Scaled Agile SAFE-POPM Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Scaled Agile SAFE-POPM Online Questions & Answers

• Question 41:

  Which role ensures that the ART has the Vision and Backlog needed to engage in PI Planning successfully?

  A. Lean-Agile Center of Excellence
  B. Release Train Engineer
  C. Product Owner
  D. Product Management
  D. Product Management

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  Explanation

  Product Management is the role that ensures that the Agile Release Train (ART) has the Vision and Backlog needed to engage in PI Planning successfully. Product Management is responsible for defining and communicating the Vision, which describes the future state of the solution and its features. Product Management also develops and maintains the Program Backlog, which contains the features and enablers that the ART will implement in the upcoming Program Increments (PIs). Product Management collaborates with stakeholders, customers, architects, and other roles to discover, prioritize, and refine the backlog items and present them to the ART during PI Planning.

  References: Vision - Scaled Agile Framework Product Management - Scaled Agile Framework PI Planning - Scaled Agile Framework

• Question 42:

  What is the primary purpose of PO Sync?

  A. To assess progress of the PI and adjust scope and priority as needed
  B. To build PI Objectives and improve alignment
  C. To align with Coach Sync participants on the status of the PI
  D. To conduct backlog refinement
  A. To assess progress of the PI and adjust scope and priority as needed

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  Explanation

  The primary purpose of PO Sync is to assess progress of the Program Increment (PI) and adjust scope and priority as needed12. PO Sync is a regular event that involves the Product Owners from all the Agile teams in an Agile Release Train (ART). In PO Sync, they share the status of their work, identify dependencies, risks, and impediments, and align on the product vision and roadmap. PO Sync helps to ensure that the ART delivers value to the customers and meets the PI objectives.

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  The other options (B, C, and D) are not the primary purpose of PO Sync, but rather purposes of other events or activities.

  Building PI Objectives and improving alignment is the purpose of PI Planning, which is a two-day event that occurs at the beginning of each PI3. In PI Planning, all the members of the ART collaborate to define, prioritize, and plan the work for the next PI.

  Aligning with Coach Sync participants on the status of the PI is the purpose of Scrum of Scrums (SoS), which is a regular event that involves the Scrum Masters from all the Agile teams in an ART. In SoS, they coordinate and synchronize the work of the teams, resolve cross-team impediments, and report the progress and risks to the RTE.

  Conducting backlog refinement is an activity that occurs throughout the PI, where the Product Owner and the Development team review and update the Team Backlog to prepare for the upcoming Iterations. Backlog refinement helps to ensure that the work items are clear, feasible, and valuable

• Question 43:

  Which of the following events shows how well the ART is progressing toward meeting the PI Objectives?

  A. PO Sync
  B. Inspect and Adapt
  C. Backlog Refinement
  D. PI Planning
  B. Inspect and Adapt

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  Explanation

  The event that shows how well the Agile Release Train (ART) is progressing toward meeting the Program Increment (PI) objectives is the Inspect and Adapt (IandA) event. The Inspect and Adapt event occurs at the end of each PI and provides an opportunity for the entire ART to reflect on the progress made during the PI, identify and address the root causes of any impediments, and plan for improvement actions in the next PI.

  Inspect and Adapt - Scaled Agile Framework

• Question 44:

  What is the next action for improvement items identified during the Iteration Retrospective?

  A. They are entered as Stories in the Team Backlog
  B. They are ROAMed with the rest of the risks
  C. They are given to the Scrum Master/Team Coach who resolves them
  D. They are escalated to the Business Owners
  A. They are entered as Stories in the Team Backlog

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  Explanation

  The next action for improvement items identified during the Iteration Retrospective is to enter them as Stories in the Team Backlog. By adding these improvement items as Stories, they become part of the team's ongoing work and are prioritized alongside other tasks and user stories for future iterations or sprints. This way, the team can track and implement the improvement actions and measure their impact on the team's performance and quality.

  References: Iteration Retrospective - Scaled Agile Framework What happens to improvement items identified during the Iteration Retrospective? - Service Centre List

• Question 45:

  What is essential when communicating the Vision?

  A. The importance of empathy interviews
  B. The importance of Feature prioritization
  C. The importance of Lean budget Guardrails
  D. The importance of non-functional requirements
  C. The importance of Lean budget Guardrails

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  Explanation

  The vision is a description of the future state of the solution under development, reflecting customer and stakeholder needs, as well as the features and capabilities proposed to meet those needs. Communicating the vision effectively is

  essential for creating a shared understanding of the program's goals and objectives, especially as they evolve due to changing market needs and business drivers. One of the key aspects of communicating the vision is to establish the

  importance of Lean budget Guardrails, which are policies and practices that ensure the financial integrity and economic viability of the solution. Lean budget Guardrails provide the boundaries and context forthe solution development, enabling

  decentralized decision-making and empowering teams to operate autonomously within the agreed-upon funding. By communicating the importance of Lean budget Guardrails, the vision helps align the teams with the strategic themes and

  portfolio priorities, as well as foster a culture of innovation and learning.

  References:

  Vision - Scaled Agile Framework,

  Lean Budgets - Scaled Agile Framework