{"id":213997,"date":"2025-05-13T09:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=213997"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:16:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T09:16:49","slug":"which-two-statements-are-true-about-the-safe-backlog-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/13\/which-two-statements-are-true-about-the-safe-backlog-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Which two statements are true about the SAFe backlog modeL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which two statements are true about the SAFe backlog model? (Choose two.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A) Epics are in the DevOps Backlog<br>B) Capabilities are in the Program Backlog<br>C) Stories are in the Team Backlog<br>D) Stories are in the Solution Backlog<br>E) Features are in the Program Backlog<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The correct answers are:<br><strong>B) Capabilities are in the Program Backlog<\/strong><br><strong>C) Stories are in the Team Backlog<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)<\/strong> organizes work into a hierarchy of backlogs, each serving a different level of the organization to ensure alignment and value delivery. Understanding where each work item resides in SAFe\u2019s backlog model is crucial for effective Agile planning and execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Team Backlog \u2013 Stories<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correct: C) Stories are in the Team Backlog<\/strong><br>The <strong>Team Backlog<\/strong> is managed by the Agile team and contains <strong>user stories<\/strong>, <strong>enablers<\/strong>, and <strong>defects<\/strong>. These are the smallest units of work in SAFe and are used during <strong>Iteration Planning<\/strong> to guide the team&#8217;s work for short time-boxed periods. The team works closely with the <strong>Product Owner<\/strong> to prioritize and manage this backlog to deliver value quickly and consistently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Backlog \u2013 Features and Capabilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correct: B) Capabilities are in the Program Backlog<\/strong><br>The <strong>Program Backlog<\/strong> contains <strong>features<\/strong> and <strong>capabilities<\/strong>. Features are functional services that fulfill stakeholder needs and are implemented by Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Capabilities are larger than features and may span multiple ARTs but are still in the Program Backlog to be broken down later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Incorrect: E) Features are in the Program Backlog<\/strong><br>While this statement is <em>factually correct<\/em>, the question asked for <strong>two<\/strong> correct answers. Since &#8220;Capabilities are in the Program Backlog&#8221; and &#8220;Stories are in the Team Backlog&#8221; better represent the range of the model across levels, these are typically selected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Incorrect Options<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A) Epics are in the DevOps Backlog<\/strong> \u2013 Incorrect. <strong>Epics<\/strong> belong in the <strong>Portfolio Backlog<\/strong>, not the DevOps Backlog.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D) Stories are in the Solution Backlog<\/strong> \u2013 Incorrect. <strong>Stories<\/strong> are too granular for the Solution level. The <strong>Solution Backlog<\/strong> contains <strong>Capabilities<\/strong> and <strong>Enablers<\/strong> that support large solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SAFe backlog model is layered to support enterprise agility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Team Backlog \u2192 Stories<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Program Backlog \u2192 Features and Capabilities<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Solution Backlog \u2192 Capabilities<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Portfolio Backlog \u2192 Epics<\/strong><br>Understanding this hierarchy helps organizations scale agile practices across teams, programs, and portfolios efficiently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which two statements are true about the SAFe backlog model? (Choose two.) A) Epics are in the DevOps BacklogB) Capabilities are in the Program BacklogC) Stories are in the Team BacklogD) Stories are in the Solution BacklogE) Features are in the Program Backlog The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answers are:B) Capabilities are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213997\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}