Discuss Scaled Agile SAFe-APM Exam Topic 7 Question 4

What is one key component of Cost of Delay (CoD)?

ATime criticality

BSequencing

CJob size

DDuration

Suggested Answer: A

Time criticality is one key component of Cost of Delay (CoD), which is the money or value that will be lost by delaying or not doing a job for a specific time period relative to other jobs. Time criticality reflects the urgency or sensitivity of a job to time, and how its value changes over time. For example, a job that has a fixed deadline, a seasonal demand, or a high risk of obsolescence has a high time criticality, and its CoD increases rapidly as time passes. A job that has a stable demand, a low risk of competition, or a long-term benefit has a low time criticality, and its CoD increases slowly or remains constant over time.

WSJF: This article from the Scaled Agile Framework explains the concept and purpose of Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF), which is a prioritization model that uses CoD and job duration to sequence jobs for maximum economic benefit. It also describes the four components of CoD: user or business value, time criticality, risk reduction and/or opportunity enablement, and job size.

Cost of Delay - Scaled Agile Framework: This article from the Scaled Agile Framework defines CoD as the numerator in WSJF prioritization, and provides some examples of how to estimate CoD for different types of jobs.

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26 comments · newest first

Evelynn 11 months ago

Totally with you on time criticality!

Rosio 11 months ago

Wait, is duration really that important?

Crissy 11 months ago

Job size impacts CoD too, can't ignore that!

Catalina 11 months ago

I think sequencing plays a bigger role, though.

Thora 12 months ago

Time criticality is definitely a key factor!

Julio 12 months ago

I’m leaning towards time criticality as the answer, but I wonder if duration plays a bigger role than I initially thought.

Susana 12 months ago

I feel like job size might be relevant, but it seems more about the impact of delays rather than a core component of CoD.

Aleshia 1 year ago

I remember practicing a question like this, and I think sequencing was mentioned as important too, but I can't recall if it was the main component.

Stephaine 1 year ago

I think time criticality is definitely a key part of Cost of Delay, but I'm not entirely sure if it's the only one.

Kristeen 1 year ago

Okay, let me see. I remember learning that CoD takes into account the impact of delaying a task, so I think the time criticality of the task would be an important factor. I'll select option A.

Jovita 1 year ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know CoD has something to do with the timing and scheduling of tasks, but I can't quite remember the specific components. I'll have to think this through carefully.

Caitlin 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure one of the key components of Cost of Delay (CoD) is time criticality, so I'll go with option A.

Marti 1 year ago

I'm a little confused by this question. I know CoD is related to project management, but I'm not sure I fully understand the different components. I'll have to review my notes and try to eliminate the options that don't seem quite right.

Ronny 1 year ago

I think I've got this. The shared-explicit reservation style means the bandwidth is shared across the four LSPs, so the total request should be the sum of their individual bandwidths.

Bok 1 year ago

This looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully review the code snippet and think about the best practices for Salesforce development.

Burma 1 year ago

Clearing the vpnsession-db seems like something I read, but I can't remember if it was necessary for failover scenarios.

Rex 2 years ago

Actually, I think duration is the main factor in calculating Cost of Delay.

Matthew 2 years ago

I think sequencing plays a crucial role in determining Cost of Delay.

Blossom 2 years ago

I believe job size is also important in Cost of Delay calculations.

Kenneth 2 years ago

I agree with Time criticality matters the most in Cost of Delay.

Catalina 2 years ago

I think the key component of Cost of Delay is time criticality.

Gladis 2 years ago

↳ replying to Catalina

I agree with Clemencia, time criticality is indeed a key component.

Clemencia 2 years ago

↳ replying to Catalina

A) Time criticality

Nu 3 years ago

Cost of Delay? More like 'Cost of Confusion,' am I right? *chuckles* Anyway, I'm going to go with duration. It just seems like the most straightforward answer, and hey, if I'm wrong, at least I'll have an amusing story to tell my friends later.

Donte 3 years ago

Cost of Delay? Sounds like something from a corporate finance textbook. I'm going to go with job size on this one. The bigger the job, the more it's going to cost to delay it, right?

Alpha 3 years ago

This is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure what Cost of Delay is, but I'm guessing it has something to do with the cost of waiting or delaying a project. Hmm, time criticality seems like the most obvious answer, but I could be wrong.

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