Which dimension of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) supports ART execution?
''Agile portfolio operations'' is one of the three dimensions of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and directly supports Agile Release Train (ART) execution. This dimension ensures ongoing coordination and synchronization among value streams and ARTs and provides coaching and support for Agile practices at scale.
SAFe 6.0, ''Lean Portfolio Management'' (LPM Dimensions)
SPC 6.0 Guide, ''Exploring Lean Portfolio Management''
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The User Experience (UX) team does not believe in Agile development. They say, "We have to understand the full behavior of the eventual system in order to be able to define an effective user experience. We don't work in timeboxes.
How would you respond?
SAFe recognizes the importance of an overarching UX vision but emphasizes that implementing this vision iteratively---just like architecture---is critical. This enables fast feedback and adaptation based on user needs and evolving solution context. UX is not exempt from Agile principles; rather, UX design and research should proceed collaboratively with incremental delivery.
''While a UX vision is important, Agile teams work best when they implement that vision incrementally, with each iteration providing feedback to enhance the user experience.''
(Source: SAFe 6.0 Framework: Agile Teams and UX; SPC 6.0 Guide, ''Building Solutions with Agile Product Delivery'')
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What is the correct statement about Work in Process (WIP)?
Lowering WIP limits reduces multitasking, exposes bottlenecks, and encourages team members to collaborate to finish work before starting new work. This is a core Lean and SAFe principle to increase flow and throughput.
A is incorrect; excessive WIP delays feedback. B is incorrect; WIP is highly related to utilization and flow.
SAFe 6.0 Website: Team Kanban
SPC 6.0 Guide: ''Lowering WIP limits increases collaboration and speeds up flow.''
Which of the following is one of the eight flow accelerators?
SAFe 6.0 identifies ''Reduce queue lengths'' as one of the eight flow accelerators. Excessive queue lengths create delays, increase wait times, and reduce overall flow efficiency. Managing and reducing queues is key to improving value delivery. While minimizing context switching and removing silos are important Lean and Agile concepts, only ''reduce queue lengths'' is explicitly named as a flow accelerator.
SAFe 6.0, ''Accelerate Flow with Eight Flow Accelerators''
SPC 6.0 Guide, ''Accelerating to Business Agility'' module
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(Select 2) The SAFe Economic Framework guides Value Stream investment decisions by: __________.
The SAFe Economic Framework supports investment decisions through:
Prioritizing work by ROI (A): Economic prioritization techniques (such as WSJF or ROI) ensure the highest value work is prioritized.
Requiring lightweight business cases for Epics (B): This ensures sound economic reasoning and justification before large investments are made.
Empowering Product Owners to sequence the Value Stream Backlog (C) is not a portfolio-level economic framework action. Finding Value Streams (D) is part of the implementation roadmap, not ongoing investment decisions.
''The Economic Framework guides decisions by requiring business cases and prioritizing work using economic factors such as ROI.''
(Source: SAFe 6.0 Framework: Economic Decision Making; SPC 6.0 Guide ''Exploring Lean Portfolio Management'')
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