SSM Introducing Scrum in SAFe Practice Question
A Scrum Master is coaching a team that is new to Scrum within SAFe. The team keeps confusing which meetings belong to the team and which belong to the Agile Release Train. Which TWO events are ART-level events that the Scrum Master should distinguish from the team's own Scrum events? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming every recurring meeting in SAFe is a Scrum team event, when some are ART-level coordination forums.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Scrum of Scrums
SAFe adds train-level events on top of Scrum's team events. The Scrum of Scrums handles cross-team dependency coordination during the Iteration, and the Inspect and Adapt workshop closes the Program Increment with a system demo, metrics review, and problem-solving. Both involve the whole ART, unlike the team's own Iteration Planning, Daily Stand-up, and Retrospective.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Scrum of Scrums
Why this is correct
The Scrum of Scrums is an ART-level event where representatives from each team coordinate dependencies, risks, and progress across the train, typically several times per week. It is not one of Scrum's team events, so distinguishing it helps the team understand which forum handles cross-team coordination and which belongs to their own Iteration cadence.
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Inspect and Adapt workshop
Why this is correct
The Inspect and Adapt workshop occurs at the end of each Program Increment and involves the whole ART: a system demo, a quantitative measurement review, and a problem-solving workshop. It is an ART-level event, distinct from the team's Retrospective, so recognizing it prevents the team from conflating train-wide improvement with team-level inspection.
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Iteration Planning
Why it's wrong here
Iteration Planning is a Scrum team event where the team selects backlog items and defines Iteration Goals for the upcoming Iteration. It is team-owned and occurs every Iteration, whereas ART-level planning happens at PI Planning. Classifying Iteration Planning as an ART event would incorrectly move planning decisions away from the team and its Product Owner.
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Iteration Retrospective
Why it's wrong here
The Iteration Retrospective is a Scrum team event held at the end of each Iteration, where the team inspects its process and identifies improvements. It belongs to the team, not the ART, so treating it as train-level would misplace ownership and skip the team's own inspect-and-adapt loop that feeds improvement items into the ART's Inspect and Adapt workshop.
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Daily Stand-up
Why it's wrong here
The Daily Stand-up is the team's own Scrum event for synchronizing on progress toward the Iteration Goals and surfacing impediments. It is not an ART-level event, although team representatives later carry relevant information to the Scrum of Scrums. Confusing the two would blur the boundary between team self-management and train-level coordination.
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