SA SAFe Agilist Framework Overview 3

Question 1

What are the three levels of the SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) function?

Accepted Answer

Strategy, Operations, Execution

Answer

LPM operates across Strategy and Investment Funding, Agile Portfolio Operations, and Lean Governance to connect strategy to execution.

Question 2

In SAFe, which artifact captures the highest-level work items that represent large development initiatives within the Portfolio?

Accepted Answer

Epics

Answer

Epics are the largest portfolio backlog items and require a Lean Business Case before they enter implementation, ensuring value justification.

Question 3

What is the key difference between a Feature and a Capability in SAFe?

Accepted Answer

Features are delivered by a single ART; Capabilities span multiple ARTs

Answer

Features are ART-level work items deliverable within a single PI by one ART, while Capabilities are larger Solution-level items that may span multiple ARTs.

Question 4

Which SAFe principle states that 'the best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams'?

Accepted Answer

Principle #9 – Decentralize decision-making

Answer

SAFe Principle #9 advocates decentralizing decisions that are frequent, time-critical, or require local context, empowering teams rather than centralizing control.

Question 5

What is the role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) in SAFe?

Accepted Answer

Serve as a servant leader and coach for the ART

Answer

The RTE is a servant leader who facilitates ART events, escalates impediments, helps teams improve, and ensures the ART executes with quality and flow.

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SA SAFe Agilist Framework Overview 3