SAFE POPM 5 EXAM (EXAM QUESTIONS FOR PRODUCT
OWNER / PROGRAMM MANAGEMENT) ACTUAL EXAM 200
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Core Values of SAFe - ANSWER: - Built-in Quality
- Program Execution
- Alignment
- Transparency
Value Streams - ANSWER: - series of steps an organization uses to implement
Solutions that provide a continuous flow of value to a Customer
- used to define and realize portfolio-level business objectives and organize Agile-
team to deliver value more rapidly
- contains the system, the people who do the works, and the flow of information
and materials
Operational Value Stream - ANSWER: Contains the steps and the people who
deliver end-user value using the business Solutions created by the development
Value Stresms
Development Value Streams - ANSWER: Contains the steps and the people who
develop the business Solutions created by the Operational Value Streams
Solution - ANSWER: may be a product, product line, a set of systems or a service
that enables an Operational Value Stream
House of Lean - ANSWER: - Goal: Value
- Foundation: Leadership
- Pillars Respect for People and Culture, Development Flow, Innovation, Relentless
Improvement
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
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#1-#5) - ANSWER: #1 Take an Economic View
#2 Apply System Thinking
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#5 Base milestones on objectives evaluation of working systems
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#6-#10) - ANSWER: #6 Visualize and limit WIP, reduce
batch size, and manage queue lengths
#7 Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
, #8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#9 Decentralize decision-making
#10 Organize around value
PI Planning - ANSWER: -cadence-based are the heartbeat of the Agile Enterprise
- 2 days every 8-12 weeks (10 weeks is typical)
- attend in person (if possible)
- PM owns Feature priorities
- Agile teams own Stroy planning and high-level estimates
- architect/engineering and UX work as intermediaries for governance, interfaces,
and dependencies
PI Planning Preparation - ANSWER: - Create/update Vision and Roadmaps
- Socialize the Top 10 Features and Enablers to set expectations for the PI Planning
meeting
- too much preparation can inhibit exploration, interaction, and emergent
designs/solution during PI Planning
NFR - ANSWER: Non-functional requirements are key architecture concerns and
system qualities that are sometimes known as "ilities" - reliability, usability,
scalability, etc
Product Manager's Role in PI - ANSWER: Negotiate scope
Value at the Portfolio Level described - ANSWER: as Business and Enabler Epics
Product Manager area of focus - ANSWER: - Owns Program Backlog
- Defines features, PIs, and Release
- Owns Vision, Roadmap, pricing, licensing, ROI
- Collaborates on Enablers
- Establishes Features acceptance criteria (benefit hypothesis)
- prioritize Features for optimum economic value
Product Owner area of focus - ANSWER: - Owns/prioritize Team Backlog
- Defines Iterations and Stories
- Contributes to Vision, Roadmap, ROI
- Accepts Iteration Increments
- Establishes Stories acceptance criteria
- Drafting Iteration Goals
Product Owner's Role on the Agile Team - ANSWER: - representing the customer
(for dev questions)
- defines and accept stories
- works with Product Management to plan PI
3 components to Cost of Delay - ANSWER: - User business value (relative value to
the Customer or business)
OWNER / PROGRAMM MANAGEMENT) ACTUAL EXAM 200
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Core Values of SAFe - ANSWER: - Built-in Quality
- Program Execution
- Alignment
- Transparency
Value Streams - ANSWER: - series of steps an organization uses to implement
Solutions that provide a continuous flow of value to a Customer
- used to define and realize portfolio-level business objectives and organize Agile-
team to deliver value more rapidly
- contains the system, the people who do the works, and the flow of information
and materials
Operational Value Stream - ANSWER: Contains the steps and the people who
deliver end-user value using the business Solutions created by the development
Value Stresms
Development Value Streams - ANSWER: Contains the steps and the people who
develop the business Solutions created by the Operational Value Streams
Solution - ANSWER: may be a product, product line, a set of systems or a service
that enables an Operational Value Stream
House of Lean - ANSWER: - Goal: Value
- Foundation: Leadership
- Pillars Respect for People and Culture, Development Flow, Innovation, Relentless
Improvement
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
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#1-#5) - ANSWER: #1 Take an Economic View
#2 Apply System Thinking
#3 Assume variability, preserve options
#4 Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#5 Base milestones on objectives evaluation of working systems
SAFe Lean-Agile Principles (#6-#10) - ANSWER: #6 Visualize and limit WIP, reduce
batch size, and manage queue lengths
#7 Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
, #8 Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
#9 Decentralize decision-making
#10 Organize around value
PI Planning - ANSWER: -cadence-based are the heartbeat of the Agile Enterprise
- 2 days every 8-12 weeks (10 weeks is typical)
- attend in person (if possible)
- PM owns Feature priorities
- Agile teams own Stroy planning and high-level estimates
- architect/engineering and UX work as intermediaries for governance, interfaces,
and dependencies
PI Planning Preparation - ANSWER: - Create/update Vision and Roadmaps
- Socialize the Top 10 Features and Enablers to set expectations for the PI Planning
meeting
- too much preparation can inhibit exploration, interaction, and emergent
designs/solution during PI Planning
NFR - ANSWER: Non-functional requirements are key architecture concerns and
system qualities that are sometimes known as "ilities" - reliability, usability,
scalability, etc
Product Manager's Role in PI - ANSWER: Negotiate scope
Value at the Portfolio Level described - ANSWER: as Business and Enabler Epics
Product Manager area of focus - ANSWER: - Owns Program Backlog
- Defines features, PIs, and Release
- Owns Vision, Roadmap, pricing, licensing, ROI
- Collaborates on Enablers
- Establishes Features acceptance criteria (benefit hypothesis)
- prioritize Features for optimum economic value
Product Owner area of focus - ANSWER: - Owns/prioritize Team Backlog
- Defines Iterations and Stories
- Contributes to Vision, Roadmap, ROI
- Accepts Iteration Increments
- Establishes Stories acceptance criteria
- Drafting Iteration Goals
Product Owner's Role on the Agile Team - ANSWER: - representing the customer
(for dev questions)
- defines and accept stories
- works with Product Management to plan PI
3 components to Cost of Delay - ANSWER: - User business value (relative value to
the Customer or business)
