SAFe SSM: PI Planning practice questions
30 questions on PI Planning, one of the 6 areas assessed in SAFe Scrum Master. Untimed, with an explanation after every answer.
What is the primary output of PI Planning?
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During PI Planning, a Scrum Master's team identifies a dependency on another team that would block its second iteration. What should the Scrum Master do?
- ARecord it as a risk to be resolved after PI Planning
- BTake it to the other team during the breakout, agree the sequencing, and make it visible on the program board(correct answer)
- CEscalate it to the Release Train Engineer to resolve
- DRe-plan the team's work to avoid the dependency entirely
Why
Surfacing and resolving cross-team dependencies face to face is the main reason PI Planning gathers everyone in one place. Teams negotiate directly during the breakouts and record the agreement on the program board. Deferring it (A) wastes the opportunity, escalating first (C) skips the decentralised decision, and avoiding the dependency (D) may sacrifice the most valuable work.