SAFe Roles and Responsibilities Flashcards

What is the role of the Scrum Master in a SAFe team?

Answer: To serve as a servant leader, facilitating team ceremonies, coaching Agile practices, and removing impediments

The SAFe Scrum Master is a servant leader who facilitates team ceremonies, coaches Agile practices, and removes impediments to help the team self-organize and improve.

What is the 'Solution Manager' responsible for in a SAFe Solution Train?

Answer: Defining and managing Capabilities in the Solution Backlog to guide multiple ARTs toward a common Solution

The Solution Manager works at the Solution Train level, defining Capabilities in the Solution Backlog and coordinating with multiple ARTs to deliver a large solution.

What is the 'Solution Train Engineer (STE)' in SAFe?

Answer: The chief servant leader for the Solution Train, equivalent to the RTE but at the solution level

The STE is the servant leader and coach for the Solution Train, facilitating Solution Train events and coordinating multiple ARTs toward a shared solution.

In SAFe, what does the 'Epic Owner' do?

Answer: Champions a Portfolio or Solution Epic, managing it from definition through implementation

The Epic Owner is accountable for an Epic's Lean business case, collaborates with stakeholders to define scope, and coordinates with the ART to implement it.

What is the 'Customer' role in SAFe?

Answer: An active participant in SAFe who provides feedback, helps define Epics, and validates the solution

In SAFe, the Customer is a key stakeholder who actively participates in defining value, providing feedback, and validating that the solution meets their needs.

What is the primary accountability of a SAFe Product Owner (PO) during a Sprint?

Answer: Ensuring the team has a ready and well-understood Sprint Backlog and accepts completed stories

The PO maintains a ready and prioritized Team Backlog, clarifies story intent, and accepts completed stories that meet the Definition of Done.