SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification

SASM

Certification by SCALED AGILE

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2 Days

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Overview

Advancing Scrum Master servant leadership with the Scaled Agile Framework®

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) implementation.

The course covers facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of program execution and relentless improvement. It enhances the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices, the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value, and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders in the larger program and enterprise contexts. The course also offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

PREREQUISITES

All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience.

However, having the following certifications is highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® 5 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification exam:

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) certification
Agile team coach (PSM II) certification

Completing this course will help you:

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 eXtreme Programming (XP) frameworks to optimize flow and improve the team’s work
Facilitate program planning, execution, and delivery of end-to-end systems value
Support learning through participation in Communities of Practice and innovation cycles

Who is the course for?

Existing Scrum Masters who would like to advance their role in the context of a SAFe® enterprise
SAFe® Release Train Engineers who want to coach Scrum Masters on their role
Agile coaches, consultants and trainers who support Scrum Masters and help them advance them and the Agile Release Train (ART) the next level of agility

Learning Path

Exploring the Scrum Master role in the SAFe enterprise

Explore Scrum Master challenges in the enterprise
Explain the purpose and the basic constructs of SAFe
Establish Scrum Master connections in SAFe

Applying SAFe Principles: A Scrum Master’s perspective

Apply the SAFe Principles in the role of a Scrum Master

Exploring Agile and Scrum anti-patterns

Anti-patterns associated with the Product Owner role
Stories and tasks anti-patterns
Identify context-specific anti-patterns in your environment

Facilitating program execution

Synchronise development with the Agile Release Train
Organise teams around the flow of value
Plan the Program Increment
Execute the Program Increment
Enable teams to release value on demand
Prepare for the next PI Planning session

Improving flow with Kanban and XP

Build your Kanban
Measure and optimise flow
Build-in quality
Foster engineering craftsmanship
Facilitate collaboration with architects, systems teams and operations

Building high-performing teams

Team collaboration
Cross-team collaboration
Building trust with stakeholders
Develop team skill sets
Build an improvement roadmap

Improving program performance with Inspect and Adapt

Inspect & Adapt
The problem-solving workshop

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)."