SAFe POPM · Scaled Agile · PI Execution · Bank updated 2026-07-03
SAFe POPM practice questions: PI Execution
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1/5 · PI Execution · easy
Which three parts, held in sequence at the end of a Program Increment, make up the SAFe 6.0 Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshop?
ATeam Retrospective, Backlog Refinement, and Iteration Planning.
BPI Planning, ART Sync, and Scrum of Scrums.
CPI System Demo, Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement, and the Retrospective and Problem-Solving workshop.
DSprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and Sprint Planning.
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2/5 · PI Execution
During Iteration 3 of a PI, a team learns that a dependency from another team will arrive a full Iteration later than planned, blocking one of its committed stories. What should the team's Product Owner do first, per SAFe 6.0 guidance?
AReorder the Team Backlog to pull forward ready, unblocked stories of similar value so the team can keep delivering toward the Iteration Goal while the dependency resolves.
BImmediately cancel the PI Objective associated with the blocked story, since it can no longer be met.
CInstruct the team to keep working on the blocked story until the dependency arrives, to protect the original Iteration Plan.
DAsk the Release Train Engineer to add extra Iterations to the PI so the blocked story can still be completed on schedule.
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3/5 · PI Execution
During PI Execution, who is primarily responsible for tracking progress on Features in the Program Backlog and coordinating with Product Owners across the ART, while Product Owners focus on managing and prioritizing their own Team Backlogs?
AThe System Architect/Engineering function.
BThe Scrum Master.
CThe Business Owner.
DThe Product Manager.
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4/5 · PI Execution
Midway through Iteration 4 of the current PI, a Product Owner learns that a Feature owned by a different ART, on which one of the team's committed stories depends, will now be delivered two iterations late. The dependency was originally mapped on the Program Board during PI Planning. What is the MOST appropriate immediate action per SAFe 6.0?
AAsk the Business Owners to halt the PI immediately and convene an unplanned PI Planning event to re-sequence the dependency across ARTs.
BUnilaterally remove the affected story from the current Iteration without discussing it with the team, since the Product Owner alone owns and controls the Team Backlog.
CRaise the dependency at the next ART Sync (Scrum of Scrums / PO Sync) so the RTE can help coordinate with the other ART, update the Program Board, log the risk using ROAM, and adjust the Team Backlog with the team as needed.
DTake no action until the System Demo, since cross-ART dependencies are only reviewed and adjusted at that event.
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5/5 · PI Execution
During the problem-solving workshop portion of Inspect and Adapt, the ART names 'inconsistent test environment availability' as its top impediment. Which practice is most appropriate for uncovering the systemic causes before improvement items are proposed?
AA fishbone (Ishikawa) diagram or a '5 Whys' analysis to trace contributing causes across the ART.
BSeparate retrospectives held independently by each team with no cross-team discussion.
CA WSJF calculation to decide which team should own the environment first.
DA vote among Business Owners to decide which team is at fault.
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