Training Leading SAFe® with SAFe Agilist® certification

By obtaining the SAFe Agilist® certificate, you demonstrate your knowledge of SAFe® and fulfill a leading role in it. You prove that you really understand SAFe®, as described on the SAFe website - and more importantly - know how to apply it. SAFe Agilist® certificate holders speak the same language and understand the SAFe® terminology and approach.

Prerequisites and study load:

For this training we recommend HBO work and thinking level. For the preparation for the exam, a time investment should be counted between 12 and 20 hours.

The trainer is an experienced SAFe® Program Consultant who handles the SAFe® framework pragmatically. The explanation of theory is alternated with practice-oriented assignments.

The Leading SAFe® training includes the following topics:

• The Lean-Agile values ​​and their consequences for the way of working together;
• The basis for SAFe®, formed by practices from Scrum, DevOps, Lean UX, Lean Startup and Lean-Agile Portfolio Management;
• Apply Scrum and Lean to shape self-organization within a release train (multiple closely cooperating teams);
• Effectively translating high-over business requirements at portfolio level into features that can be picked up by a team within a sprint.
• Prioritizing and insight into progress at team, program and portfolio level.

Our two-day Leading SAFe® training focuses specifically on

people who are or will be involved in large-scale Agile developments in a leading position: line managers, project managers, program managers, administrators, business representatives and product owners. The training gives you a clear picture of the specific challenges associated with large-scale product development and how SAFe® deals with this. This training is also a good stepping stone for professionals who have the ambition to take on a facilitating role in these types of environments.

After following this training you will be able to:

• Make management choices that are in line with a scaled application of an Agile, Scrum and Lean way of working;
• More information about SAFe® can be found when it is current for you or your organization.
• Have multiple teams work together in a multidisciplinary and self-organizing manner to arrive at customer-oriented solutions;
• Initiate a process of continuous improvement across multiple teams;
• Assess in which areas you still need to acquire additional knowledge and experience in order to successfully apply SAFe®;
• Optional: obtain the SAFe Agilist® certification from ScaledAgile®, which tests basic knowledge about SAFe®.