SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps

Question 1

What are the four aspects of the SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

Accepted Answer

Continuous Exploration, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Release on Demand

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Plan, Build, Test, Deploy

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Design, Develop, Test, Release

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Backlog, Sprint, Review, Retrospective

Question 2

What is the purpose of 'Continuous Exploration (CE)' in the SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

Accepted Answer

Continuously researching customer needs, market dynamics, and emerging technologies to shape the backlog

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Automated testing of all code changes

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Deploying software to staging environments

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Exploring new technology stacks for the platform

Question 3

In SAFe, what does 'Continuous Integration (CI)' require teams to do?

Accepted Answer

Frequently integrate code changes into a shared mainline with automated build and test verification

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Hold daily integration meetings

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Integrate with third-party vendor systems

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Merge code only at the end of each sprint

Question 4

What is the difference between 'Continuous Deployment' and 'Release on Demand' in SAFe?

Accepted Answer

Continuous Deployment pushes to production automatically; Release on Demand activates features for customers when the business decides

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There is no difference — they are the same concept

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Continuous Deployment is optional; Release on Demand is mandatory

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Release on Demand is for hardware; Continuous Deployment is for software

Question 5

What is the 'CALMR' approach in SAFe's DevOps health radar?

Accepted Answer

Culture, Automation, Lean Flow, Measurement, Recovery — five dimensions of DevOps health

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A risk assessment framework

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A code review checklist

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A deployment pipeline stage gate

Question 6

What does 'Hypothesis-Driven Development' mean in SAFe's Continuous Exploration?

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Framing features as hypotheses, testing them with users, and using data to decide whether to pivot or persevere

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Writing code without requirements

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Using AI to predict feature success

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Building multiple feature prototypes simultaneously