Scaled Agile SAFe-APM Exam - Topic 7 Question 29 Discussion

Actual exam question for Scaled Agile's SAFe-APM exam

Question #: 29
Topic #: 7

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Which aspect of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP) includes Gemba?

AContinuous Exploration

BContinuous Deployment

CRelease on Demand

DContinuous Integration

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Suggested Answer: A

Gemba is a Japanese term that means ''the real place'' or ''the place where value is created''. In the context of the CDP, Gemba refers to the practice of going to the source of customer needs and feedback, and observing and learning from them. Gemba is an integral part of Continuous Exploration (CE), which is the first aspect of the CDP that drives innovation and fosters alignment on what should be built. CE involves applying Customer Centricity and Design Thinking to understand and create alignment on new development opportunities, and validating them with customers using hypothesis-driven experiments.

Continuous Exploration: This article from the Scaled Agile Framework explains the purpose, process, and benefits of CE, and how it uses Gemba, design thinking, and lean startup methods to explore the market and customer needs, and define a vision, roadmap, and set of features for a solution.

Gemba Walk: How to Drive Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing with Connected Work: This article from Parsable describes how Gemba walks can help manufacturing leaders and teams identify and solve problems, improve processes, and increase customer value. It also provides some tips and best practices for conducting effective Gemba walks using connected worker technology.

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Veta

3 months ago

I’m surprised it’s not in Continuous Deployment!

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Melvin

3 months ago

Yup, Gemba helps in identifying improvements during exploration.

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Nikita

3 months ago

Wait, are you sure? I thought it was related to Continuous Integration.

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Winifred

4 months ago

Totally agree, it’s all about understanding the work process!

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Shelton

4 months ago

Gemba is part of Continuous Exploration.

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Louvenia

4 months ago

I thought Gemba was part of Continuous Deployment, but now I’m questioning if it’s actually in Continuous Exploration instead.

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Alayna

4 months ago

I feel like Gemba could be linked to Release on Demand since it involves observing the actual work, but I’m not confident about that.

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Deeanna

4 months ago

I remember practicing a question about the CDP, and I think Gemba is more about understanding the work process, which might tie into Continuous Integration.

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Leslie

5 months ago

I think Gemba relates to Continuous Exploration, but I'm not entirely sure how it fits in.

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Osvaldo

5 months ago

Release on Demand seems like it could be related to Gemba, since you're responding to customer needs. But I'm not totally confident that's the right answer. Guess I'll have to review my notes again.

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Earleen

5 months ago

Ah, I remember learning about Gemba in class. It's all about going to the source, the actual work environment, to gain a deeper understanding. So I'd say it's part of the Continuous Exploration aspect of the pipeline.

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Leana

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused on this one. I know Continuous Deployment is about automatically releasing to production, but I'm not sure if Gemba fits into that. Let me think this through a bit more.

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Mari

5 months ago

I'm pretty sure Gemba is related to Continuous Exploration, since it involves going to the actual work site to observe and understand the process.

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Carmelina

1 year ago

Hmm, I see. Gemba is about going to the actual place where work is done to understand the process better, so it makes sense that it's part of Continuous Exploration or Release on Demand.

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Ruthann

1 year ago

Haha, Gemba? More like 'Gembad' if you ask me. I'm just kidding, but seriously, I think it's part of Continuous Integration. That's where the magic happens, right?

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