RTE Inspect and Adapt

Question 1

What is the Inspect and Adapt (I&A) event in SAFe?

Accepted Answer

A significant end-of-PI event where the ART reflects on performance and identifies improvements

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A daily check-in between the RTE and Scrum Masters

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A portfolio review of strategic themes

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A mid-PI planning adjustment session

Question 2

What are the three parts of the Inspect and Adapt workshop?

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PI System Demo, quantitative measurement review, and problem-solving workshop

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Vision review, backlog refinement, and sprint planning

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Portfolio sync, risk review, and dependency mapping

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Team retrospectives, architecture review, and release planning

Question 3

What problem-solving technique is used in the I&A workshop?

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A structured root cause analysis using fishbone diagrams or five-whys, followed by improvement backlog items

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Six Sigma DMAIC

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Scrum sprint retrospective format

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Kanban flow analysis

Question 4

Who should attend the Inspect and Adapt event?

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The entire ART including teams, Product Management, System Architects, Business Owners, and stakeholders

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Only Scrum Masters and the RTE

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Only senior management and Product Owners

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Individual team members at the team retrospective only

Question 5

What is an 'improvement backlog item' from I&A?

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A story or enabler representing an improvement action identified during the I&A problem-solving workshop

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A feature that was not completed during the PI

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A defect deferred to next PI

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A risk that was not resolved during PI Planning

Question 6

How does the RTE facilitate the PI System Demo during I&A?

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Coordinates integrated demonstration of all ART work, ensuring stakeholders can see the full system working together

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Presents the demo personally for all teams

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Conducts individual team demos sequentially without integration

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Delegates demo facilitation entirely to Product Owners