SAFe Agilist Program Execution & Delivery Flashcards

What is the primary purpose of a 'Definition of Done' (DoD) in SAFe program execution?

Answer: To establish a shared quality agreement for when work is truly complete

The DoD is a team-level agreement specifying all quality criteria that must be met before a story or feature can be considered complete, preventing technical debt accumulation.

During PI Execution, which practice helps teams visualize the flow of work and identify bottlenecks?

Answer: Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs)

Cumulative Flow Diagrams visualize work across Kanban states over time, making bottlenecks and flow inefficiencies visible to the team.

An ART's System Demo reveals significant integration issues across teams. Which action BEST aligns with SAFe principles?

Answer: Use the I&A problem-solving workshop to identify root causes and improvements

The Inspect & Adapt event's structured problem-solving workshop is SAFe's designated mechanism for addressing systemic ART-level issues discovered during execution.

In SAFe, what does the term 'Takt time' refer to in the context of value stream flow?

Answer: The rate at which customers demand value from the system

Takt time is a Lean concept representing the rate of customer demand; optimizing flow to match Takt time ensures value delivery without overproduction.

Which of the following is an example of an Agile Release Train (ART) anti-pattern?

Answer: Multiple teams using different iteration lengths within the same ART

All teams on an ART must use the same iteration cadence; mismatched iteration lengths break synchronization and make cross-team coordination nearly impossible.

What is the recommended action when a team's velocity is consistently lower than planned during a PI?

Answer: Adjust velocity-based planning assumptions and investigate root causes

Sustainable improvement requires understanding why velocity is lower and adjusting future planning assumptions accordingly, rather than reactive resourcing changes.

Which SAFe event specifically produces a set of improvement stories that are added to the next PI's backlog?

Answer: Inspect & Adapt

The Inspect & Adapt event's problem-solving workshop concludes with improvement stories that are prioritized and entered into the following PI's planning backlog.