decouples deployment from release
D: It is shared the responsibility between System Architects and Agile Teams

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C: It decouples deployment from release

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What benefit does Pre-Planning provide?

A: Pre-defined Features for every ART team member
B: A Strategy for how the ART’s will implement upcoming Solution Train capabilities
C: A set of Features for every ART’s PI Planning event
D: An opportunity to brainstorm about the new marketing Vision

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B: A Strategy for how the ART’s will implement upcoming Solution Train capabilities

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An ART is defining a new Architectural Runway for a future PI. A senior developer approaches the System Architect with concerns that the developers do not have the knowledge to implement the Enablers. How can the Architect help resolve this situation?

A: Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning
B: Develop early, detailed design specification with assigned development tasks
C: Hire contractors to implement the Enablers
D: Encourage the developers to devote non-work hours to gain the knowledge

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A: Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning

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What is one aspect of the Architect’s role during Solution Demo?

A: Demonstrate Enabler Capabilities
B: Evaluate each presentation from on architectural perspective
C: Provide an update on the Architectural Runway
D: Provide feedback on system demos and how to improve for next time

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A: Demonstrate Enabler Capabilities

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What has the most influence on the portfolio canvas and Vision?

A: Portfolio budgets
B: Enterprise architecture
C: The operational Value Stream
D: Strategic Themes

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D: Strategic Themes

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What is one characteristics of a Solution Train?
A: To build Solutions that require regulatory compliance
B: To manage dependencies between independent Development Value Stream
C: To implement Features with the coordination of 5 to 12 years
D: To build Capabilities with the coordination of multiple ART’s

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D: To build Capabilities with the coordination of multiple ART’s

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What organizational walls does DevOps help break down?
A: The walls between development and architecture
B: The walls between business and architecture
C: The walls between business and operations
D: The walls between development and operations

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D: The walls between development and operations

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Which activity occurs regularly at the Architect sync?
A: Approving the team’s architectural change requests
B: Swarming on technical issues that are impending the ART’s
C: Writing Enabler Epics and Features
D: Evaluating the team’s conformance to architectural specifications

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B: Swarming on technical issues that are impending the ART’s

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A Solution Architect working across 3 ARTs is tasked with establishing which activities?
A: PI Plan
B: Business Vision
C: Top Features
D: Solution’s architectural Vision

A

D: Solution’s architectural Vision

78
Q

What is an Archtiect’s primary responsibility during management review and problem solving?
A: Look for opportunities to provide additional capacity for more architectural work
B: Assign business value to the architecture objectives
C: Create new Enabler stories
D: Discuss adjustments that will continue to support the architecture Vision

A

D: Discuss adjustments that will continue to support the architecture Vision

79
Q

A group of Architects is discsussing a major enhancement to an existing operational system. What is the most critical characterstics of the new architecture?
A: Governing architectural requirements
B: Enabling automated builds
C: Aligning strategy to execution
D: Supporting continuous delivery

A

D: Supporting continuous delivery

80
Q

What is one aspect of Architect’s role during System Demo?
A: To improve the team’s velocity
B: To review the team’s code
C: To provide feedback on Architectural Runway progress
D: To sign off on completed Enabler Stories

A

C: To provide feedback on Architectural Runway progress

81
Q

What must System Architect avoid when balancing intentional architecture and emergent design for the upcoming PI?
A: Explaining the architectural Vision to Agile Teams
B: Providing guidance to align the team’s localized design decisions
C: Un-validated architectural decisions
D: Reuse of common components

A

C: Un-validated architectural decisions

82
Q

Which statement is true about Enablers?
A: They support the implementation of future business functionality
B: They all become NFR’s after they have been implemented
C: Enabler Epics should constrain themselves to single ARTs to reduce risks
D: They are defined by the System Architects not the Product Managers

A

A: They support the implementation of future business functionality

83
Q

Architects are typically accountable for which measures at the end of the PI?
A: ART velocity and predictability
B: Business value scores of Enabler Features and Capabilities
C: Return of Investment of delivered Architectural Runway
D: Architectural compliance metrics

A

B: Business value scores of Enabler Features and Capabilities

84
Q

What SAFe Solution construct identifies critical aspects of a Solution’s operational environment?
A: Runtime
B: Context
C: Intent
D: Vision

A

B: Context

85
Q

What is one characteristics of Lean-Agile Leadership that Architects should develop?
A: The ability to define and own Enabler Epics
B: The ability to govern using periodic architecture reviews
C: The ability to maintain effective Solution Roadmaps
D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values

A

D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values

86
Q

The solution intent captures which three types of information?
A: Requirements, design and traceability for requirements
B: Product roadmap, capabilities in the backlog and traceability for requirements
C: Requirements, design and capabilities in the backlog
D: Product roadmap, capabilities in the backlog and requirements

A

A: Requirements, design and traceability for requirements

87
Q

How do Solution Trains enable dependent ART’s to collaborate and deliver more effectively?
A: By ensuring Supplier deliver against milestones
B: By aligning ART’s on a common cadence
C: By centralizing all compliance activities
D: By centralizing Solution design decisions

A

B: By aligning ART’s on a common cadence

88
Q

Which roles collaborate to develop Strategic Themes?
A: Enterprise Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders
B: Solution Architect, Product Management and Lean Portfolio Management
C: Solution Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders
D: Enterprise Architect, Product Management and lean Portfolio Management

A

A: Enterprise Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders

89
Q

What is an Architect’s primary focus through out PI execution?
A: Supporting teams on Enabler delivery
B: Holding architecture governance reviews
C: Preparing the architecture Vision for the next PI
D: Reducing technical debt

A

A: Supporting teams on Enabler delivery

90
Q

How do Architects collaborate with the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence?
A: By defining key technical initiatives that support Lean Budgets using Enabler Epics
B: By providing technical input and concern into SAFe transformation
C: By driving architectural initiatives in the Portfolio Kanban system
D: By facilitating the reuse of code, component and proven patterns

A

B: By providing technical input and concern into SAFe transformation

91
Q

What is NOT an agile architecture?
A: Balances intentional architecture and emergent design
B: Ensure system always run
C: Supports continuous flow of value
D: Supports sequential deployment

A

D: Supports sequential deployment

92
Q

Which is NOT the responsibility of the Enterprise Architect?
A: Aligning Business and technical Strategies
B: Guiding Enabler Epics
C: Establishing the Portfolio’s Intentional Architecture
D: Enabling Solution Intent and Context

A

D: Enabling Solution Intent and Context

93
Q

Which is NOT the responsibility of Solution Architect ?
A: Evolving Solution Architecture with ARTs and Suppliers
B: Evolving Live Solutions
C: Defining and Communicating Architecture vision
D: Rationalizing the Technology Portfolio

A

D: Rationalizing the Technology Portfolio

94
Q

An Agile architect has been asked to create a plan for modernizing a major legacy system. Assuming it will take more than a year and multiple Agile Teams to complete, what must the Architect include as part of the plan?
A: An outline showing how a balance between intentional architecture and emergent design will be managed
B: Comprehensive architectural documentation to ensure teams know what to build
C: A timeline for evolving Solution Intent from variable to fixed
D: A detailed implementation Roadmap with iterative release dates

A

C: A timeline for evolving Solution Intent from variable to fixed

95
Q

Which is NOT a common architecture domains?
A: Business Architecture
B: Information Architecture
C: Application Architecture
D: Network Architecture

A

D: Network Architecture

96
Q

What is one key component every Enabler Epic must include?
A: A detailed return on investment (ROI) analysis
B: A list of required Features and Capabilities
C: References to relevant architecture specifications
D: A hypothesis statement

A

D: A hypothesis statement

97
Q

Which example is considered an anti-pattern of Agile architecture?
A: Ensuring the Architectural Runway supports the business strategy as defined by the Strategic Themes
B: Decoupling deployment from release
C: A balanced combination of intentional architectural and emergent design
D: A weekly Architectural change approval board

A

D: A weekly Architectural change approval board

98
Q

Which one is NOT a Flow enabler?
A:Minimum viable architecture
B: Automated compliance checks
C: Loosely coupled system
D: Architecture review boards

A

D: Architecture review boards

99
Q

How do you NOT determine if the value delivered is critical to evaluate hypotheses and analyze quantitative and qualitative feedback
A: Retrospective and Inspect & Adapt sessions
B: Full stack telemetry
C: System performance analytics
D: System Reports

A

D: System Reports

100
Q

What is an Architect’s primary responsibility during management review and problem solving?
A: Look for opportunities to provide additional capacity for more architectural work
B: Assign business value to the architecture objectives
C: Create new Enabler stories
D: Discuss adjustments that will continue to support the architecture Vision

A

D: Discuss adjustments that will continue to support the architecture Vision

101
Q

A group of Architects is discsussing a major enhancement to an existing operational system. What is the most critical characteristics of the new architecture?
A: Governing architectural requirements
B: Enabling automated builds
C: Aligning strategy to execution
D: Supporting continuous delivery

A

D: Supporting continuous delivery

102
Q

What is a Vision?
A: Sets the direction for future work
B: Ensures teams are aligned on a shared goal
C: Input to Strategic Themes
D: Allows teams and individuals to make localized decisions

A

C: Input to Strategic Themes

103
Q

What is NOT part of portfolio canvas?
A: Describes the structure and purpose of a SAFe portfolio
B: Describes how a portfolio f solution creates, delivers and captures value for an organization
C: Define and align the portfolio streams and solution to portfolio vision
D: Input to Team Backlog

A

D: Input to Team Backlog

104
Q

A Solution Architect working across 3 ARTs is tasked with establishing which activities?
A: PI Plan
B: Business Vision
C: Top Features
D: Solution’s architectural Vision

A

D: Solution’s architectural Vision

105
Q

What is one aspect of the Architect’s role during Solution Demo?
A: Demonstrate Enabler Capabilities
B: Evaluate each presentation from on architectural perspective
C: Provide an update on the Architectural Runway
D: Provide feedback on system demos and how to improve for next time

A

A: Demonstrate Enabler Capabilities

106
Q

How do Architects collaborate with the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence?
A: By defining key technical initiatives that support Lean Budgets using Enabler Epics
B: By providing technical input and concern into SAFe transformation
C: By driving architectural initiatives in the Portfolio Kanban system
D: By facilitating the reuse of code, component and proven patterns

A

B: By providing technical input and concern into SAFe transformation

107
Q

Which roles collaborate to develop Strategic Themes?
A: Enterprise Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders
B: Solution Architect, Product Management and Lean Portfolio Management
C: Solution Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders
D: Enterprise Architect, Product Management and lean Portfolio Management

A

A: Enterprise Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders

108
Q

What is one architectural consideration that supports Release on Demand?
A: Feature toggles
B: Cloud computing
C: Deployment automation
D: Infrastructure as code

A

A: Feature toggles

109
Q

How does Architectural Runway enable emergent design and support new Feature development?
A: Teams use Features to build the runway
B: Teams grow the system design as Features requires in the context of an intentional architecture
C: Teams define the intentional architecture to support the runway
D: Teams adjust the intentional architecture as Features requires

A

B: Teams grow the system design as Features requires in the context of an intentional architecture

110
Q

How can an Architect enable early and frequent delivery for better economics?
A: By understanding which systems are assets and which are liabilities to continuous delivery
B: By sponsoring Enabler Epics that explore open source technology
C: By retiring legacy systems
D: By educating teams on the Requirements, Design, Implementation and Verification approach

A

A: By understanding which systems are assets and which are liabilities to continuous delivery

111
Q

What organizational walls does DevOps help break down?
A: The walls between development and architecture
B: The walls between business and architecture
C: The walls between business and operations
D: The walls between development and operations

A

D: The walls between development and operations

112
Q

Which is NOT a principle embodied by WSJF ?
A: Take an economic view
B: Ignore sunk cost
C: Make financial choices continuously
D: WIP limits

A

D: WIP limits

113
Q

What is included in an Epic hypothesis statement?
A: Desired delivery date
B: Estimated return on investment (ROI)
C: Non-functional requirements (NFRs)
D: The ART responsible for delivery

A

C: Non-functional requirements (NFRs)

114
Q

What must System Architect avoid when balancing intentional architecture and emergent design for the upcoming PI?
A: Explaining the architectural Vision to Agile Tea
B: Providing guidance to align the team’s localized design decisions
C: Un-validated architectural decisions
D: Reuse of common components

A

C: Un-validated architectural decisions

115
Q

Architects are typically accountable for which measures at the end of the PI?
A: ART velocity and predictability
B: Business value scores of Enabler Features and Capabilities
C: Return of Investment of delivered Architectural Runway
D: Architectural compliance metrics

A

B: Business value scores of Enabler Features and Capabilities

116
Q

An ART is defining a new Architectural Runway for a future PI. A senior developer approaches the System Architect with concerns that the developers do not have the knowledge to implement the Enablers. How can the Architect help resolve the situation?
A: Hire contractors to implement the Enablers
B: Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning
C: Encourage the developers to devote non-work hours to gain the knowledge
D: Develop early, detailed design specification with assigned development tasks

A

B: Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning

117
Q

Are Milestones and releases part of a Roadmap?
A: Yes; on the PI Roadmap, not the Solution Roadmap
B: Yes; they are important events that impact the ability to achieve the Solution Vision
C: No; Roadmaps should not be influenced by events with fixed dates
D: No; only capabilities, Features and Enablers are part of a Roadmap

A

B: Yes; they are important events that impact the ability to achieve the Solution Vision

118
Q

What is one characteristics of a Solution Train?
A: To build Solutions that require regulatory compliance
B: To manage dependencies between independent Development Value Stream
C: To implement Features with the coordination of 5 to 12 years
D: To build Capabilities with the coordination of multiple ART’s

A

D: To build Capabilities with the coordination of multiple ART’s

119
Q

What is a key activity of the System or Solution Architect during management review and problem solving?
A: Assigning risks to teams
B: Negotiating adjustments to help realize the architecture Vision
C: Protecting the architecture Vision from ideas that put it as risk
D: Presenting detailed designs

A

B: Negotiating adjustments to help realize the architecture Vision

120
Q

How does a Lean quality management system (QMS) support compliance across a Solution Train?
A: By evolving specification and compliance documentation along with the system at every increment
B: By including auditors at the Team Sync
C: By excluding independent verification and validation individuals from PI Planning
D: By certifying the system at every System Demo

A

A: By evolving specification and compliance documentation along with the system at every increment

121
Q

The sequence of activities needed to deliver a product or service to a Customer is an example of which Value Stream?
A: Development Value Stream
B: Operational Value Stream
C: Deployment Value Stream
D: Release Value Stream

A

B: Operational Value Stream

122
Q

Where are the architecture dependency shown during PI Planning?
A: ART Planning Board
B: Team Backlog
C: Solution Backlog
D: Portfolio Backlog

A

A: ART Planning Board

123
Q

What is NOT a role of an architect during PI Planning?
A: Present the Architecture Vision
B: Elaborate on Nonfunctional requirements and implementation patterns and practice
C: Support ROAM (resolve, own, accept or mitigate)
D: Prioritize the Team backlog

A

D: Prioritize the Team backlog

124
Q

Where in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline do Architects align architecture to business objectives?
A: Continuous Exploration
B: Release on Demand
C: Continuous Deployment
D: Continuous Integration

A

A: Continuous Exploration

125
Q

What is one action that enables early feedback when building an Epic?
A: Defining the minimum viable product
B: Using Design Thinking to understand Customer needs
C: Ensuring Enablers address technology concerns
D: Applying DevOps practices to Enabler Features

A

A: Defining the minimum viable product

126
Q

What is one aspect of Architect’s role during Solution Demo?
A: To improve the team’s velocity
B: To review the team’s code
C: Help prepare Capabilities for Solution Demo
D: To sign off on completed Enabler Stories

A

C: Help prepare Capabilities for Solution Demo

127
Q

What is one characteristics of Lean-Agile Leadership that Architects should develop?
A: The ability to define and own Enabler Epics
B: The ability to govern using periodic architecture reviews
C: The ability to maintain effective Solution Roadmaps
D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values

A

D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values

128
Q

In SAFe how to does the organization align investment with strategy ?
A: Lean Budget Guardrails
B: Canvas Portfolio
C: Canvas Portfolio
D: Canvas Portfolio

A

A: Lean Budget Guardrails

129
Q

What is one example of how Architects can support relentless improvement efforts?
A: By approving architectural changes each PI
B: By participating in problem solving workshops during Inspect & Adapt
C: By continually adding new systems to the Solution ecosystem
D: By establishing architectural review boards

A

B: By participating in problem solving workshops during Inspect & Adapt

130
Q

What does an Architect present during PI Planning?
A: The business context
B: The PI delivery plan
C: The architectural Vision
D: The product Vision

A

C: The architectural Vision

131
Q

Which activity occurs regularly at the Architect sync?
A: Approving the team’s architectural change requests
B: Swarming on technical issues that are impending the ART’s
C: Writing Enabler Epics and Features
D: Evaluating the team’s conformance to architectural specifications

A

B: Swarming on technical issues that are impending the ART’s

132
Q

Which is NOT a type of Enablers?
A: Architecture
B: Infrastructure
C: Technology
D: Compliance

A

C: Technology

133
Q

How do Solution Trains enable dependent ART’s to collaborate and deliver more effectively?
A: By ensuring Supplier deliver against milestones
B: By aligning ART’s on a common cadence
C: By centralizing all compliance activities
D: By centralizing Solution design decisions

A

B: By aligning ART’s on a common cadence

134
Q

Which one is NOT an example of how capacity allocation helps balance priorities?
A: Creates balance between immediate and long term value delivery
B: Allows enterprise to invest in architectural runway
C: Provides time for exploration of requirements and design of future PIs
D: Provides resource to DevOps to complete the release

A

D: Provides resource to DevOps to complete the release

135
Q

What is an architect’s role in fostering a DevOps mindset ? (Choose 3 options)
A: Architect Solutions for continuous value flow
B: Automate architectural compliance checks
C: Bridge communication between business, development and operations
D: Support Release on Demand

A

A: Architect Solutions for continuous value flow
B: Automate architectural compliance checks
C: Bridge communication between business, development and operations

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