Leading SAFe® 5 - Knowledge Check Questions

These knowledge check questions are designed to be used at the end of each SAFe course lesson to check for
learning and comprehension. They are optional and can be shared with the class in a variety of formats including
live class discussion, small group, discussion, or for individual student reflection. The questions can also be
copied/pasted into a polling tool for real-time class feedback and discussion.

Lesson 1:

1. What are two Scaled Agile Framework Core Values? (Choose two.)
A) Collaboration
B) Decentralize decision-making
C) Built-in Quality
D) Alignment
E) Systems Thinking

Correct: C, D

2. What are two benefits of the Scaled Agile Framework? (Choose two.)
A) SAFe is designed to work most effectively at the team level
B) The Framework is unlike Agile because it does not use Scrum project management
C) SAFe scales to accommodate organizations with thousands of people
D) The Framework creates good code quality which is important because, "You can't scale crappy code"
E) The SAFe Big Picture is designed for companies to begin with Essential SAFe and eventually achieve Full SAFe

Correct: C, D

3. Which Core Competency of Business Agility is a customer centric approach to building valuable products?
A) Organizational Agility
B) Team and Technical Agility
C) Agile Product Delivery
D) Lean Portfolio Management

Correct: C

4. Which statement fits with the SAFe Core Value of Built-in Quality?
A) Quality is not part of the SAFe Core Values
B) You cannot scale crappy code
C) Quality depends on the scale of the project and should be implemented from the top down
D) Quality should only be worked on during the Innovation and Planning Iteration

Correct: B

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Lesson 2:

1. What is the foundation of the SAFe House of Lean?

A) Leadership
B) Flow
C) Value
D) Relentless Improvement

Correct: A

2. What is the goal of the SAFe House of Lean?

A) Value
B) Relentless Improvement
C) Lean-Agile Leadership
D) Innovation

Correct: A

3. What is one pillar of the SAFe House of Lean?

A) Value
B) Leadership
C) Flow
D) Continuous Delivery

Correct: C

4. What should the leaders focus on to optimize flow?

A) Delays
B) Sunk costs
C) Costs
D) Requests

Correct: A

5. Which statement is a value from the Agile Manifesto?

A) Working software over processes and tools
B) Working software over comprehensive documentation
C) Working software over contract negotiations
D) Working software over following a plan

Correct: B

6. Which statement is a principle from the Agile Manifesto?

A) Respect for people and culture
B) Limit work in process
C) Working software is the primary measure of progress
D) Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

Correct: C

7. Identifying what optimizes flow?

A) Delays
B) Key Performance Indicators

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C) Predictability issues of the train

D) Activities that lack innovation

Correct: A

8. Applying systems thinking means identifying the systems in the process which includes the solution itself and what else?
A) The enterprise building the system
B) The value stream
C) The system design
D) The WIP

Correct: A

9. Which Lean-Agile principle is part of the ten Scaled Agile Framework principles?
A) Agree to pursue evolutionary change
B) Deliver working software frequently
C) Deliver rapidly
D) Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

Correct: D

10. Which element of the Framework best realizes Principle 4 of the Scaled Agile Framework: "Build incrementally with fast,
integrated learning cycles"?
A) Economic Framework
B) Architectural Runway
C) Vision
D) System Demo

Correct: D

11. If small batches go through the system faster with lower variability, then which statement is true about batch size?
A) Severe project slippage is the most likely result of large batches
B) Batch sizes cannot influence behavior
C) Good infrastructure enables large batches
D) Low utilization increases variability

Correct: A

12. What is an example of applying cadence and synchronization in SAFe?

A) Using a Portfolio Kanban System
B) Conducting a PI Planning event
C) Allocating budgets to Agile Release Trains
D) Creating cross-functional teams

Correct: B

13. Which SAFe Principle includes providing autonomy with purpose, mission, and minimum constraints?
A) Base milestones on an objective evaluation of working systems
B) Decentralize decision making
C) Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
D) Build projects around motivated individuals

Correct: C

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14. Which two types of decisions should remain centralized even in a decentralized decision-making environment? (Choose
two.)
A) Infrequent decisions
B) Frequent decisions
C) Decisions with significant economies of scale
D) Time critical decisions
E) Decisions that require local information

Correct: A, C

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Lesson 3:

1. Which role acts as the chief Scrum Master for the Agile Release Train?
A) Product Management
B) Release Train Engineer
C) System Architect
D) System Team

Correct: B

2. What is an example of cross-functional Iterations?

A) Iteration 1: Define; Iteration 2: Build; Iteration 3: Test; Iteration 4: Deploy
B) Iteration 1: Define, Build Test; Iteration 2: Deploy
C) Iteration 1: Define, Build, Test; Define, Build, Test
D) Iteration 1: Define, Build; Iteration 2: Test, Deploy

Correct: C

Open ended question:

3. Discuss the responsibilities of an Agile Team and the two key roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner.

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Lesson 4:

1. Which statement is true about Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) score?
A) The Feature with the lowest cost of delay is sequenced first
B) The Feature with the highest value is sequenced first
C) The Feature with the lowest WSJF score is sequenced first
D) The Feature with the highest WSJF score is sequenced first

Correct: D

2. What are two items that appear on the program board? (Choose two.)
A) Features
B) Stories
C) Significant dependencies
D) Risks
E) Epics

Correct: A, C

3. During which event are the Team PI Objectives agreed upon?

A) PI Planning
B) Iteration Planning
C) Pre-PI Planning
D) Backlog Refinement

Correct: A

4. Why do Business Owners assign business value to Teams' PI Objectives?

A) To provide the teams with guidance of value to the business
B) To determine the highest value using WSJF
C) To override the decisions made in WSJF prioritization
D) To ensure the teams do not work on architectural enablers

Correct: A

5. During the final plan review, Program risks are addressed using ROAM. What do the letters in ROAM represent?
A) Relegated, Owned, Approved, Managed
B) Owned, Mitigated, Resolved, Accepted
C) Accepted, Redesigned, Ordered, Mitigated
D) Managed, Resolved, Ordered, Accepted

Correct: B

6. Which statement is true about uncommitted Team PI Objectives?

A) They are part of the load but are not part of the commitment
B) They are not part of the load and are not part of the commitment
C) They are not part of the load but are part of the commitment
D) They are part of the load and part of the commitment

Correct: A

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7. If a program repeatedly shows separate feature branches rather than a true System Demo, which practice should be
reviewed to address the issue?
A) Continuous Integration
B) Scrum of Scrums
C) Roadmap Creation
D) Test First

Correct: A

8. What is one key purpose of DevOps?

A) DevOps reduces the separation between development and operations to enable continuous delivery
B) DevOps enables continuous release by building a scalable Continuous Delivery Pipeline
C) DevOps focuses on automating the delivery pipeline to reduce transaction cost
D) DevOps focuses on a set of practices applied to large systems

Correct: A

9. Why is it important to decouple deployment from release?

A) To enable releasing upon demand
B) To deploy only on a cadence
C) To release only on a cadence
D) To enable deploying upon demand

Correct: A

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Lesson 5:

1. Which horizon reflects emerging solutions?

A) Horizon 1
B) Horizon 0
C) Horizon 3
D) Horizon 2

Correct: D

2. Which two key functions do strategic themes perform? (Choose two.)

A. Generating lean business cases for portfolio epics
B. Reflecting dependencies in the value stream network
C. Connecting the portfolio to the enterprise strategy
D. Determining key metrics to measure progress
E. Setting context for portfolio vision and lean budgeting

Correct: C,E

3. At which state of the Portfolio Kanban is the MVP defined?

A) Implementing
B) Funnel
C) Analyzing
D) Reviewing

Correct: C

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Lesson 6:

1. What is this statement defining: "A series of activities that have proven to be effective in successfully implementing
SAFe"?
4. The SAFe Implementation Roadmap
5. An Agile Release Train
6. The Scaled Agile Framework
7. The SAFe Lean-Agile Principles

Correct: A

2. What can be used as a template for putting SAFe into practice within an organization?
A) SAFe Implementation Roadmap
B) SAFe Principles
C) SAFe House of Lean
D) SAFe Core Values

Correct: A

Open ended question:

3. Discuss the benefits of creating a generative culture over a pathological or bureaucratic culture.