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, having one or more of the following certifications is highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) 6.0 certification exam:

• SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) 6.0 certification

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification

• Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification

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® Advanced Scrum Master, you should be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching in a multi-team environment

• Build a high-performing team and foster relentless improvement at scale

• Address Agile and Scrum anti-patterns

• Support the adoption of engineering practices, DevOps, and Agile architecture

• Learn to apply Kanban and Extreme Programming (XP) frameworks to optimize flow and improve the team’s work

• Facilitate ART planning, execution, and delivery of end-to-end systems value

• Support learning through participation in communities of practice and innovation cycles

What you will get

• Attendee workbook

• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) 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 Advanced Scrum Master 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® Advanced Scrum Master 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.