SAFe recommends running a Retrospective on a cadence during the PI for SAFe Team Kanban Teams. A Retrospective is a team-level event that occurs at the end of each iteration, where the team reflects on how they are working and identifies improvement actions for the next iteration. A Retrospective helps the team pursue perfection by applying the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA) cycle1. SAFe Team Kanban Teams also participate in other ART events, such as PI Planning, System Demo, and Inspect and Adapt2. References: 1: Retrospective - Scaled Agile Framework2: SAFe Team Kanban - Scaled Agile Framework

 According to the SAFe for Teams SP (6.0) - SAFe Practitioner handbook and study guide, a cumulative flow diagram (CFD) is a visual tool that shows the amount of work in each stage of a process over time. It helps teams monitor the flow of work, identify bottlenecks, and improve efficiency. A CFD provides the following information:

The total number of work items in the system (the height of the diagram)

The number of work items in each stage of the process (the width of each band)

The lead time for each work item (the horizontal distance from the left to the right edge of the diagram)

The cycle time for each work item (the horizontal distance from one stage to another within the diagram)

The throughput of the system (the slope of the diagram)

The stability of the system (the smoothness of the diagram) By analyzing the CFD, teams can identify current bottlenecks, such as:

A large amount of work in progress (WIP), which indicates a high lead time and low throughput

A wide band in a specific stage, which indicates a long cycle time and a potential impediment

A steep or jagged slope, which indicates a high variability and unpredictability References: Exam Study Guide: SP (6.0) - SAFe® Practitioner, SAFe® for Teams - Know Your Role on an Agile Team, Cumulative Flow Diagram SAFe: Complete Guide

 Continuous Delivery is a set of practices that enable teams to release value to customers in short cycles, with high quality and low risk. One of the key practices of Continuous Delivery is to automate testing of Features and nonfunctional requirements, such as performance, security, and usability. This ensures that the code is always in a releasable state and reduces the feedback time and cost of defects. Another key practice of Continuous Delivery is to maintain a staging environment that emulates production, where the final integration, validation, and acceptance testing can take place before deployment. This reduces the risk of failures and errors in production and enables faster and more reliable releases. References: SAFe® for Teams - Know Your Role on an Agile Team, SAFe for Teams 6.0 (SP) Certification Training, SAFe for Teams | SAFe Practitioner (SP) Certification

Release Governance is the process that guides the final approval for a release in SAFe. It involves a set of roles and responsibilities that ensure the quality, compliance, and fitness for purpose of the solution before it is released to customers. Release Governance also coordinates the timing and frequency of releases based on market demand and business needs. Release Governance is part of the Release on Demand aspect of the Continuous Delivery Pipeline, which is the fourth and last element in the four-part pipeline of Continuous Exploration, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, and Release on Demand. References: Release on Demand - Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe for teams 93% Flashcards | Quizlet, Release on Demand - SAFe 4.5 Reference Guide: Scaled Agile Framework …

According to the SAFe framework, an Agile Team is a cross-functional group of typically ten or fewer individuals with all the skills necessary to define, build, test, and deliver value to their customer. Agile Teams are self-organizing and self-managing and are accountable for delivering results that meet the needs and expectations of their customers and stakeholders. Agile Teams collaborate with other teams to deliver ART solutions. They contribute to the Vision and Roadmap, and participate in ART events. Agile Teams are not stand-alone units, nor are they large or phase-gated. They are agile, lean, and customer-centric1. References: Agile Teams - Scaled Agile Framework

The Product Owner (PO) is the Agile team member primarily responsible for maximizing the value delivered by the team by ensuring that the team backlog is aligned with customer and stakeholder needs1. The PO has content authority to make decisions at the User Story level during PI Planning, as they are the team’s primary customer advocate and primary link to business and technology strategy1. The PO also works with Product Management and other stakeholders to define the features and enablers that are part of the Program Backlog2. During PI Planning, the PO presents the team backlog, reviews and revises the draft plan, and defines and communicates the team PI objectives2. References: Product Owner, PI Planning

The purpose of building a continuous delivery pipeline is to enable a streamlined and automated process of delivering software value to the end users. A continuous delivery pipeline consists of four aspects: continuous exploration, continuous integration, continuous deployment, and release on demand. These aspects work together to support the delivery of small batches of new functionality, which are then released to fulfill market demand. Building and maintaining a continuous delivery pipeline allows each Agile Release Train (ART) to deliver new functionality to users far more frequently than with traditional processes, which often involve long and complex release cycles. By delivering value more frequently, the ART can respond faster to customer feedback, reduce waste, improve quality, and increase business agility. References: Continuous Delivery Pipeline - Scaled Agile Framework, Continuous Delivery Pipeline - Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe Continuous Delivery Pipeline: A Comprehensive Guide to the …, Continuous Delivery Pipeline: The 5 Stages Explained - Codefresh