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Scaled Agile SAFe-POPM Exam
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager POPM (6.0) (Page 5 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026
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In the first step of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline, Product Owners and Product Managers do what activity?

  1. Ensure the Architecture team has sufficient capacity
  2. Negotiate Supplier contracts
  3. Prioritize the Team Backlog
  4. Hypothesize what would create value for Customers

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Hypothesizing what would create value for customers is the main activity of Product Owners and Product Managers in the first step of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline, which is Continuous Exploration (CE)12. In CE, they use design thinking to understand the market problem or customer need and the solution required to meet that need. They start with a hypothesis of something that will provide value to customers, such as a new feature, capability, or enhancement. They then validate or invalidate their hypothesis through experimentation, feedback, and learning. Some additional information that might be helpful for you are:
- The other options (A, B, and C) are not the main activity of Product Owners and Product Managers in the first step of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline, but rather activities that may occur in other steps or roles.
- Ensuring the Architecture team has sufficient capacity is an activity that may occur in the second step of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline, which is Continuous Integration (CI)12. In CI, the Architecture team works with the Development teams to ensure the technical quality and integrity of the solution.
- Negotiating Supplier contracts is an activity that may occur in the fourth step of SAFe's Continuous Delivery Pipeline, which is Release on Demand. In Release on Demand, the Solution Management team works with the Suppliers to coordinate the release of the solution components that are provided by them.
- Prioritizing the Team Backlog is an activity that occurs in the Program Increment (PI) Planning event, which is part of the Agile Product Delivery competency. In PI Planning, the Product Owner works with the Development team and other stakeholders to define, prioritize, and estimate the work items for the upcoming PI3.



What is a PI Planning input that demonstrates how Product Management plans to accomplish the Vision?

  1. The business context
  2. The ART planning board
  3. The top ten Features
  4. The Team Backlog

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The top ten Features are a PI planning input that demonstrates how Product Management plans to accomplish the Vision. The vision is a description of the future state of the solution under development, reflecting customer and stakeholder needs, as well as the features and capabilities proposed to meet those needs. The top ten Features are the highest priority features of the ART

backlog, which are derived from the vision and roadmap, and provide the most value to the customers and stakeholders. By presenting the top ten Features to the Agile Release Train (ART) during PI planning, Product Management communicates the main objectives and scope of the upcoming Program Increment (PI), and guides the teams to plan their work accordingly. The top ten Features also help align the teams and stakeholders to a shared mission and vision, and foster cross- team and cross-ART collaboration.


Reference:

1 Vision - Scaled Agile Framework, 2 PI Planning - Scaled Agile Framework



Which role ensures that the ART has the Vision and Backlog needed to engage in PI Planning successfully?

  1. Lean-Agile Center of Excellence
  2. Release Train Engineer
  3. Product Owner
  4. Product Management

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Product Management is the role that ensures that the Agile Release Train (ART) has the Vision and Backlog needed to engage in PI Planning successfully. Product Management is responsible for defining and communicating the Vision, which describes the future state of the solution and its features. Product Management also develops and maintains the Program Backlog, which contains the features and enablers that the ART will implement in the upcoming Program Increments (PIs)2. Product Management collaborates with stakeholders, customers, architects, and other roles to discover, prioritize, and refine the backlog items and present them to the ART during PI Planning.


Reference:

- Vision - Scaled Agile Framework
- Product Management - Scaled Agile Framework
- PI Planning - Scaled Agile Framework



What is one question that helps Product Management create a Vision?

  1. How many Features have been released to the Customer?
  2. What Features must be de-scoped?
  3. What problem(s) will the Solution solve?
  4. Which themes are on the Roadmap?

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

One of the questions that helps Product Management create a Vision is what problem(s) will the Solution solve for the customers and stakeholders. The Vision is a description of the future state of the Solution under development, and it reflects the needs and expectations of the customers and stakeholders. The Vision also provides the context and purpose for the features and capabilities of the Solution. Therefore, Product Management needs to understand the problem(s) that the Solution aims to address, and how it will deliver value and benefits to the customers and stakeholders.


Reference:

- Vision - Scaled Agile Framework
- Solution Vision - Scaled Agile Framework
- What is a Product Vision Statement? | Definition and Overview



What is one strategy for managing complex critical path challenges?

  1. Adjust work between teams or split Features and Stories
  2. Distribute work to other teams
  3. Sequence work to eliminate same Iteration dependencies
  4. Allocate work between teams based on forecasted capacity

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

One strategy for managing complex critical path challenges is to adjust work between teams or split Features and Stories. Complex critical path challenges are situations where the delivery of value depends on the completion of multiple interdependent tasks by different teams. These challenges can cause delays, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies in the value stream. To overcome these challenges, one option is to adjust work between teams or split Features and Stories, so that the dependencies are minimized or eliminated. This can help improve the flow of work, reduce the risk of integration issues, and increase the flexibility and responsiveness of the teams.


Reference:

- Accelerating Flow with SAFe - Scaled Agile Framework
- Managing Dependencies - Scaled Agile Framework



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