1. What is the primary purpose of the IP Iteration in SAFe?

A) To allow teams to take a break before the next PI
B) To serve as a buffer for incomplete work
C) To provide time for innovation, planning, and improvement
D) To focus solely on bug fixes

✅ Answer: C) To provide time for innovation, planning, and improvement

2. How often does the IP Iteration occur in SAFe?

A) After every sprint
B) At the start of every PI
C) At the end of every PI
D) Every six months

✅ Answer: C) At the end of every PI

3. Which of the following activities is NOT a focus of the IP Iteration?

A) Innovation and research
B) PI Planning readiness
C) Continuous Deployment
D) Inspect & Adapt workshops

✅ Answer: C) Continuous Deployment

4. Why is the IP Iteration important for Agile Release Trains (ARTs)?

A) It allows teams to rest between PIs
B) It provides time for learning, planning, and continuous improvement
C) It replaces the need for backlog refinement
D) It forces teams to complete unfinished work

✅ Answer: B) It provides time for learning, planning, and continuous improvement

5. What is one of the key events that happens during the IP Iteration?

A) Sprint Planning
B) Inspect & Adapt (I&A)
C) Team retrospective
D) PI Execution

✅ Answer: B) Inspect & Adapt (I&A)

6. Which role is responsible for facilitating the Inspect & Adapt workshop during the IP Iteration?

A) Scrum Master
B) Product Owner
C) Release Train Engineer (RTE)
D) Business Owner

✅ Answer: C) Release Train Engineer (RTE)

7. What is a common innovation activity during the IP Iteration?

A) Backlog prioritization
B) Hackathons or prototyping new ideas
C) Writing test cases
D) Conducting daily stand-ups

✅ Answer: B) Hackathons or prototyping new ideas

8. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Inspect & Adapt event?

A) To plan the next PI
B) To review the System Demo and conduct a problem-solving workshop
C) To allocate extra time for backlog refinement
D) To finalize user stories for the next sprint

✅ Answer: B) To review the System Demo and conduct a problem-solving workshop

9. What should teams avoid using the IP Iteration for?

A) Training and skill development
B) Completing unfinished PI work as the primary focus
C) Addressing technical debt
D) Refining the backlog for the next PI

✅ Answer: B) Completing unfinished PI work as the primary focus

10. How does the IP Iteration contribute to PI Planning?

A) It replaces PI Planning entirely
B) It ensures teams are prepared by refining the backlog and addressing dependencies
C) It is used for finalizing sprint goals
D) It is only used for innovation activities

✅ Answer: B) It ensures teams are prepared by refining the backlog and addressing dependencies

11. What is one of the main outputs of the Inspect & Adapt (I&A) workshop?

A) Updated Agile Release Train (ART) roles
B) A revised product backlog
C) A set of improvement backlog items for the next PI
D) A finalized product roadmap

✅ Answer: C) A set of improvement backlog items for the next PI

12. Who typically attends the Inspect & Adapt event?

A) Only Scrum Masters
B) The Product Management team
C) The entire Agile Release Train (ART)
D) Only business stakeholders

✅ Answer: C) The entire Agile Release Train (ART)

13. What type of learning activities typically happen during the IP Iteration?

A) Certification programs, workshops, and technical training
B) Only backlog refinement
C) Manual testing of all previous iterations
D) Creating Gantt charts for the next PI

✅ Answer: A) Certification programs, workshops, and technical training

14. What tool is commonly used to analyze and address issues during Inspect & Adapt?

A) SAFe PI Planning Board
B) ROAM Risk Matrix
C) Pareto Analysis or Fishbone Diagram
D) Sprint Burndown Chart

✅ Answer: C) Pareto Analysis or Fishbone Diagram

15. How does the IP Iteration help reduce technical debt?

A) By enforcing strict coding guidelines
B) By providing teams with dedicated time to refactor and improve systems
C) By eliminating the need for retrospective meetings
D) By postponing unresolved issues to future PIs

✅ Answer: B) By providing teams with dedicated time to refactor and improve systems

16. What is the recommended length of an IP Iteration in SAFe?

A) 2 weeks
B) 1 month
C) 3 days
D) 1 sprint (typically 1 or 2 weeks)

✅ Answer: D) 1 sprint (typically 1 or 2 weeks)

17. Why should teams NOT use the IP Iteration as a buffer for unfinished work?

A) It reduces predictability and undermines planning
B) It prevents innovation activities from happening
C) It causes delays in PI Planning
D) All of the above

✅ Answer: D) All of the above

18. What is the purpose of the problem-solving workshop in the Inspect & Adapt event?

A) To blame teams for poor performance
B) To identify and address systemic issues in the ART
C) To finalize features for the next PI
D) To determine which teams performed best

✅ Answer: B) To identify and address systemic issues in the ART

19. Which of the following is NOT a valid activity in the IP Iteration?

A) Innovation and experimentation
B) PI Planning preparation
C) Sprint Planning for the next iteration
D) Addressing technical debt

✅ Answer: C) Sprint Planning for the next iteration

20. How does the IP Iteration impact team morale?

A) It gives teams flexibility to innovate, learn, and recharge, improving engagement
B) It adds unnecessary work and increases stress
C) It removes the need for retrospectives
D) It creates confusion in planning

✅ Answer: A) It gives teams flexibility to innovate, learn, and recharge, improving engagement