Course Details

Leading SAFe Certification Course

Date June 13 - 14, 2020
VenueOnline
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Implementing a Lean-Agile ETHOS with SAFE 5 AGILIST CERTIFICATION

Summary

During the two-day Leading SAFe® 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 seven competencies needed to become a Lean SAFe Enterprise:

  • Lean-Agile leadership
  • Team and Technical Agility
  • Agile Product Delivery
  • Enterprise Solution Delivery
  • Lean portfolio management
  • Organisational Agility
  • Continuous Learning Culture
Participants in the online class gain insights into mastering Business Agility in order to thrive in the competitive market. They discuss how to establish team and technical agility and organize and re-organize around the flow of value. They also learn and practice the skills for supporting and executing PI Planning events and coordinating multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Participants in the class explore the importance of adopting a customer-centric mind-set and design thinking approach to agile product delivery. Learners also develop an understanding for implementing a Lean Portfolio Management function in their enterprise. Attending the class prepares individuals to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Agilist (SA)

Trainer Bio

Sesha (Phonetic: Say-shah) has over 20+ years of experience in IT. He started his career as a developer and gained expertise in Business Analysis, Project and Product Management skills, and certifications. Sesha, an evangelist for Lean-Agile thinking strongly believes that Agile transformations rock and are successful when Lean-Agile values and principles form the basis of transformation. His work experience scales across various domains like Education, Pharmaceuticals, Finance, Manufacturing, and Airlines. Sesha has trained over 400+ in the SAFe Framework. Training included SPC certification co-training classes, RTE, LPM, SA, SM, PO/PM, SAFe for teams, and SASM certification courses. Sesha has also taught Scrum and Kanban frameworks. He has rendered IIBA-CBAP, PMP-PMP, and PMP-ACP training as well. Sesha has extensive experience in Identifying value streams, Launching ARTs, and coaching teams at different configurations of SAFe. He is an approved SPC co-trainer and pursuing his goal to become an SPCT. He participates actively in local SAFe and any Lean-Agile meetups along with presenting in them. Sesha is a strong believer in meeting the teams and organizations where they are and together walk through the continuing success of the transformation by assisting the teams as a Trainer, Mentor, Facilitator, and Coach. He has trained over 50+ teams in various frameworks with Lean-Agile values and principles as core competencies of the training. Sesha is an avid golfer and doesn't like to miss an opportunity to play around.

Requirement

There are no pre-requisites for this Leading SAFE course. However, experience in software development, testing, business analyst, product, or project management, and/or experience in Scrum are recommended.

Exam Details

At the end of the Leading SaFe course, candidates are assesses with a closed book, 90 minutes web-based multiple-choice exam. Candidates must attain a combined score of 35 out of 45 (77%) to obtain certification as a “SAFe Agilist”.

Target Audience

Leading SAFe is designed for leaders looking to better understand and execute their roles within a SAFe enterprise. It will particularly benefit:

  • Executives and leaders (Managers, Directors, CIOs, VPs. etc).
  • Experienced testers wanting to better understand their role within an Agile team.
  • Development, QA, and infrastructure management.
  • Program and Project Managers
  • Product and Product line management
  • Portfolio Managers
  • PMOs and process leads.
  • Enterprise, system, and solution architects.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

To perform the role of a SAFe Agilist, attendees should be able to:

  • Lead the transformation to Business Agility with SAFe
  • Become a Lean-Agile leader
  • Understand Customer needs with Design Thinking
  • Enable Agile Product Delivery
  • Initiate Lean Portfolio Management

COURSE OVERVIEW:

  • 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
  • Becoming a Certified SAFe Agilist

Cost and Benefit

$1495

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Silicon Training - Benefits

  • Training Conducted by SAFe Transformation Experts
  • 1 Year Membership Covering Project Related Support & Setup
  • Exclusive Access to ATC’s SPC Community
  • Monthly Q&A Sessions with SPCs
  • $200 Discount for Your Next Training

Attendee
Workbook

Workbook to keep for notes and examples

Eligibility for SAFe Agilist Exam

Preparation for SAFe Agilist Exam and eligibility after course attendance

1 year SAFe Membership

One year of membership to the SAFe Community Platform

Certificate of Course Completion

Certification to keep showing completion of course

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