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What is one aspect of the Architects role during Solution Demo?
Demonstrate how Built-In-Quality has been implemented at the architectural level
Provide an update on the Architectural Runway
Demonstrate Enabler Capabilities
Provide feedback on system demos. and how they can be improved for next time
What is one way Architects can enable Continuous Deployment?
Ensure nonfunctional requirements (NFRs) have been fully tested
Ensure the pipeline's full stack telemetry can verify deployed Features in production
Pair with Agile Teams to implement Features
Ensure the architecture supports releasing on demand
What is an Architects primary responsibility during management review and problem-solving?
Adjust the Program Increment (PI) Roadmap
Create new Enabler Stones
Evaluate and adjust the architecture Vision
De-scope Enabler Features
What does the Solution Context define from a technical perspective?
The Solution's operational environment
The part of the development Value Stream improved by the Solution
Who will use the Solution
Major Solution components and interfaces
What is included in a development value stream?
Release and timelines
Design and build
Release and design
Define and test
How can an Architect take an economic view?
By retiring legacy systems
By sponsoring Enabler Epics that explore open source technology
By understanding which systems are assets and which are liabilities
By educating teams on the Requirements, Design, Implementation, and Verification approach
What are two benefits of a Solution Roadmap? (Choose two.)
Allows internal stakeholders time needed to align with the development organization
Customers, Suppliers, and partners understand how Solutions will evolve and participate in achieving
the Vision
Gains commitment from the Agile Release Trains (ARTS) on when Enabler Features will be delivered
Provides stakeholders a set of committed deliverables over a multi-year timeframe
Shows stakeholders what Features are forecast for the next three Program Increments (Rs)
What is an outcome of post-Program Increment (PI) Planning?
PI Objectives for each Agile Release Train (ART)
An updated Solution Roadmap
PI Objectives for the Solution Train
A finished program board
During Program Increment (PI) Planning's management review and problem solving meeting, the System
Architect notices that an Enabler to build an API is planned to be delivered in the same Iteration as a
Feature requiring the API.
What two actions should the System Architect take? (Choose two.)
Own the risk and work with the teams during the PI to resolve it
ROAM the risk
Work with Product Management and teams to resolve the risk during day two team breakouts
Communicate the risk to Business Owners and Product Management
Vote 'one" during the PI confidence vote to highlight the nsk
In balancing intentional architecture and emergent design for the upcoming Program Increment (PI),
what three things does a System Architect work to avoid? (Choose three.)
Sacrificing the immediate needs of users
Unvalidated architectural decisions
Explaining the architectural Vision to Agile Teams
Untested nonfunctional requirements (NFRs)
Excessive redesign
What value does Continuous Deployment provide the business?
Products function properly so that value can be realized
Involves the customer earlier in the process, providing faster feedback
Changes developed in small batches are immediately available to users
Features are ready to be launched when market liming is optimal
Which three roles and/or functions coordinate across Value Streams? (Choose three.)
Solution Architects
Solution Portfolio Management
Product Managers
Enterprise Architects
Agile program management office (APMO)
In what two ways can Architects support relentless improvement efforts? (Choose two.)
By continually adding new systems to the Solution ecosystem
By establishing architecture review boards
By participating in problem-solving workshops during Inspect and Adapt
By approving architectural changes each Program Increment (PI)
By measuring value delivered against architecture hypotheses
Where in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline do Architects align architecture to business objectives?
Continuous Integration
Continuous Deployment
Continuous Exploration
Release on Demand
What are the three components of the cost of delay? (Choose three.)
Weighted shortest job first
Time criticality
Risk reduction and/or opportunity enablement
User-business value
Job size
During Program Increment (PI) Planning, what should Architects focus on most during the team breakouts?
Identifying program risks
Solving technical problems
Writing Enabler Stories
Striving for alignment across teams
What is one way Architects participate during Program Increment (PI) execution?
By supporting Agile Teams with Enabler development
By conducting architecture reviews for each Story
By identifying and assigning Agile Release Train (ART) backlog items
By preparing detailed architecture specifications for the next PI
At which stage in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline can the Architect have the most participation and far-reaching impact?
Continuous Exploration
Continuous Integration
Continuous Deployment
Release on Demand
In SAFe, which event marks the end of a Program Increment (PI)?
System Demo.
Inspect and Adapt (I&A).
Sprint Review
Daily Stand-up
Which SAFe principle emphasizes the importance of fast, integrated learning cycles during PI Execution?
Foster intrinsic motivation
Assume variability; preserve option
Apply systems thinking.
Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
How can an architect ensure that architectural decisions contribute to business value?
By focusing solely on technical excellence.
By aligning architectural decisions with business goals and objectives.
By avoiding collaboration with business stakeholders.
By prioritizing long-term architectural documentation.
In architecture, what does the term "Value Stream" refer to?
A measure of code quality.
A representation of the software development process.
The sequence of activities that deliver value to the customer.
The architecture team's progress tracking system.
What is Technical Debt in the context of architecture and business value?
The cost of rewriting and fixing issues resulting from poor architectural decisions.
A measure of how quickly software can be developed.
The budget allocated for architecture projects.
The amount of technical documentation produced.
In SAFe, which configuration management practice ensures that all team members have access to the same version of software artifacts?
Continuous Integration (CI).
Feature Toggle
Version Control
Build Automation
Which SAFe event is dedicated to inspecting and adapting the solution and its architecture?
Inspect and Adapt (I&A).
System Demo
Sprint Review
Daily Stand-up
What is Agile Architecture in the context of SAFe?
A framework for traditional software development
A set of rigid architectural guidelines
A documentation-heavy process
A flexible approach to evolving software architecture
How does the "Architectural Runway" concept contribute to delivering business value?
It delays architectural decisions until the last moment.
It provides a foundation for future features and capabilities, enabling faster value delivery
It focuses on creating detailed architectural documentation.
It automates all architectural decisions.
In DevOps, what is the purpose of "Canary Releases"?
Gradually rolling out new software to a subset of users for testing.
Simultaneously releasing multiple versions of software
Releasing software without any testing.
Releasing software only on weekends
What does a solution vision describe
How strategic objectives of an organization will be delivered by solution management
How the organization intends to define, build, test, and desploy the solution
the desired future state of the solution
the strategic objectives of an organization
What is an example of a backlog item that would support the delivery of architectural runway
Business Capability
Enabler Feature
Enabler Solution
Nonfunctional requirement (NFR)
What are the 2 elements of the architecture perspective of Continuous Exploration
Fund Architectural Runway implementation
Align to minimum viable products and minimum marketable features
Define architecture policy
Research emerging technology trends
Contribute to backlogs and prioritization
In addition to Solution Train Engineers and Solution Architects, who of the following should regularly attend Solution pre- and post- Program Increment (PI) planning
Epic Owners
Suppliers
Agile Teams
Enterprise Architects
In balancing intentional architecture and emerging design for the upcoming PI, what are the 3 things a System Architect work to avoid
Sacrificing the immediate needs of users
Unvalidated architectural Decisions
Explaining the architecture vision to agile teams
Reuse of common components
Excessive redesign
What artifact identifies critical aspects of a Solution's operation environment
Solution context
Organizational aspect of the solution
Architecture aspects of the Solution
Components of the Value Stream
How far into the future does a Solution Roadmap forecast
One year
Multiple years
Next 2-3- PI
Upcoming PI
Throughout PI execution , what should be the main focus for architects
Supporting Enabler delivery development
Reducing technical debt
Architecture governance
Preparing the architecture Vision for the next PI
What 2 benefits does value stream mapping provide in the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
It identifies major bottlenecks in the delivery process
It visualizes the flow of work through the entire system
It communicates to the Customer how their product is made
It defines the optimal organizational structure
It illustrates the cost of development at each stage
Which is an attribute of Agile Architecture
It involves microservices
it supports continuous flow
It is the responsibility of System Architects
It is a phase-gated process
What is the difference between PI Roadmaps and Solution Roadmaps
PI Roadmaps show Features and Solution Roadmaps show epics
PI roadmaps forecast 2 PIs and Solution Roadmap forecast 4 PIs
PI Roadmaps show an ART's events and solution roadmaps show epics
PI roadmaps are ART-driven and Solution Roadmaps are architectural-driven
What are the 3 inputs to the Solution post-PI Planning
Solution risks
Program PI objectives from all ARTs
System Temas interfaces
Solution PLanning board
Solution architecture designs
What is one aspect of the Architect's role during Iteration Review
Gauge alignment with coding standards
Demonstrate the integrated Solution
Gauge alignment with Solution Intent
Demonstrate emergent design
