15 Topics
5 Days
75 Sessions
Programme Overview
Training Description
Who Should Attend
- Agile Coaches
- Release Train Engineers
- PMO Professionals
- IT Managers and Leaders
- Software Development Professionals
- Enterprise Architects
- Solution Architects
- Business Owners
- Functional Managers
- Change and Transformation Managers
- Digital Transformation Professionals
- Senior Executives leading Agile transformation
- Professionals preparing for the SAFe® Agilist certification
Session Objectives
- Understand the Product Owner and Product Manager roles in SAFe
- Master the responsibilities within a SAFe enterprise
- Learn to write epics, capabilities, features, and stories
- Understand how to apply Lean-Agile principles to the product life cycle
- Participate effectively in Program Increment (PI) Planning
- Learn to manage and prioritize the Program and Team Backlogs
- Discover techniques for continuous exploration and customer collaboration
- Understand the role of Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps
- Gain skills in coordinating with other teams on an Agile Release Train
- Prepare for the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification exam
About the Course
The Unlocking Enterprise Agility: SAFe® Agilist (Leading SAFe®) Training equips professionals with the knowledge and practical skills required to understand and implement the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) within complex organizations. The course introduces participants to Lean-Agile principles, Agile product development, value streams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), portfolio alignment, and enterprise-wide business agility.
Participants will learn how organizations can coordinate multiple Agile teams, align strategy with execution, improve flow of value, and respond effectively to changing customer and market requirements. Through practical exercises, simulations, case studies, and real-world scenarios, learners will develop the capabilities needed to contribute effectively to a Lean-Agile transformation.
Curriculum & Topics
15 Topics | 75 Sessions
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Workshop 1.1:
The seven core competencies of the Lean Enterprise
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Workshop 1.2:
The four configurations of SAFe
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Workshop 1.3:
Understanding the SAFe House of Lean
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Workshop 1.4:
The role of the SAFe Agilist in a transformation
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Workshop 1.5:
Key terminology and concepts in SAFe
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Workshop 2.1:
The foundations of Lean thinking
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Workshop 2.2:
The core values and principles of the Agile Manifesto
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Workshop 2.3:
Adopting a growth mindset
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Workshop 2.4:
Applying Lean-Agile principles to your work
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Workshop 2.5:
The importance of servant leadership
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Workshop 3.1:
The nine immutable SAFe principles
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Workshop 3.2:
Applying systems thinking to large-scale development
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Workshop 3.3:
Taking an economic view in decision-making
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Workshop 3.4:
Building with quality and flow
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Workshop 3.5:
Unlocking intrinsic motivation in knowledge workers
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Workshop 4.1:
The purpose and agenda of PI Planning
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Workshop 4.2:
Roles and responsibilities during PI Planning
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Workshop 4.3:
Executing the PI Planning event
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Workshop 4.4:
The role of the Business Owner
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Workshop 4.5:
Gaining commitment to the plan
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Workshop 5.1:
The Agile Release Train (ART)
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Workshop 5.2:
Synchronizing teams and coordinating dependencies
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Workshop 5.3:
The purpose of Inspect and Adapt (I&A)
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Workshop 5.4:
Continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps
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Workshop 5.5:
The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
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Workshop 6.1:
Understanding Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
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Workshop 6.2:
Connecting the portfolio to the enterprise strategy
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Workshop 6.3:
The role of the Portfolio Kanban system
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Workshop 6.4:
Prioritizing initiatives with Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
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Workshop 6.5:
The role of Lean-Agile leaders in the portfolio
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Workshop 7.1:
Creating a sense of urgency for the change
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Workshop 7.2:
Forming a guiding coalition for the transformation
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Workshop 7.3:
Developing a vision for the transformation
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Workshop 7.4:
Communicating the vision and the change story
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Workshop 7.5:
Empowering a broad base of people to act
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Workshop 8.1:
Understanding the concept of value streams
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Workshop 8.2:
Identifying and mapping operational and development value streams
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Workshop 8.3:
Organizing people around the value stream
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Workshop 8.4:
The role of the Value Stream Engineer
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Workshop 8.5:
Optimizing the flow of value
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Workshop 9.1:
The SAFe for Lean Enterprise configuration
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Workshop 9.2:
The role of the Solution Train Engineer
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Workshop 9.3:
Understanding the Solution and Supplier Kanban
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Workshop 9.4:
The purpose of Pre-PI Planning
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Workshop 9.5:
The role of the Solution Management
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Workshop 10.1:
Leading by example and living the principles
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Workshop 10.2:
Providing purpose, mission, and motivation
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Workshop 10.3:
Supporting people and their development
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Workshop 10.4:
Fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
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Workshop 10.5:
The Lean-Agile leader's responsibilities
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Workshop 11.1:
The fundamentals of Kanban and its principles
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Workshop 11.2:
Applying Kanban to teams and value streams
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Workshop 11.3:
Visualizing work and managing flow
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Workshop 11.4:
The role of Kanban in the SAFe framework
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Workshop 11.5:
Using Kanban to improve predictability
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Workshop 12.1:
Creating strategic themes and guardrails
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Workshop 12.2:
Funding value streams, not projects
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Workshop 12.3:
The importance of Lean budgets
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Workshop 12.4:
Connecting portfolio strategy to execution
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Workshop 12.5:
The role of the Portfolio Sync and Strategic Review
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Workshop 13.1:
Measuring business agility and outcomes
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Workshop 13.2:
Using flow metrics to improve performance
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Workshop 13.3:
The importance of value stream mapping
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Workshop 13.4:
Measuring progress at the team and program levels
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Workshop 13.5:
Creating a continuous improvement roadmap
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Workshop 14.1:
Addressing common impediments to SAFe adoption
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Workshop 14.2:
Dealing with resistance to change
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Workshop 14.3:
Strategies for engaging leadership and stakeholders
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Workshop 14.4:
Fostering a culture of psychological safety
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Workshop 14.5:
Building a sustainable SAFe implementation
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Workshop 15.1:
Understanding the responsibilities of different SAFe roles
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Workshop 15.2:
The role of the Product Manager and Product Owner
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Workshop 15.3:
The Scrum Master's role in a SAFe environment
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Workshop 15.4:
The role of the System Architect
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Workshop 15.5:
Cross-functional collaboration in SAFe
