SAFE 5.0 RELEASE TRAIN ENGINEER (RTE)
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What are the Lean-Agile Leadership Core Competency responsible for --
ANSWER--Guiding the activities necessary to understand and continuously
optimize the flow of value through the organization, organizing and
reorganizing around value, identifying queues and excess Work in Process
(WIP), continuously focusing on eliminating waste and delays, eliminating
demotivating policies and procedures, inspiring and motivating others, creating
a culture of relentless improvement that provides the space required for teams to
innovate
What may the Innovation and Planning Iteration include? --ANSWER--Time
for innovation and exploration, beyond the iterations dedicated to delivery,
Work on technical infrastructure, tooling, and other impediments to delivery,
Education to support continuous learning and improvement, Cross training to
develop skills in new domains, languages, and systems, Dedicated time for the
PI System Demo, I&A workshop, PI planning events, and backlog refinement,
including final prioritization of Features using Weighted Shortest Job First
(WSJF), Final integration of the solution, including verification and validation,
if releasing on the PI boundary, Final user acceptance testing and
documentation, and any other readiness activities that are not feasible or
economical to perform at every iteration
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,How does Lean-Agile Leadership support the Alignment Core Value --
ANSWER--Communicating the mission by establishing and expressing the
portfolio strategy and solution vision. Help organize the value stream and
coordinate dependencies. Provide relevant briefings and participate in Program
Increment (PI) Planning. Help with backlog visibility and review and
preparation; constantly check for understanding.
How does Lean-Agile Leadership support Built-in quality? --ANSWER--
Demonstrate quality by refusing to accept or ship low-quality work. Support
investments in capacity planning for maintenance and reduction of technical
debt. Ensure that concerns of the entire organization—including UX,
architecture, operations, security, compliance, and others—are part of the
regular flow of work.
How does Lean-Agile Leadership support the Transparency Core Value --
ANSWER--Visualize all relevant work. Take ownership and responsibility for
errors and mistakes. Admit their missteps while supporting others who
acknowledge and learn from theirs, and they never punish the messenger.
Instead, they celebrate learning.
How does Lean-Agile Leadership Support Program execution --ANSWER--
Many leaders participate as Business Owners in PI execution and establish
business value. All leaders help adjust the scope to assure demand matches
capacity. They celebrate high-quality program increments. They aggressively
remove impediments and demotivators.
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,Release Train Engineer --ANSWER--The Release Train Engineer (RTE)
facilitates Agile Release Train processes and execution. The RTE escalate
impediments, helps manage risk, helps ensure value delivery, and drives
continuous improvement.
What are the three foundational bodies of knowledge that inform SAFe --
ANSWER--Systems thinking, Agile development, and Lean product
development.
What is Systems Thinking --ANSWER--A holistic approach to solution
development, incorporating all aspects of a system and its environment into the
design, development, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself.
What are the business benefits to Built in Quality --ANSWER--Higher customer
satisfaction, Improved velocity and delivery predictability, Better system
performance, Improved ability to innovate, scale, and meet compliance
requirements?
What are the benefits of Decentralized decision-making --ANSWER--Reduces
delays, improves product development flow and throughput, and facilitates
faster feedback and more innovative solutions. Higher levels of empowerment
are an additional, tangible benefit.
What are the Characteristics of for Decentralized Decisions --ANSWER--
Frequent, Time-critical and Require local information.
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, What does the Innovation and planning iterations provide --ANSWER--A
regular, cadence-based opportunity, every PI, for teams to work on activities
that are difficult to fit into a continuous, incremental value delivery pattern.
What does the SAFe, Principle "Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge
workers" enable workers to do? --ANSWER--Communicate across functional
boundaries, Make decisions based on an understanding of the economics,
Receive fast feedback about the efficacy of their solution, Participate in
continuous, incremental learning and mastery, Participate in a more productive
and fulfilling solution development process.
What kind of environment does the SAFe, Principle "Unlock the intrinsic
motivation of knowledge workers" create --ANSWER--An Environment of
Mutual Influence.
What are the overall responsibilities of the Business Owners to an ART --
ANSWER--They lead by establishing mission and Vision, help the teams with
coaching and skill development, decentralize execution authority to the
members of the ART, accountable for the growth of the organization and its
people, operational excellence, and business outcomes, are Lean-Agile Leaders
who share accountability for the value delivered, understanding of the Strategic
Themes that influence the train, knowledgeable of the current Enterprise,
Portfolio, and Value Stream context, involved in driving or reviewing the
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CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What are the Lean-Agile Leadership Core Competency responsible for --
ANSWER--Guiding the activities necessary to understand and continuously
optimize the flow of value through the organization, organizing and
reorganizing around value, identifying queues and excess Work in Process
(WIP), continuously focusing on eliminating waste and delays, eliminating
demotivating policies and procedures, inspiring and motivating others, creating
a culture of relentless improvement that provides the space required for teams to
innovate
What may the Innovation and Planning Iteration include? --ANSWER--Time
for innovation and exploration, beyond the iterations dedicated to delivery,
Work on technical infrastructure, tooling, and other impediments to delivery,
Education to support continuous learning and improvement, Cross training to
develop skills in new domains, languages, and systems, Dedicated time for the
PI System Demo, I&A workshop, PI planning events, and backlog refinement,
including final prioritization of Features using Weighted Shortest Job First
(WSJF), Final integration of the solution, including verification and validation,
if releasing on the PI boundary, Final user acceptance testing and
documentation, and any other readiness activities that are not feasible or
economical to perform at every iteration
Page 1 of 93
,How does Lean-Agile Leadership support the Alignment Core Value --
ANSWER--Communicating the mission by establishing and expressing the
portfolio strategy and solution vision. Help organize the value stream and
coordinate dependencies. Provide relevant briefings and participate in Program
Increment (PI) Planning. Help with backlog visibility and review and
preparation; constantly check for understanding.
How does Lean-Agile Leadership support Built-in quality? --ANSWER--
Demonstrate quality by refusing to accept or ship low-quality work. Support
investments in capacity planning for maintenance and reduction of technical
debt. Ensure that concerns of the entire organization—including UX,
architecture, operations, security, compliance, and others—are part of the
regular flow of work.
How does Lean-Agile Leadership support the Transparency Core Value --
ANSWER--Visualize all relevant work. Take ownership and responsibility for
errors and mistakes. Admit their missteps while supporting others who
acknowledge and learn from theirs, and they never punish the messenger.
Instead, they celebrate learning.
How does Lean-Agile Leadership Support Program execution --ANSWER--
Many leaders participate as Business Owners in PI execution and establish
business value. All leaders help adjust the scope to assure demand matches
capacity. They celebrate high-quality program increments. They aggressively
remove impediments and demotivators.
Page 2 of 93
,Release Train Engineer --ANSWER--The Release Train Engineer (RTE)
facilitates Agile Release Train processes and execution. The RTE escalate
impediments, helps manage risk, helps ensure value delivery, and drives
continuous improvement.
What are the three foundational bodies of knowledge that inform SAFe --
ANSWER--Systems thinking, Agile development, and Lean product
development.
What is Systems Thinking --ANSWER--A holistic approach to solution
development, incorporating all aspects of a system and its environment into the
design, development, deployment, and maintenance of the system itself.
What are the business benefits to Built in Quality --ANSWER--Higher customer
satisfaction, Improved velocity and delivery predictability, Better system
performance, Improved ability to innovate, scale, and meet compliance
requirements?
What are the benefits of Decentralized decision-making --ANSWER--Reduces
delays, improves product development flow and throughput, and facilitates
faster feedback and more innovative solutions. Higher levels of empowerment
are an additional, tangible benefit.
What are the Characteristics of for Decentralized Decisions --ANSWER--
Frequent, Time-critical and Require local information.
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, What does the Innovation and planning iterations provide --ANSWER--A
regular, cadence-based opportunity, every PI, for teams to work on activities
that are difficult to fit into a continuous, incremental value delivery pattern.
What does the SAFe, Principle "Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge
workers" enable workers to do? --ANSWER--Communicate across functional
boundaries, Make decisions based on an understanding of the economics,
Receive fast feedback about the efficacy of their solution, Participate in
continuous, incremental learning and mastery, Participate in a more productive
and fulfilling solution development process.
What kind of environment does the SAFe, Principle "Unlock the intrinsic
motivation of knowledge workers" create --ANSWER--An Environment of
Mutual Influence.
What are the overall responsibilities of the Business Owners to an ART --
ANSWER--They lead by establishing mission and Vision, help the teams with
coaching and skill development, decentralize execution authority to the
members of the ART, accountable for the growth of the organization and its
people, operational excellence, and business outcomes, are Lean-Agile Leaders
who share accountability for the value delivered, understanding of the Strategic
Themes that influence the train, knowledgeable of the current Enterprise,
Portfolio, and Value Stream context, involved in driving or reviewing the
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