How many are the SAFe Lean-Agile principles?

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Options

• Afive
• BFour
• Ctwelve
• Dten

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• D
  93% (38)

Explanation

SAFe defines exactly ten Lean-Agile Principles that guide the framework, ranging from "Take an economic view" to "Organize around value." These principles draw from Lean thinking, Agile development, systems thinking, and product development flow - and SAFe documentation explicitly numbers them 1–10.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Five) - likely confused with SAFe's five Core Competencies or the "SAFe 5" version number, neither of which equals the principle count.
• B (Four) - SAFe does have four Core Values (Alignment, Built-in Quality, Transparency, Program Execution) and four configurations, making "four" a plausible but incorrect trap.
• C (Twelve) - this matches the 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto, a separate (non-SAFe) document; a common mix-up for candidates studying both.

Memory tip: Think "a perfect 10 for Lean-Agile" - and anchor the distractors: 4 Values, 10 Principles, 12 Agile Manifesto principles. If you can keep those three numbers distinct, you won't fall for any of the common traps on this question.

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