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).
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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.
- 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.
