The Agile Release Train aligns teams to a common mission using a single Vision and what else?

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Options

• AProgram Backlog
• BRelease on Demand
• CWeighted shortest job first
• DTeam Backlogs

• A
  96% (43)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

An Agile Release Train (ART) aligns multiple teams to a shared mission using a single Vision and Program Backlog (A) - the Vision defines where the train is headed, while the Program Backlog defines what work the train will execute to get there; together they create strategic and tactical alignment across all teams.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Release on Demand) is a DevOps/Continuous Delivery Pipeline concept about when to release to customers - it's about deployment cadence, not ART alignment.
• C (Weighted Shortest Job First) is a prioritization technique used to sequence items in the Program Backlog, not an alignment mechanism.
• D (Team Backlogs) are team-level artifacts that derive from the Program Backlog - they exist downstream of ART alignment, not as a source of it.

Memory tip: Think "Vision + Backlog = direction + work." The ART needs to know both why it exists (Vision) and what it's building (Program Backlog) to keep all teams rowing in the same direction.

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