RTE DevOps and Release on Demand

Question 1

What is the DevOps dimension of SAFe focused on?

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Creating a continuous delivery pipeline that allows the ART to release value on demand

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Managing hardware procurement

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Tracking developer productivity metrics

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Replacing Agile ceremonies with automated tooling

Question 2

What are the four aspects of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

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Continuous Exploration, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Release on Demand

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Plan, Build, Test, Deploy

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Discovery, Development, Testing, Operations

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Backlog, Sprint, Review, Retrospective

Question 3

What does 'Release on Demand' mean in SAFe?

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Releasing functionality to customers when and how the business needs it, decoupled from the development cycle

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Releasing software immediately after every commit

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Allowing customers to request specific features at any time

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Scheduling all releases at the end of each PI

Question 4

What is a Feature Toggle (Feature Flag) and why is it relevant to the RTE?

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A technique to deploy code to production while hiding it from users until the business is ready to release

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A project management switch to pause feature development

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A bug tracking label used by QA teams

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A permission setting in the development environment

Question 5

What role does the RTE play in promoting DevOps practices within the ART?

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Coaching teams to adopt CI/CD practices, removing organizational impediments to pipeline adoption, and fostering a DevOps mindset

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Writing DevOps scripts for the teams

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Managing the cloud infrastructure directly

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Approving all DevOps tool purchases

Question 6

What is 'built-in quality' in SAFe and how does it relate to DevOps?

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The practice of applying quality at every step of the development process rather than inspecting it in at the end

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A certification process for deployed software

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An automated testing tool integrated into the pipeline

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A documentation requirement for regulated industries