Intro to SAFe

Question 1

What are four (4) core Areas SAFe is built around?

Answer 1

• Agile Development
• Systems Thinking
• DevOps
• Lean Product Development

Question 2

True or False:
The Agile Manifesto requires Alignment

Answer 2

False

Alignment is a SAFe Core Value; Alignment is needed, but not part of the Agile Manifesto

Question 3

ScrumXP demonstrates which Core Competencies of SAFe? (choose one):

1. Enteprise Solution Delivery
2. Agile Product Delivery
3. Team & Technical Agility
4. Lean-Agile Leadership
5. Continous Learning Culter
6. Organizational Agility
7. LEAN Portfolio Management

Answer 3

3. Team & Technical Agility

Question 4

Name the seven (7) Core Competencies of SAFe

Answer 4

1. Enteprise Solutions Delivery
2. Agile Product Delivery
3. Team & Technical Agility
4. Lean-Agile Leadership
5. Continuous Learning Culter
6. Organizational Agility
7. LEAN Portfolio Management

Question 5

What are the four (4) pillars of a ‘Lean-Agile Mindset’?

Answer 5

1. Repsect for People & Culture
2. Flow
3. Innovation
4. Relentless Improvement

Question 6

What are the four (4) SAFe Configurations in order of least to most complex?

Answer 6

1. Essential
2. Large Solution
3. Portfolio Management
4. Full

Question 7

Name two (2) examples of teams which exist in the ‘Spanning Palette’ of a SAFe Configuration

Answer 7

Acceptable:

1. System Team
2. Community(ies) of Practice
3. Shared Services
4. Vision
5. Roadmap

Question 8

What is the ideal team size for an AGILE Team?

Answer 8

5-11 People

Question 9

Which of the following are considered an Agile Methodology? (Choose one)

• Six Sigma
• Scrum
• PMMI

Answer 9

Scrum

Question 10

What are the four (4) Core Values of SAFe?

Answer 10

1. Built-in Quality
2. Alignment
3. Trasparency
4. Program Execution

Question 11

What are the five (5) primary dimensions of Built-in Quality?

Answer 11

Flow

Architecture & Design Quality

Code Quality

System Quality

Release Quality

Question 12

What are the ten (10) Lean-Agile principles?

Answer 12

1. Take an economic view
2. Apply systems thinking
3. Assume variability; preserve options
4. Build incrementally with fast, integrated learnign cycles
5. Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
6. Visualize and limi WIP, redue batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
7. Apply cadence, sycnrhonize with corss-domain planning
8. Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
9. Decntralize decision-making
10. Oraganize around value

Question 13

Name the four values that result from the Agile Manifesto:

Answer 13

We Value:

• Individuals and interactions ove rprocesses and tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan