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1/5 · Introducing Scrum in SAFe · easy
Which set of events makes up the Scrum-based cadence for an Agile Team's Iteration in SAFe?
API Planning, System Demo, Inspect and Adapt, Coach Sync, PO Sync, and the Iteration Review.
BSprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Backlog Refinement, and PI Planning.
CIteration Planning, Daily Stand-up, Backlog Refinement, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective.
DDaily Stand-up, Iteration Review, Iteration Retrospective, Solution Demo, and Portfolio Sync.
2/5 · Introducing Scrum in SAFe
In SAFe, a shared, agreed-upon 'Definition of Done' that a Story must satisfy before it is considered complete is an application of which practice?
ABuilt-in Quality.
BDevOps.
CPI Planning.
DContinuous Exploration.
3/5 · Introducing Scrum in SAFe · hard
Which best explains why SAFe uses Scrum as the foundational team-level framework for Agile Teams within an Agile Release Train?
AScrum is used only because Scrum Master certification is easier to scale than training teams in Kanban, so SAFe standardizes on Scrum to simplify certifying each Agile Team on the train.
BScrum was chosen because its fixed events let the RTE track each team's individual task progress daily, giving the ART centralized control over team-level execution and daily work.
CScrum lets each team choose its own Iteration length and start date, so SAFe can add PI Planning on top of the teams without requiring them to share a common Iteration cadence across the Agile Release Train.
DScrum provides a lightweight, well-defined set of accountabilities, artifacts, and events that give a reliable cadence and empirical process control, on which SAFe layers practices to synchronize teams.
4/5 · Introducing Scrum in SAFe
Which two events combine to form the ART Sync in SAFe?
AIteration Review and Inspect and Adapt.
BThe Coach Sync and the PO Sync.
CTeam Sync and Portfolio Sync.
DThe System Demo and the PO Sync.
5/5 · Introducing Scrum in SAFe · hard
On an ART, a Product Owner wants to add a new story to the Team Backlog mid-Iteration at the direct request of a customer, without discussing it with the Developers or checking the current Iteration Goals. As the Scrum Master/Team Coach, which guidance best reflects SAFe Scrum practice?
AThe Scrum Master/Team Coach must formally approve any Team Backlog reprioritization and check it against the current Iteration Goals before the Product Owner communicates it to the Developers.
BThe Product Owner can add the story to the current Iteration directly, since the PO owns Team Backlog content, and the Developers then adjust their plan at the next Team Sync to absorb the new work.
CThe Product Owner may update the Team Backlog at any time, but changes to the current Iteration's scope should be avoided unless necessary and negotiated with the Developers, as they can jeopardize the Iteration Goals.
DThe RTE should review mid-Iteration scope changes for teams on the ART at the next Coach Sync, confirming with the Developers that the current Iteration Goals remain achievable before the new story is added to the team's Iteration.
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