When should government technology programs be organized as Solution Trains?
- A . When the program crosses multiple agency divisions or branches
- B . When the cost of the program exceeds $100M
- C . When the program involves classified information
- D . When the size and complexity require two or more ARTs
When do organizations begin realizing better results when following the Implementation Roadmap?
- A . Once all steps in the roadmap are complete
- B . As soon as the first Program Increment
- C . Once all training classes have been completed
- D . Once the predictability measure exceeds 80%
How does the Incremental Capability Review help streamline execution reviews?
- A . It is an objective-based progress review
- B . It is the default for phase-gate reviews
- C . It is a document-based progress measure
- D . It ensures manual review of processes
What type of decision should be decentralized?
- A . High cost of delay
- B . Standard technology stack
- C . Unimportant
- D . Long-lasting
What principle from the House of Lean explains the purpose of the PI Planning retrospective?
- A . Respect for people and culture
- B . Innovation
- C . Flow
- D . Relentless improvement
Which statement describes uncommitted objectives?
- A . They are reflected in the team’s load but not the capacity
- B . Teams have low confidence they can meet the objective, but include in their plan
- C . Extra tasks a team could do in case they have time
- D . They are included in the PI commitment, making the commitment more reliable
What are two reasons objective Milestones, like the System Demo, are useful? (Choose two.)
- A . They allow the contracting officer to release funds for payment
- B . They satisfy phase-gate governance processes
- C . They satisfy a SAFe requirement
- D . They provide tangible evidence of progress
- E . They allow for cost-effective adjustments towards an optimum Solution
Which three items are part of SAFe’s Core Values? (Choose three.)
- A . Alignment
- B . Relentless improvement
- C . Decentralized decision-making
- D . Program execution
- E . Assume variability
- F . Transparency
In a SAFe Roadmap, which PIs are committed?
- A . The first one
- B . The first three
- C . All
- D . The first two
Toward the end of the Iteration, the Product Owner raises a red flag stating there is an additional requirement that needs to be added to the current Iteration. The Agile Team could handle the requirement if they work late and over the next weekend. What should the Scrum Master do?
- A . Meet with the team and if they agree to work overtime, accept the work
- B . Talk to the Product Owner, compare the new work to existing backlog priorities, and negotiate a sustainable solution
- C . Accept the work and extend the Iteration, informing other teams about the delay in delivery of other committed stories
- D . Refuse the new requirement because it is too late to accept requirements at this point in the Iteration
What assists with Epic evaluation and decision-making?
- A . Strategic Themes
- B . Program Budgets
- C . Solution Intent
- D . Lean Budgets
What are Business Epics in SAFe?
- A . System attributes that deliver business value
- B . Solution descriptions for the business
- C . An Agile term that is equivalent to a government program
- D . Solutions to address financial constraints
Which aspect of leading by example challenges Lean-Agile leaders to ‘walk the talk’ by being a role model of desired professional and ethical behaviors by acting with honesty, integrity, and transparency?
- A . Emotional intelligence
- B . Authenticity
- C . Life-long learning
- D . Decentralized decision-making
What is the purpose of governance on a Lean-Agile government program?
- A . To provide a framework for decision-making to achieve desired mission outcomes
- B . To ensure the Solution is delivered within fixed time, cost, and scope constraints
- C . To ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
- D . To ensure contractors are accountable for how taxpayer money is spent
In addition to Program Increment (PI) Objectives and uncommitted objectives, what also must be identified during PI Planning?
- A . Communication barriers and silos
- B . Program risks
- C . PI velocity goals
- D . The chain of command