Which of the following best describes the relationship between Continuous Integration and the systems team according to the CI principle?

• A. CI requires the systems team to own all integration tasks
• B. CI should be managed by external consultants
• C. CI is unrelated to the systems team
• D. Continuous integration aims to leave as little as possible to the systems team

Answer: (D)

Continuous Integration aims to empower teams to integrate frequently with automated, self-service processes, while the systems team provides the necessary infrastructure, tooling, and support. The goal is to minimize the manual handoffs and specialized tasks the systems team must perform for routine CI activities. By setting up standardized pipelines, reusable infrastructure, and automated provisioning, teams can run CI with little direct dependency on the systems team, achieving faster feedback and more autonomous delivery. The other ideas imply the systems team should own all integration work, be managed by external consultants, or be irrelevant to CI, which contradict the collaborative, enabling role of the system team within SAFe.