What is the purpose of the retrospective held during an Inspect and Adapt event?

A. To identify improvement Story candidates

B. To identify the issues to address during the problem-solving workshop

C. To review how value flows through the Agile Release Train

D. To learn from PI Planning outcomes

The correct answer is

B. To identify the issues to address during the problem-solving workshop

Explanation

The purpose of the retrospective held during an Inspect and Adapt (I&A) event in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is to identify the issues to address during the problem-solving workshop.

Here’s a closer look at the purpose of each option

• To identify improvement Story candidates: While identifying improvement stories or actions is a key part of any retrospective, the specific goal of the retrospective during the I&A event is broader. It’s about reflecting on the past increment to uncover issues and areas for improvement, which are then more thoroughly explored and addressed in the problem-solving workshop that follows. While improvement stories can be a result, the immediate purpose is to identify the issues.


• To identify the issues to address during the problem-solving workshop: This is the correct answer. The retrospective component of the I&A event is specifically designed to reflect on the past Program Increment, gather insights, and identify key issues that the teams and ART as a whole faced. These issues are then taken into the subsequent problem-solving workshop for deeper analysis and to develop actionable improvement plans.


• To review how value flows through the Agile Release Train (ART): While understanding and optimizing value flow is an ongoing concern within SAFe, the retrospective’s specific purpose during the I&A event is to reflect on the past PI’s execution and identify issues, rather than a broad review of value flow. Insights regarding value flow might emerge as part of this reflection, but it’s not the primary focus.


• To learn from PI Planning outcomes: Learning from PI Planning outcomes is part of the continuous improvement process, but the retrospective held during the I&A event focuses more on the execution and outcomes of the entire Program Increment rather than just the planning process. It’s about understanding the successes and challenges faced during the PI and identifying specific issues to tackle in the problem-solving workshop.

Therefore, the retrospective’s purpose during the I&A event is to facilitate a structured reflection on the previous PI, identifying specific issues that the team and ART need to address to improve in the next increment, and setting the stage for focused problem-solving efforts.

Other SAFe Scrum Master Question – Three teams are working on the same Feature. Team A is a complicated subsystem team, and Teams B and C are stream-aligned teams. During PI Planning, Teams B and C commit to delivering by the end of Iteration Five.