SA Team and Technical Agility 3

Question 1

What is the primary responsibility of the Product Owner (PO) on an SAFe Agile team?

Accepted Answer

Owning and prioritizing the team backlog to maximize value delivery

Answer

The Product Owner owns and prioritizes the team backlog, ensuring the team always works on the highest-value Stories that align with the ART's Program Increment objectives.

Question 2

What does Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) add to Test-Driven Development?

Accepted Answer

Executable specifications written in natural language that all stakeholders can understand

Answer

BDD extends TDD by writing test specifications in natural language (e.g., Given-When-Then format), making acceptance criteria understandable by both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Question 3

Which SAFe ceremony provides a regular opportunity for Agile teams to demonstrate their integrated, working software to stakeholders and the ART?

Accepted Answer

System Demo

Answer

The System Demo, held at the end of each iteration, shows the integrated increment from all ART teams to stakeholders, validating that teams are building the right solution together.

Question 4

In SAFe, what is the team backlog primarily composed of?

Accepted Answer

Stories, defects, enablers, and spikes for the team to implement

Answer

The team backlog contains the Stories, defects, enablers, and spikes that the team will implement, derived from Features assigned to the team during PI Planning.

Question 5

What does 'velocity' measure in an SAFe Agile team context?

Accepted Answer

The number of Story Points a team completes per iteration, used for forecasting

Answer

Velocity measures the average number of Story Points completed per iteration, enabling the team and ART to forecast how much work can be planned for future iterations.

SAFe Agilist Practice Test

SAFe Agilist Practice Test

SA Team and Technical Agility 3