Executing the PI

Question 1

Innovative ideas could come from ?

Answer 1

1. Internal sources
2. External sources

Question 2

What is a hackathon?

Answer 2

One-day or two-day event
in which teams work on new ideas that are
often added to the ART Kanban

Question 3

Two key guidelines for Hackathon

Answer 3

• The work reflects the mission of the company
• The teams demo their work to others at
  the end of the hackathon

Question 4

How does Supplier showcase helps Suppliers

Answer 4

by providing them direct feedback
on what they need to supply to the teams

Question 5

An Enabler Story designed to gain the knowledge
necessary to reduce the risk of a technical approach, better understand
a requirement, or increase the reliability of a Story estimate

Answer 5

A Spike

Question 6

While can spikes be added to Team Backlogs

Answer 6

Any time during a PI to
reduce risk

Question 7

How does Spikes help

Answer 7

They increase learning within the team

Question 8

SAFe Core Values - Alignment

Answer 8

► Communicate the Vision, mission, and strategy
► Connect strategy to execution
► Speak with a common language
► Constantly check for understanding
► Understand your Customer

Question 9

SAFe Core Values -Transparency

Answer 9

► Create a trust-based environment
► Communicate directly, openly, and honestly
► Turn mistakes into learning moments
► Visualize work
► Provide ready access to needed information

Question 10

SAFe Core Values - Respect for People

Answer 10

► Hold precious what it is to be human
► Value diversity of people and opinions
► Grow people through coaching and mentoring
► Embrace ‘your Customer is whoever consumes
your work’
► Build long-term partnerships based on mutual benefit

Question 11

SAFe Core Values - Relentless Improvement

Answer 11

► Create a constant sense of urgency
► Build a problem-solving culture
► Reflect and adapt frequently
► Let facts guide improvements
► Provide time and space for innovation

Question 12

Three parts of Inspect and Adapt (I&A)

Answer 12

1. The PI System Demo
2. Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement
3. Retrospective and Problem-Solving Workshop

Question 13

PI System Demo is led by

Answer 13

Product Management, Product
Owners, and the System Team

Question 14

PI System Demo is held when

Answer 14

At the end of the PI, teams demonstrate the current
state of the Solution

Question 15

Three SAFe measurement domains support Business Agility

Answer 15

Competency
Flow
Outcomes

Question 16

The Eight Flow Accelerators

Answer 16

1. Visualize and limit WIP
2. Address bottlenecks
3. Minimize handoffs and dependencies
4. Get faster feedback
5. Work in smaller batches
6. Reduce queue lengths
7. Optimize time ‘in the zone’
8. Remediate legacy policies and practices

Question 17

Outcome Metrics

Answer 17

► Key performance indicators (KPIs)
► Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
► Employee engagement

Question 18

Competency assessments

Answer 18

► One assessment for each one of
the Seven Core Competencies
► Assess at a greater level of detail
to generate deeper insights
► Measure the progress being made
toward a specific core competency
► Identify specific practices for
potential improvement