Scaled Agile Framework(SAFe) Certification Trainings

SAFe Practitioner(SP) Certification - SAFe® 5.0 for Teams Overview

This two-day course teaches teams who are part of an Agile Release Train (ART) how to work in an Agile environment using Scrum, Kanban, and XP. The teams will learn how to become Agile Teams, build their backlog, and plan and execute iterations. Agile teams learn about their ART and their role in it, planning, executing, and improving with other teams. This class prepares teams to run a Program Increment (PI), including all meetings at the Team and Program level with a specific focus on the upcoming PI planning.

Associated Certification: SAFe® Practitioner (SP)

Audience
For onsite delivery as part of a real-world Agile Release Train, this course is for all stakeholders of an ART at the beginning of its SAFe journey.

Learning Goals

After this course, you should be able to:

  • Apply SAFe to scale Lean and Agile development in your enterprise
  • Know your team and its role on the Agile Release Train
  • Know all other teams on the train, their roles and the dependencies between the teams
  • Plan iterations
  • Execute iterations, demo value, and improve your process
  • Plan Program Increments
  • Integrate and work with other teams on the train


Topics Covered

  • Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • Building an Agile Team
  • Planning the Iteration
  • Executing the Iteration
  • Executing the Program Increment


SAFe® Certification Kit

Attendees who pass the exam will receive:

  • A SAFe Practitioner certificate
  • One-year certified membership as a SAFe Practitioner

What You Get

The class registration includes:

  • Attendee workbooks
  • Eligibility for attendees to take the SAFe®Practitioner (SP) exam with certification exam administration and scoring


Annual Renewal

Renewals are from the date of certification

  • Renewal fee: $100
  • 10 continuing education/outreach hours


Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

  • Attendees may be eligible to apply for 16 Continuing Education – Strategic PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications.
  • Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.

Course Outline

Team Structure
High performing agile teams, the Scrum Master role, and the Product Owner role. At scale, teams, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners have additional responsibilities and challenges.

Building Backlogs
Writing user stories and other backlog items, sizing and prioritizing using lean economics via Weighted Shortest Job First, writing acceptance criteria, and building acceptance tests. At scale, team backlogs are part of the enterprise backlog model for integrating with the program and portfolio.

Sprint Execution
Planning, backlog grooming, tracking, demoing, and continuous improvement. At scale, these include team-level and program-level ceremonies and events.

Software Engineer Practices
Strategies to avoid “waterfalling” a sprint, TDD, ATTD, automated testing, and continuous integration. At scale, technology and practices must also facilitate distributed development.

Launching the Agile Release Train (ART)
Preparation for the first program-level Release Planning Meeting.

Pre-Requisites
1+ years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management

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