Executing the PI (10%) Flashcards

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Who participates in the PO Sync?

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Product Owners and Product Management and my be facilitated by the RTE or a Product Manager

Can also include other stakeholders and SMEs as necessary

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What’s the purpose of the PO Sync?

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To find out how well the ART is:
- Progressing towards PI Objectives

along with:

  • Discuss Feature development
  • Assess needed scope adjustments

Can also be used for preparation for PI Planning

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How often is the PO Sync?

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Usually weekly and timeboxed (30 to 60 minutes)

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What is the System Demo for?

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To show the sprint/increment completed work from all the ART teams

Only completed work, toggle off any incomplete Features

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When do System Demos occur?

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Demos occur after Iteration Review–ideally the day after the iteration ends

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How should a System Demo be done?

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The system demo tests and evaluates the full solution in a production-like context (often staging) to receive feedback from stakeholders.

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Who are the typical attendees for a System Demo

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  • Product Managers and Product Owners
  • Business owners and executive sponsors
  • System Team members – the folks who setup the demo in the staging environment
  • System Architect
  • Other teams that participated in the sprint/iteration like Cloud
  • ART agile team members
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What is the recommended agenda for a System Demo?

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  • Review the PI Business Context and Objectives
  • Describe each Feature before demo’ing
  • Demo each Feature
  • Identify current risks and impediments
  • Open discussion
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What are the 3 parts to the I&A event?

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  1. The System Demo
  2. Qualitative and Quantitative Measurements Review
  3. Problem-Solving Workshop
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What does I&A stand for?

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Inspect and Adapt

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The I&A System Demo supports which SAFe Lean-Agile Principle?

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Principle 7

Working Software is the primary measure of progress

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The I&A Qualitative/Qualitative Measurement Review supports which Principle of the Agile Manifesto?

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Principle 12

At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly

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The I&A event supports which aspect of the SAFe House of Lean?

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Pillar 4

Relentless improvement

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What are the expected outcomes to the I&A Event?

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  • Demonstration of how solutions have advanced over the PI
  • Accountability and transparency of the program execution through qualitative and quantitative metrics
  • Business owner validation of the actual value delivered compared to the committed objectives
  • A set of actionable improvement items for the program to implement in the upcoming PI
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How long is an I&A event?

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Usually time-boxed to 3 to 4 hours per PI

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How are the PI Objectives reviewed during a I&A Event?

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Teams meet with their business owners to self-assess their achieved business value compared to their PI Objectives

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What are typical I&A performance metrics?

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Functional

  • Counts of issues planned vs accepted
  • Program velocity
  • Control charts or other predictability measures

Quality

  • Test Coverage
  • Defects found during testing
  • Automation Test coverage percentage

Check out the performance metrics toolkit for more examples

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How can ART health be assessed?

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Use the SAFe Assessments:

  • Team and Technical Agility
  • Agile Product Delivery
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What are the 6 steps of a Problem-Solving Workshop?

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  1. Agree on the problem to solve
  2. Do a Root-cause analysis
  3. Do a Pareto to find the biggest causes
  4. Restate the problem
  5. Brainstorm solutions
  6. Identify improvement opportunitities
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When is an I&A event held?

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At the end of each Program Increment (PI) during the IP Iteration

21
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What does IP Iteration abbreviation stand for?

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Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration

22
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What pillar of the SAFe House of Lean does the IP Iteration support?

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Pillar 3

Innovation

23
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What are 3 continuous learning activities that could be done during an IP Iteration?

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  • Hackathons
  • Supplier showcase
  • Exploration Spikes
24
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Why is the problem-solving workshop more effective than traditional lessons learned documents?

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  • It makes improvements actionable through backlog items for the near PI