SAFe 5.0

Question 1

4 Levels of SAFe

Answer 1

Portfolio
Value Stream
Program
Team

Question 2

4 Values of SAFe

Answer 2

Alignment
Built in Quality
Transparency
Program Execution

Question 3

SAFe House of Lean
Roof
4 pillars
Fondation

Answer 3

Roof - Value

4 Pillars - 
Respect for People and culture
Flow
Innovation
Relentless Improvement

Foundation - Leadership

Question 4

What is the Goal of Lean

Answer 4

Goal of Lean is to deliver maximum value in the shortest sustainable lead time

Question 5

What is the meaning of Kaizen

Answer 5

Competitive Danger

Question 6

Competitive Danger is part of which pillar in SAFe House of Lean?

Answer 6

Innovation Pillar

Question 7

Continuous incremental value delivery with constant feedback and adjustment is part of which pillar in SAFe House of Lean?

Answer 7

Flow

Question 8

The business entity to which each SAFe portfolio belongs is called

Answer 8

Enterprise

Question 9

How many principles does SAFe Lean-Agile have?

Answer 9

10 principles

Question 10

What are the 10 principles of SAFe Lean-Agile?

Answer 10

1. Take an economic view
2. Apply systems thinking
3. Assume variability, preserve options
4. Build incrementally with fast integrated learning cycles 5. Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems.
5. Visualize and limit work-in-progress, reduce batch sizes manage queue lengths
6. Apply cadence (timing), synchronize with cross-domain planning
7. Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
8. Decentralize decision-making
9. Organize around value

Question 11

What is WSJF?

Answer 11

Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF). WSJF prioritizes the backlog to ensure the highest value is delivered in the shortest lead time

Question 12

What are Lean Budget Guardrails?

Answer 12

Lean Budget Guardrails describe the policies and practices for budgeting, spending, and governance for a specific portfolio

Question 13

How are portfolio investments organized, according to lean budgets?

Answer 13

Portfolio investments are organized under exploring (Horizon 3), emerging (Horizon 2) , investing / extracting (Horizon 1) and retiring (Horizon 0)

Question 14

What are 5 considerations for economic trade offs

Answer 14

1. Product cost (Manufacturing, deployment or operational costs)
2. Lead Time (time required to build the product)
3. Risk (market risk)
4. Development Expense (cost of labour)
5. Value (Price to customer)

Question 15

What are the 4 Lean Budget Guardrails?

Answer 15

1. Guiding investments by horizon
2. Applying capacity allocation to optimize value and solution integrity
3. Approving significant initiatives
4. Continuous Business Owner engagement

Question 16

What are the 3 aspects of Systems thinking?

Answer 16

1. The solution itself is a system
2. The Enterprise Building the System Is a System, Too
3. Understand and Optimize the Full Value Stream

Question 17

Set Based Design is part of which SAFe Principle?

Answer 17

Assume Variability, Preserve Value

Question 18

PDAC (Plan - Do - Adjust - Cycle) is part of which SAFe Principle?

Answer 18

Build incrementally with fast integrated learning cycles

Question 19

What are the 3 primary keys to achieving flow?

Answer 19

Visualize and limit work in process (WIP)
Reduce the batch sizes of work items
Manage queue length

Question 20

What does a Kanban board help in achieving?

Answer 20

Visualizing the current volume of work

Question 21

Decisions that can be centralized vs decentralized?

Answer 21

Centralized:
Infrequent, Long lasting, Offer significant economies fo scale

Decentralized:
Frequent, Time critical, Require local information

Question 22

ART

Answer 22

Agile Release Train

Question 23

Progression of Value in SAFe

Answer 23

Agile Team - Agile Release Train - Solution Train - Portfolio

Question 24

What is LACE?

Answer 24

Lean Agile Centre of Excellence