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Value Streams and Business Agility Flashcards

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  1. What are the two types of value streams defined in SAFe?

    Answer: Operational and Development

    SAFe defines Operational Value Streams (delivering goods/services to customers) and Development Value Streams (building solutions that support operational value streams).

  2. Which of the following best describes an Operational Value Stream in SAFe?

    Answer: The steps used to deliver products or services to end customers

    An Operational Value Stream represents the sequence of steps required to deliver a product or service to an end customer, generating revenue or fulfilling organizational purpose.

  3. How many core competencies make up the SAFe Business Agility model?

    Answer: 7

    SAFe defines seven core competencies of Business Agility: Lean-Agile Leadership, Team and Technical Agility, Agile Product Delivery, Enterprise Solution Delivery, Lean Portfolio Management, Organizational Agility, and Continuous Learning Culture.

  4. What is the primary purpose of value stream mapping in SAFe?

    Answer: To visualize and analyze the steps and flow of value to identify waste and improvement opportunities

    Value stream mapping visualizes the current flow of work—including wait times and process times—so teams can identify waste and create a future-state map with improved flow.

  5. What does LACE stand for in SAFe?

    Answer: Lean-Agile Center of Excellence

    LACE stands for Lean-Agile Center of Excellence, a small team of change agents who support the SAFe transformation by coaching, training, and guiding the enterprise.

  6. Which competency in SAFe Business Agility addresses the enterprise's ability to quickly adapt strategy and funding in response to market changes?

    Answer: Lean Portfolio Management

    Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) enables the enterprise to align strategy and execution by applying Lean and systems thinking to strategy, investment funding, Agile portfolio operations, and governance.

  7. In SAFe, a Development Value Stream is best described as:

    Answer: The sequence of steps used to build the systems that support operational value streams

    A Development Value Stream encompasses the people and steps needed to build, test, and release the systems (software, hardware, services) that enable operational value streams to function.