Exam Flashcards
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)
B: Risk reduction and / or opportunity enablement
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
D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values
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
D: Build incrementally
What do strategic Themes provide input to?
A: Customer segments and revenue streams
B: Team backlogs
C: Pre-Plan activities
D: Requirements
A: Customer segments and revenue streams
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
A: Architecting for desired business outcomes
What is one element of SAFes CALMR approach to DevOps?
A: Release
B: Monitoring
C: Culture
D: Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
C: Culture
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
C: It describes a Solution’s current and intended behavior
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
B: Problem-solving workshop
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
B: Solution Intent evolves from variable to fixed over time
The PI Retrospective is a component of what SAFe event?
A: System Demo
B: PI Planning
C: Solution Demo
D: Inspect & Adapt
D: Inspect & Adapt
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
C: ART leaders determine how they will address upcoming capabilities in their PI planning events
What should the Enablers include?
A: The total cost
B: The cost of delay
C: The architectural design
D: the rationale
B: The cost of delay
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
A: Allowing a system to always run
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
D: Both deliver solution to customers
In addition to System Architects, what group defines and maintains PI roadmap?
A: Business Owners
B: Agile Teams
C: Product Management
D: Solutions Architects
C: Product Management
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
C: To connect the portfolio to Enterprise strategy
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
C: Identified waste and delay in the delivery process
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
B:Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning
What do Strategic Themes help identify from an architectural perspective?
A: Portfolio budgets
B: New Enabler Epics
C: The portfolio Canvas
D: ART configuration
B: New Enabler Epics
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)
C: The architecture mimics an organization’s communication structures
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
D: The Product Owner
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
A: Design sketches that communicate important architectural concepts
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
B: Highlight the personal and organization benefits of an Agile way of working
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
C: Prior to or part of the I&A System Demo
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
A: By decoupling deployment from Release
What do ART backlogs contain?
A: Epics and Enablers
B: Features and Enablers
C: Capabilities and Enablers
D: Stories and Enablers
B: Features and Enablers
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
A: By respecting people
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
D: Pareto Analysis
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
A: The Solution’s operational environment
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
A: Evaluate the team’s alignment with Solution Intent
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
A: Enabler capabilities
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
B: Existing code, components and infrastructure needed to build near-term Features
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
B: Multiple years
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
A: Exploration
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
A: It balances effort between business Feature and Enabler development
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
D: A service that fulfills a stakeholder need
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
A: Features are ready to be launched when market timing is optimal
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
D: Cost of delay divided by job size
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
C: Enterprise Architect and Product Management
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
B: Ongoing collaboration
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
A: Intentional architecture
What is one type of Value Stream in SAFe?
A: Organizational
B: DevOps
C: Development
D: Technical
C: Development
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
D: Discuss with the Product Manager the need to assume variability and preserve options
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.
D: As an Enabler that will constrain other backlog items once implemented.
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
C: Work with Product Management and teams to resolve the risk during team breakouts
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
A: By evolving specification and compliance documentation along with the system at every increment
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
B: Yes; they are important events that impact the ability to achieve the Solution Vision
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
D: A weekly Architectural change approval board
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
D: By respecting people
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: An outline showing how a balance between intentional architecture and emergent design will be managed
Which type of Enabler do Architects likely use in Set-based Design?
A: Exploration
B: Compliance
C: Architecture
D: Infrastructure
A: Exploration
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
C: Non-functional requirements (NFRs)
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
B: Negotiating adjustments to help realize the architecture Vision
What is one architectural consideration that supports Release on Demand?
A: Feature toggles
B: Cloud computing
C: Deployment automation
D: Infrastructure as code
A: Feature toggles
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
A: Continuous Exploration
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
C: The architectural Vision
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
A: The sequence of activities required for delivering to a Customer
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
A: The NFRs have passed their tests
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: Defining the minimum viable product
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
D: A hypothesis statement
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
B: Teams grow the system design as Features requires in the context of an intentional architecture
What is one aspect of the CALMR approach to DevOps
A: Culture
B: Acceleration
C: Release
D: Learning
A: Culture
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
D: Reinforcing SAFe Core Values and principles
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: Continuous Exploration
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
D: The PI Solution Demo
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
B: By participating in problem solving workshops during Inspect & Adapt
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
B: By supporting Agile Teams with Enabler development
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: By understanding which systems are assets and which are liabilities to continuous delivery
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
C: It decouples deployment from release
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
B: A Strategy for how the ART’s will implement upcoming Solution Train capabilities
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
A: Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning
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: Demonstrate Enabler Capabilities
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
D: Strategic Themes
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
D: To build Capabilities with the coordination of multiple ART’s
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
D: The walls between development and operations
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
B: Swarming on technical issues that are impending the ART’s
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
D: Solution’s architectural Vision
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
D: Discuss adjustments that will continue to support the architecture Vision
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
D: Supporting continuous delivery
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
C: To provide feedback on Architectural Runway progress
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
C: Un-validated architectural decisions
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: They support the implementation of future business functionality
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
B: Business value scores of Enabler Features and Capabilities
What SAFe Solution construct identifies critical aspects of a Solution’s operational environment?
A: Runtime
B: Context
C: Intent
D: Vision
B: Context
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
D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values
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: Requirements, design and traceability for requirements
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
B: By aligning ART’s on a common cadence
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: Enterprise Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders
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: Supporting teams on Enabler delivery
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
B: By providing technical input and concern into SAFe transformation
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
D: Supports sequential deployment
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
D: Enabling Solution Intent and Context
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
D: Rationalizing the Technology Portfolio
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
C: A timeline for evolving Solution Intent from variable to fixed
Which is NOT a common architecture domains?
A: Business Architecture
B: Information Architecture
C: Application Architecture
D: Network Architecture
D: Network Architecture
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
D: A hypothesis statement
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
D: A weekly Architectural change approval board
Which one is NOT a Flow enabler?
A:Minimum viable architecture
B: Automated compliance checks
C: Loosely coupled system
D: Architecture review boards
D: Architecture review boards
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
D: System Reports
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
D: Discuss adjustments that will continue to support the architecture Vision
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
D: Supporting continuous delivery
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
C: Input to Strategic Themes
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
D: Input to Team Backlog
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
D: Solution’s architectural Vision
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: Demonstrate Enabler Capabilities
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
B: By providing technical input and concern into SAFe transformation
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: Enterprise Architect, Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio stakeholders
What is one architectural consideration that supports Release on Demand?
A: Feature toggles
B: Cloud computing
C: Deployment automation
D: Infrastructure as code
A: Feature toggles
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
B: Teams grow the system design as Features requires in the context of an intentional architecture
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: By understanding which systems are assets and which are liabilities to continuous delivery
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
D: The walls between development and operations
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
D: WIP limits
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
C: Non-functional requirements (NFRs)
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
C: Un-validated architectural decisions
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
B: Business value scores of Enabler Features and Capabilities
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
B: Involve the developers in Architectural Runway planning
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
B: Yes; they are important events that impact the ability to achieve the Solution Vision
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
D: To build Capabilities with the coordination of multiple ART’s
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
B: Negotiating adjustments to help realize the architecture Vision
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: By evolving specification and compliance documentation along with the system at every increment
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
B: Operational Value Stream
Where are the architecture dependency shown during PI Planning?
A: ART Planning Board
B: Team Backlog
C: Solution Backlog
D: Portfolio Backlog
A: ART Planning Board
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
D: Prioritize the Team backlog
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: Continuous Exploration
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: Defining the minimum viable product
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
C: Help prepare Capabilities for Solution Demo
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
D: The ability to reinforce SAFe principles and Core Values
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: Lean Budget Guardrails
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
B: By participating in problem solving workshops during Inspect & Adapt
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
C: The architectural Vision
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
B: Swarming on technical issues that are impending the ART’s
Which is NOT a type of Enablers?
A: Architecture
B: Infrastructure
C: Technology
D: Compliance
C: Technology
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
B: By aligning ART’s on a common cadence
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
D: Provides resource to DevOps to complete the release
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: Architect Solutions for continuous value flow
B: Automate architectural compliance checks
C: Bridge communication between business, development and operations
