SA SAFe Agilist Program Execution & Delivery 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which ceremony is specifically designed to synchronize all Agile teams on a train and identify cross-team dependencies during a PI?
- Daily Scrum
- Scrum of Scrums (Correct answer)
- System Demo
- Sprint Review
Correct answer: Scrum of Scrums
The Scrum of Scrums is an ART-level synchronization event where team representatives identify and resolve cross-team impediments and dependencies.
Question 2: What is the recommended WIP limit approach for a Kanban system used in SAFe?
- Set WIP limits based on team velocity
- Pull new work only when capacity is available (Correct answer)
- Prioritize work by business value before pulling
- Assign WIP limits per team member
Correct answer: Pull new work only when capacity is available
Kanban systems use pull-based WIP limits so new work is only started when current work is completed, preventing overloading.
Question 3: During PI Planning, who is primarily responsible for presenting the vision and top 10 features to the teams?
- Release Train Engineer
- Scrum Master
- Business Owner
- Product Management (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Product Management
Product Management owns and presents the program vision along with the top features for the upcoming PI during the PI Planning event.
Question 4: What does a red flag on a program board during PI Planning signify?
- A completed dependency
- An unresolved dependency or risk (Correct answer)
- A team that is over-committed
- A stretch objective
Correct answer: An unresolved dependency or risk
Red strings or flags on the program board indicate dependencies that are at risk or have not been agreed upon between teams.
Question 5: Which metric best reflects the predictability of an Agile Release Train?
- Team velocity average
- PI Predictability Measure (Correct answer)
- Number of defects per sprint
- Cumulative flow throughput
Correct answer: PI Predictability Measure
The PI Predictability Measure tracks the percentage of planned Business Objectives actually achieved, reflecting how reliably the ART delivers value.
Question 6: In SAFe, what is the primary purpose of the Inspect & Adapt event?
- Showcase team features to customers
- Plan the next PI's objectives
- Identify and commit to improvement stories (Correct answer)
- Reprioritize the Program Backlog
Correct answer: Identify and commit to improvement stories
The Inspect & Adapt event ends the PI with a structured problem-solving workshop that results in improvement stories added to the next PI backlog.
Question 7: When a team consistently fails to meet sprint goals due to unplanned work, which SAFe practice most directly addresses this?
- Increasing team capacity
- Adding more story points to planning
- Maintaining an Innovation & Planning (IP) iteration buffer (Correct answer)
- Escalating to the Release Train Engineer
Correct answer: Maintaining an Innovation & Planning (IP) iteration buffer
The IP Iteration provides buffer capacity to handle unplanned work, technical debt, and exploration without disrupting committed iterations.
SA SAFe Agilist Program Execution & Delivery 2
Which ceremony is specifically designed to synchronize all Agile teams on a train and identify cross-team dependencies during a PI?