Leading SAFe® (SA v6)

The SAFe® Agilist course begins by exploring the SAFe principles, derived from Lean product development, Agile development, DevOps and systems thinking. Following this, the attendees will discuss how to establish Team and Technical Agility and organize around the flow of value. The course then focuses on the importance of adopting a customer-centric mindset and applying Design Thinking as part of the Agile Product Delivery core competency and provides an opportunity to experience a PI Planning event.

During this course, attendees learn the importance of mastering Business Agility in order to thrive in the digital age and gain insight to use in order to lead a Lean-Agile enterprise by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

The course begins by exploring the SAFe principles, derived from Lean product development, Agile development, DevOps and systems thinking. Following this, the attendees will discuss how to establish Team and Technical Agility and organize around the flow of value. Students will learn the importance of adopting a customer-centric mindset and applying Design Thinking as part of the Agile Product Delivery core competency and provides an opportunity to experience a PI Planning event.

Attendees also gain insights and recommendations for building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline and instilling a DevOps culture. Finally, the attendees will gain an understanding of Lean Portfolio Management and the steps needed for implementing this function in their Enterprise.

This course prepares attendees to take the SAFe Agilist (SA) exam for certification.

Prerequisites
Internet access is the only requirement for this class. 

Who Should Attend

• Executives, Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs

• Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management

• Project, Program, and Portfolio Managers

• Product, Product Line, and Platform Managers

• Enterprise, Solution, and System Architects

• Agile Coaches

Learning Objectives
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

• Practicing SAFe

Takeaways

• Workbook with SAFe Big Picture and SAFe Implementation Roadmap

• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform

• Course completion certificate (not the SA certification)

• Preparation for and eligibility to take the SAFe Agilist (SA) certification exam

• Up to 16 reportable education units after attendance (PDU)