SAFe SP Practice Questions

Sample question 1 — Understanding Agile Release Trains

A newly formed Agile Release Train is preparing for its first PI Planning event. The RTE notices that teams have not yet established their team-level backlogs or identified their first features. What should the RTE do to improve readiness before the event?

1. A. Help teams create initial backlogs and a draft feature set
2. B. Delay the planning event until all backlogs are fully refined
3. C. Ask each team to plan independently and merge plans later
4. D. Proceed with the event and let teams define work during planning

Answer: A. Option A is correct because the RTE should help teams establish initial backlogs and a draft feature set so that PI Planning can be productive and focused on coordination. Option B is incorrect because delaying the event indefinitely undermines the cadence and does not build the needed readiness. Option C is incorrect because independent planning without a shared draft feature set defeats the purpose of the train-level event. Option D is incorrect because proceeding without any backlog or feature context leads to uncoordinated planning and poor outcomes.