SAFe POPM Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)
What is one benefit of constant customer feedback?
A) Fast learning cycles
B) It reduces the need for face-to-face collaboration
C) Teams can better align working days with a customer's schedule
D) It reduces the amount of changes to the Features - ANSWER-A) Fast learning cycles
Which statement describes the Scaled Agile Framework?
A) It scales Scrum to multiple Agile Teams
B) It provides guidelines for Project Managers
C) It provides strict guidelines for all daily activities
D) It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams - ANSWER-D) It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of
teams
The Work-in-Process limit at the Analyzing step of the Program Kanban is based on the overall availability of Product Management, other subject matter experts, and the capacity of which two other roles? (Choose two.) A) Lean Agile Center of Excellence
B) Release Train Engineer
C) Business Owners
D) System Architects
E) Agile Portfolio Operations - ANSWER-C) Business Owners
D) System Architects
Features in Program Backlogs can result from what?
A) Decomposing Enabler Stories
B) Splitting Epics or Capabilities
C) Aggregating stories into Features
D) Refining the Team Backlog - ANSWER-B) Splitting Epics or Capabilities
Which statement is true about fast feedback?
A) It supports SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability, preserve options
B) The shorter the feedback cycle, the higher the utilization
C) It accelerates planning and delivery
D) Smaller batch sizes enable faster feedback loops - ANSWER-A) It supports SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability, preserve options
Which two types of items are maintained in the Team Backlog? (Choose two.)
A) Business Epics
B) Enabler Stories
C) User Stories D) PI Objectives
E) Epic Enablers - ANSWER-B) Enabler Stories
C) User Stories
A Lean Business Case can identify the impact on sales and which other two areas? (Choose two.)
A) Profit
B) Architecture
C) Decomposition
D) Distribution
E) Deployment - ANSWER-D) Distribution
E) Deployment
Product Managers are expected to collaborate in planning the amount of upcoming Enabler work by establishing what?
A) Team Backlog prioritization
B) Capacity allocation
C) Accurate user story sizing
D) Completed Epic acceptance criteria - ANSWER-B) Capacity allocation
The team is struggling to agree on the story point sizing of a new user story. The PO was previously a related domain expert and feels the team is wasting time. What should
she do?
A) Instruct the SM to resize the story
B) Continue to support the team's decision on sizing
C) Make the team aware of her expertise and decide the size for them
D) Suggest the team stop the sizing of the user story and add it to the next iteration as is - ANSWER-B) Continue to support the team's decision on sizing
True or False: Epics are estimated in story points rolled up from feature estimates
A) True
B) False - ANSWER-A) True
How frequently should the Program Backlog be reviewed?
A) Every week
B) When the Epic owners are defining the Epic Value Statement
C) Continuously
D) Before every PI - ANSWER-C) Continuously
The first three elements of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline work together to support delivery of small batches of new functionality. These continuous elements include Exploration, Integration, and what else?
A) Deployment
B) Automation
C) Execution
D) Compliance - ANSWER-A) Deployment Why would Product Owners and Product Managers be key collaborators in the enterprise?
A) They are key roles in steering and sequencing the Agile Release Train priorities
B) They plan all the key events for the Program Increment
C) They provide governance and spending practices for the value streams
D) They plan Portfolio strategy horizons for the enterprise - ANSWER-A) They are key roles in steering and sequencing the Agile Release Train priorities
The customer is asking for a forecast for when a specific Feature will be available for release at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Where could the Product Manager find this information?
A) System Architecture Designs
B) Program Backlog
C) Roadmap
D) Development Manager - ANSWER-C) Roadmap
Three collaborations make up the Lean Portfolio Management competency: Strategy and Investment Funding, Lean Governance, and what else?
A) Business Owners
B) System Architect
C) Scrum Master
D) Agile Portfolio Operations - ANSWER-D) Agile Portfolio Operations
Which role is responsible for working with customers and creating the Vision?
A) Release Train Engineer
B) System Architect
C) Product Owner
D) Product Manager - ANSWER-D) Product Manager
What is the purpose of an Epic Hypothesis Statement?
A) It helps define the pipeline with the assets and technologies needed to deliver solution value
B) It defines an idea that can be validated using the plan, do, check, and adjust cycle
C) It provides enough detail to run the business and keep long-term commitments from interfering with changing business priorities
D) It is the artifact Epics use to get approval to go on the Portfolio Backlog from the Lean Portfolio Management - ANSWER-D) It is the artifact Epics use to get approval to go on the Portfolio Backlog from the Lean Portfolio Management
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/epic/
What are two inputs to the Solution Vision? (Choose two.)
A) Customer feedback
What is one benefit of constant customer feedback?
A) Fast learning cycles
B) It reduces the need for face-to-face collaboration
C) Teams can better align working days with a customer's schedule
D) It reduces the amount of changes to the Features - ANSWER-A) Fast learning cycles
Which statement describes the Scaled Agile Framework?
A) It scales Scrum to multiple Agile Teams
B) It provides guidelines for Project Managers
C) It provides strict guidelines for all daily activities
D) It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of teams - ANSWER-D) It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of
teams
The Work-in-Process limit at the Analyzing step of the Program Kanban is based on the overall availability of Product Management, other subject matter experts, and the capacity of which two other roles? (Choose two.) A) Lean Agile Center of Excellence
B) Release Train Engineer
C) Business Owners
D) System Architects
E) Agile Portfolio Operations - ANSWER-C) Business Owners
D) System Architects
Features in Program Backlogs can result from what?
A) Decomposing Enabler Stories
B) Splitting Epics or Capabilities
C) Aggregating stories into Features
D) Refining the Team Backlog - ANSWER-B) Splitting Epics or Capabilities
Which statement is true about fast feedback?
A) It supports SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability, preserve options
B) The shorter the feedback cycle, the higher the utilization
C) It accelerates planning and delivery
D) Smaller batch sizes enable faster feedback loops - ANSWER-A) It supports SAFe Lean-Agile Principle #3 - Assume variability, preserve options
Which two types of items are maintained in the Team Backlog? (Choose two.)
A) Business Epics
B) Enabler Stories
C) User Stories D) PI Objectives
E) Epic Enablers - ANSWER-B) Enabler Stories
C) User Stories
A Lean Business Case can identify the impact on sales and which other two areas? (Choose two.)
A) Profit
B) Architecture
C) Decomposition
D) Distribution
E) Deployment - ANSWER-D) Distribution
E) Deployment
Product Managers are expected to collaborate in planning the amount of upcoming Enabler work by establishing what?
A) Team Backlog prioritization
B) Capacity allocation
C) Accurate user story sizing
D) Completed Epic acceptance criteria - ANSWER-B) Capacity allocation
The team is struggling to agree on the story point sizing of a new user story. The PO was previously a related domain expert and feels the team is wasting time. What should
she do?
A) Instruct the SM to resize the story
B) Continue to support the team's decision on sizing
C) Make the team aware of her expertise and decide the size for them
D) Suggest the team stop the sizing of the user story and add it to the next iteration as is - ANSWER-B) Continue to support the team's decision on sizing
True or False: Epics are estimated in story points rolled up from feature estimates
A) True
B) False - ANSWER-A) True
How frequently should the Program Backlog be reviewed?
A) Every week
B) When the Epic owners are defining the Epic Value Statement
C) Continuously
D) Before every PI - ANSWER-C) Continuously
The first three elements of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline work together to support delivery of small batches of new functionality. These continuous elements include Exploration, Integration, and what else?
A) Deployment
B) Automation
C) Execution
D) Compliance - ANSWER-A) Deployment Why would Product Owners and Product Managers be key collaborators in the enterprise?
A) They are key roles in steering and sequencing the Agile Release Train priorities
B) They plan all the key events for the Program Increment
C) They provide governance and spending practices for the value streams
D) They plan Portfolio strategy horizons for the enterprise - ANSWER-A) They are key roles in steering and sequencing the Agile Release Train priorities
The customer is asking for a forecast for when a specific Feature will be available for release at the beginning of the next fiscal year. Where could the Product Manager find this information?
A) System Architecture Designs
B) Program Backlog
C) Roadmap
D) Development Manager - ANSWER-C) Roadmap
Three collaborations make up the Lean Portfolio Management competency: Strategy and Investment Funding, Lean Governance, and what else?
A) Business Owners
B) System Architect
C) Scrum Master
D) Agile Portfolio Operations - ANSWER-D) Agile Portfolio Operations
Which role is responsible for working with customers and creating the Vision?
A) Release Train Engineer
B) System Architect
C) Product Owner
D) Product Manager - ANSWER-D) Product Manager
What is the purpose of an Epic Hypothesis Statement?
A) It helps define the pipeline with the assets and technologies needed to deliver solution value
B) It defines an idea that can be validated using the plan, do, check, and adjust cycle
C) It provides enough detail to run the business and keep long-term commitments from interfering with changing business priorities
D) It is the artifact Epics use to get approval to go on the Portfolio Backlog from the Lean Portfolio Management - ANSWER-D) It is the artifact Epics use to get approval to go on the Portfolio Backlog from the Lean Portfolio Management
https://www.scaledagileframework.com/epic/
What are two inputs to the Solution Vision? (Choose two.)
A) Customer feedback
