SAFE-SPC · Question #11
Capabilities are similar to Features and can be managed in the Program Backlog.
The correct answer is B. False. B is correct because while Capabilities are indeed similar to Features - both describe system functionality and follow the same WSJF prioritization - they belong in the Solution Backlog, not the Program Backlog. The Program Backlog holds Features, which are scoped to a single…
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Capabilities are similar to Features and can be managed in the Program Backlog.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(64 responses)- A11% (7)
- B89% (57)
Explanation
B is correct because while Capabilities are indeed similar to Features - both describe system functionality and follow the same WSJF prioritization - they belong in the Solution Backlog, not the Program Backlog. The Program Backlog holds Features, which are scoped to a single Agile Release Train (ART); Capabilities operate at the Large Solution level and span multiple ARTs, so they live one level up in the Solution Backlog.
Why A is wrong: The first half of the statement is true (Capabilities are similar to Features), which makes this a tempting trap - but the second half is false. Mixing up what they are with where they're managed is exactly the error option A represents.
Memory tip: Think of the hierarchy - Capabilities are Coarser and live higher up in the Solution Backlog; Features are Finer and live in the Program Backlog. "C above F" matches both the alphabet and the SAFe hierarchy.
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