SA Cheat Sheet 2026
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- What is the significance of 'unlocking the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers' in SAFe leadership? → Providing autonomy, mastery, and purpose to improve engagement and performance
- Which of the following best describes the 'dual operating system' concept relevant to SAFe transformation? → A hierarchical structure paired with a value-stream network to enable agility at scale
- A team discovers mid-sprint that a feature dependency on another team will not be delivered on time. What is the BEST immediate action? → Raise the dependency in the Scrum of Scrums
- Which SAFe principle directly supports the transformation practice of decentralizing decision-making? → Principle #9: Decentralize decision-making
- What is the role of the SAFe Agilist in the Program Increment (PI) Planning process? → To facilitate the planning and ensure alignment of all teams to program goals
- Which configuration of SAFe is ideal for very large organizations with multiple value streams? → Full SAFe
- What is a confidence vote in PI Planning? → A team vote indicating their level of confidence in achieving their PI objectives
- A Business Owner scores an ART's PI Objectives at the end of a PI. What score range indicates healthy delivery? → 7–10
- Which behavior by senior leaders most undermines a SAFe transformation? → Continuing to reward individual heroics over team collaboration
- Which of the following is an example of an Agile Release Train (ART) anti-pattern? → Multiple teams using different iteration lengths within the same ART
- What role does continuing education play in Lean-Agile Principles? → Keeping practitioners current with evolving best practices and new developments
- During PI Execution, which practice helps teams visualize the flow of work and identify bottlenecks? → Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs)
- In a SAFe transformation, what role does the Release Train Engineer (RTE) play related to leadership? → The RTE is a servant leader and coach who facilitates ART processes and execution
- Which SAFe configuration adds the Solution Train to support the development of large, complex systems requiring multiple ARTs? → Large Solution SAFe
- What is the key difference between a Feature and a Capability in SAFe? → Features are delivered by a single ART; Capabilities span multiple ARTs
- What does Throughput measure in the context of SAFe? → The rate at which work moves through the system
- In SAFe, which Lean-Agile measure reflects the percentage of time a system or value stream is available and performing correctly for end users? → System availability / uptime
- What is the recommended WIP limit approach for a Kanban system used in SAFe? → Pull new work only when capacity is available
- What is the recommended cadence for reviewing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) at the Portfolio level in SAFe? → Quarterly, aligned with PI cadence
- What is the recommended duration for a SAFe Program Increment (PI)? → 8–12 weeks
- Which role is responsible for defining and prioritizing the ART Backlog in SAFe? → Product Manager
- Which two metrics, when combined, provide the most complete picture of ART delivery performance? → PI Predictability and Feature cycle time
- What is the primary purpose of Program Increment (PI) Planning in SAFe? → To align multiple teams and stakeholders on shared objectives and outcomes
- Which SAFe metric is most useful for leadership to understand the health of an Agile transformation? → Program Predictability Measure (meeting PI Objectives)
- An ART's System Demo reveals significant integration issues across teams. Which action BEST aligns with SAFe principles? → Use the I&A problem-solving workshop to identify root causes and improvements
- What is the recommended duration of a Program Increment in SAFe? → 8-12 weeks, typically 5 iterations including an Innovation and Planning iteration
- What does the SAFe 'Implementation Roadmap' step 'Train Lean-Agile change agents' specifically aim to accomplish? → Building an internal coaching capability to sustain the transformation
- During an Inspect and Adapt (I&A) event, the problem-solving workshop produces improvement stories. Where do these stories go? → Into team backlogs as part of the next PI Planning commitment
- Which SAFe concept describes the maximum amount of new work a team can start without finishing existing work first? → WIP limit
- In SAFe, what is the purpose of the 'Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration'? → To provide time for innovation, learning, and PI planning preparation
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