Leading SAFe^® 5.0 Certificate Course

What you gain from the course

Registration includes:

• Comprehensive participant workbook
• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe^®4 Agilist exam
• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform, with access to members-only resources such as workbooks, Communities of Practice (CoPs), and professional development videos.
• SAFe Agilist (SA) attendance certificate upon request

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. This course explores the five competencies needed to become a Lean Enterprise, whilst allowing participants to practice the skills required for supporting and executing Program Increment (PI) Planning events and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

This course will provide you with 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. It will also show you 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 is in demand worldwide—and empower your enterprise to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when you become a SAFe^® 4 Agilist (SA).

Course Objective

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the importance of the Five Core Competencies of the Lean Enterprise
• Become a Lean-thinking manager-teacher
• 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
• Lead the transformation with the SAFe Implementation Roadmap
• Support PI Planning and the events associated with successful Program execution
• Drive Release on Demand with the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
• Establish alignment and execution with Strategic Themes and Lean Portfolio Management
• Coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains and suppliers with a Solution Train

Course Summary

• Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Becoming a Lean-Agile Leader
• Establishing Team and Technical Agility
• Experiencing Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Releasing on Demand with DevOps
• Building Business Solutions and Lean Systems
• Implementing Lean Portfolio Management
• Leading the transformation

Examination & Certification

Attending this course prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe^® Agilist (SA). The exam is a multiple choice, closed-book, online examination (90 mins, 45 questions, 75% passing score).

Attendees who pass the exam will receive:

• A SAFe Agilist certificate
• One-year certified membership as a SAFe Agilist
• SAFe Agilist branding kit with the SA certification mark

Note: Attendees must attend both days of the course to be eligible for the exam.