SAFE-SSM Exam Questions
55 real SAFE-SSM exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 1 of 2.
- Question #1Improving Team and ART Performance
What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can help improve ART performance?
ART performancecross-team collaborationScrum Master roleservant leadership - Question #2Demonstrating SAFe Knowledge
What is one element on the Scrum Master/Team Coach responsibility wheel?
SM/TC responsibility wheelPI PlanningScrum Master roleSAFe events - Question #3Facilitating Team Events
How can teams use Iteration planning to stay aligned on their work?
Iteration PlanningIteration Goalsteam alignmentcommitment - Question #4Coaching and Developing Teams
What is one way a servant leader can support team members in decision-making?
servant leadershipteam empowermentdecision-makinginclusive facilitation - Question #5Demonstrating SAFe Knowledge
According to SAFe, which of the following types of work should fit into one Iteration for one team?
SAFe backlog hierarchyStoriesIterationwork item types - Question #6Coaching and Developing Teams
What is one trait of a servant leader?
servant leadershipservant leader traitsinfluence without authority - Question #7Demonstrating SAFe Knowledge
What is one element of the CALMR approach to DevOps?
CALMRDevOpsLean flowSAFe DevOps - Question #8Facilitating Team Events
What is one recommended practice for Scrum Masters/Team Coaches when facilitating Iteration Review?
Iteration Reviewdemo preparationSM/TC facilitationIteration Planning - Question #9Improving Team and ART Performance
What can a Scrum Master/Team Coach recommend to a team that is showing signs of burnout, not addressing increasing technical debt, and acting out of urgency rather than considering...
IP Iterationteam burnouttechnical debtinnovation and planning - Question #10Facilitating Team Events
What is one way a Scrum Master/Team Coach can support productive team Backlog Refinement sessions?
Backlog RefinementSM/TC facilitationsubject matter expertsteam backlog - Question #11Supporting the Team's Execution
What is one benefit of PI Planning?
PI Planning benefitsdecision-makingART alignmentPI Planning - Question #12Supporting the Team's Execution
What is one benefit of holding regular system demos?
System DemoART metricsART executionmeasurement - Question #13Building High-Performing Teams
What is one practice Scrum Masters/Team Coaches can use to facilitate conflict management?
conflict managementworking agreementsteam dynamicsSM/TC facilitation - Question #14Building High-Performing Teams
What is one method a Scrum Master/Team Coach can use to help teams overcome a fear of conflict?
fear of conflictpsychological safetyteam dynamicsservant leadership - Question #15Demonstrating SAFe Knowledge
Which of the following events aligns teams on a train?
PI PlanningART alignmentSAFe eventstrain synchronization - Question #16Facilitating Team Events
According to SAFe, what is one Iteration Retrospective anti-pattern?
Iteration Retrospectiveanti-patternsteam ownershipcontinuous improvement - Question #17Facilitating Team Events
According to SAFe, what is one output of a successful Iteration Retrospective?
Iteration RetrospectiveImprovement Storiesretrospective outputscontinuous improvement - Question #18Supporting the Team's Execution
What is one way uncommitted objectives help Agile Teams make a plan for the PI?
uncommitted objectivesPI PlanningpredictabilityPI objectives - Question #19Supporting the Team's Execution
What is one benefit of having an IP Iteration every PI?
IP Iterationestimating bufferPI objectivesInnovation and Planning - Question #20Building High-Performing Teams
Three members of Team C created a new workflow to speed up the testing process. They spent an entire Iteration designing the process but discovered, just before implementation, tha...
psychological safetyhigh-performing teamslearning from failurerisk-taking - Question #21Agile Team Dynamics and Performance
During which of the following stages of team development do team members stop focusing on their own goals and begin focusing on developing better ways of working together?
team developmentTuckman modelnormingteam dynamics - Question #22Agile Team Events and Ceremonies
During which of the following Agile Team events do team members estimate relative story sizes?
backlog refinementstory estimationagile eventsrelative sizing - Question #23Agile Team Events and Ceremonies
What is one anti-pattern that emerges when teams do not spend enough time refining the backlog?
backlog refinementanti-patternsiteration planningstory preparation - Question #24Agile Team Dynamics and Performance
Team A works collaboratively on new functionality for a customer application. The acceptance criteria have each been minimally met. Team A decides to release the functionality with...
high-performing teamsfeedback loopscustomer feedbackcontinuous learning - Question #25Agile Team Events and Ceremonies
What is the intended value of the Backlog Refinement event?
backlog refinementiteration planningagile eventsrequirements - Question #26SAFe Agile Principles and Mindset
What is one Agile development value?
agile manifestoagile valuescustomer collaborationSAFe principles - Question #27Scrum Master and Team Coach Responsibilities
What is one example of Scrum Masters/Team Coaches helping without diminishing the commitment of others?
scrum masterteam coachfacilitationservant leadership - Question #28SAFe Program Increment and PI Planning
Team A wants to use the IP Iteration to continue their "usual work." What is one benefit the Scrum Master/Team Coach could share with the team about using the IP Iteration as inten...
IP iterationinnovation planninghackathonSAFe cadence - Question #29SAFe Program Increment and PI Planning
What is the main reason for the System Demo?
system demointegrationfeedbackART events - Question #30Scrum Master and Team Coach Responsibilities
The Scrum Master facilitates which three events in SAFe? (Choose three.)
scrum masterfacilitationSAFe eventsiteration ceremonies - Question #31Agile Team Dynamics and Performance
Who defines the final scope of a committed Iteration?
iteration scopeagile teamself-organizationcommitment - Question #32Agile Metrics and Estimation
How many Iterations would it take for a team with a velocity of 20 story points per Iteration to finish a backlog of 60 story points?
velocitystory pointsiteration planningcapacity - Question #33Scrum Master and Team Coach Responsibilities
What is one responsibility of a Scrum Master/Team Coach?
scrum masterflowteam coachresponsibilities - Question #34Agile Team Events and Ceremonies
What is one way to ensure a team is holding successful Iteration Reviews and demos?
iteration reviewdemoworking functionalityagile ceremonies - Question #35SAFe Program Increment and PI Planning
What is one anti-pattern of the Inspect and Adapt?
inspect and adaptanti-patternscontinuous improvementproblem-solving workshop - Question #36Agile Team Events and Ceremonies
What is one purpose of Iteration Goals?
iteration goalsteam alignmentobjectivesiteration planning - Question #37SAFe Agile Principles and Mindset
What is one Scrum value that can help Agile Teams create transparency?
scrum valuestransparencyrespectagile principles - Question #38Agile Team Dynamics and Performance
What is one example of an Agile Team development practice?
agile team practicesdemodevelopment practicesSAFe teams - Question #39SAFe Agile Principles and Mindset
The three pillars of Scrum are transparency, inspection, and what else?
scrum pillarstransparencyinspectionadaptation - Question #40SAFe Program Increment and PI Planning
Who facilitates the PO Sync meeting?
PO syncrelease train engineerART eventsproduct owner - Question #41Coaching and Facilitation
According to SAFe, which of the following key traits of effective Scrum Masters/Team Coaches is crucial for team members to accept coaching?
Scrum Master traitscoachingteam dynamicsSAFe roles - Question #42Coaching and Facilitation
What is one practice Scrum Masters/Team Coaches can use to run successful meetings?
meeting facilitationaction itemsScrum Master practicesteam events - Question #43PI Planning and Execution
Who are important attendees to the PI System Demo?
PI System DemoBusiness OwnersART eventsstakeholders - Question #44PI Planning and Execution
Team A has decided to use the IP Iteration to continue the finalizing Feature delivery work they have been working on for the past two Iterations. What is one effect Team A might e...
IP Iterationiteration goalscontinuous improvementteam learning - Question #45PI Planning and Execution
Why is it important to organize the work for Iteration Planning?
Iteration Planningwork scopebacklog preparationteam planning - Question #46PI Planning and Execution
What are the two inputs to PI Planning? (Choose two.)
PI Planning inputsVisionTop-10 FeaturesART planning - Question #47Iteration Execution
In the context of a Team Increment, every Iteration each team plans, builds, tests, integrates, and?
Team IncrementIteration cyclebuild-test-integrateSAFe ceremonies - Question #48Agile Principles and Mindset
Which two options are considered Agile practices? (Choose two.)
Agile practicestimeboxingTest-Driven DevelopmentAgile principles - Question #49DevOps and Continuous Delivery
How does the "C" in the CALMR approach to DevOps help teams manage tensions caused by differing needs?
CALMRDevOpsshared responsibilityculture - Question #50Inspect and Adapt
What is the first step of the problem-solving workshop?
problem-solving workshoproot cause analysisInspect and Adaptteam improvement