Certified SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)

Develop the skillsets needed to guide the delivery of value in a Lean Enterprise by becoming a SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).

Same price 2-day on-site or 3-day online!

Your Investment: €1495

Student Discount: €995

Education Credit: 15 PDUs

And the product will be yours.

During this two-day course, attendees gain an in-depth understanding of how to effectively perform their role in the Agile Release Train (ART) as it delivers value through Planning Intervals (PI). Attendees explore how to apply Lean thinking to decompose Epics into Features and Stories, refine Features and Stories, manage ART and Team backlogs, and plan and execute Iterations and Planning Intervals. Attendees also discover how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to the relentless improvement of the ART.

Course Outline

Part 1: Exploring Product Owner and Product Management Roles and Responsibilities

  1. Introducing SAFe for Product Owners and Product Management

  2. The Lean-Agile Mindset

  3. Value Streams

  4. Responsibilities of Product Owners and Product Management

Part 2: Preparing for PI Planning

  1. PI Planning

  2. The Solution Vision

  3. Solution and PI Roadmaps

  4. Customer-centric Features

  5. ART Backlog and Kanban

Part 3: Leading PI Planning

  1. Communicate the Vision

  2. Establish PI Objectives

  3. Manage dependencies

  4. Manage risks

Part 4: Executing Iterations

  1. Stories and Story maps

  2. Iteration Planning

  3. The Team Kanban

  4. Backlog refinement

  5. Iteration Review and Iteration Retrospective

  6. DevOps and Release on Demand

Part 5: Executing the PI

  1. The PO Sync

  2. The System Demo

  3. The Innovation and Planning Iteration

  4. Inspect and Adapt

Part 6: Practicing SAFe

Audience/Prerequisites

All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) 6.0 certification exam:

  • Attend a Leading SAFe® course

  • Experience working in a SAFe environment

  • Experience with Lean, Agile, or other relevant certifications

You will learn

To perform the role of a SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager, you should be able to:

  • Articulate the Product Owner and Product Manager roles

  • Connect SAFe Lean-Agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles

  • Decompose Epics into Features and decompose Features into Stories

  • Manage ART and Team backlogs

  • Collaborate with Agile teams in estimating and forecasting work

  • Represent Customer needs in PI Planning

  • Execute the Planning Interval and deliver continuous value

What you will get

Class registration includes:

  • Attendee workbook

  • Preparation and eligibility to take

  • the SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) 6.0 certification exam

  • One–year membership to SAFe Studio

  • Course certificate of completion

Attendees must attend both days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.

  • Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications

  • Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance

Credits/Exam

  • Exam name – SAFe® 6 Product Owner/ Product Manager Exam

  • Exam format – Multiple choice (one answer) or multiple select (2-3 answers)

  • Exam delivery – Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed

  • Exam access – Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the SAFe® Product Owner/ Product Manager course

  • Exam duration – Once the exam begins, candidates have 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the exam

  • Number of questions – 45

  • Passing score – 35 out of 45 (77%)

  • Language – English

  • Exam cost – First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.

  • Retake policy – Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. The third attempt requires a 10-day wait. The fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait.

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