CAE CAE Risk Management & Impediment Resolution 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'ROAM' stand for in Agile risk management at scale (e.g., SAFe PI Planning)?
- Report, Organize, Act, Monitor
- Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated (Correct answer)
- Risk, Opportunity, Action, Management
- Reduce, Observe, Assign, Measure
Correct answer: Resolved, Owned, Accepted, Mitigated
ROAM is a risk categorization framework where risks are classified as Resolved, Owned, Accepted, or Mitigated to ensure accountability and visibility.
Question 2: What is a 'risk burn-down chart' used for in Agile?
- Tracking the number of bug fixes per sprint
- Visualizing the reduction in overall project risk over time as risks are resolved or mitigated (Correct answer)
- Measuring team velocity against planned capacity
- Monitoring the number of impediments added to the backlog
Correct answer: Visualizing the reduction in overall project risk over time as risks are resolved or mitigated
A risk burn-down chart tracks how overall risk exposure decreases over time as risks are addressed, providing stakeholders with visibility into risk reduction progress.
Question 3: Which Agile value most directly supports effective impediment transparency?
- Courage (Correct answer)
- Commitment
- Focus
- Respect
Correct answer: Courage
Courage enables team members to openly surface impediments, risks, and uncomfortable truths rather than hiding problems from leadership.
Question 4: What is the 'last responsible moment' principle in Agile risk management?
- Making all decisions as early as possible to reduce uncertainty
- Delaying irreversible decisions until the latest point at which more information can still reduce risk (Correct answer)
- Postponing all decisions indefinitely
- Making decisions only after all risks have been eliminated
Correct answer: Delaying irreversible decisions until the latest point at which more information can still reduce risk
The last responsible moment principle delays committing to irreversible decisions until the team has maximum information, reducing the cost of wrong early commitments.
Question 5: How do daily standups help with risk management in Agile?
- They provide a forum to formally document all project risks
- They surface blockers and risks daily so the team can respond quickly before small issues grow (Correct answer)
- They replace the need for a risk register
- They allow stakeholders to redirect sprint goals based on new risks
Correct answer: They surface blockers and risks daily so the team can respond quickly before small issues grow
Daily standups create a daily touchpoint where impediments and risks surface quickly, enabling fast response before they escalate.
Question 6: When a team identifies a dependency on another team as a risk, what is the best Agile approach?
- Eliminate the feature requiring the dependency
- Proactively communicate with the dependent team early, and reflect the dependency in the backlog and planning (Correct answer)
- Wait until the dependency blocks the sprint, then escalate
- Assign the risk to the Product Owner and continue sprint work
Correct answer: Proactively communicate with the dependent team early, and reflect the dependency in the backlog and planning
Proactive early communication and explicit backlog representation of cross-team dependencies reduces the chance of last-minute blocking surprises.
CAE CAE Risk Management & Impediment Resolution 2
What does 'ROAM' stand for in Agile risk management at scale (e.g., SAFe PI Planning)?