SAFE SCRUM MASTER PRACTICE EXAM
2026 REAL TESTED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ SAFe is based on three bodies of knowledge - what are they? Answer:
Agile development, systems thinking, and lean product development
⩥ What are the pillars for the SAFe House of Lean? What is the goal?
Answer: Respect for people and culture, flow, innovation and relentless
improvement; the goal is delivering value
⩥ What is the key to successfully executing SAFe? Answer: Establish a
continuous flow of work that supports incremental value delivery, based
on constant feedback and adjustment
⩥ What is gemba? [Pillar 3: Innovation] Answer: The idea that one
should get OOTO and into the actual workplace where value is
produced, and products are created and used
⩥ What are some of the components of relentless improvement?
Answer: Optimize the whole, not the parts; consider facts carefully, then
act quickly; apply Lean tools and techniques to determine the root cause
of inefficiencies; reflect at key milestones
, ⩥ What are the values of the agile manifesto? Answer: Individuals and
interactions over processes and tools; working software over
comprehensive documentation; customer collaboration over contract
negotiation; responding to change over following a plan
⩥ What is the most efficient and effective method of conveying
information to and within a dev. team? Answer: Face-to-face
conversation
⩥ What is the primary measure of progress? Answer: Working software
⩥ What is the role of the Scrum Master? Answer: Ensuring the Scrum
process is followed; Educating the team in Scrum and SAFe practices;
providing the environment for continuous improvement; also typically
charged with removing impediments
⩥ Why do some teams apply WIP limits? Answer: To create a "pull"
process within the iteration and to continuously balance the work to
increase throughput
⩥ To build quality into the code and component level (and thus being
able to scale), what are five practices that supplement the project
managements practices of Scrum? Answer: Continuous Integration, Test-
First, Refactoring, pair work, and collective ownership
2026 REAL TESTED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ SAFe is based on three bodies of knowledge - what are they? Answer:
Agile development, systems thinking, and lean product development
⩥ What are the pillars for the SAFe House of Lean? What is the goal?
Answer: Respect for people and culture, flow, innovation and relentless
improvement; the goal is delivering value
⩥ What is the key to successfully executing SAFe? Answer: Establish a
continuous flow of work that supports incremental value delivery, based
on constant feedback and adjustment
⩥ What is gemba? [Pillar 3: Innovation] Answer: The idea that one
should get OOTO and into the actual workplace where value is
produced, and products are created and used
⩥ What are some of the components of relentless improvement?
Answer: Optimize the whole, not the parts; consider facts carefully, then
act quickly; apply Lean tools and techniques to determine the root cause
of inefficiencies; reflect at key milestones
, ⩥ What are the values of the agile manifesto? Answer: Individuals and
interactions over processes and tools; working software over
comprehensive documentation; customer collaboration over contract
negotiation; responding to change over following a plan
⩥ What is the most efficient and effective method of conveying
information to and within a dev. team? Answer: Face-to-face
conversation
⩥ What is the primary measure of progress? Answer: Working software
⩥ What is the role of the Scrum Master? Answer: Ensuring the Scrum
process is followed; Educating the team in Scrum and SAFe practices;
providing the environment for continuous improvement; also typically
charged with removing impediments
⩥ Why do some teams apply WIP limits? Answer: To create a "pull"
process within the iteration and to continuously balance the work to
increase throughput
⩥ To build quality into the code and component level (and thus being
able to scale), what are five practices that supplement the project
managements practices of Scrum? Answer: Continuous Integration, Test-
First, Refactoring, pair work, and collective ownership
