SAFe-POPM Free Practice Test

Why do Agile Teams use Iteration Goals?

1. A. To summarize the business outcomes an Agile Team intends to achieve during the PI
2. B. To ensure the team accomplishes the committed Stories for each Iteration
3. C. To align the team members and the Product Owner to a common purpose
4. D. To hold the team accountable to their PI Objectives

Correct Answer: C
Iteration Goals are a high-level summary of the business and technical goals that an Agile Team agrees to accomplish in an Iteration. They are vital to coordinating an Agile Release Train (ART) as a self-organizing, self-managing team of teams1. Iteration Goals help the team and the Product Owner to reach agreement on the business value they intend to deliver, align their work to their team PI objectives, and ground everyone on their shared purpose2.
References:
•Iteration Goals - Scaled Agile Framework
•What Is The Purpose Of Iteration Goals? - GoRetro

In the first step of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline, Product Owners and Product Managers do what activity?

1. A. Ensure the Architecture team has sufficient capacity
2. B. Negotiate Supplier contracts
3. C. Prioritize the Team Backlog
4. D. Hypothesize what would create value for Customers

Correct Answer: D
Hypothesizing what would create value for customers is the main activity of Product Owners and Product Managers in the first step of SAFe??s Continuous Delivery Pipeline, which is Continuous Exploration (CE)12. In CE, they use design thinking to understand the market problem or customer need and the solution required to meet that need12. They start with a hypothesis of something that will provide value to customers, such as a new feature, capability, or enhancement12. They then validate or invalidate their hypothesis through experimentation, feedback, and learning12.
Some additional information that might be helpful for you are:
•The other options (A, B, and C) are not the main activity of Product Owners and Product Managers in the first step of SAFe??s Continuous Delivery Pipeline, but rather activities that may occur in other steps or roles.
•Ensuring the Architecture team has sufficient capacity is an activity that may occur in the second step of SAFe??s Continuous Delivery Pipeline, which is Continuous Integration (CI)12. In CI, the Architecture team
works with the Development teams to ensure the technical quality and integrity of the solution12.
•Negotiating Supplier contracts is an activity that may occur in the fourth step of SAFe??s Continuous Delivery Pipeline, which is Release on Demand12. In Release on Demand, the Solution Management team works with the Suppliers to coordinate the release of the solution components that are provided by them12.
•Prioritizing the Team Backlog is an activity that occurs in the Program Increment (PI) Planning event, which is part of the Agile Product Delivery competency3. In PI Planning, the Product Owner works with the Development team and other stakeholders to define, prioritize, and estimate the work items for the upcoming PI3.

What is enabled by the Continuous Delivery Pipeline?

1. A. End-to-end testing
2. B. A predictable release cadence
3. C. New functionality delivered more frequently
4. D. Transparent measurements

Correct Answer: C
The Continuous Delivery Pipeline enables the delivery of new functionality to customers more frequently by streamlining and automating the workflows, activities, and feedback loops from ideation to release1. The Continuous Delivery Pipeline consists of four aspects: Continuous Exploration, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Release on Demand2. These aspects work together to support the delivery of small batches of new functionality, which can be released to the market based on the customer demand and business needs3.
References:
•Continuous Delivery Pipeline - Scaled Agile Framework
•Continuous Delivery Pipeline - Scaled Agile Framework
•SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline: A Comprehensive Guide to the ??

Why is it important to establish a definition of done?

1. A. To create alignment on when Stories are complete
2. B. To create standardized work between all Agile Teams
3. C. To enable Scrum Masters/Team Coaches to enforce quality
4. D. To ensure Features provide the expected business benefits

Correct Answer: A
The definition of done specifies the requirements for completeness of a work product or increment of value1. It is important to establish a clear and consistent definition of done across all Agile Teams to ensure that the work products meet the appropriate quality standards and are ready for integration and delivery23. Without a common definition of done, there may be confusion, rework, delays, and technical debt3.
References:
•What is the Definition of Done (DOD) in SAFe®? - Agilemania
•Built-In Quality - Scaled Agile Framework
•Definition of Done - Scaled Agile Framework

Which role ensures that the ART has the Vision and Backlog needed to engage in PI Planning successfully?

1. A. Lean-Agile Center of Excellence
2. B. Release Train Engineer
3. C. Product Owner
4. D. Product Management

Correct Answer: D
Product Management is the role that ensures that the Agile Release Train (ART) has the Vision and Backlog needed to engage in PI Planning successfully. Product Management is responsible for defining and communicating the Vision, which describes the future state of the solution and its features1. Product Management also develops and maintains the Program Backlog, which contains the features and enablers that the ART will implement in the upcoming Program Increments (PIs)2. Product Management collaborates with stakeholders, customers, architects, and other roles to discover, prioritize, and refine the backlog items and present them to the ART during PI Planning3.
References:
•Vision - Scaled Agile Framework
•Product Management - Scaled Agile Framework
•PI Planning - Scaled Agile Framework