SSM Supporting ART Events Practice Question
A Scrum Master is preparing a team for its first System Demo. The team has completed several stories that are integrated with another team's work, but the team is unsure what to demonstrate. What should the Scrum Master advise?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse the System Demo with a team-level sprint review, where only one team's completed work is shown, rather than the integrated solution from the entire train.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Demonstrate the integrated functionality in the staging environment so stakeholders can evaluate the current system state.
The System Demo is the ART's opportunity to inspect the integrated solution in a staging environment and gather feedback from stakeholders. The team should demonstrate integrated functionality, not isolated stories or slides. This enables objective evaluation of the current system state and informs the next PI's planning, embodying the SAFe principle of frequent integration.
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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Ask the Product Owner to present slides summarizing the team's completed stories instead of a live demonstration.
Why it's wrong here
Slides are not a substitute for a working demonstration. The System Demo requires an actual integrated solution that stakeholders can see and interact with. Presenting slides removes the ability to inspect real system behavior and gather meaningful feedback. The Scrum Master should guide the team toward a live demo, not a status presentation, to uphold the event's purpose.
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Demonstrate only the stories that are fully complete and accepted by the Product Owner, and defer integrated work to the next demo.
Why it's wrong here
The System Demo is specifically intended to show the integrated solution from the full ART, not just one team's isolated completed stories. Deferring integrated work defeats the purpose of the event, which is to get feedback on the whole system. The team should demonstrate the integrated functionality even if some parts are still in progress, as long as it is demonstrable in the staging environment.
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Have each developer demo their own code separately so that all individual contributions are visible to stakeholders.
Why it's wrong here
The System Demo is about the integrated system, not individual developer contributions. Showing separate code pieces fragments the demonstration and prevents stakeholders from evaluating end-to-end behavior. The team should demonstrate a cohesive, integrated increment. Individual code walkthroughs belong in team-level reviews, not in the ART-wide System Demo where the focus is on solution-level feedback.
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Demonstrate the integrated functionality in the staging environment so stakeholders can evaluate the current system state.
Why this is correct
The System Demo showcases the integrated work of all teams on the train in a staging environment that mirrors production. The team should demonstrate the integrated functionality, even if some stories are not fully complete, because the goal is to inspect the whole system and gather feedback. This aligns with the SAFe principle of frequent integration and objective evaluation.
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