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Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Training

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SAFe Training offers full education on the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), a methodology designed to assist organizations in implementing Agile principles at scale. It focuses on integrating many Agile teams across significant projects and organizations to improve cooperation, increase efficiency, and meet strategic goals by applying Agile concepts and practices.

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Training is suitable for the following target audiences:

Agile Practitioners: Professionals who are actively using Agile approaches and wish to apply their skills to larger teams and organizations.

Project Managers and Scrum Masters: Those in charge of managing Agile projects and teams must understand how to scale Agile processes effectively.

Product Managers and Owners: Those in charge of developing product strategy and managing product backlogs who seek to connect their efforts with scalable Agile initiatives.

Business Executives and Leaders: Business executives and leaders are interested in learning how SAFe can drive organizational change and increase alignment between business and IT objectives.

Change Agents and Consultants: Professionals who enable Agile transformations and must employ SAFe methods to help firms navigate large-scale Agile implementations.

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC): Manages Agile transformations and implements SAFe across businesses.

Agile Coach: Teach SAFe practices to teams and leaders in order to increase Agile adoption and improve performance.

Scrum Master: Overseeing Agile techniques and ceremonies in scaled Agile contexts.

Product Owner/Manager: Overseeing product development and integrating product strategies with SAFe concepts.

Agile Project Manager: Manages large-scale Agile projects while ensuring alignment with organizational goals through the use of SAFe frameworks.

These positions are in high demand in a variety of industries, including technology, finance, healthcare, and government, in both the United States and Canada, and they provide attractive compensation and chances for progression in Agile project management and transformation.

  • Summary of Agile, Lean, and SAFe principles
  • Fundamental principles and the SAFe Lean Framework
  • Agile Manifesto and Lean-Agile Leadership
  • Comprehending SAFe setups (Essential, Large Solution, Portfolio, Full SAFe)
  • Practical Exercise:
  • Align your organization’s existing structure with a SAFe setup and pinpoint opportunities for enhancement.
  • Principal roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Team, Release Train Engineer (RTE), System Architect. Responsibilities span across teams and Agile Release Trains (ARTs).
  • Collaboration and communication within SAFe 
  • Practical: Develop a RACI matrix for SAFe roles in a hypothetical Agile Release Train.
  • Structure, rhythm, and synchronization of ART
  • Comprehending Program Increment (PI) planning
  • Iteration planning, execution, and evaluation
  • Fundamentals of Continuous Delivery Pipeline
  • Hands On Practice:
  • Conduct a simulated PI Planning session utilizing fictitious teams, user stories, and program objectives.
  • Epics, features, and user stories within SAFe Establishing and prioritizing a Program Backlog
  • Identifying and delineating value streams
  • Responsibilities of the Product Manager and System Architect 
  • Practical Exercise:
  • Create a program backlog and delineate a value stream for a prototype product.
  • Linking strategy to implementation
  • Vision for the portfolio, epics, and Lean financial management
  • Regulatory frameworks and oversight
  • Indicators for portfolio performance
  • Practical Exercise:
  • Develop a portfolio kanban board to illustrate the progression of epics within the system.
  • Ongoing Exploration, Integration, Deployment, and Release
  • DevOps philosophy and methodologies
  • Establishing CI/CD pipelines within SAFe frameworks
  • Practical Exercise: Develop a CI/CD workflow for a software release process aligned with SAFe principles.
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  • Examine and Modify workshops
  • Techniques for root cause analysis and problem resolution
  • SAFe metrics: predictability, flow, quality, and results
  • Executing continuous enhancement
  • Practical Exercise: Facilitate a simulated “Inspect & Adapt” session and create an enhancement backlog.
  • Evaluation of SAFe principles and frameworks
  • Guidelines for SAFe Agilist (SA) certification
  • Capstone: comprehensive simulation of SAFe implementation
  • Practical Exercise:
  • Devise and deliver a comprehensive SAFe deployment roadmap for a hypothetical organization, incorporating all components acquired throughout the course.

Note: This curriculum is designed to build both conceptual understanding and practical skills through weekly hands-on exercises. It will be modified as per latest trends if required.

SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Training equips professionals with the knowledge to implement Agile, Lean, and DevOps methodologies on an enterprise level. It instructs on coordinating several Agile teams, overseeing extensive projects and aligning strategy with execution throughout the firm.

This training is suitable for project managers, Scrum Masters, product owners, Agile coaches, program managers, business analysts and anybody engaged in large-scale Agile initiatives or enterprise change.

You will acquire knowledge of SAFe principles, Lean-Agile leadership, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), PI Planning, value stream mapping, Lean Portfolio Management, and continuous delivery methodologies. You will acquire practical experience through experiential activities and simulations.

Familiarity with Agile or Scrum is advantageous, though not required. The course commences with fundamental Agile principles prior to the introduction of SAFe methodologies, so that novices can engage with the material readily.

This is an 8-week structured training program featuring online weekly sessions that integrate theoretical knowledge, case studies, and practical activities to develop authentic SAFe implementation competencies.

We offer online training classes to promote easy access to all candidates. Recordings are also made available for revision or if you miss a session.

You will engage in activities such as Program Increment (PI) Planning simulations, backlog prioritization, role mapping, value stream design and mock “Inspect & Adapt” sessions to implement SAFe ideas in practical scenarios.

You can enroll via our website or contact our support team directly via email or phone. We’ll guide you through the quick and easy registration process.

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Affirmative. You will receive digital workbooks, slide presentations, case studies, and access to practice examinations and SAFe community tools for continuous education.

Professionals certified in SAFe are in high demand  for Agile transformation initiatives. Completing this training can facilitate positions such as Release Train Engineer, Agile Program Manager, or SAFe Agilist and enhance your capacity to lead enterprise-scale Agile efforts.

The course is offered online. Students will access study material through google classrooms and for teacher student discussions.

We currently offer online sessions with flexible weekday/weekend batches for 8 weeks. All sessions are recorded. You’ll have access to the recordings, along with support from instructors and peers in our learning portal.


Job opportunities in USA and Canada

SAFe Program Consultant (SPC): Manages Agile transformations and implements SAFe across businesses.

Agile Coach: Teach SAFe practices to teams and leaders in order to increase Agile adoption and improve performance.

Scrum Master: Overseeing Agile techniques and ceremonies in scaled Agile contexts.

Product Owner/Manager: Overseeing product development and integrating product strategies with SAFe concepts.

Agile Project Manager: Manages large-scale Agile projects while ensuring alignment with organizational goals through the use of SAFe frameworks.

These positions are in high demand in a variety of industries, including technology, finance, healthcare, and government, in both the United States and Canada, and they provide attractive compensation and chances for progression in Agile project management and transformation.

Student Reviews

Excellent course materials and organization. The training slides were excellent. I had the opportunity to engage with individuals from various regions of India, US and Canada. Got helpful support from the Checkmate IT Tech team: handling queries, sending recordings and being responsive

Kate Joves