Scaled Agile draft exam mockup

Which statement is true about DevOps? Lean-Agile Lean-Agile principles are not necessary for a successful DevOps implementation

DevOps is an approach to bridge the gap between development and operations

DevOps automation of testing reduces the holding cost

Measurements Measurements are not a top priority for DevOps

How is the flow of ortfolio !pics managed? "n the ortfolio #ac$log

"n the rogram %anban

"n the ortfolio %anban

"n the rogram #ac$log

How do leaders build-in instability? &hey change re'uirements fre'uently

&hey do not participate in the (A)e process

&hey provide a high degree of freedom as to how teams meet re'uirements

&hey change (crum Masters in the team every two wee$s Which statement is true when continuously deploying using a DevOps model? "t removes the need to automate processes

"t lessens the severity and fre'uency of release failures

"t increases the transaction cost

"t alleviates the reliance on the s$ill sets of Agile teams &he Agile *elease &rain passes through four steps in order to deliver (olutions which includes+ defining new functionality, implementing, acceptance testing, and what else? Deploying

*egulatory compliance

DevOps testing

ompleting phase-gate steps Who has content authority to ma$e decisions at the user story level during " lanning? *elease &rain !ngineer

Development &eam

(crum Masters

roduct Owner What is a Minimal .iable roduct? A minimal product that can be built to achieve mar$et dominance

A minimal product that can validate a hypothesis

A minimal )eature that can be released to the mar$et

A minimal story a team can deliver in an iteration What can be used as a template for putting (A)e into practice within an organi/ation? (A)e "mplementation *oadmap

(A)e ore .alues

(A)e House of Lean

(A)e rinciples What is the recommended way to e0press a )eature? )unctional re'uirement

hrase, benefit hypothesis, and acceptance criteria

Lean business case

!pic hypothesis statement What is (A)e1s release strategy? *elease continuously

*elease on demand

*elease every rogram "ncrement

*elease on cadence What is the recommended fre'uency for updating Lean budget distribution? !very iteration

&wice annually

On demand

Annually What is one benefit of unloc$ing the intrinsic motivation of $nowledge wor$ers? &o centrali/e decision-ma$ing

&o lower W" limits

&o strive to achieve a state of continuous flow

&o provide autonomy with purpose, mission, and minimum constraints What is one of the Agile *elease &rain sync meetings? (olution Demo "teration *etrospective (crum of (crums "teration *eview

Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto? ustomer collaboration over contract negotiation ustomer collaboration over a constant indefinite pace ustomer collaboration over feature negotiation ustomer collaboration over ongoing internal conversation

Applying systems thin$ing means identifying the systems in the process which includes the solution itself and what else? &he enterprise building the system &he system design &he W" &he value stream When basing decisions on economics, how are cycle time, product cost, value, and development e0pense used?

&o recover money already spent &o identify different parameters of the economic framewor$ &o ta$e into account sun$ costs &o limit W" through the system What are the three primary $eys to implementing flow? 2hoose three34 .isuali/e and limit W" "ncrease capacity Manage 'ueue lengths *educe the batch si/es of wor$ )re'uent conte0t switching Address the systemic problems What is the biggest benefit of decentrali/ed decision-ma$ing? !nsuring strategic decisions are not made in a vacuum reating better visuali/ation *emoving accountability from leaders Delivering value in the shortest sustainable lead time What should the team focus on in order to optimi/e flow? (un$ costs Delays *e'uests osts Which statement describes a apability?

"t is developed and approved without a dependence on the (olution %anban "t remains complete and becomes an !pic for implementation "t must be structured to fit within a single rogram "ncrement "t is maintained in the ortfolio #ac$log What is an e0ample of applying cadence-based synchroni/ation in (A)e? &eams allow batch si/es across multiple intervals &eams align their iterations to the same schedule to support communication, coordination, and system integration &eams decide their own iteration length &eams meet twice every " to plan and schedule capacity Which statement describes aspects of the team5s commitment during " lanning? A team commits only to the " Ob6ectives with the highest business value A team does not commit to stretch ob6ectives A team commits to resolve all the ris$s identified during " lanning A team commits to all stories they put on their " plan "n the rogram %anban some steps have Wor$-in-rocess limits3 Why is this necessary? &o ensure large 'ueues are not being built &o help continuous deployment &o enable multitas$ing &o $eep timebo0 goals What is the best measure of progress for comple0 system development? "teration *eview

*efined #ac$log *OAMing *is$s (ystem Demo When is a re-" lanning event needed? When multiple Agile *elease &rains wor$ing on the same (olution need to align and coordinate When there is only one day to run " lanning, so more time is needed to prepare to run it effectively When teams cannot identify and estimate (tories in " lanning and need more time to prepare When roduct Owners and (crum Masters need to coordinate dependencies within the Agile *elease &rain During the final plan review, rogram ris$s are addressed using *OAM3 What do the letters in *OAM represent? Managed, *esolved, Ordered, Accepted Owned, Mitigated, *esolved, Accepted *elegated, Owned, Approved, Managed Accepted, *edesigned, Ordered, Mitigated What are the first three steps of the (A)e "mplementation *oadmap? *each the tipping point, train Lean-Agile change agents, and then train e0ecutives, managers and leaders harter a Lean-Agile enter of !0cellence, scale to the portfolio, create the implementation plan Launch trains, coach Agile *elease &rain e0ecution, then train e0ecutives and managers *each the tipping point, &rain Lean-Agile change agents, and then train the identified support personnel

&he House of Lean is a classic metaphor describing the mindset essential for Lean thin$ing3 Which one of the four pillars advocates a 78et out of the office7 mindset? )low "nnovation *elentless improvement *espect for people and culture

What is the recommended way to estimate !pics? !stimate an !pic directly in normali/ed story points )ind the smallest !pic in the #ac$log, give it 9 point, and estimate everything else relative to that (plit an !pic into )eatures, split )eatures into (tories, split (tories into tas$s, estimate each tas$ in hours and roll up all estimates to the !pic (plit an !pic into potential )eatures, estimate each potential )eature in normali/ed story points, and add up the estimates Which statement fits with the (A)e ore .alue of #uilt-in :uality? :uality is not part of the (A)e ore .alues :uality depends on the scale of the pro6ect and should be implemented from the top down :uality should only be wor$ed on during the "nnovation and lanning "teration ;ou cannot scale crappy code What is found on a program board? &as$s )eatures

!pics
roduct Management &he Agile *elease &rain uses which type of teams to get wor$ done? ross-functional teams hased review process teams (olution teams Management teams roduct Management has content authority over the rogram #ac$log3 What do roduct Owners have content authority over? .alue (treams ortfolio #ac$log &eam #ac$log ortfolio .ision What must management do for a successful Agile transformation? (end someone to represent management, and then delegate tas$s to these individuals ommit to 'uality and be the change agent in the system hange (crum Masters in the team every two wee$s (trive to thin$ of adoption as an area they can control What is the foundation of the (A)e House of Lean? .alue )low Leadership *elentless "mprovement

On day two of " lanning, management presents ad6ustments based on the previous day5s management review and problem solving meeting3 What is one possible type of ad6ustment they could ma$e? #usiness priorities
&hey are business ob6ectives that connect the (A)e ortfolio to the !nterprise business strategy &hey are a high-level summary of each program1s .ision and are updated after every " &hey are re'uirements that span Agile *elease &rains but must fit within a single rogram "ncrement &hey are large initiatives managed in the ortfolio %anban that re'uire Weighted (hortest >ob )irst prioriti/ation and a lightweight business case What is one component of the ontinuous Delivery ipeline? ontinuous lanning ontinuous "mprovement ontinuous !0ploration ontinuous adence

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