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You're investing not just money, but time and ambition into this course. That’s why every element of the Mastering SAFe experience is engineered to maximise value, minimise friction, and deliver tangible career ROI. This is not just another online program. It’s a result-driven, elite-level blueprint for leading enterprise agile transformation with precision, influence, and confidence. 100% Self-Paced with Immediate Online Access
Start the moment it makes sense for you. There are no waiting lists, no onboarding delays, and no rigid start dates. Once enrolled, you gain structured access to the full curriculum, allowing you to progress at your own pace - whether you’re fitting learning around a demanding job or accelerating ahead during focused study periods. On-Demand Learning with No Time Commitments
There are no live sessions to attend, no mandatory weekly check-ins, and no fixed schedules. This is true on-demand mastery. Learn during your commute, after work, or in quiet weekend blocks. The structure supports your life, not the other way around. Typical Completion Time & Accelerated Results
Most learners complete the course in 6 to 8 weeks with a consistent 5 to 7 hours of engagement per week. However, the content is designed for rapid implementation. Many report applying core SAFe leadership principles to their role within the first 72 hours of enrollment, leading to immediate visibility and influence in their organisation. Lifetime Access & Continuous Content Evolution
One payment grants you permanent, unrestricted access to the entire curriculum. Not only do you receive the full value at the time of purchase, but you will also receive all future updates, refinements, and strategic enhancements at no extra cost. As SAFe evolves, so does your course - automatically. 24/7 Global Access, Fully Mobile-Optimised
Access your learning materials from any device, anywhere in the world. The platform is fully responsive, delivering a seamless experience whether you’re using a desktop, tablet, or smartphone. Your growth travels with you. Direct Instructor Support & Expert Guidance
You are not alone. Throughout your journey, you have access to dedicated instructor support. Submit your questions, receive thoughtful, expert-level guidance, and gain clarity when it matters most. This is not a faceless course - it’s backed by real practitioners with decades of SAFe implementation experience at enterprise scale. Official Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
Upon successful completion, you will earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service. This credential is recognised globally by enterprises and recruiters as a mark of rigorous, practical expertise in scaling agile. It demonstrates your mastery of SAFe leadership frameworks, validates your ability to transform complex organisations, and strengthens your professional credibility on LinkedIn, resumes, and performance reviews. Transparent, One-Time Pricing - No Hidden Fees
The price you see is the price you pay. There are no recurring charges, add-ons, or surprise costs. Everything you need is included upfront. This is a straightforward, ethical investment in your career growth. Accepted Payment Methods
We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Secure transaction processing ensures your financial information is protected at all times. 100% Money-Back Guarantee - Satisfied or Refunded
Enroll with complete confidence. If you find the course does not meet your expectations within 30 days, simply request a full refund. No questions, no hoops, no risk. This promise exists because we know the transformation this course enables - and we stand firmly behind the results it delivers. Welcome & Access Flow After Enrollment
Shortly after enrolling, you will receive a confirmation email acknowledging your registration. Once the course materials are fully prepared and allocated to your account, a separate email will be sent with detailed access instructions. This ensures you begin with a polished, fully functional learning environment tailored to your profile. Will This Work for Me? We’ve Designed for Every Scenario
Whether you’re a seasoned enterprise architect, a mid-career Agile coach, or a forward-thinking project manager stepping into transformation leadership, this course is calibrated to your success. The content is role-agnostic in design but deeply customisable in application. You’ll find real-world templates, scenario-based exercises, and implementation roadmaps tailored to Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, Enterprise Architects, CTOs, and Change Leaders. Social Proof: Early learners have reported promotions, expanded project ownership, and direct invitations to lead SAFe rollouts in global financial institutions, healthcare systems, and technology innovators. One learner in London used the PI Planning framework from Module 7 to restructure a failing $12M program, delivering it 3 weeks ahead of schedule. This works even if: you have no prior SAFe certification, your organisation hasn’t adopted SAFe yet, or you’re navigating resistance to change. The tools you gain are not about theory - they’re battle-tested strategies for influencing, aligning, and executing transformation under real-world constraints. Zero Risk, Maximum Reward
With lifetime access, expert support, a globally recognised certificate, a satisfaction guarantee, and content designed for real leadership impact, there is literally no downside to enrolling. You’re not buying a course - you’re claiming a career accelerator backed by unmatched credibility and results.
EXTENSIVE & DETAILED COURSE CURRICULUM
Module 1: Foundations of Enterprise Agile and the SAFe Imperative - Understanding the limitations of traditional project management at scale
- The evolution of Agile from team to enterprise level
- Why SAFe dominates enterprise Agile frameworks globally
- Core values of the Scaled Agile Framework
- Business outcomes enabled by successful SAFe adoption
- Common failure patterns in scaling Agile and how to avoid them
- The role of leadership in driving cultural shift
- Differentiating SAFe from Scrum@Scale, LeSS, and Nexus
- Preparing your mindset for leading transformation
- Assessing organisational readiness for SAFe adoption
Module 2: SAFe Principles and Lean-Agile Mindset - Principle 1: Take an economic view of development constraints
- Principle 2: Apply systems thinking to solution development
- Principle 3: Assume variability, preserve options
- Principle 4: Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
- Principle 5: Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
- Principle 6: Visualise and limit work in progress
- Principle 7: Apply cadence and synchronise with cross-domain planning
- Principle 8: Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- Principle 9: Decentralise decision-making
- Principle 10: Organise around value streams and not functional silos
- Lean-Agile leadership competencies and behaviours
- Creating psychological safety in Agile environments
- Coaching executives on Lean-Agile transformation
- Using the SAFe House of Lean as a transformation guide
- Integrating Lean principles into daily operations
Module 3: The SAFe Big Picture and Configuration Options - Overview of the SAFe Big Picture diagram and its components
- Selecting the right SAFe configuration: Essential, Portfolio, Large Solution, Full
- Understanding Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and their purpose
- Defining Solution Trains for complex product ecosystems
- Mapping value streams to Agile Release Trains
- Identifying roles within each configuration
- Configuring SAFe for regulated industries
- Tailoring SAFe without compromising integrity
- Common mistakes in ART formation and how to avoid them
- Role of the Value Stream Engineer in configuration
Module 4: Leading Change and Building the Coalition - John Kotter’s 8-Step Model adapted for SAFe
- Creating a sense of urgency for transformation
- Forming a powerful guiding coalition across departments
- Developing a clear transformation vision and communication plan
- Empowering broad-based action despite resistance
- Generating short-term wins to build momentum
- Consolidating gains and producing more change
- Anchoring new approaches in organisational culture
- Using PROSCI ADKAR to manage individual change
- Identifying and influencing key stakeholders
- Building executive sponsorship with data and ROI
- Creating a transformation office (SPCT or RTE-led)
- Managing communication channels during transition
- Running effective town halls and leadership forums
- Common pitfalls in change leadership and mitigation
Module 5: The Role of the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) - Key responsibilities of the SPC in enterprise rollout
- Differentiating SPC from RTE, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach
- Training and coaching leaders using SAFe materials
- Facilitating PI Planning events with precision
- Supporting ART launch and sustainment
- Mentoring RTEs and Product Management teams
- Conducting readiness assessments before PI cycles
- Running health checks using SAFe metrics
- Reporting transformation progress to the executive layer
- Managing dependencies across ARTs and suppliers
- Coordinating with external consultants and vendors
- Using the SPC toolkit for scalable delivery
- Licensing and certification paths for SPCs
- Aligning SPC work with business objectives
- Navigating complex governance and compliance
Module 6: Agile Release Train (ART) Formation and Operations - Criteria for effective ART formation
- Defining ART boundaries and capabilities
- Staffing ARTs: identifying team members and roles
- Launching the ART: pre-PI preparation and team enablement
- Running the first PI Planning event successfully
- The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- Facilitating scrum-of-scrums and system demos
- Managing cross-team dependencies and risks
- Using PI Objectives to align execution
- Conducting Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshops
- Tracking and reporting program increment outcomes
- Scaling ceremonies across geographies and time zones
- Integrating distributed teams into the ART
- Adjusting team structures based on flow metrics
- Handling ART reconfiguration and split/merge scenarios
Module 7: PI Planning: The Engine of SAFe Execution - The structure and flow of a two-day PI Planning event
- Preparation checklist for a successful PI Planning
- Setting the stage: business context and vision review
- Product Management vision and feature prioritisation
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and commitment
- Dependency identification and resolution protocols
- Planning reliable PI Objectives with confidence
- Management review and problem-solving session
- Building the final plan and risk board
- Obtaining final commitments from teams
- Facilitation techniques for engaging large groups
- Running hybrid or remote PI Planning events
- Timeboxing and agenda control best practices
- Using digital collaboration tools effectively
- Measuring PI Planning success with quantifiable metrics
- Handling conflict and misalignment during planning
- Escalation paths for unresolvable dependencies
- Communicating outcomes to stakeholders post-PI
Module 8: Team and Technical Agility Excellence - Role of the Agile Team in the SAFe ecosystem
- Scrum and Kanban at the team level within ARTs
- Engineering practices for Continuous Integration
- Test-driven development and behaviour-driven development
- Pair programming and collective code ownership
- DevOps integration with Agile Teams
- Architecture envisioning and emergent design
- Managing technical debt at scale
- Definition of Done and definition of Ready
- Team self-organisation and accountability
- Metrics for team health and predictability
- Retrospectives with impact: action item closure
- Improving flow with cumulative flow diagrams
- Facilitating effective stand-ups across time zones
- Scaling quality assurance across multiple teams
Module 9: SAFe Roles and Responsibilities Deep Dive - Product Owner: prioritisation, backlog management, acceptance
- Scrum Master: servant leadership, facilitation, impediment removal
- Release Train Engineer: flow optimisation, facilitation, servant leadership
- Product Manager: vision, roadmap, stakeholder alignment
- System Architect: technical strategy, vision, guiding evolution
- Solution Manager: managing cross-ART value streams
- Enterprise Architect: platform strategy and standards
- Business Owners: participation in PI Planning, objective setting
- Value Stream Managers: coordinating ART performance
- Lean Portfolio Managers: strategy, funding, governance
- Development Team: commitment, delivery, collaboration
- Epic Owner: managing large initiatives end-to-end
- Community of Practice leaders: sustaining knowledge sharing
- Change Agents: driving grassroots transformation
- Customer representatives in Agile feedback loops
Module 10: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Strategic themes and their role in portfolio alignment
- Lean budgeting and continuous funding models
- Portfolio Vision and Roadmap development
- Portfolio Backlog management and prioritisation
- Lean governance and compliance integration
- Epic identification and definition using Lean Business Cases
- Portfolio Kanban system: stages and policies
- Reviewing Epics with Portfolio Sync
- Implementing guardrails for financial control
- Measuring portfolio value delivery
- Aligning LPM with enterprise architecture
- Coordinating with Product Management and Solution Management
- Reporting ROI to executive leadership
- Handling regulatory and audit requirements
- Scaling decision-making across complex portfolios
Module 11: Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps - Overview of the four stages: Plan, Develop, Integrate, Deploy
- Continuous Exploration: hypothesis-driven design
- Continuous Integration: rapid feedback and build quality
- Continuous Deployment: automated release to production
- Release on Demand strategy and operational readiness
- DevOps toolchain integration across environments
- Infrastructure as Code and environment provisioning
- Monitoring, logging, and observability in production
- Shift-left security and compliance testing
- Feedback loops from operations to development
- Creating a DevOps culture of shared responsibility
- Metrics for deployment frequency and lead time
- Reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR)
- Integrating DevOps with PI Planning cycles
- Cloud-native architectures in SAFe contexts
Module 12: Solution and System Architecture in SAFe - Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
Module 1: Foundations of Enterprise Agile and the SAFe Imperative - Understanding the limitations of traditional project management at scale
- The evolution of Agile from team to enterprise level
- Why SAFe dominates enterprise Agile frameworks globally
- Core values of the Scaled Agile Framework
- Business outcomes enabled by successful SAFe adoption
- Common failure patterns in scaling Agile and how to avoid them
- The role of leadership in driving cultural shift
- Differentiating SAFe from Scrum@Scale, LeSS, and Nexus
- Preparing your mindset for leading transformation
- Assessing organisational readiness for SAFe adoption
Module 2: SAFe Principles and Lean-Agile Mindset - Principle 1: Take an economic view of development constraints
- Principle 2: Apply systems thinking to solution development
- Principle 3: Assume variability, preserve options
- Principle 4: Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
- Principle 5: Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
- Principle 6: Visualise and limit work in progress
- Principle 7: Apply cadence and synchronise with cross-domain planning
- Principle 8: Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- Principle 9: Decentralise decision-making
- Principle 10: Organise around value streams and not functional silos
- Lean-Agile leadership competencies and behaviours
- Creating psychological safety in Agile environments
- Coaching executives on Lean-Agile transformation
- Using the SAFe House of Lean as a transformation guide
- Integrating Lean principles into daily operations
Module 3: The SAFe Big Picture and Configuration Options - Overview of the SAFe Big Picture diagram and its components
- Selecting the right SAFe configuration: Essential, Portfolio, Large Solution, Full
- Understanding Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and their purpose
- Defining Solution Trains for complex product ecosystems
- Mapping value streams to Agile Release Trains
- Identifying roles within each configuration
- Configuring SAFe for regulated industries
- Tailoring SAFe without compromising integrity
- Common mistakes in ART formation and how to avoid them
- Role of the Value Stream Engineer in configuration
Module 4: Leading Change and Building the Coalition - John Kotter’s 8-Step Model adapted for SAFe
- Creating a sense of urgency for transformation
- Forming a powerful guiding coalition across departments
- Developing a clear transformation vision and communication plan
- Empowering broad-based action despite resistance
- Generating short-term wins to build momentum
- Consolidating gains and producing more change
- Anchoring new approaches in organisational culture
- Using PROSCI ADKAR to manage individual change
- Identifying and influencing key stakeholders
- Building executive sponsorship with data and ROI
- Creating a transformation office (SPCT or RTE-led)
- Managing communication channels during transition
- Running effective town halls and leadership forums
- Common pitfalls in change leadership and mitigation
Module 5: The Role of the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) - Key responsibilities of the SPC in enterprise rollout
- Differentiating SPC from RTE, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach
- Training and coaching leaders using SAFe materials
- Facilitating PI Planning events with precision
- Supporting ART launch and sustainment
- Mentoring RTEs and Product Management teams
- Conducting readiness assessments before PI cycles
- Running health checks using SAFe metrics
- Reporting transformation progress to the executive layer
- Managing dependencies across ARTs and suppliers
- Coordinating with external consultants and vendors
- Using the SPC toolkit for scalable delivery
- Licensing and certification paths for SPCs
- Aligning SPC work with business objectives
- Navigating complex governance and compliance
Module 6: Agile Release Train (ART) Formation and Operations - Criteria for effective ART formation
- Defining ART boundaries and capabilities
- Staffing ARTs: identifying team members and roles
- Launching the ART: pre-PI preparation and team enablement
- Running the first PI Planning event successfully
- The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- Facilitating scrum-of-scrums and system demos
- Managing cross-team dependencies and risks
- Using PI Objectives to align execution
- Conducting Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshops
- Tracking and reporting program increment outcomes
- Scaling ceremonies across geographies and time zones
- Integrating distributed teams into the ART
- Adjusting team structures based on flow metrics
- Handling ART reconfiguration and split/merge scenarios
Module 7: PI Planning: The Engine of SAFe Execution - The structure and flow of a two-day PI Planning event
- Preparation checklist for a successful PI Planning
- Setting the stage: business context and vision review
- Product Management vision and feature prioritisation
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and commitment
- Dependency identification and resolution protocols
- Planning reliable PI Objectives with confidence
- Management review and problem-solving session
- Building the final plan and risk board
- Obtaining final commitments from teams
- Facilitation techniques for engaging large groups
- Running hybrid or remote PI Planning events
- Timeboxing and agenda control best practices
- Using digital collaboration tools effectively
- Measuring PI Planning success with quantifiable metrics
- Handling conflict and misalignment during planning
- Escalation paths for unresolvable dependencies
- Communicating outcomes to stakeholders post-PI
Module 8: Team and Technical Agility Excellence - Role of the Agile Team in the SAFe ecosystem
- Scrum and Kanban at the team level within ARTs
- Engineering practices for Continuous Integration
- Test-driven development and behaviour-driven development
- Pair programming and collective code ownership
- DevOps integration with Agile Teams
- Architecture envisioning and emergent design
- Managing technical debt at scale
- Definition of Done and definition of Ready
- Team self-organisation and accountability
- Metrics for team health and predictability
- Retrospectives with impact: action item closure
- Improving flow with cumulative flow diagrams
- Facilitating effective stand-ups across time zones
- Scaling quality assurance across multiple teams
Module 9: SAFe Roles and Responsibilities Deep Dive - Product Owner: prioritisation, backlog management, acceptance
- Scrum Master: servant leadership, facilitation, impediment removal
- Release Train Engineer: flow optimisation, facilitation, servant leadership
- Product Manager: vision, roadmap, stakeholder alignment
- System Architect: technical strategy, vision, guiding evolution
- Solution Manager: managing cross-ART value streams
- Enterprise Architect: platform strategy and standards
- Business Owners: participation in PI Planning, objective setting
- Value Stream Managers: coordinating ART performance
- Lean Portfolio Managers: strategy, funding, governance
- Development Team: commitment, delivery, collaboration
- Epic Owner: managing large initiatives end-to-end
- Community of Practice leaders: sustaining knowledge sharing
- Change Agents: driving grassroots transformation
- Customer representatives in Agile feedback loops
Module 10: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Strategic themes and their role in portfolio alignment
- Lean budgeting and continuous funding models
- Portfolio Vision and Roadmap development
- Portfolio Backlog management and prioritisation
- Lean governance and compliance integration
- Epic identification and definition using Lean Business Cases
- Portfolio Kanban system: stages and policies
- Reviewing Epics with Portfolio Sync
- Implementing guardrails for financial control
- Measuring portfolio value delivery
- Aligning LPM with enterprise architecture
- Coordinating with Product Management and Solution Management
- Reporting ROI to executive leadership
- Handling regulatory and audit requirements
- Scaling decision-making across complex portfolios
Module 11: Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps - Overview of the four stages: Plan, Develop, Integrate, Deploy
- Continuous Exploration: hypothesis-driven design
- Continuous Integration: rapid feedback and build quality
- Continuous Deployment: automated release to production
- Release on Demand strategy and operational readiness
- DevOps toolchain integration across environments
- Infrastructure as Code and environment provisioning
- Monitoring, logging, and observability in production
- Shift-left security and compliance testing
- Feedback loops from operations to development
- Creating a DevOps culture of shared responsibility
- Metrics for deployment frequency and lead time
- Reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR)
- Integrating DevOps with PI Planning cycles
- Cloud-native architectures in SAFe contexts
Module 12: Solution and System Architecture in SAFe - Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- Principle 1: Take an economic view of development constraints
- Principle 2: Apply systems thinking to solution development
- Principle 3: Assume variability, preserve options
- Principle 4: Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
- Principle 5: Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
- Principle 6: Visualise and limit work in progress
- Principle 7: Apply cadence and synchronise with cross-domain planning
- Principle 8: Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- Principle 9: Decentralise decision-making
- Principle 10: Organise around value streams and not functional silos
- Lean-Agile leadership competencies and behaviours
- Creating psychological safety in Agile environments
- Coaching executives on Lean-Agile transformation
- Using the SAFe House of Lean as a transformation guide
- Integrating Lean principles into daily operations
Module 3: The SAFe Big Picture and Configuration Options - Overview of the SAFe Big Picture diagram and its components
- Selecting the right SAFe configuration: Essential, Portfolio, Large Solution, Full
- Understanding Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and their purpose
- Defining Solution Trains for complex product ecosystems
- Mapping value streams to Agile Release Trains
- Identifying roles within each configuration
- Configuring SAFe for regulated industries
- Tailoring SAFe without compromising integrity
- Common mistakes in ART formation and how to avoid them
- Role of the Value Stream Engineer in configuration
Module 4: Leading Change and Building the Coalition - John Kotter’s 8-Step Model adapted for SAFe
- Creating a sense of urgency for transformation
- Forming a powerful guiding coalition across departments
- Developing a clear transformation vision and communication plan
- Empowering broad-based action despite resistance
- Generating short-term wins to build momentum
- Consolidating gains and producing more change
- Anchoring new approaches in organisational culture
- Using PROSCI ADKAR to manage individual change
- Identifying and influencing key stakeholders
- Building executive sponsorship with data and ROI
- Creating a transformation office (SPCT or RTE-led)
- Managing communication channels during transition
- Running effective town halls and leadership forums
- Common pitfalls in change leadership and mitigation
Module 5: The Role of the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) - Key responsibilities of the SPC in enterprise rollout
- Differentiating SPC from RTE, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach
- Training and coaching leaders using SAFe materials
- Facilitating PI Planning events with precision
- Supporting ART launch and sustainment
- Mentoring RTEs and Product Management teams
- Conducting readiness assessments before PI cycles
- Running health checks using SAFe metrics
- Reporting transformation progress to the executive layer
- Managing dependencies across ARTs and suppliers
- Coordinating with external consultants and vendors
- Using the SPC toolkit for scalable delivery
- Licensing and certification paths for SPCs
- Aligning SPC work with business objectives
- Navigating complex governance and compliance
Module 6: Agile Release Train (ART) Formation and Operations - Criteria for effective ART formation
- Defining ART boundaries and capabilities
- Staffing ARTs: identifying team members and roles
- Launching the ART: pre-PI preparation and team enablement
- Running the first PI Planning event successfully
- The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- Facilitating scrum-of-scrums and system demos
- Managing cross-team dependencies and risks
- Using PI Objectives to align execution
- Conducting Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshops
- Tracking and reporting program increment outcomes
- Scaling ceremonies across geographies and time zones
- Integrating distributed teams into the ART
- Adjusting team structures based on flow metrics
- Handling ART reconfiguration and split/merge scenarios
Module 7: PI Planning: The Engine of SAFe Execution - The structure and flow of a two-day PI Planning event
- Preparation checklist for a successful PI Planning
- Setting the stage: business context and vision review
- Product Management vision and feature prioritisation
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and commitment
- Dependency identification and resolution protocols
- Planning reliable PI Objectives with confidence
- Management review and problem-solving session
- Building the final plan and risk board
- Obtaining final commitments from teams
- Facilitation techniques for engaging large groups
- Running hybrid or remote PI Planning events
- Timeboxing and agenda control best practices
- Using digital collaboration tools effectively
- Measuring PI Planning success with quantifiable metrics
- Handling conflict and misalignment during planning
- Escalation paths for unresolvable dependencies
- Communicating outcomes to stakeholders post-PI
Module 8: Team and Technical Agility Excellence - Role of the Agile Team in the SAFe ecosystem
- Scrum and Kanban at the team level within ARTs
- Engineering practices for Continuous Integration
- Test-driven development and behaviour-driven development
- Pair programming and collective code ownership
- DevOps integration with Agile Teams
- Architecture envisioning and emergent design
- Managing technical debt at scale
- Definition of Done and definition of Ready
- Team self-organisation and accountability
- Metrics for team health and predictability
- Retrospectives with impact: action item closure
- Improving flow with cumulative flow diagrams
- Facilitating effective stand-ups across time zones
- Scaling quality assurance across multiple teams
Module 9: SAFe Roles and Responsibilities Deep Dive - Product Owner: prioritisation, backlog management, acceptance
- Scrum Master: servant leadership, facilitation, impediment removal
- Release Train Engineer: flow optimisation, facilitation, servant leadership
- Product Manager: vision, roadmap, stakeholder alignment
- System Architect: technical strategy, vision, guiding evolution
- Solution Manager: managing cross-ART value streams
- Enterprise Architect: platform strategy and standards
- Business Owners: participation in PI Planning, objective setting
- Value Stream Managers: coordinating ART performance
- Lean Portfolio Managers: strategy, funding, governance
- Development Team: commitment, delivery, collaboration
- Epic Owner: managing large initiatives end-to-end
- Community of Practice leaders: sustaining knowledge sharing
- Change Agents: driving grassroots transformation
- Customer representatives in Agile feedback loops
Module 10: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Strategic themes and their role in portfolio alignment
- Lean budgeting and continuous funding models
- Portfolio Vision and Roadmap development
- Portfolio Backlog management and prioritisation
- Lean governance and compliance integration
- Epic identification and definition using Lean Business Cases
- Portfolio Kanban system: stages and policies
- Reviewing Epics with Portfolio Sync
- Implementing guardrails for financial control
- Measuring portfolio value delivery
- Aligning LPM with enterprise architecture
- Coordinating with Product Management and Solution Management
- Reporting ROI to executive leadership
- Handling regulatory and audit requirements
- Scaling decision-making across complex portfolios
Module 11: Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps - Overview of the four stages: Plan, Develop, Integrate, Deploy
- Continuous Exploration: hypothesis-driven design
- Continuous Integration: rapid feedback and build quality
- Continuous Deployment: automated release to production
- Release on Demand strategy and operational readiness
- DevOps toolchain integration across environments
- Infrastructure as Code and environment provisioning
- Monitoring, logging, and observability in production
- Shift-left security and compliance testing
- Feedback loops from operations to development
- Creating a DevOps culture of shared responsibility
- Metrics for deployment frequency and lead time
- Reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR)
- Integrating DevOps with PI Planning cycles
- Cloud-native architectures in SAFe contexts
Module 12: Solution and System Architecture in SAFe - Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- John Kotter’s 8-Step Model adapted for SAFe
- Creating a sense of urgency for transformation
- Forming a powerful guiding coalition across departments
- Developing a clear transformation vision and communication plan
- Empowering broad-based action despite resistance
- Generating short-term wins to build momentum
- Consolidating gains and producing more change
- Anchoring new approaches in organisational culture
- Using PROSCI ADKAR to manage individual change
- Identifying and influencing key stakeholders
- Building executive sponsorship with data and ROI
- Creating a transformation office (SPCT or RTE-led)
- Managing communication channels during transition
- Running effective town halls and leadership forums
- Common pitfalls in change leadership and mitigation
Module 5: The Role of the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) - Key responsibilities of the SPC in enterprise rollout
- Differentiating SPC from RTE, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach
- Training and coaching leaders using SAFe materials
- Facilitating PI Planning events with precision
- Supporting ART launch and sustainment
- Mentoring RTEs and Product Management teams
- Conducting readiness assessments before PI cycles
- Running health checks using SAFe metrics
- Reporting transformation progress to the executive layer
- Managing dependencies across ARTs and suppliers
- Coordinating with external consultants and vendors
- Using the SPC toolkit for scalable delivery
- Licensing and certification paths for SPCs
- Aligning SPC work with business objectives
- Navigating complex governance and compliance
Module 6: Agile Release Train (ART) Formation and Operations - Criteria for effective ART formation
- Defining ART boundaries and capabilities
- Staffing ARTs: identifying team members and roles
- Launching the ART: pre-PI preparation and team enablement
- Running the first PI Planning event successfully
- The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- Facilitating scrum-of-scrums and system demos
- Managing cross-team dependencies and risks
- Using PI Objectives to align execution
- Conducting Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshops
- Tracking and reporting program increment outcomes
- Scaling ceremonies across geographies and time zones
- Integrating distributed teams into the ART
- Adjusting team structures based on flow metrics
- Handling ART reconfiguration and split/merge scenarios
Module 7: PI Planning: The Engine of SAFe Execution - The structure and flow of a two-day PI Planning event
- Preparation checklist for a successful PI Planning
- Setting the stage: business context and vision review
- Product Management vision and feature prioritisation
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and commitment
- Dependency identification and resolution protocols
- Planning reliable PI Objectives with confidence
- Management review and problem-solving session
- Building the final plan and risk board
- Obtaining final commitments from teams
- Facilitation techniques for engaging large groups
- Running hybrid or remote PI Planning events
- Timeboxing and agenda control best practices
- Using digital collaboration tools effectively
- Measuring PI Planning success with quantifiable metrics
- Handling conflict and misalignment during planning
- Escalation paths for unresolvable dependencies
- Communicating outcomes to stakeholders post-PI
Module 8: Team and Technical Agility Excellence - Role of the Agile Team in the SAFe ecosystem
- Scrum and Kanban at the team level within ARTs
- Engineering practices for Continuous Integration
- Test-driven development and behaviour-driven development
- Pair programming and collective code ownership
- DevOps integration with Agile Teams
- Architecture envisioning and emergent design
- Managing technical debt at scale
- Definition of Done and definition of Ready
- Team self-organisation and accountability
- Metrics for team health and predictability
- Retrospectives with impact: action item closure
- Improving flow with cumulative flow diagrams
- Facilitating effective stand-ups across time zones
- Scaling quality assurance across multiple teams
Module 9: SAFe Roles and Responsibilities Deep Dive - Product Owner: prioritisation, backlog management, acceptance
- Scrum Master: servant leadership, facilitation, impediment removal
- Release Train Engineer: flow optimisation, facilitation, servant leadership
- Product Manager: vision, roadmap, stakeholder alignment
- System Architect: technical strategy, vision, guiding evolution
- Solution Manager: managing cross-ART value streams
- Enterprise Architect: platform strategy and standards
- Business Owners: participation in PI Planning, objective setting
- Value Stream Managers: coordinating ART performance
- Lean Portfolio Managers: strategy, funding, governance
- Development Team: commitment, delivery, collaboration
- Epic Owner: managing large initiatives end-to-end
- Community of Practice leaders: sustaining knowledge sharing
- Change Agents: driving grassroots transformation
- Customer representatives in Agile feedback loops
Module 10: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Strategic themes and their role in portfolio alignment
- Lean budgeting and continuous funding models
- Portfolio Vision and Roadmap development
- Portfolio Backlog management and prioritisation
- Lean governance and compliance integration
- Epic identification and definition using Lean Business Cases
- Portfolio Kanban system: stages and policies
- Reviewing Epics with Portfolio Sync
- Implementing guardrails for financial control
- Measuring portfolio value delivery
- Aligning LPM with enterprise architecture
- Coordinating with Product Management and Solution Management
- Reporting ROI to executive leadership
- Handling regulatory and audit requirements
- Scaling decision-making across complex portfolios
Module 11: Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps - Overview of the four stages: Plan, Develop, Integrate, Deploy
- Continuous Exploration: hypothesis-driven design
- Continuous Integration: rapid feedback and build quality
- Continuous Deployment: automated release to production
- Release on Demand strategy and operational readiness
- DevOps toolchain integration across environments
- Infrastructure as Code and environment provisioning
- Monitoring, logging, and observability in production
- Shift-left security and compliance testing
- Feedback loops from operations to development
- Creating a DevOps culture of shared responsibility
- Metrics for deployment frequency and lead time
- Reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR)
- Integrating DevOps with PI Planning cycles
- Cloud-native architectures in SAFe contexts
Module 12: Solution and System Architecture in SAFe - Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- Criteria for effective ART formation
- Defining ART boundaries and capabilities
- Staffing ARTs: identifying team members and roles
- Launching the ART: pre-PI preparation and team enablement
- Running the first PI Planning event successfully
- The role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE)
- Facilitating scrum-of-scrums and system demos
- Managing cross-team dependencies and risks
- Using PI Objectives to align execution
- Conducting Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshops
- Tracking and reporting program increment outcomes
- Scaling ceremonies across geographies and time zones
- Integrating distributed teams into the ART
- Adjusting team structures based on flow metrics
- Handling ART reconfiguration and split/merge scenarios
Module 7: PI Planning: The Engine of SAFe Execution - The structure and flow of a two-day PI Planning event
- Preparation checklist for a successful PI Planning
- Setting the stage: business context and vision review
- Product Management vision and feature prioritisation
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and commitment
- Dependency identification and resolution protocols
- Planning reliable PI Objectives with confidence
- Management review and problem-solving session
- Building the final plan and risk board
- Obtaining final commitments from teams
- Facilitation techniques for engaging large groups
- Running hybrid or remote PI Planning events
- Timeboxing and agenda control best practices
- Using digital collaboration tools effectively
- Measuring PI Planning success with quantifiable metrics
- Handling conflict and misalignment during planning
- Escalation paths for unresolvable dependencies
- Communicating outcomes to stakeholders post-PI
Module 8: Team and Technical Agility Excellence - Role of the Agile Team in the SAFe ecosystem
- Scrum and Kanban at the team level within ARTs
- Engineering practices for Continuous Integration
- Test-driven development and behaviour-driven development
- Pair programming and collective code ownership
- DevOps integration with Agile Teams
- Architecture envisioning and emergent design
- Managing technical debt at scale
- Definition of Done and definition of Ready
- Team self-organisation and accountability
- Metrics for team health and predictability
- Retrospectives with impact: action item closure
- Improving flow with cumulative flow diagrams
- Facilitating effective stand-ups across time zones
- Scaling quality assurance across multiple teams
Module 9: SAFe Roles and Responsibilities Deep Dive - Product Owner: prioritisation, backlog management, acceptance
- Scrum Master: servant leadership, facilitation, impediment removal
- Release Train Engineer: flow optimisation, facilitation, servant leadership
- Product Manager: vision, roadmap, stakeholder alignment
- System Architect: technical strategy, vision, guiding evolution
- Solution Manager: managing cross-ART value streams
- Enterprise Architect: platform strategy and standards
- Business Owners: participation in PI Planning, objective setting
- Value Stream Managers: coordinating ART performance
- Lean Portfolio Managers: strategy, funding, governance
- Development Team: commitment, delivery, collaboration
- Epic Owner: managing large initiatives end-to-end
- Community of Practice leaders: sustaining knowledge sharing
- Change Agents: driving grassroots transformation
- Customer representatives in Agile feedback loops
Module 10: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Strategic themes and their role in portfolio alignment
- Lean budgeting and continuous funding models
- Portfolio Vision and Roadmap development
- Portfolio Backlog management and prioritisation
- Lean governance and compliance integration
- Epic identification and definition using Lean Business Cases
- Portfolio Kanban system: stages and policies
- Reviewing Epics with Portfolio Sync
- Implementing guardrails for financial control
- Measuring portfolio value delivery
- Aligning LPM with enterprise architecture
- Coordinating with Product Management and Solution Management
- Reporting ROI to executive leadership
- Handling regulatory and audit requirements
- Scaling decision-making across complex portfolios
Module 11: Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps - Overview of the four stages: Plan, Develop, Integrate, Deploy
- Continuous Exploration: hypothesis-driven design
- Continuous Integration: rapid feedback and build quality
- Continuous Deployment: automated release to production
- Release on Demand strategy and operational readiness
- DevOps toolchain integration across environments
- Infrastructure as Code and environment provisioning
- Monitoring, logging, and observability in production
- Shift-left security and compliance testing
- Feedback loops from operations to development
- Creating a DevOps culture of shared responsibility
- Metrics for deployment frequency and lead time
- Reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR)
- Integrating DevOps with PI Planning cycles
- Cloud-native architectures in SAFe contexts
Module 12: Solution and System Architecture in SAFe - Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- Role of the Agile Team in the SAFe ecosystem
- Scrum and Kanban at the team level within ARTs
- Engineering practices for Continuous Integration
- Test-driven development and behaviour-driven development
- Pair programming and collective code ownership
- DevOps integration with Agile Teams
- Architecture envisioning and emergent design
- Managing technical debt at scale
- Definition of Done and definition of Ready
- Team self-organisation and accountability
- Metrics for team health and predictability
- Retrospectives with impact: action item closure
- Improving flow with cumulative flow diagrams
- Facilitating effective stand-ups across time zones
- Scaling quality assurance across multiple teams
Module 9: SAFe Roles and Responsibilities Deep Dive - Product Owner: prioritisation, backlog management, acceptance
- Scrum Master: servant leadership, facilitation, impediment removal
- Release Train Engineer: flow optimisation, facilitation, servant leadership
- Product Manager: vision, roadmap, stakeholder alignment
- System Architect: technical strategy, vision, guiding evolution
- Solution Manager: managing cross-ART value streams
- Enterprise Architect: platform strategy and standards
- Business Owners: participation in PI Planning, objective setting
- Value Stream Managers: coordinating ART performance
- Lean Portfolio Managers: strategy, funding, governance
- Development Team: commitment, delivery, collaboration
- Epic Owner: managing large initiatives end-to-end
- Community of Practice leaders: sustaining knowledge sharing
- Change Agents: driving grassroots transformation
- Customer representatives in Agile feedback loops
Module 10: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Strategic themes and their role in portfolio alignment
- Lean budgeting and continuous funding models
- Portfolio Vision and Roadmap development
- Portfolio Backlog management and prioritisation
- Lean governance and compliance integration
- Epic identification and definition using Lean Business Cases
- Portfolio Kanban system: stages and policies
- Reviewing Epics with Portfolio Sync
- Implementing guardrails for financial control
- Measuring portfolio value delivery
- Aligning LPM with enterprise architecture
- Coordinating with Product Management and Solution Management
- Reporting ROI to executive leadership
- Handling regulatory and audit requirements
- Scaling decision-making across complex portfolios
Module 11: Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps - Overview of the four stages: Plan, Develop, Integrate, Deploy
- Continuous Exploration: hypothesis-driven design
- Continuous Integration: rapid feedback and build quality
- Continuous Deployment: automated release to production
- Release on Demand strategy and operational readiness
- DevOps toolchain integration across environments
- Infrastructure as Code and environment provisioning
- Monitoring, logging, and observability in production
- Shift-left security and compliance testing
- Feedback loops from operations to development
- Creating a DevOps culture of shared responsibility
- Metrics for deployment frequency and lead time
- Reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR)
- Integrating DevOps with PI Planning cycles
- Cloud-native architectures in SAFe contexts
Module 12: Solution and System Architecture in SAFe - Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- Strategic themes and their role in portfolio alignment
- Lean budgeting and continuous funding models
- Portfolio Vision and Roadmap development
- Portfolio Backlog management and prioritisation
- Lean governance and compliance integration
- Epic identification and definition using Lean Business Cases
- Portfolio Kanban system: stages and policies
- Reviewing Epics with Portfolio Sync
- Implementing guardrails for financial control
- Measuring portfolio value delivery
- Aligning LPM with enterprise architecture
- Coordinating with Product Management and Solution Management
- Reporting ROI to executive leadership
- Handling regulatory and audit requirements
- Scaling decision-making across complex portfolios
Module 11: Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps - Overview of the four stages: Plan, Develop, Integrate, Deploy
- Continuous Exploration: hypothesis-driven design
- Continuous Integration: rapid feedback and build quality
- Continuous Deployment: automated release to production
- Release on Demand strategy and operational readiness
- DevOps toolchain integration across environments
- Infrastructure as Code and environment provisioning
- Monitoring, logging, and observability in production
- Shift-left security and compliance testing
- Feedback loops from operations to development
- Creating a DevOps culture of shared responsibility
- Metrics for deployment frequency and lead time
- Reducing mean time to recovery (MTTR)
- Integrating DevOps with PI Planning cycles
- Cloud-native architectures in SAFe contexts
Module 12: Solution and System Architecture in SAFe - Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- Role of architecture in large-scale Agile
- Emergent design vs intentional architecture
- Architecture runway and capacity planning
- Non-functional requirements in Agile environments
- System and Solution Architects/Engineers role
- Architectural enablers in the backlog
- Designing for modularity and loose coupling
- Managing technical spikes and exploration
- Integrating legacy systems into Agile flows
- API-first design and microservices alignment
- Security, performance, and scalability considerations
- Architecture reviews within PI cycles
- Collaborating across ARTs on shared components
- Documenting architecture decisions transparently
- Using ADRs (Architecture Decision Records)
Module 13: Metrics, KPIs, and SAFe Reporting - Choosing metrics that drive improvement, not punishment
- Team-level metrics: velocity, predictability, flow
- Program-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement, predictability
- System-level metrics: throughput, lead time, cycle time
- Portfolio-level metrics: Epic completion, ROI, TTM
- Using the SAFe Economic Framework for decision-making
- Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritisation model
- Demonstrating business value with outcome metrics
- Creating living dashboards for transparency
- Avoiding vanity metrics and misaligned incentives
- Reporting to executives with clarity and impact
- Inspect and Adapt metrics review workshop
- Using qualitive feedback alongside quantitative data
- Calibrating metrics across ARTs for fairness
- Handling metric resistance in siloed organisations
Module 14: SAFe for Government, Regulated, and Risk-Averse Industries - Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- Adapting SAFe for government compliance requirements
- Integrating SAFe with CMMI, ITIL, ISO standards
- Audit trail preservation in Agile environments
- Documentation strategies without sacrificing agility
- Managing risk and control frameworks in SAFe
- Using Agile for regulatory submissions and approvals
- Phased rollouts in highly governed environments
- Change control integration with Agile workflows
- Security and data privacy in Agile development
- Working under SOX, HIPAA, or GDPR with SAFe
- Building trust with auditors and compliance officers
- Reporting progress to oversight boards
- Scaling Agile in defence and aerospace
- Case study: SAFe adoption in a global pharmaceutical firm
- Lessons from regulated industry pioneers
Module 15: Advanced SAFe Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Handling ART collisions and integration bottlenecks
- Managing overlapping value streams
- Scaling to 1000+ developers across continents
- Hybrid models: SAFe with waterfall in parallel
- Managing offshore and nearshore teams in ARTs
- ART split and merge techniques
- Running multi-ART PI Planning for solutions
- Synchronising dependencies across solution trains
- Dealing with low-performing ARTs and recovery plans
- Addressing AVON (Accelerate Without Neglecting)
- Overcoming middle management resistance
- Fixing misaligned incentives and KPIs
- Handling cultural inertia in traditional organisations
- Scaling Agile beyond software: HR, Finance, Marketing
- Leading transformation in merger and acquisition scenarios
Module 16: Real-World Projects and Implementation Playbooks - Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training
Module 17: Certification, Career Growth, and Next Steps - Preparing for the SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) exam
- Understanding SPC certification requirements and process
- Leveraging your Certificate of Completion for career advancement
- Updating your LinkedIn profile with SAFe achievements
- Negotiating higher compensation post-certification
- Transitioning from individual contributor to transformation leader
- Building a personal brand as a SAFe expert
- Speaking at conferences and writing thought leadership
- Joining the global SAFe community and networks
- Continuing education paths: SPCT, RTE, LPM
- Teaching SAFe to others using official materials
- Starting your own consulting practice
- Applying for enterprise Agile roles at top-tier firms
- Documenting transformation impact for performance reviews
- Using the course alumni network for career support
- Project 1: Design a SAFe rollout plan for a fictitious enterprise
- Project 2: Conduct a readiness assessment and gap analysis
- Project 3: Run a simulated PI Planning agenda
- Project 4: Create a Portfolio Kanban board with policy definitions
- Project 5: Develop Lean Business Cases for three sample Epics
- Project 6: Draft a transformation communication plan
- Project 7: Design metrics dashboards for executive reporting
- Project 8: Map value streams and propose ART formations
- Project 9: Build a DevOps toolchain configuration
- Project 10: Create an ART health assessment report
- Hands-on templates for immediate organisational use
- Customisable playbooks for ART launch and sustainment
- Stakeholder engagement matrices and influence maps
- PI Planning facilitation scripts and checklists
- Risk registers and dependency logs
- Change management canvases for transformation leaders
- Workshop design kits for internal training