Leading SAFe® with Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA)

Develop a skillset that’s in demand worldwide and empower enterprises to succeed in a disruptive marketplace by becoming a SAFe® Agilist (SA).

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

Your Investment: €1495

Student Discount: €995

Education Credit: 15 PDUs

Bringing Scrum to the next level.

During this two-day course, you will gain the knowledge necessary to lead a Lean-Agile enterprise by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) and its underlying principles derived from Lean, systems thinking, Agile development, product development flow, and DevOps. You will also learn and practice the skills for supporting and executing PI Planning events, and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

You will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile Mindset, why it’s so effective in today’s adapt-or-die marketplace, and what it means to lead a Lean-Agile transformation. You will also learn how to build and support Agile teams and programs, empower a Lean Portfolio, build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture, and coordinate large solutions. You will develop a skillset that’s in demand worldwide—and empower your enterprises to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when you become a SAFe® Agilist (SA).

Course Outline

Part 1: Thriving in the Digital Age with Business Agility

  1. Thriving in the digital age

  2. SAFe as an operating system for Business Agility

Part 2: Building a Foundation with Mindset, Values, and Principles

  1. The Lean-Agile Mindset

  2. Lean thinking

  3. Agile development

  4. SAFe Core Values

  5. Apply SAFe Principles

Part 3: Establishing Team and Technical Agility

  1. Forming cross-functional Agile Teams

  2. Built-in Quality

  3. Organizing Agile Release Trains around the flow of value

Part 4: Building Solutions with Agile Product Delivery

  1. Customer Centricity and Design Thinking

  2. Prioritizing the ART Backlog

  3. PI Planning

  4. Develop on cadence; release on demand

  5. Building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps

Part 5: Exploring Lean Portfolio Management

  1. Defining a SAFe portfolio

  2. Connecting the portfolio to the Enterprise strategy

  3. Maintaining the Portfolio Vision

  4. Realizing the Portfolio Vision through Epics

  5. Establishing Lean Budgets and Guardrails

  6. Establishing portfolio flow

Part 6: Leading the Change

  1. Leading by example

  2. Leading the change

Part 7: 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® Agilist (SA) 6.0 certification exam:

  • 5+ years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product, or project management

  • Experience in Scrum

Covered topics

  1. Exploring the Scrum Master role in the SAFe enterprise

  2. Applying SAFe Principles: A Scrum Master’s perspective

  3. Exploring Agile and Scrum anti-patterns

  4. Facilitating ART execution

  5. Improving flow with Kanban and XP

  6. Building high-performing teams

  7. Improving ART performance with Inspect and Adapt

You will learn

To perform the role of a SAFe® Agilist (SA), you should be able to:

  • Interpret the basic constructs of SAFe and the steps of the Implementation Roadmap

  • Apply the values and principles of a Lean-Agile Mindset

  • Apply SAFe’s Lean and Agile principles to the roles and practices of SAFe

  • Create high-performing teams by establishing mission and purpose

  • Use transformational leadership to drive change, develop people, and encourage innovation

  • Support PI Planning and the events

  • Drive continuous value delivery through

  • the Continuous Delivery Pipeline

  • Establish alignment and execution of Strategic Themes with Lean Portfolio Management

  • Coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains and suppliers with a Solution Train

What you will get

Class registration includes:

  • Attendee workbook

  • Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® Agilist (SA) 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 Agilist 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 Leading SAFe® 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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