Leading SAFe®

Leading SAFe® offers an introduction to the foundations of SAFe and provides the principles and practices to confidently drive your Lean-Agile transformation.

Price

995 €  + taxes

(Including certification exam)

Length

2 days

Number of attendees

6 - 12

(Minimum number of 6 participants)


Course goals

The course and resulting certification will provide you with an understanding of the Lean-Agile mindset and what it means to lead a Lean-Agile transformation. It will also equip you with the guidance and tools to build a culture of resiliency and a shared language that engages employees and focuses on customers so that organizations can work with agility at scale.


Course dates

Date and place Price without tax Free spaces Language
03. - 04. April 2025
Bratislava, IN PERSON
1095 €
995 €
Yes Slovak
Date and place 03. - 04. April 2025
Bratislava, IN PERSON
Price without tax 1095 €
995 €
Free spaces Yes

After taking the course, you’ll know how to realize the benefits of SAFe, including:

  • Lead the transformation to Business Agility with SAFe
  • How to establish Team and Technical Agility and organize around the flow of value
  • How to align massive organizations around clear, common objectives
  • Apply the values and principles of a Lean-Agile Mindset
  • How to participate successfully in critical SAFe events, such as PI Planning
  • How to adopt a customer-centric mindset

Other benefits of participating on the Leading SAFe course includes:

  • A Leading SAFe digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
  • Access to a variety of learning resources to support you during your SAFe journey
  • Access to meetup groups and other events to connect you with other SAFe Certified Professionals
  • Includes 1-year Scaled Agile Membership (for first time attendees of SAFe courses)
  • Exam included; Passing includes a certificate and digital badge to promote your accomplishment online

The Leading SAFe® certification training course is suitable for:

  • Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs
  • Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management
  • Program and Project Managers
  • Product Managers and Portfolio Managers
  • Process, Enterprise and Solution Architects
  • Anyone wishing to aid their organization in the adoption of a Lean-Agile framework

Lesson 1: Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

  • Thriving in the Digital Age
  • SAFe as an operating system for Business Agility
  • The Seven Core Competencies of Business Agility

Lesson 2: Embracing a Lean-Agile Mindset & Understanding SAFe Principles

  • The Lean-Agile Mindset
  • SAFe Core Values
  • SAFe Lean-Agile Principles

Lesson 3: Creating high-performing teams and programs

  • Forming Cross-Functional Agile Teams
  • Built-In Quality
  • Organizing Agile Release Trains around Flow of Value

Lesson 4: Experiencing Planning Interval (PI) Planning

  • Components of Planning Interval

Lesson 5: Exploring, Executing, and Releasing Value

  • Customer Centricity and Design Thinking
  • Prioritizing the Program Backlog
  • PI Planning
  • Develop on Cadence; Release on Demand
  • Building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps

Lesson 6: Leading the Lean-Agile Enterprise

  • Lean-Agile Principles

Lesson 7: Empowering a Lean Portfolio

  • Defining a SAFe Portfolio
  • Connecting the Portfolio to Enterprise Strategy
  • Maintaining the Portfolio Vision
  • Realizing the Portfolio Vision through Epics
  • Establishing Lean Budgets and Guardrails
  • Establishing Portfolio Flow

Lesson 8: Building Large Solutions & Leading the Change

  • Leading by Example
  • Leading the Change

There are no special requirements to attend the training and you are welcome to attend it, regardless of your experience. However, it is recommended to be familiar with Agile concepts and have some practical knowledge of software and hardware development processes.

The course includes:

  • Course workbook and SAFe Studio access to help you prepare to take the certification exam, claim your digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe® Studio with your first class attendance
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forums to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • Curated content-playlists based on your interests and roles, including templated resources and facilitation guides to get you started
  • SAFe Agilist certification exam

Requirements

  • Review and acceptance of the Candidate Agreement are required to start the exam
  • Exam functionality instructions are provided following the Candidate Agreement

Exam Format

  • Questions are structured in a multiple-choice, single-select format
  • Exams are timed, and the timer is displayed once questions are presented
  • Exams will be submitted when the timer ends, regardless of the number of questions answered
  • Scores are calculated by the number of correctly answered questions
  • Unanswered questions will be marked as incorrect
  • The “Submit” button ends the exam, and a score will be calculated

Practice Test Format

  • The format reflects the same number of questions, level of difficulty, timebox, and domain areas as the exam
  • Unlimited attempts
  • Passing the practice test does not guarantee passing the exam and is provided as a preparation resource

Duration: 90 minutes
Number of Questions: 45
Passing Score: 80%
Delivery: Web-based, closed book, no outside assistance
Access: Learning Plan (after course completion)

 

Course forms

In addition to public dates, we also offer this course under advantageous conditions in the form of in-house training for a group of participants directly at the customer’s workplace.
To obtain detailed information, please contact us.