Course description
Leading SAFe ® 6 (exam included)
The two-day course Leading SAFe gives you what you need to successfully lead a Lean-Agile enterprise into adopting the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe). Derived from Lean, systems thinking, Agile development, product development flow, and DevOps, SAFe is the framework the global market leaders chose to leverage Business Agility.
Learn how to establish a team and technical Agility. Organize and re-organize around the flow of value. Master the skills to support and execute PI Planning events and coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs). You will also explore the importance of adopting a customer-centric mindset and a Design-Thinking approach to Agile Product Delivery. Implement Lean Portfolio Management in your enterprise to meaningfully connect strategy with execution.
Leading SAFe 6.0 training course is provided under Scaled Agile, Inc. Partner Program Agreement.
The Scaled Agile framework®
Has become the weapon of choice for global leaders to become Lean-Agile enterprises and thrive in disruptive markets. With Leading SAFe, your journey into the framework begins.
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) helps businesses address the significant challenges of developing and delivering enterprise-class software and systems in the shortest sustainable lead time. It is as an online, freely revealed knowledge base of proven success patterns for implementing Lean-Agile software and systems at enterprise scale.
Our Leading SAFe courses are taught by one or two SPCs (SAFe Program Consultants). These inspiring trainers are consultants who are active in the field and have SAFe experience training and implementing SAFe at large organizations.
SAFe synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of 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.
Course Description
During this two-day course, they’ll learn the principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework®, how to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains, and what it means to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at enterprise scale.
Attendees will gain an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and why it’s so effective in today’s adapt-or-die marketplace. They’ll also get practical advice on supporting Agile teams and programs, empowering a Lean Portfolio, building a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture, and coordinating large solutions.
Attending the class prepares individuals to take the exam and achieve certification for SAFe® Agilist (SA).
Learning Objectives
- Become a Lean-thinking Manager-Teacher
- Apply the values and principles of a Lean-Agile Mindset
- Apply SAFe’s Lean and Agile principles to the roles and practices of SAFe
- Create high-performing teams and trains by establishing a mission and purpose
- Lead the transformation with the SAFe Implementation Roadmap
- Support PI Planning and the events associated with successful Program execution
- Drive Release on Demand with the Continuous Delivery Pipeline
- Establish alignment and execution with Strategic Themes and Lean Portfolio
Course Content
The principles behind SAFe®
- The origin of the framework and underlying principles
- Strategies for implementing SAFe in an organization
- Agile mindset and how SAFe® supports Lean Thinking, Agile Development, and Agile Architecture
Organizing Agile Release Trains
- Agile release trains, identity, plan, and implement a release
- Work methods and roles
Planning (Program Increment planning)
- How to link development and business development
- Identification of dependencies between functions
- Accelerated decision making
Agile portfolio management
- Agile transformation patterns for strategy and financing, program management, and governance
- To coordinate large value streams and deliver value
To lead a Lean-Agile transformation
- What questions should be asked and answered before starting
- How to do it in practice - road map
- What determines whether the agile transformation succeeds or not
Upcoming start dates
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