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 Duration 14 hours

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SAFe Foundations, Team Formation & Iteration Mastery

Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)

  • The Lean-Agile mindset & the 10 SAFe principles
  • Core values, competencies, and organizational levels in SAFe 6.0
  • Alignment of value streams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and Lean Portfolio Management
  • Transitioning from command-and-control to Lean-Agile leadership styles
  • Lab 1: Exercise on value stream mapping & identifying ART boundaries
  • Maps to: Apply SAFe principles... | Understand team’s role within ART...

Building an Agile Team

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

Planning the Iteration

  • Understanding backlog structures: Product, Iteration, and Program
  • Writing user stories, defining acceptance criteria, and story mapping
  • Estimation techniques: Planning Poker, t-shirt sizing, and story points
  • Structuring the iteration planning event: scope, commitment, & risk assessment
  • Lab 3: Hands-on simulation for iteration planning with story prioritization & capacity allocation
  • Maps to: 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
  • Addressing impediments, scope changes, and mid-iteration pivots
  • Patterns for continuous integration & collaboration within the ART
  • Lab 4: Simulation of iteration execution focusing on impediment resolution & metric tracking
  • ✅ Maps to: 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
  • Management review & problem-solving (confidence vote & escalation paths)
  • Aligning final plans, PI objectives, and commitment to business outcomes
  • Lab 5: Comprehensive PI Planning simulation (cross-team dependencies, management review, and final confidence voting)
  • Maps to: Participate in & contribute to PI planning. | Collaborate and integrate work...

SAFe® Practitioner (SP) Exam Preparation & Agile Tooling

  • Exam structure, question formats, and time management strategies
  • Key SAFe domains: Lean-Agile principles, ART execution, iteration management, and PI planning
  • In-depth Agile tooling: backlog management, flow metrics, and digital collaboration
  • Workshop: Guided practice exam & concept mapping to identify knowledge gaps
  • Maps to: 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
  • SP certification pathway, study resources, and recertification requirements
  • Open Q&A, personalized action planning, and course evaluation
  • Maps to: Continuous improvement & ART collaboration

Requirements

Individuals with any level of experience are encouraged to join. However, for those aiming to sit the SAFe® Practitioner (SP) certification exam, the following prerequisites are strongly advised:

  • Acquaintance with Agile concepts and core principles
  • Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and XP frameworks
  • Practical understanding of software and hardware development workflows

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