Why is it important for the Scrum Master to help the team focus on daily and Iteration goals?
To keep the Team Backlog to a manageable size
To eliminate impediments
To help the team maintain their velocity
To fac
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Why is it important for the Scrum Master to help the team focus on daily and Iteration goals?
To keep the Team Backlog to a manageable size
To eliminate impediments
To help the team maintain their velocity
To facilitate the team's progress towards the current PI Objectives - ANSWER To facilitate the team's progress towards the current PI Objectives
How often should a system demo occur?
After the end of each program increment (PI)
After every release
After every iteration
After every other iteration - ANSWER After every release
At the end of the first Iteration, the team finishes User Stories A, B, and 50% of C. The Story sizes are set at these points:Story A = 8 pointsStory B = 1 pointStory C = 5 pointsStory D = 3 pointsWhat is the team's velocity?
9
7
14
11.5 - ANSWER 9
What falls outside the Scrum Master's responsibility? (Choose two.)
Estimating Stories for the team
Facilitating backlog refinement
Assigning Stories to team members
Facilitating the team's Innovation and Planning event
Coaching the team - ANSWER Estimating Stories for the team
Assigning Stories to team members
The Scrum Master is what above all else?
A servant leader
A team coach
An event facilitator
The iteration owner - ANSWER A servant leader
The SAFe Scrum Master role includes responsibilities to which other group?
Business owners
Solution Management
Solution Train Engineers
The other Agile Teams on the Agile release train (ART) - ANSWER The other Agile Teams on the Agile release train (ART)
When is a Feature hypothesis fully evaluated?
When the Feature's return on investment has been realized
When the Customer uses the Feature in production
When the Feature is accepted by Product Management
When the Feature has been deployed to production - ANSWER When the Customer uses the Feature in production
What are two common anti-patterns during program increment (PI) planning? (Choose two.)
Pressure is put on teams to overcommit
A detailed plan becomes the goal rather than alignment
Alignment becomes the goal rather than a detailed plan
The innovation and planning (IP) iteration is left empty of planned work
The team determines their own capacity and load - ANSWER Pressure is put on teams to overcommit
A detailed plan becomes the goal rather than alignment
Which team dysfunction does SAFe help address with the help of Business Owners?
Missed timeboxes
Lack of visibility
Lack of transparency
Avoidance of accountability - ANSWER Avoidance of accountability
The goal of Lean is to deliver the maximum Customer value in the shortest sustainable lead time while providing what else?
The highest possible quality
A Continuous Delivery Pipeline
Improved capacity allocation
Significant team contributions - ANSWER The highest possible quality
What is an example of Scrum Master servant leader behavior?
Strives to create a conflict-free environment
Uses persuasion instead of authority
Focuses on the day-to-day team activities
Keeps their opinions to themselves - ANSWER Uses persuasion instead of authority
Why is it important for a Scrum Master to be a servant leader?
To drive the team to succeed
To coach the team in effective engineering practices
To help the team become high-performing
To provide team structure - ANSWER To help the team become high-performing
How can a Scrum Master support a problem-solving workshop?
By providing facilitation to breakout groups focused on specific problems
By acting as a subject matter expert and suggesting improvements
By coaching the Release Train Engineer on managing the event
By estimating the work effort required to implement recommended improvements - ANSWER By providing facilitation to breakout groups focused on specific problems
What is the goal of the scrum of scrums event?
To review the Agile Release Train's progress toward its PI Objectives
To focus on Agile Release Train process improvement
To review each team's progress on its Stories
To demo Features to Product Management - ANSWER To review the Agile Release Train's progress toward its PI Objectives
Which Agile Manifesto principle describes the importance of PI Planning in SAFe?
Working software is the primary measure of progress
Simplicity, the art of maximizing the amount of work not done, is essential
The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams
The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within an Agile Team is face-to-face conversation - ANSWER The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within an Agile Team is face-to-face conversation
What is one purpose of iterations?
To provide an architectural basis for future development
To provide a regular cadence for producing increments of value
To provide fast feedback learning cycles and frequent integration
To demonstrate the increment to stakeholders - ANSWER To provide a regular cadence for producing increments of value
What is a characteristic of an effective Scrum Master?
Gives open, honest opinions
Understands customer needs
Is a technical expert
Removes all conflict - ANSWER Gives open, honest opinions
An effective Scrum Master helps the team with what?
Team metrics
Relentless improvement
Deploying work
Risk mitigation - ANSWER Relentless improvement
What is an innovation and planning (IP) Iteration anti-pattern?
Leave the IP iteration empty of work as an estimating guard band
Plan work for the IP iteration during program increment (PI) planning
Plan innovation spikes or hackathons to occur during the IP iteration
Use the IP iteration for infrastructure improvements - ANSWER Plan work for the IP iteration during program increment (PI) planning
What is one benefit of program increment (PI) objectives?
They describe a process for defining team goals
They ensure accurate status reporting
They create a near-term focus and vision
They form a guiding coalition - A
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