Cadence and Synchronization help reduce uncertainty and manage what?
-Product management
-Capacity allocation
-Other commitments
-The variability in solution development
Ans - The variability in solution development
How does SAFe handle the "fear of conflict" team dysfunction?
-Review results to drive accountability
-Empirically review results at the end of every iteration and release
-Have teams engage in Retrospectives
-Use Scrum to create safe environment for conflict
Ans - Use Scrum to create safe environment for conflict
What does SAFe's CALMR approach apply to?
-Servant Leadership
-Economic Framework
-Continuous Deployment
-DevOps
Ans - DevOps
An effective SAFe Scrum Master helps the team improve in areas including quality,
predictability, flow, and where else?
-Continuous delivery
-Team metrics
-Relentless improvement
-Risk mitigation
Ans - Team metrics
What foundational issue most often leads to team dysfunction?
-Weak Lean-Agile leadership
-Avoidance of accountability
-Lack of commitment
-Absence of trust
Ans - Absence of trust
What is an IP Iteration anti-pattern?
-Identify opportunities for innovation spikes or hackathons
-Identify infrastructure improvements
-Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning
-Allow for cadence-based planning
Ans - Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning
, An effective SAFe Scrum Master elevates people problems with strict confidence to the
appropriate levels when necessary, but only after what has happened?
-They have repeatedly directed the team member to take appropriate action
-A team member consistently disagrees with the Scrum Master
-The team consistently fails to meet consecutive PI goals
-Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the objective
Ans - Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the objective
What are two common anti-patterns during PI Planning? (Choose two.)
-The Team Backlog is applied to a very targeted part of the organization
-A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment
-The team determines where changes should be targeted
-Pressure is put on teams to overcommit
Ans - Pressure is put on teams to overcommit
A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment
How can a Scrum Master support a Problem-Solving Workshop?
-By providing facilitation to breakout groups focused on specific problems
-By estimating the work effort required to implement recommended improvements
-By coaching the Release Train Engineer on managing the event
-By acting as a process coach to the teams and providing the right answers
Ans - By providing facilitation to breakout groups focused on specific problems
Why is a confidence vote held at the end of PI Planning?
-To build shared commitment to the Program Plan
-To hold the Teams accountable if the Agile Release Train does not deliver on its
commitment
-To remove the risks from the PI
-To endure the Business Owners accept the Plan
Ans - To build shared commitment to the Program Plan
What is a characteristic of an effective Scrum Master
-Supports the autonomy of the team
-Is a technical expert
-Understands customer needs
-Provides status
Ans - Supports the autonomy of the team
The Scrum Master is what above all else?
-A servant leader
-The iteration owner
-A SAFe Agilist
-A team coach
Ans - A Servant Leader
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