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 Duration 14 hours

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SAFe Foundations, Team Formation & Iteration Mastery

Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)

  • Adopting a Lean-Agile mindset and understanding the 10 SAFe principles
  • Core values, competencies, and organizational levels in SAFe 6.0
  • Aligning value streams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and Lean Portfolio Management
  • Transitioning from command-and-control to Lean-Agile leadership styles
  • Lab 1: Value stream mapping and ART boundary identification exercise
  • Aligns with: Apply SAFe principles... | Understand team's role within ART...

Building an Agile Team

  • Structuring cross-functional, autonomous teams
  • Defining roles and responsibilities: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Team Members, Architecture & Product Management
  • Establishing Agile team norms, charters, and working agreements
  • Balancing team-level empowerment with managing organizational dependencies
  • Lab 2: Drafting an Agile Team Charter and mapping role-to-work alignment
  • Aligns with: Understand their team's role... | Recognize other teams...

Planning the Iteration

  • Organizing backlogs: Product, Iteration, and Program levels
  • Writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and performing story mapping
  • Applying estimation techniques such as Planning Poker, t-shirt sizing, and story points
  • Structuring the iteration planning event: scope, commitment, and risk assessment
  • Lab 3: Hands-on iteration planning simulation involving story prioritization and capacity allocation
  • Aligns with: Plan and execute iterations effectively. | Participate in PI planning...

Executing the Iteration

  • Conducting Daily Scrums, iteration reviews, and team retrospectives
  • Tracking Agile metrics: velocity, burn-down/charts, lead time, and throughput
  • Managing impediments, scope changes, and mid-iteration pivots
  • Implementing continuous integration and collaboration patterns within the ART
  • Lab 4: Iteration execution simulation focusing on impediment resolution and metric tracking
  • ✅ Aligns with: Execute iterations effectively. | Demonstrate delivered value...

Program Increment Execution, Certification Prep & Capstone

Executing the Program Increment

  • Setting PI Planning objectives, agenda, and success factors
  • Developing draft plans: team breakouts, dependency mapping, and risk identification
  • Conducting management reviews and problem-solving (including confidence votes and escalation paths)
  • Aligning final plans, PI objectives, and business outcome commitments
  • Lab 5: Full-scale PI Planning simulation covering cross-team dependencies, management review, and final confidence voting
  • Aligns with: Participate in & contribute to PI planning. | Collaborate and integrate work...

SAFe® Practitioner (SP) Exam Preparation & Agile Tooling

  • Understanding exam structure, question formats, and time management strategies
  • Focusing on high-yield SAFe domains: Lean-Agile principles, ART execution, iteration management, and PI planning
  • Deep dive into Agile tooling: backlog management, flow metrics, and digital collaboration
  • Workshop: Guided practice exam and concept mapping to identify knowledge gaps
  • Aligns with: All objectives (certification readiness)

Capstone Simulation & Course Wrap

  • Reviewing the end-to-end ART workflow: Plan → Execute → Inspect → Adapt
  • Translating SAFe® practices into organizational change initiatives
  • Exploring the SP certification pathway, study resources, and recertification requirements
  • Open Q&A, personalized action planning, and course evaluation
  • Aligns with: Continuous improvement & ART collaboration

Requirements

The course is open to all, irrespective of prior experience. Nevertheless, those planning to attempt the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) certification exam are strongly advised to possess the following prerequisites:

  • Familiarity with core Agile concepts and principles.
  • Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
  • Practical working knowledge of software and hardware development processes.

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