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SAFe Agilist practice questions: Lean Portfolio Management
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1/5 · Lean Portfolio Management · easy
What is the primary purpose of Strategic Themes in SAFe 6.0 Lean Portfolio Management?
ATo replace WSJF as the method used to sequence items in the Portfolio Backlog
BTo document the acceptance criteria that Iteration Reviews use to accept stories
CTo define the technical architecture runway needed by each Agile Release Train
DTo connect the portfolio to enterprise business strategy by expressing differentiated business objectives that guide portfolio-level decisions
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2/5 · Lean Portfolio Management
A portfolio has several epics stuck in the 'Reviewing' state of the Portfolio Kanban for months because Lean Portfolio Management keeps deferring the go/no-go decision. What is the MOST likely negative consequence of ignoring the WIP limit for this state?
ALean budget guardrails will automatically shift all spend into the maintenance investment horizon
BThe affected Agile Release Trains must cancel their next PI Planning event until the backlog clears
CPortfolio flow slows further, new promising epics cannot enter the funnel for evaluation, and the true cost of delay for stalled epics is hidden
DThe Enterprise Architect will be required to personally fund each stuck epic from the enabler budget
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3/5 · Lean Portfolio Management
SAFe 6.0 distinguishes between two types of Value Streams. Which pairing correctly names them?
AProgram Value Streams and Solution Value Streams
BPortfolio Value Streams and Enabler Value Streams
COperational Value Streams and Development Value Streams
DVertical Value Streams and Horizontal Value Streams
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4/5 · Lean Portfolio Management · hard
Lean Portfolio Management wants to protect the long-term health of the architecture while still delivering new business value within a Value Stream's budget. Which SAFe 6.0 Lean Budget guardrail practice addresses this directly?
AWSJF, which sequences epics purely by economic cost of delay without regard to technical concerns
BPortfolio Sync, which is a cross-ART event used only to review team-level Iteration Retrospectives
CCapacity allocation, which reserves an agreed percentage of a Value Stream's budget for enablers and architectural runway alongside business features
DThe Innovation and Planning (IP) Iteration, which is the only time architecture work is permitted
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5/5 · Lean Portfolio Management
What is the purpose of defining a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) as part of the epic lifecycle in SAFe 6.0?
ATo document the final production release date for the completed epic
BTo guarantee the epic contains 100% of the intended scope before any team can begin implementation
CTo validate the epic's leading indicators and business outcome hypothesis with the smallest possible increment of value, enabling a fast, low-cost Lean startup–style learning cycle
DTo let the Enterprise Architect skip writing a Lean Business Case for the epic
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