Scaled Agile, SAFe^® Certification Training

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe^®) helps businesses address the significant challenges of developing and delivering enterprise-class software and systems. SAFe^® synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for multiple Agile teams. Scalable and configurable, SAFe^® allows each organization to adapt it to its own business needs. It supports smaller-scale solutions employing 50 – 125 practitioners, as well as complex systems that require thousands of people. An extensive body of knowledge, SAFe^® describes the roles, responsibilities, artifacts, and activities necessary to implement Lean-Agile development.

Since the earliest days at Scaled Agile, the core belief has been simple: Better software and systems make the world a better place. ScaledAgile Version 5.1 represents the most ambitious expansion of that mission in history: to enable the business agility that is required for enterprises to compete and thrive in the digital age. This requires every part of the organization involved in delivering technology-based solutions – development, operations, manufacturing, legal, marketing, finance, compliance, sales, and others – to embrace the principles and practices of Lean and Agile. Seventy percent of Fortune 100 companies and a growing number of the Global 2000 have certified SAFe professionals and consultants on-site, and over 700,000 practitioners have been trained to date.

For many of our SAFe courses, we have partnered with ScaledAgile Gold SPCT Partners to provide a range of SAFe^® certified trainings, including the following certification training courses. Most courses are taught by SAFe^® Program Consultant Trainers (SPCTs), of which there are only approx. 80 worldwide.

Leading SAFe^® 5.1 with SAFe^® Agilist (SA) Certification (2 Day)

During this two-day course, attendees 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. They will discuss the five competencies needed to become a Lean Enterprise. They will also learn and practice the skills for supporting and executing PI Planning events, and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

Attendees will gain 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. They'll also learn 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. They will develop a skillset that's in demand worldwide—and empower their enterprises to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when they become a SAFe^® 5 Agilist (SA).

Attending the class prepares individuals to take the exam and become a certified SAFe^® Agilist (SA).

What You Will Learn

The competencies needed for the successful implementation of SAFe. (The class starts with a deep dive into the SAFe competencies using the Leading SAFe curriculum delivered with an emphasis on how to teach the curriculum and exploring some deeper aspects that aren't covered in a typical SAFe Agilist context )
When to choose SAFe as your scaling approach
Tips and tricks for pitching SAFe in your organization
Techniques for identifying SAFe Value Streams and designing Agile Release Trains
How to prepare for the successful launch of your first Agile Release Train.
Where to focus your attention when coaching Agile Release Trains through their first couple of Program Increments
How to build a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture
When/how to extend towards a Lean Portfolio or a Large Solution configuration.
Patterns for healthy and sustainable SAFe implementation.

Who Should Attend

Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs
Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management
Program and Project Managers
Product and Product Line Management
Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads
Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects

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 in Scrum

What's Included

Attendee workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe^® 5 Agilist exam
One year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
Course certificate of completion
Note: Attendees must attend both days of the course in order to be eligible for the exam.
Upon passing your SAFe^® Agilist Exam, you gain access to:
- SAFe Agilist certificate
- A SAFe 5 Agilist digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
- A one-year certified membership as a SAFe Agilist, which includes access to the SA Community of Practice
- A SAFe Agilist certification usage guide with SA certification marks
- Access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey
A variety of learning resources to support you during your SAFe journey
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PgMP, certifications and 9 PDUs for other PMI certifications.
Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through the Scrum Alliance

Implementing SAFe^® with SPC5.1 Certification (4 Day)

Implementing SAFe is the premier SAFe workshop. It provides the deepest insights into the intricacies of the SAFe framework and how to implement it. Implementing SAFe classes are led by SAFe Program Consultant Trainers (SPCTs) – ensuring a high quality of delivery, real-world experience, and training professionalism. The classes are co-trained by an SPCT or specifically approved experienced SPCs.

Taking an Implementing SAFe class is the path to getting certified as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC). As a SPCs, you can deliver formal SAFe training classes and have access to all the SAFe power toolkits.

What You Will Learn

The competencies needed for the successful implementation of SAFe. (The class starts with a deep dive into the SAFe competencies using the Leading SAFe curriculum delivered with an emphasis on how to teach the curriculum and exploring some deeper aspects that aren't covered in a typical SAFe Agilist context )
When to choose SAFe as your scaling approach
Tips and tricks for pitching SAFe in your organization
Techniques for identifying SAFe Value Streams and designing Agile Release Trains
How to prepare for the successful launch of your first Agile Release Train.
Where to focus your attention when coaching Agile Release Trains through their first couple of Program Increments
How to build a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture
When/how to extend towards a Lean Portfolio or a Large Solution configuration.
Patterns for healthy and sustainable SAFe implementation.

Who Should Attend

Leaders in the Product Development/IT organization looking to educate themselves on approaches for scaling agile beyond the team level. SAFe is certainly the most popular scaling approach out there.
Agile Consultants/Coaches/Scrum Masters looking to add program/portfolio training/consulting/coaching capabilities to what they can offer their teams/clients, and looking to add the desired SPC5.1 badge to their resume.
Leaders/Change Agents looking to understand how to implement SAFe in a healthy effective way using the SAFe Implementation Roadmap.
Project/Program Management Office (PMO) personnel or consultants looking to understand how to implement Lean/Agile at the Program/Portfolio level for their organization or their clients.
Process/Quality Center of Excellence people trying to balance agility and coherent robust process framework.

What's Included

Attendance of the Implementing SAFe 4-day class
Student workbook
Opportunity to take the SPC5.1 assessment after the class; upon passing you gain access to:
- SAFe^® Program Consultant (SPC) certificate
- A SAFe^® 5.1 Program Consultant digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
- A one-year certified membership as a Certified SAFe^® Program Consultant, which includes access to the SPC Community of Practice
- A SAFe^® Program Consultant certification usage guide with SPC certification marks
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 30 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications and 10.5 PDUs towards other PMI certifications.

SAFe^® DevOps 5.1 with SAFe^® DevOps Practitioner (SDP) Certification (2 Day)

To compete in a disruptive global market, every organization needs to deliver valuable technology solutions at the speed of business. This requires a shared DevOps mindset among all the people needed to define, build, test, deploy, and release software-driven systems — not just the engineers operating a CI/CD pipeline.

The two-day, interactive SAFe^® DevOps course helps people across technical, non-technical, and leadership roles work together to optimize their value stream from end to end. Attendees will learn what DevOps is, why it is important to every role, and design a continuous delivery pipeline that is tailored to their business. Attendees work in cross-functional teams to map their current state value stream from concept to cash, identify major bottlenecks to flow, and build an actionable implementation plan that will accelerate the benefits of DevOps in their organization.

Attendees will leave with the knowledge they need to support and enable a successful DevOps initiative at scale. The course also prepares attendees for the SAFe^® 5 DevOps Practitioner (SDP) certification exam.

What You Will Learn

Introducing DevOps
Mapping your Continuous Delivery Pipeline
Gaining alignment with Continuous Exploration
Building quality with Continuous Integration
Reducing time-to-market with Continuous Deployment
Delivering Business Value with Release on Demand
Taking action

Who Should Attend

Development Managers, Engineering Managers
Configuration Managers, Release Managers
Development Leads, Developers, UI/UX Developers
Infrastructure Architects, System Architects
Product Managers, Product Owners
System Administrators, DBAs, InfoSec
QA Managers, Testers
Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters

All are welcome to attend the course without prior DevOps or SAFe experience.

What's Included

Attendee workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the exam
One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
Certification of completion
Upon passing your SAFe SDP exam, you will receive:
- SAFe 5 Certified DevOps Practitioner PDF certificate
- SAFe 5 Certified DevOps Practitioner digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
- One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform, which includes access to the SP Community of Practice
- Access to Meetup groups and events that connect you with other SAFe Certified Professionals
- A variety of learning resources to support you during your SAFe journey
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications and 1.5 PDUs towards other PMI certifications.
Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through the Scrum Alliance

SAFe^® Release Train Engineer (RTE) 5.1 with RTE Certification (3 Day)

Attendees explore the skills needed to facilitate and enable end-to-end value delivery through Agile Release Trains (ARTs)—and learn how to build a high-performing ART through servant leadership and coaching—by becoming a SAFe^® 5 Release Train Engineer (RTE).

During this three-day course, attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of an RTE in the SAFe enterprise.

Through experiential learning, attendees will examine the RTE role in a Lean-Agile transformation. They will learn how to facilitate ART processes and execution, coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in new processes and mindsets. They will also learn how to prepare, plan and execute a Program Increment (PI) planning event, the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization.

What You Will Learn

Exploring the RTE Role, Responsibilities, and Stances.
Applying SAFe Principles in the RTE's work with the ART
Organizing the ART
Advanced topics in Program Increment Planning
Nuances of executing a Program Increment
Inspecting and Adapting – Fostering Relentless Improvement
Serving the ART – How the RTE can act as a servant leader
Continuing Your Learning Journey

Who Should Attend

We recommend participants have at least one SAFe certification and to have launched or participated in at least one ART / PI if they intend to take the SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification exam.

Practicing RTEs and Solution Train Engineers (STEs)
Program and project managers who are practicing some form of scaled agility – especially if it a SAFe or SAFe-like environment
Scrum Masters in a SAFe or SAFe-like environment
Leaders and managers focused relentlessly improving the performance of their Agile Release Trains/Solution Trains.
Agile coaches working in a SAFe/SAFe-like environment
SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs) looking to be more effective in coaching ARTs and RTEs/STEs.

What's Included

Attendee workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe^® 5 Release Train Engineer (RTE) exam
One year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
Course certificate of completion
Note: Attendees must attend all days of the course in order to qualify for the exam
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 20 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications and 10 PDUs towards other PMI certifications.

SAFe ScrumMaster 5.1 Certification Course (2 Day)

Are you curious about how to coach Agile teams to deliver maximum business value at scale? The SAFe^® Scrum Master course covers the tactical skills to be an effective Scrum Master in a SAFe organization. And gives you the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.

If you want to become a certified scrum master with the skills to help leading companies succeed with Agile and scrum, the SAFe Scrum Master course is for you. Learn how scrum masters empower and lead Agile teams. Understand how to facilitate Agile events like iteration planning, standups, and retrospectives. And discover how to help teams plan and complete their work. You’ll also learn the principles of servant leadership, so you can help develop high-performing, engaged, continuously improving teams in your own organization.

What You Will Learn

Describe Scrum in a SAFe enterprise
Facilitate Scrum events
Facilitate effective Iteration execution
Support effective Program Increment execution
Support relentless improvement
Coach Agile teams for maximum business results
Support DevOps implementation

Who Should Attend

This workshop is perfect and recommended to all levels that could be practicing as a Scrum Master or those who interact with the Scrum Master

What's Included

Course materials
Remote learning via SAFe^® Virtual Classrooms
Access to SAFe^® Collaborate, a visual online workspace
One-year membership to the SAFe^® Community Platform
Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
SAFe Scrum Master certification exam

Exam Details

Duration: 90 minutes
Number of questions: 45
Passing score: 33/45 (73%)
Competency level: Intermediate; Proficient, capable; can perform tasks with some assistance
Question format: Multiple choice (one answer) or multiple select (2-3 answers)
Delivery: Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance, timed
Access: Community Platform upon completion of the course
Languages offered: English
Cost: First attempt included in the course registration fee if taken within 30 days of course completion

SAFe Advanced ScrumMaster Certification Course (2 Day)

The course covers the 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 offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

As a practicing scrum master in a SAFe^® organization, you’ve got the tactical skills to coach Agile teams in delivering business value. Build on that strong foundation in the SAFe^® Advanced Scrum Master course and discover how to facilitate success for Agile teams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and the organization. And get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.

Take your leadership skills to the next level. The SAFe Advanced Scrum Master course will give you the tools you need to improve your coaching and facilitation skills, avoid common missteps, and encourage relentless improvement. You’ll learn how to apply Lean, Kanban, DevOps, and SAFe principles to improve team and business outcomes. You’ll up-level your facilitation skills for key Agile and Scaled Agile Framework^® events, whether they’re in person or across teams and time zones. And you’ll discover how communities of practice can support continuous improvement.

What You Will Learn

Apply SAFe^® principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching in the multi-team environment.
Build a high-performing team and foster relentless improvement at the Team and Program levels.
Address Agile and Scrum anti-patterns.
Support the adoption of engineering practices, DevOps, and Agile architecture.
Apply Kanban and flow to optimize 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 Should Attend

This two-day course prepares existing Scrum Masters to take a leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe^® implementation and become SAFe^® SASM Certified.

What's Included

Course materials
Remote learning via SAFe^® Virtual Classrooms
Access to SAFe^® Collaborate, a visual online workspace
One-year membership to the SAFe^® Community Platform
SAFe Advanced Scrum Master certification exam

Exam Details

Exam name: SAFe^® 5 Advanced Scrum Master Exam
Exam format: Multiple choice (one answer) or multiple select (2-3 answers)
Exam delivery: Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed
Exam access: Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the SAFe^® Advanced Scrum Master course
Exam duration: Once the exam begins, candidates have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the exam
Number of questions: 60
Passing score: SASM 5 = 44 out of 60 (73%)
Language: English
Exam cost: First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50
Retake policy: Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait

SAFe 5.0 For Government Certification Course (2 Day)

More government agencies are adopting Lean-Agile practices to generate better results for stakeholders, including government and military personnel, contractors, and civilians. But how do you overcome legacy governance, contracting, and organizational barriers? How do you adapt private sector success patterns to the government context to deliver value faster?

In the SAFe^® for Government course, you’ll learn how to apply Lean-Agile and SAFe practices in a government organization, so you can deliver projects with speed and quality. Improve collaboration with teams and stakeholders, mitigate risk, and make efficient use of taxpayer money with SAFe for Government practices.

What You Will Learn

How to apply Lean, Agile, and DevOps principles and practices in traditional government organizations and cultures.
How to adapt technology strategy, budgeting and forecasting, acquisition, compliance, and governance practices to flow-based practices using emerging government guidelines.
How to organize government programs into ARTs and execute in program increments (PIs), even in remote environments with distributed teams.
How to build an action plan to begin or accelerate a SAFe implementation in your program or agency.

Who Should Attend

Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs
Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management
Program and Project Managers
Product and Product Line Management
Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads
Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects

What's Included

Course materials
Remote learning via SAFe^® Virtual Classrooms
Access to SAFe^® Collaborate, a visual online workspace
One-year membership to the SAFe^® Community Platform
Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
SAFe for Government certification exam

Exam Details

Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs
Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management
Program and Project Managers
Product and Product Line Management
Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads
Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects
Languages offered: English
Cost: First attempt included in the course registration fee if taken within 30 days of course completion