Free SAFe Scrum Master Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the SAFe Scrum Master practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1A team builds a solution in short increments so it can learn from customer feedback and reduce risk. Which SAFe Lean-Agile principle is the team applying?

   1. A.Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
   2. B.Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cyclesCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
   4. D.Assume variability; preserve options

   Explanation: The principle states, "Developing solutions incrementally in a series of short iterations allows for faster customer feedback and mitigates risk." This is the purpose described by the team's approach.

   Reference: SAFe Lean-Agile Principles — #4 – Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles

2. 2A single Agile delivery group needs the role primarily responsible for improving its effectiveness, supporting self-management, and coordinating participation in program-level events. Which SAFe role serves it in that capacity?

   1. A.Enterprise Architect
   2. B.Scrum Master/Team CoachCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Release Train Engineer
   4. D.Solution Train Engineer

   Explanation: Scaled Agile says "SM/TCs are responsible for helping the Agile Team increase its effectiveness within the organization." It also says Scrum Masters/Team Coaches "will be the primary coach for each team".

   Reference: Scrum Master/Team Coach — What is a Scrum Master/Team Coach?

3. 3At the opening of PI Planning, a group presents the organization's context and goals for the coming interval to focus the participants. Which role gives that opening presentation in Scaled Agile's example?

   1. A.Business OwnersCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Product Owners
   3. C.System Architects
   4. D.Scrum Masters

   Explanation: Scaled Agile states that "the business owners present the business context and business objectives for the PI." This gives the teams a common context for their planning.

   Reference: SAFe for Marketing — Page 15, Bringing It All Together: PI Planning

4. 4At Iteration Planning, a team finalizes its iteration goals. Between which parties is the primary mutual commitment to those goals established?

   1. A.The Agile Team and the businessCorrect answer: A
   2. B.The Agile Team and the customer
   3. C.The Scrum Master and the business
   4. D.The Product Owner and the business

   Explanation: Scaled Agile states, "The primary outcome is the mutual commitment between the Agile Team and the business to the iteration goals." The team commits to the goals and the business commits to their stability during the timebox.

   Reference: Iteration Planning — What is the outcome of Iteration Planning?

5. 5A Scrum Master is setting the cadence for a five-iteration PI. According to Scaled Agile, when are PI Planning and Inspect and Adapt held to avoid disrupting the flow of development work?

   1. A.In the first iteration of the PI
   2. B.In the final iteration of the PICorrect answer: B
   3. C.In the middle iteration of the PI
   4. D.In every iteration of the PI

   Explanation: Scaled Agile says, "The IP iteration is the last iteration in a PI." It also says, "Holding the I&A and PI planning during IP iterations avoids disrupting the flow of work." The two events are therefore held in the final iteration.

   Reference: Innovation and Planning Iteration — What is the Innovation and Planning iteration?; Key Takeaways

6. 6A Scrum Master uses a model that produces new text and images by emulating patterns in its input data. What class of AI model is this?

   1. A.Generative AI modelCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Discriminative AI model
   3. C.Rule-based expert system
   4. D.Regression model

   Explanation: NIST defines generative AI as "The class of AI models that emulate the structure and characteristics of input data in order to generate derived synthetic content." Text and images are examples of that content.

   Reference: NIST Glossary: Generative Artificial Intelligence — Definitions, NIST AI 100-2e2025

7. 7During a difficult Sprint, team members raise problems openly and work through them even when the work is uncomfortable. Which Scrum value describes doing the right thing and working on tough problems?

   1. A.Commitment
   2. B.CourageCorrect answer: B
   3. C.Respect
   4. D.Openness

   Explanation: The Scrum Guide states that "members have the courage to do the right thing, to work on tough problems." Courage is the value connected to tackling the difficult work; openness concerns sharing the work and challenges.

   Reference: The Scrum Guide — Scrum Values

8. 8A Scrum Master/Team Coach influences rather than commands, focusing on team needs while aligning outcomes with organizational values. Which leadership philosophy centers on these behaviors?

   1. A.Ethical leadership
   2. B.Directive leadership
   3. C.Adaptive leadership
   4. D.Servant leadershipCorrect answer: D

   Explanation: Scaled Agile explains, "A servant leader influences rather than commands, focusing on the team’s needs to align outcomes with organizational values." This matches the conduct described.

   Reference: Scrum Master/Team Coach — What is a Scrum Master/Team Coach?

9. 9During PI Planning, practitioners draft a detailed plan supporting prioritized ART features. Which type of work item do they schedule at the delivery-group level?

   1. A.Team storiesCorrect answer: A
   2. B.Strategic themes
   3. C.Portfolio epics
   4. D.Capabilities

   Explanation: Scaled Agile describes teams "building plans of stories to support those features" while identifying dependencies and addressing risks. Stories are the team-level planning items in this example.

   Reference: SAFe for Marketing — Page 15, Bringing It All Together: PI Planning

10. 10A Scrum Master is helping a team set a usual timebox for its daily Team Sync. According to Scaled Agile, what is the typical upper duration?

    1. A.15 minutesCorrect answer: A
    2. B.30 minutes
    3. C.45 minutes
    4. D.60 minutes

    Explanation: Scaled Agile describes the Team Sync as a "brief, daily event (typically 15 minutes or less)." This is a typical duration, not an absolute limit for every team.

    Reference: Team Sync — Summary