Leading SAFe® (SA) certification

SA

Certification by Scaled Agile

1 SIMULATION

Foundation

Skill Level

2 Days

Duration

English

Language

Overview

Thrive in the digital age with SAFe’s Business Agility

During this two-day course, attendees learn the importance of mastering Business Agility in order to thrive in the digital age and gain insights they can use to lead a Lean-Agile enterprise by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

The course begins by exploring the SAFe principles, derived from Lean product development, Agile development, DevOps and systems thinking. Following this, the attendees will discuss how to establish Team and Technical Agility and organize around the flow of value. The course then focuses on the importance of adopting a customer-centric mindset and applying Design Thinking as part of the Agile Product Delivery core competency, and provides an opportunity to experience a PI Planning event.

Attendees also gain insights and recommendations for building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline and instilling a DevOps culture. Finally, the attendees will gain an understanding of Lean Portfolio Management and the steps needed for implementing this function in their Enterprise.

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® 5 Agilist (SA) certification exam:

5+ years’ experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product, or project management
Experience with Scrum

Completing this course will help you:

Who is the course for?

Executives and senior managers who will lead an agile transformation.
Leaders, Managers Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management.
Program and Product Managers.
Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads.
Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects.
Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches who will support the transition to self-managing and cross-functional teams.

Learning Path

Day One - Lead the transformation to Business Agility with SAFe

SAFe as an operating system for business agility
Seven core competencies of business agility

Day One - Become a Lean-Agile Leader

Lean-Agile Mindset
SAFe Principles
Lean and Agile at scale

Day One - Establishing Team and Technical Agility

Cross-functional teams
Build-in quality
Organising Agile Release Trains (ARTs) around the flow of value

Day Two - Building solutions with agile product delivery

Customer centricity
Design thinking
Prioritising the Program Backlog
PI Planning
Developing on a cadence
Release on demand
Build a continuous delivery pipeline with DevOps

Day Two - Implement Lean Portfolio Management

SAFe portfolio
Connect the portfolio to th eenterprise strategy
Maintain the Portfolio Vision
Establish portfolio flow
Fund value streams

What people are saying

"Content is appropriate for PAL-E and Mia is an experienced trainer who is capable of effectively running the course and she used the tools at her disposal well (e.g. Miro)."

"A great coaching and experience"

CERTIFICATION

Completion of this course gives you access to the exam and all related study materials as part of your Learning Plan in the SAFe Community Platform.

What's Included?

Digital workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® Agilist exam
One-year membership to the SAFe® Community Platform
Course certificate of completion
E-learning courses to help you prepare for the class

Why ZXM?

ZXM has been leading Scaled Agile implementations since 2011 and specialises in end-to-end digital and agile transformations with SAFe. We were responsible for the SAFe implementations across customers including:

We don’t deal in theory in our training courses. Our practitioner-trainerrs will provide you with the right mix of mindset, practices, and insights you need to make agile stick, influence agile culture, and enable true agility with SAFe.