Leading SAFe

The basic building block of all SAFe projects

Leading SAFe Course with SAFe Agilist Certification Exam.

It all starts here. The first course, on your Agile Lean journey in an Enterprise environment.

It is suitable for everyone who wants to increase efficiency, agility and take advantage of the popular "adapt or die" or to order an agile transformation.

We will teach you how to build and develop agile teams. We will show how to develop a "lean portfolio" and use DevOps in combination with SAFe. The course is therefore particularly suitable for the following roles/positions:

  • Program & Project Managers

  • Product & Product Line Management

  • Enterprise, System, Solution Architects

  • Portfolio Managers, PMO, Process Leads

  • Development, QA, Infrastructure Management

  • Executives & Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIO

What will you learn

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  • Principles, Lean techniques, Systems thinking
  • Coordinate multiple ARTs (Agile Release Trains)
  • 5 competencies for building a lean organization
  • Agile development, product development and integration with DevOps

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Timeline

Day 1

09:00 – 12:30 Course Introduction
  • Environment, Technology, Agenda
  • Meeting the Instructor and Colleagues
  • Agile & Lean
  • Agility for the Digital World
  • Seven Core Competencies
  • Dual Enterprise Operating System
  • Speed ​​as a Core Competitive Advantage
12:30 – 13:30 Coffee break
13:30 – 17:00 SAFe Scaling Principles
  • Agile Team and Agile Train
  • Rhythms and Synchronization
  • Decentralization and Autonomy
  • Variability and Value Stream Management
  • Incremental Delivery Economics

Day 2

09:00 – 12:30
  • Agile Product Delivery
  • Customer Focus
  • Program and Team Backlogs
  • SAFe Events: PI Planning, I&A
  • DevOps and CI/CD
12:30 – 13:30 Coffee break
13:30 – 17:00
  • Portfolio and Change Management
  • Leading by Example and Change Management
  • Introduction to Lean Portfolio Management
  • Certification Exam Description
  • Discussion, Q&A
  • Block length 90 min.
  • Teaching hours 16
  • Refreshments Yes
  • Exam Yes

The course does not require any prior experience, so it is open to everyone.

On the other hand, to succeed in the SAFe® Agilist (SA) certification exam, candidates should have at least 5+ years of experience in areas such as software development, testing, business analysis, project, program, product offices, and master the Scrum methodology.

The certification exam, which is taken individually after completing the course, is optional.

Prestigious certification included

Leading SAFe®

The SAFe Agilist certification is the most versatile SAFe certification.

Its content is similar to the Product Owner, or Developer, or SAFe for Teams training. The scope of all the mentioned certification courses is 2 days and they are defacto supplemented or it is identical content from a different point of view.

Participants who successfully pass the certification exam will receive a certificate from the company. Scaled Agile, Inc., which owns the copyright and registered trademarks.

Certification instructions

Exam format

45 questions

90 minutes

passing score: 75%

closed book policy (dictionary allowed)

Frequently asked questions

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What is SAFe?

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is a framework for scaling agile methodologies to the level of the entire organization. It is a comprehensive and fully integrated framework that provides procedures, tools and methodologies for transforming an organization to agile operation. SAFe combines the principles of agile software development with concepts and practices from systems thinking, Lean management and DevOps.

How can I take the SAFe exam and get certified?

As part of the training, you will receive access to the Scaled Agile Community and a voucher for the final SAFe exam. The exam takes place online in an individual appointment. After successfully passing the exam, you will receive a certificate issued by Scaled Agile.

How does the new SAFe 6 version differ from version 5?

The new version of the SAFe methodology brings several changes, including the simplification of basic concepts, changes in program boards and processes, improvements to tools and support materials, and more.

These changes and improvements in SAFe version 6 aim to strengthen agile culture and processes in organizations and improve the ability of organizations to respond to change and innovate in an ever-changing business environment.

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