Hiro Takashimya

What does the SAFe budgeting model suggest?
A. Each Strategic Theme receives a budget allocation when Strategic Themes span portfolios.
B. Epics, Features, and Stories are funded based on their size in normalized Story Points, while teams are allocated to high-priority work as needed.
C. Each Value Stream receives budget allocation as a whole; individual work is not specifically budgeted.
D. Each team gets budget allocation and Features are funded according to their size in normalized Story Points.

What does Little’s Law tells us?
A. The easiest way to achieve flow is to reduce queue lengths.
B. Long queues help increase process efficiency.
C. The easiest way to reduce waits is to increase the processing rate.
D. The average wait time is dependent on the varying arrival rate of items coming into the queue.
E. Single-piece flow is always best.

What is the correct statement about Work in Process (WIP)?
A. The bigger the WIP, the richer the feedback.
B. The amount of WIP is unrelated to utilization.
C. Lower WIP limits foster collaboration.

Your organization decided to thoroughly implement the SAFe Principle “Assume variability; preserve options.” What is the optimum path for success?
A. Assume variability of scope and preserve options for the release date.
B. Preserve flexibility in system functionality and design, but have fixed Solution intent.
C. Assume variability of scope, but have fixed Solution Context.
D. Preserve flexibility in both system functionality and design.

When does the System Demo happen?
A. After the Solution Demo, but before PI Planning.
B. After every Iteration.
C. On demand.
D. After continuous integration.
E. After Pre-PI Planning.

What are stretch objectives?
A. Objectives that are beyond the capacity of the team and so are uncommitted for the PI.
B. Objectives that are part of the team’s capacity but not necessarily achievable during the PI.
C. Objectives that are identified during the PI.
D. Objectives that the business has promised for their Customers.