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Exam Study Guide: SA - SAFe Agilist 5.1

Updated over 9 months ago

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Duration

90 minutes

Number of questions

45

Passing score

35/45 (77%)

Competency level

Foundational; Competent, some knowledge or experience; can perform tasks with assistance

Question format

Multiple choice (one answer) or multiple select (2-3 answers)

Delivery

Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance, timed

Access

Community Platform upon completion of the course

Languages offered

English, Japanese (5.1), Simplified Chinese (5.1), Korean (5.1), Brazilian Portuguese (5.1.1), French (5.1.1), Spanish (5.1.1), and German (5.1.1)

Cost

First attempt included in the course registration fee if taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake or attempt past the 30-day window is $50





Exam Sections and Percentages

References

Thriving in the digital age with business agility (13%)

  • Recognize the Problem to be Solved

  • Describe SAFe as an operating system for Business Agility

  • Explain the Seven Core Competencies for achieving Business Agility

Becoming a Lean-Agile leader (29%)

  • Embrace the Lean mindset

  • Apply Lean and Agile at Scale with the SAFe Principles

Establishing team and technical agility (9%)

  • Form Cross-Functional Agile teams

  • Build Quality in

  • Organize Agile Release Trains Around the Flow of Value

  • Leading SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lessons 3 and 4

Building solutions with Agile product delivery (33%)

  • Focus on Customer Centricity with Design Thinking

  • Prioritize the Program Backlog

  • Experience PI Planning

  • Develop on Cadence; Release on Demand

  • Build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps

Exploring Lean Portfolio Management (11%)

  • Define a SAFe Portfolio

  • Connect the Portfolio to Enterprise Strategy

  • Maintain the Portfolio Vision

  • Establish Portfolio Flow

  • Fund Value Streams

Leading the change (4%)

  • Lead by Example

  • Lead the Change

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