Business agility and becoming a lean-agile leader
What are the 4 SAFe configurations in order?
Essential, Large Solution, Portfolio, Full
What is the range of people who should be included in an ART?
50-125 people
Story points represent what 4 things?
volume, complexity, knowledge, uncertainty
What does SWOT stand for and what is the difference between SWOT and TOWS?
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
SWOT is for determining portfolios current state while TOWS is for identifying strategic options for better future state.
What are the last 3 steps in the SAFe implementation roadmap?
Launch more ARTs and Value Streams, Extend to the Portfolio, Accelerate
What are the SAFe core values?
Alignment, transparency, built-in quality, program execution
Who helps the team focus on creating increments of value each iteration?
Scrum Master
Components of cost of delay?
user-business value, time criticality, risk-reduction & opportunity enablement (rr & oe)
What are the two types of Epics?
Business epics directly deliver business value.
Enabler epics support the Architectural Runway and future business functionality.
What is the term for how leaders identify and manage their emotions and those of others through self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills?
Emotional intelligence
What are the 7 core competencies of business agility?
Enterprise sol'n delivery, agile product delivery, team/technical agility, LPM, lean-agile leadership, organizational agility, continuous learning culture
Who creates, clearly communicates, and accepts stories?
Product owner
How are program risks categorized?
ROAM (resolved, owned, accepted, mitigated)
Explain the difference between Horizons 0-3
0-end of life investments/retiring
1-currently more value than cost
2-provide profitable growth in 1-2 yrs
3-profitable in 3-5 years
____ are used to deliver, enhance, and support the functionality needed for business facing value streams to exist within an organization. A ____ ____ is a set of activities that are intended to create an deliver a consistent set of deliverables that are of value to the customers.
ARTs, Value Stream
Build the SAFe house of lean
Bottom=leadership
top=value
pillars=respect for ppl and culture, innovation, flow, relentless improvement
The Continuous Delivery Pipeline has 4 parts, what are they?
Continuous exploration, continuous integration, continuous deployment, release on demand
3 parts of inspect and adapt event?
PI system demo, quantitative & qualitative measurement, problem-solving workshop
What are the inputs and outputs of Enterprise Strategy formulation?
Please Visit Everyone Don't Forget Coffee, PS also bring cash.
Inputs: Portfolio context, Vision/mission/core values, Enterprise business drivers, Distinctive competence, Financial Goals, Competitive Environment
Outputs: Portfolio budgets, Strategic themes
Name 4 of the 8 keys to leading a successful change according to John P. Kotter.
-Establish a sense of urgency
-Create a powerful guiding coalition
-Develop the vision and strategy
-Communicate the vision
-Empower employees for broad-based action
-Generate short-term wins
-Consolidate gains and produce more wins
-Anchor new approaches in the culture
What are the solution economic trade-offs when taking an economic view?
1. sequence jobs for max benefit
2. don't consider money already spent
3. make economic choices continuously
4. empower local decision-making
5. quantify the cost of delay
What are the roles on the ART?
Release train engineer, system architect/engineer, business owners, product management, the system team
Name the 6 ART events
Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, System Demo, Prepare for PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt, PI Planning
What are the process states of a Portfolio Kanban?
FRAPID
Funnel, Reviewing, Analyzing, Portfolio backlog, Implementing, Done
What are the 5 aspects of leading by example?
Authenticity, emotional intelligence, lifelong learning, growing others, decentralized decision-making