Practice Exam 02

Question 1

Which three attributes summarize DevOps? (Choose three.)
A high performing DevOps Team
A shared culture
A set of technical practices
Strong organizational structure
Combined deployment and release
A mindset

Answer 1

A mindset
A shared culture
A set of technical practices

Question 2

What are the three pillars of Scrum?

Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
Collaboration, Acceptance, Progress
Retrospection, Inspection, Adaptation
Adaptation, Transparency, Acceptance

Answer 2

Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation

Question 3

Cadence and what other action are the key constructs to delivering continuous value?
Execution
Synchronization
Flexibility
Refactoring

Answer 3

Refactoring

Question 4

What is the recommended duration of a SAFe Iteration?
Six weeks
Three weeks
Two weeks
Four weeks

Answer 4

Two weeks

Question 5

What are two critical areas that differentiate Agile from waterfall development? (Choose two.)

Architectural Runway
Staggered integration
Incremental delivery of value
Face-to-face interaction
Fast feedback

Answer 5

Incremental delivery of value

Fast feedback

Question 6

What is one example of a servant leader behavior pattern?
Understands and empathizes with others
Uses authority rather than persuasion when necessary
Focuses on individual task metrics
Thinks about the day-to-day activities

Answer 6

Understands and empathizes with others

Question 7

An effective SAFe Scrum Master helps the team improve on their journey towards technical excellence through Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and what else?

State of the art build tools
Continuous Exploration
WIP limits
Continuous Release

Answer 7

WIP limits

Question 8

What is one truth about teams?

Teams are more productive than the same number of individuals
Development Teams can manage daily interruptions
Products are more robust when individuals on teams have specific skill sets
Changes in team composition do not impact productivity

Answer 8

Teams are more productive than the same number of individuals

Question 9

During PI Planning, which two tasks are part of the Scrum Master’s role in the first team breakout? (Choose two.)

Review and reprioritize the Team Backlog as part of the preparatory work for the second team breakout
Facilitate the coordination with other teams for dependencies
Provide clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimating and sequencing
Identify as many risks and dependencies as possible for the Management Review
Be involved in the Program Backlog refinement and preparation

Answer 9

Facilitate the coordination with other teams for dependencies

Identify as many risks and dependencies as possible for the Management Review

Question 10

Who is responsible for prioritizing the Iteration Backlog?
The Scrum Master
The Product Management Team
The Development Team
The Product Owner

Answer 10

The Product Owner

Question 11

Good coaches do not give people the answer, but instead they do what?

They hold them to their commitments
They make the decisions
They limit the number of questions
They guide people to the solution

Answer 11

They guide people to the solution

Question 12

What are two good Scrum Master facilitation practices? (Choose two.)

Create an environment of safety so that everyone feels comfortable contributing to the discussion
Allow for unproductive conflict to encourage open communication
Do not enforce accountability as it creates an environment of distrust
Allow for deep, meaningful conversations even if it is outside the scope of the agenda
Ensure all voices are heard

Answer 12

Create an environment of safety so that everyone feels comfortable contributing to the discussion

Ensure all voices are heard

Question 13

Becoming a coach requires a shift from old behaviors to new ones. What are three examples of old behaviors? (Choose three.)

Focusing on deadlines
Driving toward specific outcomes
Fixing problems for the team
Facilitating team problem solving
Asking the team for the answers
Focusing on business value delivery

Answer 13

Focusing on deadlines
Driving toward specific outcomes
Fixing problems for the team

Question 14

When does the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust cycle occur in Scrum?
In the daily Scrum
At the Iteration Review
At all formal Scrum events
As part of the Iteration Retrospective

Answer 14

At the Iteration Review

Question 15

Who can change the backlog during an Iteration?
Agile Team
Senior Management
Release Train Engineer
Scrum Master

Answer 15

Release Train Engineer

Question 16

According to the Five Dysfunctions of a Team, what is a team’s ultimate competitive advantage?

Teamwork
Commitment
Transparency
Accountability

Answer 16

Teamwork

Question 17

What are two common PI Planning anti-patterns? (Choose two.)

Too much time is spent prioritizing features
Too much time is spent analyzing each story
Stories are created for the PI Planning Iterations
The team decides which changes need to happen and when
Part-time Scrum Masters do not have time to plan as part of the team

Answer 17

Too much time is spent analyzing each story

Part-time Scrum Masters do not have time to plan as part of the team

Question 18

Participating in PI Planning enables teams to gain alignment and commitment around a clear set of what?

Features and benefits
User stories
Team dependencies
Prioritized objectives

Answer 18

Prioritized objectives

Question 19

How are the 5 Whys used?

To coach a team through powerful questions
To brainstorm ideas
To identify a root cause(s) of a problem
To define acceptance criteria for a story

Answer 19

To identify a root cause(s) of a problem

Question 20

What is the basis for most team conflicts?

Lack of leadership
Lack of common goals
Ideological differences
Unexamined assumptions

Answer 20

Lack of common goals