SCALED AGILE FRAMEWORK (SAFE)-LEADING SAFE
CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
Agile Architecture - ANSWER: A set of values and practices that support the active
evolution of the design and architecture of a system while implementing new system
capabilities.
Agile Release Train (ART) - ANSWER: A long-lived team of Agile teams, which, along
with other stakeholders, incrementally develops, delivers, and where applicable
operates, one or more solutions in a value stream.
Agile Team - ANSWER: A cross-functional group of 5 to 11 people who have the
responsibility to define, build, test, and where applicable deploy, some element of
Solution value—all in a short Iteration timebox. Specifically, this group incorporates
the Dev Team, Scrum Master, and Product Owner roles.
Architectural Runway - ANSWER: Consists of the existing code, components, and
technical infrastructure needed to implement near-term features without excessive
redesign and delay.
Built-in Quality - ANSWER: Practices that ensure each Solution element, at every
increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
Business Owners - ANSWER: A small group of stakeholders who have the primary
business and technical responsibility for governance, compliance, and return on
investment (ROI) for a Solution developed by an Agile Release Train (ART). They are
key stakeholders on the ART who must evaluate fitness for use and actively
participate in certain ART events.
Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering - ANSWER: A competency which
describes how to apply Lean-Agile principles and practices to the specification,
development, deployment, and evolution of large, complex software applications
and cyber-physical systems.
Capabilities - ANSWER: A higher-level solution behavior that typically spans multiple
ARTs. Each is sized and split into multiple features to facilitate their implementation
in a single PI.
Communities of Practice (CoPs) - ANSWER: Organized groups of people who have a
common interest in a specific technical or business domain. They collaborate
regularly to share information, improve their skills, and actively work on advancing
the general knowledge of the domain.
Compliance - ANSWER: A strategy and a set of activities and artifacts that allow
teams to apply Lean-Agile development methods to build systems that have the
, highest possible quality, while simultaneously assuring they meet any regulatory,
industry, or other relevant standards.
Continuous Delivery Pipeline (or 'the 'pipeline') - ANSWER: The workflows, activities,
and automation needed to shepherd a new piece of functionality all the way from
ideation to an on-demand release of value to the end user.
Continuous Deployment (CD) - ANSWER: The process that fosters innovation and
builds alignment on what should be built by continually exploring market and
Customer needs, and defining a Vision, Roadmap, and set of Features for a Solution
that addresses those needs.
Continuous Exploration (CE) - ANSWER: The process that fosters innovation and
builds alignment on what should be built by continually exploring market and
Customer needs, and defining a Vision, Roadmap, and set of Features for a Solution
that addresses those needs.
Continuous Integration (CI) - ANSWER: The process of taking features from the
Program Backlog and developing, testing, integrating, and validating them in a
staging environment where they are ready for deployment and release.
Core Values - ANSWER: These represent the fundamental beliefs that are key to
SAFe's effectiveness. These guiding principles help dictate behavior and action for
everyone who participates in a SAFe portfolio.
Those principles are:
1. Alignment
2. Built-in quality
3. Transparency
4. Program execution
Customers - ANSWER: The ultimate buyer of every Solution. They are an integral part
of the Lean-Agile development process and the Value Stream and have specific
responsibilities in SAFe.
Dev Team - ANSWER: A subset of the Agile Team. It consists of dedicated
professionals who can develop, test, and deploy a Story, Feature, or component. This
subset typically includes software developers and testers, engineers, and other
dedicated specialists required to complete a vertical slice of functionality.
DevOps - ANSWER: A mindset, a culture, and a set of technical practices. It provides
communication, integration, automation, and close cooperation among all the
people needed to plan, develop, test, deploy, release, and maintain a Solution.
Uses the CALMR approach:
* Culture of Shared Responsibility
* Automation of Continuous Delivery Pipeline
CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
Agile Architecture - ANSWER: A set of values and practices that support the active
evolution of the design and architecture of a system while implementing new system
capabilities.
Agile Release Train (ART) - ANSWER: A long-lived team of Agile teams, which, along
with other stakeholders, incrementally develops, delivers, and where applicable
operates, one or more solutions in a value stream.
Agile Team - ANSWER: A cross-functional group of 5 to 11 people who have the
responsibility to define, build, test, and where applicable deploy, some element of
Solution value—all in a short Iteration timebox. Specifically, this group incorporates
the Dev Team, Scrum Master, and Product Owner roles.
Architectural Runway - ANSWER: Consists of the existing code, components, and
technical infrastructure needed to implement near-term features without excessive
redesign and delay.
Built-in Quality - ANSWER: Practices that ensure each Solution element, at every
increment, meets appropriate quality standards throughout development.
Business Owners - ANSWER: A small group of stakeholders who have the primary
business and technical responsibility for governance, compliance, and return on
investment (ROI) for a Solution developed by an Agile Release Train (ART). They are
key stakeholders on the ART who must evaluate fitness for use and actively
participate in certain ART events.
Business Solutions and Lean Systems Engineering - ANSWER: A competency which
describes how to apply Lean-Agile principles and practices to the specification,
development, deployment, and evolution of large, complex software applications
and cyber-physical systems.
Capabilities - ANSWER: A higher-level solution behavior that typically spans multiple
ARTs. Each is sized and split into multiple features to facilitate their implementation
in a single PI.
Communities of Practice (CoPs) - ANSWER: Organized groups of people who have a
common interest in a specific technical or business domain. They collaborate
regularly to share information, improve their skills, and actively work on advancing
the general knowledge of the domain.
Compliance - ANSWER: A strategy and a set of activities and artifacts that allow
teams to apply Lean-Agile development methods to build systems that have the
, highest possible quality, while simultaneously assuring they meet any regulatory,
industry, or other relevant standards.
Continuous Delivery Pipeline (or 'the 'pipeline') - ANSWER: The workflows, activities,
and automation needed to shepherd a new piece of functionality all the way from
ideation to an on-demand release of value to the end user.
Continuous Deployment (CD) - ANSWER: The process that fosters innovation and
builds alignment on what should be built by continually exploring market and
Customer needs, and defining a Vision, Roadmap, and set of Features for a Solution
that addresses those needs.
Continuous Exploration (CE) - ANSWER: The process that fosters innovation and
builds alignment on what should be built by continually exploring market and
Customer needs, and defining a Vision, Roadmap, and set of Features for a Solution
that addresses those needs.
Continuous Integration (CI) - ANSWER: The process of taking features from the
Program Backlog and developing, testing, integrating, and validating them in a
staging environment where they are ready for deployment and release.
Core Values - ANSWER: These represent the fundamental beliefs that are key to
SAFe's effectiveness. These guiding principles help dictate behavior and action for
everyone who participates in a SAFe portfolio.
Those principles are:
1. Alignment
2. Built-in quality
3. Transparency
4. Program execution
Customers - ANSWER: The ultimate buyer of every Solution. They are an integral part
of the Lean-Agile development process and the Value Stream and have specific
responsibilities in SAFe.
Dev Team - ANSWER: A subset of the Agile Team. It consists of dedicated
professionals who can develop, test, and deploy a Story, Feature, or component. This
subset typically includes software developers and testers, engineers, and other
dedicated specialists required to complete a vertical slice of functionality.
DevOps - ANSWER: A mindset, a culture, and a set of technical practices. It provides
communication, integration, automation, and close cooperation among all the
people needed to plan, develop, test, deploy, release, and maintain a Solution.
Uses the CALMR approach:
* Culture of Shared Responsibility
* Automation of Continuous Delivery Pipeline
