Leading SAFe^® 5.0 Certificate Course

What you gain from the course

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^®5 Agilist (SA).

Course Objectives

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

• Lead the transformation to Business Agility with SAFe
• Become a Lean-Agile leader
• Explain the importance of the Seven Core Competencies of Business Agility
• Understand customer needs with Design Thinking
• Enable Agile Product Delivery
• Initiate Lean Portfolio Management
• Apply the values and principles of a Lean-Agile Mindset
• Create high-performing teams by establishing mission and purpose

Key Topics

• Thriving in the digital age with Business Agility
• Becoming a Lean-Agile Leader
• Establishing Team and Technical Agility
• Building Solutions with Agile Product Delivery
• Exploring Lean Portfolio Management
• Leading the change

Registration

Registration entitles you to the following:

• Comprehensive participant workbook
• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe^®5 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

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.