What is SAFe and what does it stand for? - ANSWER Scaled Agile Framework- a freely re-
vealed knowledge base of integrated, proven patterns for enterprise Lean-Agile develop-
ment. It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for larger numbers of teams.
Describe an Agile Team - ANSWER --Empowered, self-organizing, self-managing, cross-
functional team
--Delivers valuable, tested, working system every 2 weeks
--Uses a team framework which combines the best of Scrum project management, XP-in-
spired technical practices and Kanban for flow
Describe an Agile Team of Teams - ANSWER --Self-organizing, self-managing, team of ag-
ile teams
--Delivers working, tested full system increments every 2 weeks
--Operates with Vision, architecture and UX guidance
--Common iteration lengths and estimating
--Face-to-face planning for collaboration, alignment, and adaptation
4 SAFE core values (BAPT) - ANSWER --Built-In Quality
--Alignment
--Program Execution
--Transparency
House of Lean (RIFR) - ANSWER --Respect for people and culture
--Innovation
--Flow
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,--Relentless improvement
(Value is the "roof" and Leadership is the "foundation")
Agile Manifesto - ANSWER --Individuals and interactions OVER processes and tool
--Working software OVER comprehensive documentation
--Customer collaboration OVER contract negotiation
--Responding to change OVER following a plan
Excessive details of the Agile Manifesto - ANSWER --Satisfy customer through early/con-
tinuous delivery of valuable software
--Welcome changing requirements
--Deliver working software frequently (2 weeks/months)
--Business people and developers work together daily
--Build projects around motivated individuals, provide the environment and support they
need, and trust them
--Face-to-face conversation is the best method of communication
--Working software is the primary measure of progress
--Sustainable development- sponsors, developers, and users able to maintain constant pace
--Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility
--Simplicity- maximizing amount of work not done
--The best designs emerge from self-organizing teams
--Reflect on team effectiveness
Describe how Agile impacts development (vs waterfall) - ANSWER Agile turns develop-
ment upside-down
--Waterfall is plan driven- constrained by requirements, and creates cost/schedule estimates
--Agile is value and quality driven (the Vision)- constrained by cost and schedule, and creates
feature estimates
--Agile Teams show that DATES matter and they MEET their commitments
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,--Business Owners understand how PRIORITIES matter
--Fix QUALITY, not scope
- ANSWER Portfolio EPICS
Enabler EPIC
Business EPIC
ValueStream EPICS
Programm EPIC
Zeitliche Einschränkung EPIC - ANSWER geht über mehrere Value Streams oder
geht über mehrere PIs
Capability - ANSWER passt in ein PI,
geht über versch. Release Trains
Feature - ANSWER Passt in ein PI
(Aus Epic entstanden)
Story - ANSWER Passt in einen Sprint
(Aus Features entstanden)
WSJF - ANSWER Weighted Shortest Job First.
TimeCriticality/Taskize
3
, User-Business-Value + Time criticallity + risk reduction-opportunity
/
Tasksize
Welche Elemente des SAFE sind auf allen Ebenen vorhanden? - ANSWER Backlog, Vision,
Roadmap, Metrics, Milesstones/Releases
Spalten des Kanban Systems auf Portfolio Level - ANSWER Funnel,
Review,
Analysis,
Portfolio Backlog,
Implementation,
Done
Was ist ein Operational Value Stream - ANSWER ValueStream mit Features, die den Wert
zum Kunden liefert
Was ist ein Development Value Stream - ANSWER ValueStream mit Features, die den
Wert entwickeln
Agile Architecture - ANSWER Agile architecture is a set of values and practices that sup-
port the active evolution of the design and
architecture of a system, concurrent with the implementation of new business functionality.
With this
approach, the architecture of a system, even a large one, evolves over time while simultane-
ously
supporting the needs of current users. This avoids Big Up-Front Design (BUFD) and the start-
ing and
stopping of stage-gated methods.
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vealed knowledge base of integrated, proven patterns for enterprise Lean-Agile develop-
ment. It synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for larger numbers of teams.
Describe an Agile Team - ANSWER --Empowered, self-organizing, self-managing, cross-
functional team
--Delivers valuable, tested, working system every 2 weeks
--Uses a team framework which combines the best of Scrum project management, XP-in-
spired technical practices and Kanban for flow
Describe an Agile Team of Teams - ANSWER --Self-organizing, self-managing, team of ag-
ile teams
--Delivers working, tested full system increments every 2 weeks
--Operates with Vision, architecture and UX guidance
--Common iteration lengths and estimating
--Face-to-face planning for collaboration, alignment, and adaptation
4 SAFE core values (BAPT) - ANSWER --Built-In Quality
--Alignment
--Program Execution
--Transparency
House of Lean (RIFR) - ANSWER --Respect for people and culture
--Innovation
--Flow
1
,--Relentless improvement
(Value is the "roof" and Leadership is the "foundation")
Agile Manifesto - ANSWER --Individuals and interactions OVER processes and tool
--Working software OVER comprehensive documentation
--Customer collaboration OVER contract negotiation
--Responding to change OVER following a plan
Excessive details of the Agile Manifesto - ANSWER --Satisfy customer through early/con-
tinuous delivery of valuable software
--Welcome changing requirements
--Deliver working software frequently (2 weeks/months)
--Business people and developers work together daily
--Build projects around motivated individuals, provide the environment and support they
need, and trust them
--Face-to-face conversation is the best method of communication
--Working software is the primary measure of progress
--Sustainable development- sponsors, developers, and users able to maintain constant pace
--Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility
--Simplicity- maximizing amount of work not done
--The best designs emerge from self-organizing teams
--Reflect on team effectiveness
Describe how Agile impacts development (vs waterfall) - ANSWER Agile turns develop-
ment upside-down
--Waterfall is plan driven- constrained by requirements, and creates cost/schedule estimates
--Agile is value and quality driven (the Vision)- constrained by cost and schedule, and creates
feature estimates
--Agile Teams show that DATES matter and they MEET their commitments
2
,--Business Owners understand how PRIORITIES matter
--Fix QUALITY, not scope
- ANSWER Portfolio EPICS
Enabler EPIC
Business EPIC
ValueStream EPICS
Programm EPIC
Zeitliche Einschränkung EPIC - ANSWER geht über mehrere Value Streams oder
geht über mehrere PIs
Capability - ANSWER passt in ein PI,
geht über versch. Release Trains
Feature - ANSWER Passt in ein PI
(Aus Epic entstanden)
Story - ANSWER Passt in einen Sprint
(Aus Features entstanden)
WSJF - ANSWER Weighted Shortest Job First.
TimeCriticality/Taskize
3
, User-Business-Value + Time criticallity + risk reduction-opportunity
/
Tasksize
Welche Elemente des SAFE sind auf allen Ebenen vorhanden? - ANSWER Backlog, Vision,
Roadmap, Metrics, Milesstones/Releases
Spalten des Kanban Systems auf Portfolio Level - ANSWER Funnel,
Review,
Analysis,
Portfolio Backlog,
Implementation,
Done
Was ist ein Operational Value Stream - ANSWER ValueStream mit Features, die den Wert
zum Kunden liefert
Was ist ein Development Value Stream - ANSWER ValueStream mit Features, die den
Wert entwickeln
Agile Architecture - ANSWER Agile architecture is a set of values and practices that sup-
port the active evolution of the design and
architecture of a system, concurrent with the implementation of new business functionality.
With this
approach, the architecture of a system, even a large one, evolves over time while simultane-
ously
supporting the needs of current users. This avoids Big Up-Front Design (BUFD) and the start-
ing and
stopping of stage-gated methods.
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