1.       What can occur as a result of not having an...

1.       What can occur as a result of not having an Innovation and Planning Iteration?

a.       Teams are iterating, but the system is not

b.       Conflict and disagreement on processes and practices are difficult to resolve

c.       There is no time for the teams to plan, demo, or improve together

d.       Responsibilities are unclear, resulting in delayed decision-making

2.       In a scrum of scrums meeting, several Scrum Masters raise a common issue that their teams are finding difficult to resolve. The Release Train Engineer (RTE) has seen this problem many times and could suggest several proven solutions.

a.       Rather than offering up answers, she asks the Scrum Master team a series of questions.

b.       Because she wants the Scrum Masters to clarify the problem and come to solutions that best fit their contexts

c.       Because her suggested answers would likely be invalid

d.       Because she wants them to brainstorm through the issues before she provides the answer

e.       Because identifying and solving team problems is not the RTE's responsibility

3.       What is one primary responsibility of a Release Train Engineer?

a.       Support the Product Owner

b.       Eliminate impediments

c.       Manage and optimize the Release on Demand process

d.       Manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train

4.       What is the most accurate definition of DevOps?

a.       A process that provides visibility to impediments between writing code and delivering value

b.       A set of tools and processes that govern how code is deployed

c.       A method that ensures Operations works with Development every day to deliver value

d.       A mindset, culture, and set of technical practices that emphasizes close cooperation to provide value to the Customer

5.       Who are the two primary partners with the Release Train Engineer to drive the Agile Release Train? (Choose two.)

a.       Enterprise Architects

b.       System Architects/Engineers

c.       Product Management

d.       Solution Train Engineers

e.       System Team

 

6.       Which statement is true about the retrospective and problem-solving part of the Inspect and Adapt workshop?

a.       The improvement backlog items resulting from the problem-solving workshop should be items that only leadership can address

b.       Encourage teams to sit together during the retrospective portion to ensure an effective outcome

c.       The Release Train Engineer gathers the list of problems to be solved during the final scrum of scrums of the Program Increment (PI)

d.       Key Agile Release Train stakeholders, including Business Owners, Customers, and management can participate along with the teams

7.       During the Agile Release Train (ART) kickoff session, Operations raises a concern that they are already spread very thin and have no time to collaborate with all the teams on the ART.

What should the Release Train Engineer recommend to discover bottlenecks and provide governance for Operations' engagement?

a.       Have the Operations staff sit within the team areas

b.       Ensure all DevOps practitioners attend Leading SAFe training

c.       Abstract platform/infrastructure requests from build/deploy requests

d.       Visualize the deployment pipeline requests through a Kanban system

8.       Which two activities take place during Team Breakout #1 on the first day of Program Increment (PI) Planning? (Choose two.)

a.       Draft objectives are written but do not include exploration Enablers

b.       All teams' planning boards are visible and use the same color-coding

c.       Risks on the teams' planning boards are resolved by the Release Train Engineer

d.       Teams use color-coding for their backlog items as a reminder that they are required to have all backlog item types on their planning boards

e.       Draft objectives and uncommitted objectives are written

9.       What are two responsibilities of the Release Train Engineer during Program Increment (PI) execution? (Choose two.)

a.       To formulate and direct decisions on risks

b.       To make decisions on resource issues for critical bottlenecks

c.       To direct the management of the communities of practice

d.       To facilitate the System Demo

e.       To escalate and track impediments

 

10.    Which Enterprise competency organizes the activities of building large-scale Solutions?

a.       Business Agility

b.       Lean Portfolio Management

c.       Measure and Grow

d.       Enterprise Solution Delivery