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SAFe 4 Advanced Scrum Master (4.5) PRACTICE TEAM
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Which statement is true about the phase-gate milestone model and risk reduction? Answer is 'A' A. It does not mitigate risk as intended B. It creates large batches of requirements C. It reduces product increment values D. It helps to visualize and limit WIP When does the Inspect and Adapt event happen? Answer is 'D' A. At the end of the System Demo B. At the end of every two weeks C. At the end of the second day of PI Planning D. At the end of each PI Who reviews the top capabilities for the upcoming PI? Answer is 'C' A. Project Manager B. Solution Architect/Engineer C. (^) Solution Management D. Project Owner Why should team members continuously and actively engage with other teams during PI Planning? Answer is 'C' A.To manage dependencies and resolve impediments B. To understand how the other team is working C. To foster an environment of capacity and velocity D. To create a backlog of features the team can adopt
What are two Release Train Engineer responsibilities? (Choose two.) Answer is 'A, C' A. Facilitate PI Planning readiness and the event itself B. Understand Customer needs; validate solutions C. Drive relentless improvement through Inspect and Adapt D. Build an effective Product Owner / Product Manager team E. Manage and prioritize the flow of work to the program What anti-pattern can emerge during the Scrum of Scrums? Answer is 'D' A. Scrum Masters bring in risks and impediments for escalation B. Scrum Masters work with the Release Train Engineer to resolve risks and impediments C. Scrum Masters have a daily 15 minute meet-after with the Release Train Engineer D. Scrum Masters report on the teams' task status each day What action should be taken on Relentless Improvement Backlog items from the Problem Solving Workshop? Answer is 'C' A. Assign points or prioritization levels B. Calculate for cost before continuing C. Use as direct input into the PI Planning session that follows D. Assign to the team best suited to solve
When developing an Agile Team's skill set, what skill type is most typical? Answer is 'B' A. E-shaped B. T-shaped C. M-shaped D. I-shaped What are two typical anti-patterns with Product Owners (POs)? (Choose two.) umarani: the correct answer is 'A, E' A. (^) POs design the solution before bringing the intent to the team B. POs facilitate story grooming sessions with the team during the Iteration C. POs bring the business problem to the team and ask the team to design the solution D. POs and Product Managers are not aligned with business intent E. POs ask the team for help in writing user stories Achieving the goals of Release on Demand requires an understanding of how to decouple what? Answer is 'A' A. The release from deployment B. The Iterations Demos C. The System Demos D. The Project Increment What is the value of periodic resynchronization? Answer is 'D' A. Products that are delivered earlier provide more value B. WIP is maximized C. It causes multiple events to happen serially D. It limits variance to a single time interval
At the System Demo, each team demonstrates their own work but the system is not integrated. They say they underestimated the integration effort, but they cannot integrate every Iteration and meet the planned scope. What should the Scrum Master suggest? I believed the correct answer is 'C' A. Integrate the system during the IP Iteration B. Stop the Train until integration can occur C. Defer integration until the train is in the sustain and improve the section of the Implementation Roadmap D. Discuss the importance of frequent integration with the teams and Product Management What are the responsibilities of a Scrum Master on a train that go beyond basic team facilitation? (Choose three.) Answer is 'C, D, E' A. Write an estimate features B. Manage Daily Stand-up meetings C. Facilitate team preparation for PI Planning D. Participate in Scrum of Scrums E. Facilitate preparation for the System Demo F. Prioritize Program Backlog How do Kanban Teams implement the SAFe Lean-Agile mindset of relentless improvement? Answer is 'B' A. By establishing a Kanban board to visualize the flow of work within Kanban team and aligning with the Program and the rest of the teams B. By using Cumulative Flow Diagrams which objectively measure bottlenecks and variation in the flow which could be due to systemic factors C. By estimating team velocity and comparing it across Iterations for continuous improvement
Where does a team document new practices they want to incorporate into the their collective skill set? umarani: answer is 'A' A. Inspect and Adapt workshop notes B. Improvement Roadmap C. PI Planning meeting post-meeting notes D. Team Iteration Backlog What is an anti-pattern to motivation? Answer is 'B' A. Maximizing purpose B. (^) Individualized compensation C. Market disruption D. Team goals The Development Team may need to learn or acquire new skills. Where is this list of skills found? Answer is 'C' A. As part of the outcome of the PI Planning pre-meeting B. In the Improvement Roadmap C. As part of the outcome of the Team Retrospective D. In the HR Training and Development Plan How does a Scrum Master lead a team's efforts in relentless improvement? Answer is 'C' A. By facilitating a team meeting B. By focusing on the Iteration goals C. By facilitating the team retrospective D. By eliminating impediments Which two actions enhance an Agile Release Train's performance? (Choose two.) Answer is 'A, C' A. Team alignment B. Reporting C. Collaboration D. Customer success
E. Reduction of total costs What is a recommended story-splitting technique for Agile teams? umarani: answer is 'C' A. Validate design with stakeholders and build the functionality later B. Start with the data structure and extend into the business logic and UI C. Implement the 'happy path' first and the rest of the scenarios afterward D. Implement the story UI first and build the business logic later The Scrum Master interacts with which level(s) of SAFe? umarani: answer is 'B' A. Portfolio Level B. Program Level C. Team Level D. All Levels What is the SAFe recommended optimal duration of a PI? umarani: answer is 'D' A. It can be any duration B. 2 - 4 weeks C. 4 - 8 weeks D. 8 - 12 weeks During Iteration Review, the team decides to carry forward three stories to the next Iteration. This is the second time during this PI that some of the team's stories are carried over. What are two actions the Scrum Master should take? (Choose two.) umarani: the correct answer is 'A, E' A. Coach the team to honor their commitments B. Take a 'wait and see' approach because the team assures they are still on track for the PI C. Discuss the issue at the next Iteration Retrospective D. See if the Product Owner is agreeable to moving the stories into the next Iteration E. Perform the 5 Whys to find the root cause of all delays
Which two SAFe events explicitly implement SAFe's mindset of relentless improvement? (Choose two.) Confirmed answer is 'B, D' A. Solution Demo B. Iteration Retrospective C. Iteration Demo D. Inspect and Adapt E. PI Planning How does work flow from one state to the next in a Team Kanban board? Answer is 'C' A. During the Daily Stand-up, team members make decisions and discuss how to move the work B. The Scrum Master moves the work from one state to the next to ensure ongoing progress within the team C. (^) Team members of a state pull work from the previous state when they can do so without impacting their current state WIP constraint D. People working in the first state move the work to the next work state One state on the Kanban board has people waiting while the previous stage is overloaded. What should the Scrum Master consider doing? Answer is 'B' What do you think? A. Ask the team to redesign the board B. Encourage and coach the people in the under-utilized stage to help with the work of the of overloaded stage C. Call for a team self-assessment so that the team agrees on improvement actions D. Request more people on the team to help with the overloaded stage in order to generate work faster for the waiting stage
What are two examples of team tasking anti-patterns? (Choose two.) Answer is 'A, B' What do you think? A. (^) The team waits to close the story until after the related tasks are complete B. The team focuses on task completion over story completion and acceptance criteria C. The team focuses on story completion and acceptance criteria over task completion D. The team provides updates only on tasks during the Daily Stand-up E. Team members are swarming on stories Who should vote on root causes? Answer is 'C' A. The Product Owner B. The CIO, CTO, and any 'C-suite' member that is concerned C. The Agile Release Train team D. The Product Owner and Scrum Master During Iteration Planning, the Product Owner (PO) introduces a new story to the team. They cannot come to a consensus on the size of the new story and ask the PO for more details. After a lot of discussion, multiple dependencies with other teams emerge, so the team decides to leave the story in the Team Backlog and not commit. Is the team's response an anti-pattern? umarani: the correct answer is 'D' What do you think? A. No; the PO provided details on the story B. No; the Development Team left the story in the Team Backlog for further refinement with the PO C. Yes; the Development Team identified multiple dependencies with other teams D. Yes; the PO and the Development Team reached the planning session without preparation and the dependencies were not identified
What provides objective evidence that the system is iterating? Answer is 'D' What do you think? A. PO Sync B. Scrum of Scrums C. Daily Stand-ups D. System Demo How does the Scrum Master help teams address the challenges from modern enterprises? umarani: answer is 'C' A. By promoting a continuous release B. By facilitating a team's progress towards goals C. By building high performing teams D.By actively addressing impediments -- https://www.scaledagileframework.com/enterprise/ Which SAFe configuration requires having a Vision? umarani: answer is 'B' A. Portfolio SAFe B. Large Solution SAFe C. All SAFe configurations E. Full SAFe How should decentralized decision-making be used with respect to system design? umarani: answer is 'D' What do you think? A. When defining subsystems and interfaces B.When allocating functions to subsystems C. When identifying the selection of common platforms D. When development teams are empowered, self-organized, and allow the design to emerge
How can learning milestones be used? Answer is 'C' A. To meet contractually binding dates for delivery of value B. To meet release dates set by external business partners C. (^) To test the concept of a new feature or capability D. To mark events such as trade shows and product announcements Collective ownership is one XP principle adopted in SAFe. What is another XP principle? umarani: answer is 'D' A. Plan-Do-Check-Adjust B. Weighted Shortest Job First C. Deliver Value D. (^) Pair Programming What is one characteristic of an effective Agile team? Answer is 'B' A. To concentrate and deliver the product scope B. To provide steady, high quality, an incremental value C. To make the process visible to the Business Owners D. To collaborate and discuss components -- https://www.scaledagileframework.com/agile-teams/ A team achieved less than 80% during the quantitative measurement of the Inspect and Adapt workshop. What would be an unacceptable action for this team's Scrum Master to take? umarani: answer is 'D' What do you think? A. Retrain team members on Agile practices B. Decide improvement actions for the team to implement C. Hold the team self-assessment at any time and do not wait for the Iteration Retrospective D. Coordinate with the System Team to coach this team on Continuous Integration and test automation
An effective decision-making framework provides which two ultimate outcomes? (Choose two.) I think the correct answer is 'A, B' What do you think? A. (^) Improves flow B. Reduces delays as a result of centralized decision- making C. Unlocks the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers D. Reduces WIP limits E. Decreases time to market What are two key areas a team should be organized around? (Choose two.) Answer is 'C, D'. What do you think? A. Business logic B. Middleware C. (^) Features D. Enablers E. Platform In complex systems development, what do local integration points ensure? umarani: answer is 'A' A. That each capability of the system is meeting its responsibilities in contributing to the overall solution intent B. That a common understanding of the system design is distributed to the entire team C. That all team members have access to the current product status D. That an application passes all QA tests before being released to production
During PI Planning, the Scrum of Scrums meetings helps accomplish which two actions? (Choose two.) Answer is 'A, E' A. (^) Exposing risks, impediments, and dependencies B. Comparing velocities across the teams C. Looking for ways to increase team velocity D. Rolling up the PI Business Value objectives E. Keeping the planning milestones on track A team's Product Owner (PO) takes an unexpected leave of absence for the last week of the Iteration. Three of the team's stories have been completed and are waiting to be accepted. The Scrum Master asks the Product Manager (PM) to attend the Iteration Review and accept the stories. The PM responds that he is not familiar enough with the intent to feel comfortable accepting these responsibilities. He suggests keeping the Iteration open for an additional week and waiting for the PO to come back. What should the team's Scrum Master do? umarani: answer is 'A' What do you think? A. (^) Work with the Release Train Engineer to find a solution B. The Scrum Master should accept the stories after the team demonstrates the stories C. Ask another PO in the Agile Release Train to accept the stories D. Strongly urge the PM to attend the Demo and accept the stories
