QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST 2022-
2024|AGRADE
What does an ART needs for its launch readiness? - ANSWER-
1. Defie the ART
2. Set the launch date & cadence for the program calendar
3. Train ART leaders & stakeholders
4. Establish the Agile teams
5. Train product manager & product owners
6. Train the SM
7. Train the system architects/engineers
8. Assess and evolve launch readiness
9. Prepare the program backlog
Benefit of timeboxing the preparation for the first PI planning event - ANSWER- Seeks
to deliver the incremental value
Ensures increments with the corresponding value demonstrations as well as getting
prompt feedback
What is an example of traditional mindset for lean portfolio management - ANSWER-
1. Demand management
2. Rolling -wave planning
3. Centralized annual planning
4. Lean budgeting, fund value streams
What is a benefit of a invitation-based implementation approach to SAFE? - ANSWER-
Will help generate the necessary buy-in and allows key stakeholders to assume the
leadership roles they will need to succeed in the way of working
What are benefits of big room training? - ANSWER-
1. Accelerated learning - speeds up timing & assimilation by all team members
2. Common scaled agile paradigm - same training, same time. Eliminates variability
3. Cost efficiency - to have a talented instructor teach room instead of 1:1
4. Collective learning - face to face is critical. Starts building social network of the ART
Benefits of funding value streams rather than projects? - ANSWER-
1. Fewer handoffs
, 2. Empowers local content authority, enabling faster & better decision-making
3. Improved clarity of spending through value stream budgets
4. Better visibility to large business & technical initiatives
5. Knowledge workers
6. Self-organization allows moving people to critical work
7. Better management of the budget while providing autonomy
2 Aspects of leading by example - ANSWER-
1. Transparency
2. Life long learning
Why is architecture runway important - ANSWER- Support the continuous flow of value
through the continuous delivery pipeline
Provides technical foundation for developing business initiative and implementing new
fwatures
A leader that admits his own mistakes exhibits which safe core value - ANSWER-
Transparency
2 inputs to PI planning - ANSWER- 1. Features
2. Vision
Vision for change provides 3 key benefits? - ANSWER-
1. Purpose
2. Motivation
3. Alignment
IP Sprint is valuable for - ANSWER-
1. Provides buffer
2.people burn out
3. Technical debt
4. Innovation / Education
Primary technique for problem solving workshop - ANSWER- Root cause analyst
Key reason organizations start SAFe tranformation - ANSWER- A 'burning platform'
there is an obvious need to change a product or service
According to Kotter what is the first step to successful change - ANSWER- Create
urgency. For change to happen, it helps if the whole company really wants it
Problem solving workshop focuses the ART to take what action? - ANSWER- Identify
the root cause of the problems
Lean and Agile Principles - ANSWER-
1. Take an economic view