Leading SAFe (4.6) Flashcards
Pass Leading SAFe (4.6)
Delivering the best value and quality for people and society in the shortest sustainable lead time requires a fundamental understanding of the economics of building systems.
Agile Principle #1 - Take an economic view
To improve, everyone must understand and commit to the purpose of the system. Optimizing one component does not optimize the whole.
Agile Principle #2 - Apply systems thinking
Maintain multiple requirements and design options for a longer period in the development cycle. Empirical data is then used to narrow the focus, resulting in a design that creates better economic outcomes.
Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability; preserve options
Develop solutions incrementally in a series of short iterations. Each iteration results in an integrated increment of a working system. Subsequent iterations build on the previous ones.
Agile Principle #4 - Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
Which practice helps with a test-first mentality?
BDD (Business-Driven Development)
What are the three primary keys to implementing flow?
1) Reduce the batch sizes of work
2) Visualize and limit WIP
3) Manage queue lengths
When basing decisions on economics, how are lead time, product cost, value, and development expense used?
To identify different parameters of the economic framework
What is one possible adjustment that can be made on day 2 of the PI Planning meeting?
Adjustments in business priorities
Which statement fits with the SAFe Core Value of Built-in Quality?
You cannot scale crappy code
Which one of the four pillars of the House of Lean advocates a “Get out of the office” mindset?
Innovation
________________ allows fast and empowered decision-making, with appropriate financial control and accountability provided through Guardrails.
Lean Budgeting
________________ describes the purpose of a SAFe portfolio.
Portfolio Canvas
________________ makes the work visible and creates Work-in-Process (WIP) limits to help assure that demand is matched to the actual value stream and Agile Release Train (ART) capacities.
Portfolio Kanban
Which is an aspect of system thinking?
Optimizing a component does not optimize the system
How are stories estimated in SAFe?
Story Points
What is considered an anti-pattern when assigning business values to Team PI Objectives?
A value of 10 given to all of the PI Objectives
What do Product Owners have content authority over?
Team Backlog
What is found on a program board?
Features
How is the flow of Portfolio Epics managed?
Portfolio Kanban
What should the team focus on in order to optimize flow?
Delays
When does a Roadmap become a queue?
When it is longer than one Program Increment (PI)
In the Program Kanban some steps have Work-in-Process limits. Why is this necessary?
To help continuous development
What is it called when Teams align their iterations to the same schedule to support communication, coordination, and system integration?
Cadence-based synchronization
What is part of the role of Product Management?
To facilitate backlog refinement session
