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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
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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