During this four-day course, attendees learn how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation by leveraging the practices and principles of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) and the seven core competencies of the Lean Enterprise. Attendees gain insights and practice how to coach programs, launch Agile Release Trains, build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps culture, and empower a Lean Portfolio.
About this course
The first two days of the course — Leading SAFe® — provide the basis to teach SAFe to leaders. The final two days focus exclusively on what it takes to implement SAFe in the enterprise successfully. Certifying as a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC), and becoming a change agent, enables attendees to coach and guide the enterprise to succeed in a disruptive marketplace and empower them to implement a Lean-Agile SAFe transformation.
Through our training concept, the participants will be involved in a learning process that creates insight and lasting knowledge. The training has been designed to include theory, practical exercise, dialogue, and reflection.
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Who will benefit?
Professional services consultants
Internal change agents, Lean-Agile Center for Excellence (LACE) participants, Agile Working Groups
Business and technology executives, leaders, managers, and directors
Portfolio managers and fiduciaries, Project/Program Management Office (PMO) personnel
Development, QA, and IT managers
Program and project managers
Product and product line managers
Process leads and lifecycle governance personnel
Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects
Prerequisites
All stakeholders in a Lean-Agile transformation are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® Program Consultant certification exam and practice as a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC):
• More than five years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management
• More than three years of experience in Agile
• One or more relevant Agile certifications
What you will learn
To perform the role of a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC), you should be able to:
• Lead a Lean-Agile enterprise transformation
• Implement SAFe
• Implement Lean Portfolio Management
• Perform Value Stream identification
• Launch and coach Agile Release Trains
• Coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains with a Solution Train
• Use the seven core competencies to achieve business agility
• Train managers and executives in Leading SAFe®
• Continue your learning journey and become enabled to train other roles in a SAFe Enterprise
Topics covered
Leading SAFe®
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
Implementing SAFe® days
Reaching the tipping point
Designing the implementation
Launching an Agile Release Train
Coaching ART Execution
Extending to the portfolio
Accelerating to business agility
Becoming an SPC
What you get
Class registration includes:
• Attendee workbook
• Preparation and eligibility to take the certified SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC) exam
• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
• Course certificate of completion
Attendees must attend all four days of the course to be eligible to take the exam.
Eligibility to train others in SAFe
As a certified SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC), What you get you can continue the learning journey
by achieving validation to license and teach SAFe courses.
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Annual Renewal
Certifications expire one year from the date of certification is earned.
Renewal fee: $895/year
Professional Development Units(PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 30 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications
Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance
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