Mastering SAFe The Practitioner's Blueprint to Leading Agile at Scale
You’re leading transformation in a complex enterprise. Deadlines are tight. Stakeholders demand proof of progress. Teams feel siloed. Agile at scale sounds like a promise, but in practice, it’s messy, inconsistent, and hard to measure. You’re expected to deliver results, not just methodologies. Worse, without a proven framework, your efforts risk being dismissed as “just another Agile initiative” - underfunded, deprioritised, and ultimately forgotten. The cost isn’t just project failure. It’s your credibility, visibility, and long-term leadership trajectory on the line. Mastering SAFe The Practitioner's Blueprint to Leading Agile at Scale is your definitive roadmap from uncertainty to authority. This isn’t theory. It’s a battle-tested, fully actionable system built for real-world implementation in regulated, matrixed, and change-resistant organisations. By the end of this course, you’ll go from conceptual understanding to delivering a fully scoped, stakeholder-aligned SAFe implementation plan - complete with executive-ready business justification, team enablement roadmap, and measurable outcomes framework. You’ll be ready to present with confidence, gain buy-in, and lead transformation that lasts. One learner, Priya M, Enterprise Agile Coach at a global fintech, used the blueprint to redesign her company’s product delivery approach. Within nine weeks, she secured executive sponsorship, launched three Agile Release Trains, and reduced time-to-market by 40%. Her proposal was fast-tracked - and she was promoted to Lead Transformation Strategist. This isn’t about certification alone. It’s about earning recognition, influence, and the ability to drive measurable change at scale. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-Paced. On-Demand. Built for Real Professionals.
This course is designed for working professionals who need flexibility without compromise. Enrol once, and gain immediate online access to the full learning experience. No fixed start dates. No time zone conflicts. No scheduling friction. Most learners complete the core curriculum in 4 to 6 weeks with 5–7 hours per week. Early application of tools means you can begin aligning stakeholders and shaping initiatives in as little as 10 days. Real impact starts fast - not after months of study. Lifetime Access • Full Updates Included
Enrol now and get lifetime access to every component of Mastering SAFe The Practitioner's Blueprint to Leading Agile at Scale. This includes all future updates, refinements, and expanded materials released by The Art of Service - at no additional cost. SAFe evolves, and so does this course. Access your materials anytime, anywhere, on any device. Fully mobile-optimised for professionals learning on the move. Whether you're in a boardroom, airport lounge, or client site, your progress syncs seamlessly across platforms. Instructor Support & Implementation Guidance
You’re not learning in isolation. This course includes direct access to SAFe practitioners with over a decade of scaling Agile in regulated industries. Get your questions answered, your plans reviewed, and your challenges addressed through structured support channels. Guidance is embedded at critical milestones - from ART readiness assessments to PI Planning simulations - ensuring you don’t just absorb content, but apply it with precision. Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
Upon finishing the course, you’ll earn a Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service - a globally recognised credential trusted by professionals in over 120 countries. This is not a participation badge. It’s proof of systematic mastery, strategic thinking, and applied competence in leading Agile at scale. Organisations from Fortune 500s to fast-scaling tech firms consistently reference The Art of Service certifications in hiring and promotion criteria. Your certificate positions you as a verified practitioner - not just a participant. No Hidden Fees. No Surprises. Zero Risk.
Pricing is straightforward and inclusive. No monthly subscriptions. No hidden charges. No “unlock next module” gimmicks. What you see is what you get - full, unrestricted access from day one. We accept all major payment methods, including Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal. Transactions are secured with bank-level encryption, and we comply with global data protection standards to keep your information safe. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee - Refunded if You’re Not Convinced
We eliminate all risk with a full money-back guarantee. If, after reviewing the first three modules, you do not believe this course will give you a clear advantage in leading Agile transformation, simply request a refund. No forms. No excuses. Just results. After enrolling, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Your access credentials and onboarding instructions will be sent separately once your course materials are fully configured - ensuring a smooth, error-free start. This Works Even If…
- You’re new to SAFe but need to lead a rollout next quarter
- You’re experienced but struggling to get leadership buy-in
- Your teams are geographically dispersed or in regulated environments
- You’ve tried Agile at scale before and it stalled
- You work in government, healthcare, finance, or another high-compliance sector
The blueprint is designed to work in the most complex, political, and risk-averse environments. With step-by-step templates, scenario-based exercises, and role-specific guidance, you’ll be equipped no matter your starting point. Role-specific examples from Enterprise Architects, Release Train Engineers, Product Managers, and CIOs show exactly how to adapt the content to your context. This isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s tailored mastery for real-world impact.
Module 1: Foundations of SAFe and the Agile Enterprise - Understanding the evolution of Agile from team to enterprise level
- Core principles of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- The Business Agility imperative in modern organisations
- Key challenges in scaling Agile across departments and geographies
- Defining organisational agility versus team agility
- Role of leadership in fostering an Agile mindset
- Common misconceptions and pitfalls in Agile transformations
- Linking Agile outcomes to business performance metrics
- Introduction to the SAFe Big Picture: structure and purpose
- Aligning SAFe with strategic business goals and vision
Module 2: SAFe Lean-Agile Principles and Mindset - Deep dive into the 10 SAFe Lean-Agile principles
- Principle 1: Take an economic view of development and delivery
- Principle 2: Apply systems thinking to the entire solution
- Principle 3: Assume variability and 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 (WIP)
- Principle 7: Apply cross-functional teams and collaboration
- Principle 8: Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- Principle 9: Decentralise decision-making where possible
- Principle 10: Organise around value streams and flow
- Embedding Lean-Agile thinking into daily operations
- Overcoming resistance to cultural and behavioural change
- Measuring mindset shift across teams and leadership
Module 3: Organising Around Value and Value Streams - Defining Value Streams in complex organisations
- Identifying customer-centric vs. technology-centric value streams
- Mapping current state vs. future state value flows
- Techniques for value stream identification and analysis
- Aligning development to customer and business outcomes
- Assigning teams to value streams based on end-to-end delivery
- Role of Product Management in value stream ownership
- Integrating DevOps and operations into value streams
- Managing dependencies across multiple value streams
- Establishing KPIs for value stream performance
- Using flow efficiency metrics to identify bottlenecks
- Transitioning from functional silos to value-based organisation
Module 4: Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Team Structure - Understanding the Agile Release Train: purpose and composition
- Standard ART size: 50–125 people, cross-functional and cross-domain
- Roles within an ART: Product Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner
- Defining ART boundaries and alignment with value streams
- Team topologies: feature, component, and platform teams
- Integrating shared services into ARTs
- Remote and distributed team integration strategies
- Coaching ARTs through formation and launch phases
- Creating ART charters and mission statements
- Aligning ART goals with enterprise strategy
- Managing ART membership changes and team rotations
- Building psychological safety and trust within ARTs
Module 5: The Program Increment (PI) Planning Process - Overview of the PI Planning event: schedule, duration, and rhythm
- Preparing for PI Planning: pre-work and readiness checks
- Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) in facilitating PI Planning
- Agenda breakdown: Day 1 and Day 2 of the PI event
- Business context presentation: setting the strategic direction
- Product and solution vision alignment across teams
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and dependency planning
- Developing PI Objectives with measurable outcomes
- Identifying cross-team dependencies and planning solutions
- Creating draft iterations and feature commitments
- Problem-solving workshop during the PI event
- Final plan review and confidence vote
- Documenting and publishing PI outcomes
- Digital tools for remote or hybrid PI Planning
- Common anti-patterns and how to avoid them
Module 6: Execution and Delivery on the ART - Iteration execution: planning, stand-ups, and reviews
- Role of the Scrum of Scrums in synchronising teams
- Managing team-level impediments and escalations
- Using Kanban boards for flow visibility at team and ART level
- Tracking progress via System Demos and Increment reviews
- Integrating continuous integration and automated testing
- Managing feature and capability completion rates
- Handling scope changes mid-PI
- Monitoring Predictability Measure (PM) and trend analysis
- Using objective evidence to adjust course during a PI
- Managing technical debt within iterations
- Communicating delivery status to stakeholders and executives
Module 7: Measurements, Metrics, and KPIs in SAFe - SAFe House of Lean: linking culture, leadership, and performance
- Four levels of measurement in SAFe: team, program, solution, portfolio
- Flow Metrics: velocity, throughput, cycle time, backlog age
- Lean Budget Management and cost tracking at the portfolio level
- Program Predictability Measure (PM) calculation and interpretation
- ART-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement rate and defect leakage
- Solution-level metrics: time-to-market, release frequency
- Portfolio-level metrics: strategic alignment and return on investment
- Using dashboards to visualise performance for leadership
- Avoiding vanity metrics and focusing on outcomes
- Linking team output to business outcome metrics
- Balancing leading and lagging indicators
- Creating custom KPIs for industry-specific contexts
Module 8: The Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) - Core responsibilities of the RTE: servant leadership and facilitation
- Facilitating PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt
- Reducing organisational impediments and escalating blockers
- Coaching teams on Agile practices and collaboration
- Reporting ART progress and forecasting delivery
- Managing dependencies and synchronisation across teams
- Building RTE competency through experiential learning
- Creating RTE playbooks and standard operating procedures
- Handling conflict resolution within and across teams
- Metrics tracking and feedback loops for RTE self-improvement
- Balancing technical and people leadership responsibilities
- Transitioning from project manager to RTE role
Module 9: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Overview of Lean Portfolio Management and its role in SAFe
- Connecting strategy to execution through portfolio flow
- Establishing portfolio vision and strategic themes
- Lean budgeting: funding streams vs. project-based funding
- Creating and managing the Enabler and Feature Backlogs
- Prioritisation frameworks: WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First)
- Portfolio Kanban system: ideation to implementation stages
- Gate reviews and decision-making in a Lean context
- Managing Epic definition, approval, and implementation
- Role of the Epic Owner and Lean Portfolio Manager
- Tracking Epic progress and measuring business impact
- Aligning portfolio decisions with compliance and risk standards
Module 10: Continuous Exploration and Innovation - Principles of Continuous Exploration in SAFe
- Customer research and market feedback integration
- Design thinking and Lean UX practices in Agile environments
- Opportunity assessment and hypothesis-driven development
- Defining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Minimum Marketable Features
- Backlog refinement across portfolio, solution, and team levels
- Collaboration between Product Management and UX teams
- Feature definition using outcome-based acceptance criteria
- Managing discovery and delivery balance
- Innovation and Planning Iteration: structure and purpose
- Running effective innovation sprints and hackathons
- Measuring and rewarding innovation efforts
Module 11: DevOps and Release on Demand - SAFe’s Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Continuous Exploration, Integration, Deployment, Release
- Automated testing strategies for Agile teams
- Continuous Integration: tools, triggers, and feedback loops
- Deployment pipelines and environment management
- Feature toggles and canary releases for risk reduction
- Monitoring and observability in production systems
- Security and compliance in DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Cloud-native architectures and microservices integration
- Measuring lead time and deployment frequency
- Building and maintaining release trains in SAFe
- Enabling on-demand releases without PI dependencies
Module 12: Leading Change and Enterprise Adoption - Change management models applied to SAFe rollout
- Creating a compelling case for change: executive messaging
- Identifying change agents and early adopters
- Overcoming organisational inertia and resistance
- Communicating vision, benefits, and expectations clearly
- Phased rollout strategies: pilot ARTs vs. big bang
- Scaling SAFe across multiple divisions or regions
- Training and coaching plans for different stakeholder groups
- Managing executive engagement and accountability
- Feedback loops and adaptation based on rollout data
- Tracking adoption using maturity assessments
- Creating a centre of excellence or SAFe practice community
Module 13: Advanced SAFe Configurations and Extensions - Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- Understanding the evolution of Agile from team to enterprise level
- Core principles of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- The Business Agility imperative in modern organisations
- Key challenges in scaling Agile across departments and geographies
- Defining organisational agility versus team agility
- Role of leadership in fostering an Agile mindset
- Common misconceptions and pitfalls in Agile transformations
- Linking Agile outcomes to business performance metrics
- Introduction to the SAFe Big Picture: structure and purpose
- Aligning SAFe with strategic business goals and vision
Module 2: SAFe Lean-Agile Principles and Mindset - Deep dive into the 10 SAFe Lean-Agile principles
- Principle 1: Take an economic view of development and delivery
- Principle 2: Apply systems thinking to the entire solution
- Principle 3: Assume variability and 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 (WIP)
- Principle 7: Apply cross-functional teams and collaboration
- Principle 8: Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- Principle 9: Decentralise decision-making where possible
- Principle 10: Organise around value streams and flow
- Embedding Lean-Agile thinking into daily operations
- Overcoming resistance to cultural and behavioural change
- Measuring mindset shift across teams and leadership
Module 3: Organising Around Value and Value Streams - Defining Value Streams in complex organisations
- Identifying customer-centric vs. technology-centric value streams
- Mapping current state vs. future state value flows
- Techniques for value stream identification and analysis
- Aligning development to customer and business outcomes
- Assigning teams to value streams based on end-to-end delivery
- Role of Product Management in value stream ownership
- Integrating DevOps and operations into value streams
- Managing dependencies across multiple value streams
- Establishing KPIs for value stream performance
- Using flow efficiency metrics to identify bottlenecks
- Transitioning from functional silos to value-based organisation
Module 4: Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Team Structure - Understanding the Agile Release Train: purpose and composition
- Standard ART size: 50–125 people, cross-functional and cross-domain
- Roles within an ART: Product Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner
- Defining ART boundaries and alignment with value streams
- Team topologies: feature, component, and platform teams
- Integrating shared services into ARTs
- Remote and distributed team integration strategies
- Coaching ARTs through formation and launch phases
- Creating ART charters and mission statements
- Aligning ART goals with enterprise strategy
- Managing ART membership changes and team rotations
- Building psychological safety and trust within ARTs
Module 5: The Program Increment (PI) Planning Process - Overview of the PI Planning event: schedule, duration, and rhythm
- Preparing for PI Planning: pre-work and readiness checks
- Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) in facilitating PI Planning
- Agenda breakdown: Day 1 and Day 2 of the PI event
- Business context presentation: setting the strategic direction
- Product and solution vision alignment across teams
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and dependency planning
- Developing PI Objectives with measurable outcomes
- Identifying cross-team dependencies and planning solutions
- Creating draft iterations and feature commitments
- Problem-solving workshop during the PI event
- Final plan review and confidence vote
- Documenting and publishing PI outcomes
- Digital tools for remote or hybrid PI Planning
- Common anti-patterns and how to avoid them
Module 6: Execution and Delivery on the ART - Iteration execution: planning, stand-ups, and reviews
- Role of the Scrum of Scrums in synchronising teams
- Managing team-level impediments and escalations
- Using Kanban boards for flow visibility at team and ART level
- Tracking progress via System Demos and Increment reviews
- Integrating continuous integration and automated testing
- Managing feature and capability completion rates
- Handling scope changes mid-PI
- Monitoring Predictability Measure (PM) and trend analysis
- Using objective evidence to adjust course during a PI
- Managing technical debt within iterations
- Communicating delivery status to stakeholders and executives
Module 7: Measurements, Metrics, and KPIs in SAFe - SAFe House of Lean: linking culture, leadership, and performance
- Four levels of measurement in SAFe: team, program, solution, portfolio
- Flow Metrics: velocity, throughput, cycle time, backlog age
- Lean Budget Management and cost tracking at the portfolio level
- Program Predictability Measure (PM) calculation and interpretation
- ART-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement rate and defect leakage
- Solution-level metrics: time-to-market, release frequency
- Portfolio-level metrics: strategic alignment and return on investment
- Using dashboards to visualise performance for leadership
- Avoiding vanity metrics and focusing on outcomes
- Linking team output to business outcome metrics
- Balancing leading and lagging indicators
- Creating custom KPIs for industry-specific contexts
Module 8: The Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) - Core responsibilities of the RTE: servant leadership and facilitation
- Facilitating PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt
- Reducing organisational impediments and escalating blockers
- Coaching teams on Agile practices and collaboration
- Reporting ART progress and forecasting delivery
- Managing dependencies and synchronisation across teams
- Building RTE competency through experiential learning
- Creating RTE playbooks and standard operating procedures
- Handling conflict resolution within and across teams
- Metrics tracking and feedback loops for RTE self-improvement
- Balancing technical and people leadership responsibilities
- Transitioning from project manager to RTE role
Module 9: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Overview of Lean Portfolio Management and its role in SAFe
- Connecting strategy to execution through portfolio flow
- Establishing portfolio vision and strategic themes
- Lean budgeting: funding streams vs. project-based funding
- Creating and managing the Enabler and Feature Backlogs
- Prioritisation frameworks: WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First)
- Portfolio Kanban system: ideation to implementation stages
- Gate reviews and decision-making in a Lean context
- Managing Epic definition, approval, and implementation
- Role of the Epic Owner and Lean Portfolio Manager
- Tracking Epic progress and measuring business impact
- Aligning portfolio decisions with compliance and risk standards
Module 10: Continuous Exploration and Innovation - Principles of Continuous Exploration in SAFe
- Customer research and market feedback integration
- Design thinking and Lean UX practices in Agile environments
- Opportunity assessment and hypothesis-driven development
- Defining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Minimum Marketable Features
- Backlog refinement across portfolio, solution, and team levels
- Collaboration between Product Management and UX teams
- Feature definition using outcome-based acceptance criteria
- Managing discovery and delivery balance
- Innovation and Planning Iteration: structure and purpose
- Running effective innovation sprints and hackathons
- Measuring and rewarding innovation efforts
Module 11: DevOps and Release on Demand - SAFe’s Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Continuous Exploration, Integration, Deployment, Release
- Automated testing strategies for Agile teams
- Continuous Integration: tools, triggers, and feedback loops
- Deployment pipelines and environment management
- Feature toggles and canary releases for risk reduction
- Monitoring and observability in production systems
- Security and compliance in DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Cloud-native architectures and microservices integration
- Measuring lead time and deployment frequency
- Building and maintaining release trains in SAFe
- Enabling on-demand releases without PI dependencies
Module 12: Leading Change and Enterprise Adoption - Change management models applied to SAFe rollout
- Creating a compelling case for change: executive messaging
- Identifying change agents and early adopters
- Overcoming organisational inertia and resistance
- Communicating vision, benefits, and expectations clearly
- Phased rollout strategies: pilot ARTs vs. big bang
- Scaling SAFe across multiple divisions or regions
- Training and coaching plans for different stakeholder groups
- Managing executive engagement and accountability
- Feedback loops and adaptation based on rollout data
- Tracking adoption using maturity assessments
- Creating a centre of excellence or SAFe practice community
Module 13: Advanced SAFe Configurations and Extensions - Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- Defining Value Streams in complex organisations
- Identifying customer-centric vs. technology-centric value streams
- Mapping current state vs. future state value flows
- Techniques for value stream identification and analysis
- Aligning development to customer and business outcomes
- Assigning teams to value streams based on end-to-end delivery
- Role of Product Management in value stream ownership
- Integrating DevOps and operations into value streams
- Managing dependencies across multiple value streams
- Establishing KPIs for value stream performance
- Using flow efficiency metrics to identify bottlenecks
- Transitioning from functional silos to value-based organisation
Module 4: Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Team Structure - Understanding the Agile Release Train: purpose and composition
- Standard ART size: 50–125 people, cross-functional and cross-domain
- Roles within an ART: Product Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner
- Defining ART boundaries and alignment with value streams
- Team topologies: feature, component, and platform teams
- Integrating shared services into ARTs
- Remote and distributed team integration strategies
- Coaching ARTs through formation and launch phases
- Creating ART charters and mission statements
- Aligning ART goals with enterprise strategy
- Managing ART membership changes and team rotations
- Building psychological safety and trust within ARTs
Module 5: The Program Increment (PI) Planning Process - Overview of the PI Planning event: schedule, duration, and rhythm
- Preparing for PI Planning: pre-work and readiness checks
- Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) in facilitating PI Planning
- Agenda breakdown: Day 1 and Day 2 of the PI event
- Business context presentation: setting the strategic direction
- Product and solution vision alignment across teams
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and dependency planning
- Developing PI Objectives with measurable outcomes
- Identifying cross-team dependencies and planning solutions
- Creating draft iterations and feature commitments
- Problem-solving workshop during the PI event
- Final plan review and confidence vote
- Documenting and publishing PI outcomes
- Digital tools for remote or hybrid PI Planning
- Common anti-patterns and how to avoid them
Module 6: Execution and Delivery on the ART - Iteration execution: planning, stand-ups, and reviews
- Role of the Scrum of Scrums in synchronising teams
- Managing team-level impediments and escalations
- Using Kanban boards for flow visibility at team and ART level
- Tracking progress via System Demos and Increment reviews
- Integrating continuous integration and automated testing
- Managing feature and capability completion rates
- Handling scope changes mid-PI
- Monitoring Predictability Measure (PM) and trend analysis
- Using objective evidence to adjust course during a PI
- Managing technical debt within iterations
- Communicating delivery status to stakeholders and executives
Module 7: Measurements, Metrics, and KPIs in SAFe - SAFe House of Lean: linking culture, leadership, and performance
- Four levels of measurement in SAFe: team, program, solution, portfolio
- Flow Metrics: velocity, throughput, cycle time, backlog age
- Lean Budget Management and cost tracking at the portfolio level
- Program Predictability Measure (PM) calculation and interpretation
- ART-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement rate and defect leakage
- Solution-level metrics: time-to-market, release frequency
- Portfolio-level metrics: strategic alignment and return on investment
- Using dashboards to visualise performance for leadership
- Avoiding vanity metrics and focusing on outcomes
- Linking team output to business outcome metrics
- Balancing leading and lagging indicators
- Creating custom KPIs for industry-specific contexts
Module 8: The Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) - Core responsibilities of the RTE: servant leadership and facilitation
- Facilitating PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt
- Reducing organisational impediments and escalating blockers
- Coaching teams on Agile practices and collaboration
- Reporting ART progress and forecasting delivery
- Managing dependencies and synchronisation across teams
- Building RTE competency through experiential learning
- Creating RTE playbooks and standard operating procedures
- Handling conflict resolution within and across teams
- Metrics tracking and feedback loops for RTE self-improvement
- Balancing technical and people leadership responsibilities
- Transitioning from project manager to RTE role
Module 9: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Overview of Lean Portfolio Management and its role in SAFe
- Connecting strategy to execution through portfolio flow
- Establishing portfolio vision and strategic themes
- Lean budgeting: funding streams vs. project-based funding
- Creating and managing the Enabler and Feature Backlogs
- Prioritisation frameworks: WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First)
- Portfolio Kanban system: ideation to implementation stages
- Gate reviews and decision-making in a Lean context
- Managing Epic definition, approval, and implementation
- Role of the Epic Owner and Lean Portfolio Manager
- Tracking Epic progress and measuring business impact
- Aligning portfolio decisions with compliance and risk standards
Module 10: Continuous Exploration and Innovation - Principles of Continuous Exploration in SAFe
- Customer research and market feedback integration
- Design thinking and Lean UX practices in Agile environments
- Opportunity assessment and hypothesis-driven development
- Defining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Minimum Marketable Features
- Backlog refinement across portfolio, solution, and team levels
- Collaboration between Product Management and UX teams
- Feature definition using outcome-based acceptance criteria
- Managing discovery and delivery balance
- Innovation and Planning Iteration: structure and purpose
- Running effective innovation sprints and hackathons
- Measuring and rewarding innovation efforts
Module 11: DevOps and Release on Demand - SAFe’s Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Continuous Exploration, Integration, Deployment, Release
- Automated testing strategies for Agile teams
- Continuous Integration: tools, triggers, and feedback loops
- Deployment pipelines and environment management
- Feature toggles and canary releases for risk reduction
- Monitoring and observability in production systems
- Security and compliance in DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Cloud-native architectures and microservices integration
- Measuring lead time and deployment frequency
- Building and maintaining release trains in SAFe
- Enabling on-demand releases without PI dependencies
Module 12: Leading Change and Enterprise Adoption - Change management models applied to SAFe rollout
- Creating a compelling case for change: executive messaging
- Identifying change agents and early adopters
- Overcoming organisational inertia and resistance
- Communicating vision, benefits, and expectations clearly
- Phased rollout strategies: pilot ARTs vs. big bang
- Scaling SAFe across multiple divisions or regions
- Training and coaching plans for different stakeholder groups
- Managing executive engagement and accountability
- Feedback loops and adaptation based on rollout data
- Tracking adoption using maturity assessments
- Creating a centre of excellence or SAFe practice community
Module 13: Advanced SAFe Configurations and Extensions - Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- Overview of the PI Planning event: schedule, duration, and rhythm
- Preparing for PI Planning: pre-work and readiness checks
- Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) in facilitating PI Planning
- Agenda breakdown: Day 1 and Day 2 of the PI event
- Business context presentation: setting the strategic direction
- Product and solution vision alignment across teams
- Team breakout sessions for capacity and dependency planning
- Developing PI Objectives with measurable outcomes
- Identifying cross-team dependencies and planning solutions
- Creating draft iterations and feature commitments
- Problem-solving workshop during the PI event
- Final plan review and confidence vote
- Documenting and publishing PI outcomes
- Digital tools for remote or hybrid PI Planning
- Common anti-patterns and how to avoid them
Module 6: Execution and Delivery on the ART - Iteration execution: planning, stand-ups, and reviews
- Role of the Scrum of Scrums in synchronising teams
- Managing team-level impediments and escalations
- Using Kanban boards for flow visibility at team and ART level
- Tracking progress via System Demos and Increment reviews
- Integrating continuous integration and automated testing
- Managing feature and capability completion rates
- Handling scope changes mid-PI
- Monitoring Predictability Measure (PM) and trend analysis
- Using objective evidence to adjust course during a PI
- Managing technical debt within iterations
- Communicating delivery status to stakeholders and executives
Module 7: Measurements, Metrics, and KPIs in SAFe - SAFe House of Lean: linking culture, leadership, and performance
- Four levels of measurement in SAFe: team, program, solution, portfolio
- Flow Metrics: velocity, throughput, cycle time, backlog age
- Lean Budget Management and cost tracking at the portfolio level
- Program Predictability Measure (PM) calculation and interpretation
- ART-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement rate and defect leakage
- Solution-level metrics: time-to-market, release frequency
- Portfolio-level metrics: strategic alignment and return on investment
- Using dashboards to visualise performance for leadership
- Avoiding vanity metrics and focusing on outcomes
- Linking team output to business outcome metrics
- Balancing leading and lagging indicators
- Creating custom KPIs for industry-specific contexts
Module 8: The Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) - Core responsibilities of the RTE: servant leadership and facilitation
- Facilitating PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt
- Reducing organisational impediments and escalating blockers
- Coaching teams on Agile practices and collaboration
- Reporting ART progress and forecasting delivery
- Managing dependencies and synchronisation across teams
- Building RTE competency through experiential learning
- Creating RTE playbooks and standard operating procedures
- Handling conflict resolution within and across teams
- Metrics tracking and feedback loops for RTE self-improvement
- Balancing technical and people leadership responsibilities
- Transitioning from project manager to RTE role
Module 9: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Overview of Lean Portfolio Management and its role in SAFe
- Connecting strategy to execution through portfolio flow
- Establishing portfolio vision and strategic themes
- Lean budgeting: funding streams vs. project-based funding
- Creating and managing the Enabler and Feature Backlogs
- Prioritisation frameworks: WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First)
- Portfolio Kanban system: ideation to implementation stages
- Gate reviews and decision-making in a Lean context
- Managing Epic definition, approval, and implementation
- Role of the Epic Owner and Lean Portfolio Manager
- Tracking Epic progress and measuring business impact
- Aligning portfolio decisions with compliance and risk standards
Module 10: Continuous Exploration and Innovation - Principles of Continuous Exploration in SAFe
- Customer research and market feedback integration
- Design thinking and Lean UX practices in Agile environments
- Opportunity assessment and hypothesis-driven development
- Defining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Minimum Marketable Features
- Backlog refinement across portfolio, solution, and team levels
- Collaboration between Product Management and UX teams
- Feature definition using outcome-based acceptance criteria
- Managing discovery and delivery balance
- Innovation and Planning Iteration: structure and purpose
- Running effective innovation sprints and hackathons
- Measuring and rewarding innovation efforts
Module 11: DevOps and Release on Demand - SAFe’s Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Continuous Exploration, Integration, Deployment, Release
- Automated testing strategies for Agile teams
- Continuous Integration: tools, triggers, and feedback loops
- Deployment pipelines and environment management
- Feature toggles and canary releases for risk reduction
- Monitoring and observability in production systems
- Security and compliance in DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Cloud-native architectures and microservices integration
- Measuring lead time and deployment frequency
- Building and maintaining release trains in SAFe
- Enabling on-demand releases without PI dependencies
Module 12: Leading Change and Enterprise Adoption - Change management models applied to SAFe rollout
- Creating a compelling case for change: executive messaging
- Identifying change agents and early adopters
- Overcoming organisational inertia and resistance
- Communicating vision, benefits, and expectations clearly
- Phased rollout strategies: pilot ARTs vs. big bang
- Scaling SAFe across multiple divisions or regions
- Training and coaching plans for different stakeholder groups
- Managing executive engagement and accountability
- Feedback loops and adaptation based on rollout data
- Tracking adoption using maturity assessments
- Creating a centre of excellence or SAFe practice community
Module 13: Advanced SAFe Configurations and Extensions - Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- SAFe House of Lean: linking culture, leadership, and performance
- Four levels of measurement in SAFe: team, program, solution, portfolio
- Flow Metrics: velocity, throughput, cycle time, backlog age
- Lean Budget Management and cost tracking at the portfolio level
- Program Predictability Measure (PM) calculation and interpretation
- ART-level metrics: PI Objectives achievement rate and defect leakage
- Solution-level metrics: time-to-market, release frequency
- Portfolio-level metrics: strategic alignment and return on investment
- Using dashboards to visualise performance for leadership
- Avoiding vanity metrics and focusing on outcomes
- Linking team output to business outcome metrics
- Balancing leading and lagging indicators
- Creating custom KPIs for industry-specific contexts
Module 8: The Role of the Release Train Engineer (RTE) - Core responsibilities of the RTE: servant leadership and facilitation
- Facilitating PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt
- Reducing organisational impediments and escalating blockers
- Coaching teams on Agile practices and collaboration
- Reporting ART progress and forecasting delivery
- Managing dependencies and synchronisation across teams
- Building RTE competency through experiential learning
- Creating RTE playbooks and standard operating procedures
- Handling conflict resolution within and across teams
- Metrics tracking and feedback loops for RTE self-improvement
- Balancing technical and people leadership responsibilities
- Transitioning from project manager to RTE role
Module 9: Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) - Overview of Lean Portfolio Management and its role in SAFe
- Connecting strategy to execution through portfolio flow
- Establishing portfolio vision and strategic themes
- Lean budgeting: funding streams vs. project-based funding
- Creating and managing the Enabler and Feature Backlogs
- Prioritisation frameworks: WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First)
- Portfolio Kanban system: ideation to implementation stages
- Gate reviews and decision-making in a Lean context
- Managing Epic definition, approval, and implementation
- Role of the Epic Owner and Lean Portfolio Manager
- Tracking Epic progress and measuring business impact
- Aligning portfolio decisions with compliance and risk standards
Module 10: Continuous Exploration and Innovation - Principles of Continuous Exploration in SAFe
- Customer research and market feedback integration
- Design thinking and Lean UX practices in Agile environments
- Opportunity assessment and hypothesis-driven development
- Defining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Minimum Marketable Features
- Backlog refinement across portfolio, solution, and team levels
- Collaboration between Product Management and UX teams
- Feature definition using outcome-based acceptance criteria
- Managing discovery and delivery balance
- Innovation and Planning Iteration: structure and purpose
- Running effective innovation sprints and hackathons
- Measuring and rewarding innovation efforts
Module 11: DevOps and Release on Demand - SAFe’s Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Continuous Exploration, Integration, Deployment, Release
- Automated testing strategies for Agile teams
- Continuous Integration: tools, triggers, and feedback loops
- Deployment pipelines and environment management
- Feature toggles and canary releases for risk reduction
- Monitoring and observability in production systems
- Security and compliance in DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Cloud-native architectures and microservices integration
- Measuring lead time and deployment frequency
- Building and maintaining release trains in SAFe
- Enabling on-demand releases without PI dependencies
Module 12: Leading Change and Enterprise Adoption - Change management models applied to SAFe rollout
- Creating a compelling case for change: executive messaging
- Identifying change agents and early adopters
- Overcoming organisational inertia and resistance
- Communicating vision, benefits, and expectations clearly
- Phased rollout strategies: pilot ARTs vs. big bang
- Scaling SAFe across multiple divisions or regions
- Training and coaching plans for different stakeholder groups
- Managing executive engagement and accountability
- Feedback loops and adaptation based on rollout data
- Tracking adoption using maturity assessments
- Creating a centre of excellence or SAFe practice community
Module 13: Advanced SAFe Configurations and Extensions - Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- Overview of Lean Portfolio Management and its role in SAFe
- Connecting strategy to execution through portfolio flow
- Establishing portfolio vision and strategic themes
- Lean budgeting: funding streams vs. project-based funding
- Creating and managing the Enabler and Feature Backlogs
- Prioritisation frameworks: WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First)
- Portfolio Kanban system: ideation to implementation stages
- Gate reviews and decision-making in a Lean context
- Managing Epic definition, approval, and implementation
- Role of the Epic Owner and Lean Portfolio Manager
- Tracking Epic progress and measuring business impact
- Aligning portfolio decisions with compliance and risk standards
Module 10: Continuous Exploration and Innovation - Principles of Continuous Exploration in SAFe
- Customer research and market feedback integration
- Design thinking and Lean UX practices in Agile environments
- Opportunity assessment and hypothesis-driven development
- Defining Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and Minimum Marketable Features
- Backlog refinement across portfolio, solution, and team levels
- Collaboration between Product Management and UX teams
- Feature definition using outcome-based acceptance criteria
- Managing discovery and delivery balance
- Innovation and Planning Iteration: structure and purpose
- Running effective innovation sprints and hackathons
- Measuring and rewarding innovation efforts
Module 11: DevOps and Release on Demand - SAFe’s Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Continuous Exploration, Integration, Deployment, Release
- Automated testing strategies for Agile teams
- Continuous Integration: tools, triggers, and feedback loops
- Deployment pipelines and environment management
- Feature toggles and canary releases for risk reduction
- Monitoring and observability in production systems
- Security and compliance in DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Cloud-native architectures and microservices integration
- Measuring lead time and deployment frequency
- Building and maintaining release trains in SAFe
- Enabling on-demand releases without PI dependencies
Module 12: Leading Change and Enterprise Adoption - Change management models applied to SAFe rollout
- Creating a compelling case for change: executive messaging
- Identifying change agents and early adopters
- Overcoming organisational inertia and resistance
- Communicating vision, benefits, and expectations clearly
- Phased rollout strategies: pilot ARTs vs. big bang
- Scaling SAFe across multiple divisions or regions
- Training and coaching plans for different stakeholder groups
- Managing executive engagement and accountability
- Feedback loops and adaptation based on rollout data
- Tracking adoption using maturity assessments
- Creating a centre of excellence or SAFe practice community
Module 13: Advanced SAFe Configurations and Extensions - Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- SAFe’s Continuous Delivery Pipeline: Continuous Exploration, Integration, Deployment, Release
- Automated testing strategies for Agile teams
- Continuous Integration: tools, triggers, and feedback loops
- Deployment pipelines and environment management
- Feature toggles and canary releases for risk reduction
- Monitoring and observability in production systems
- Security and compliance in DevOps workflows (DevSecOps)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management
- Cloud-native architectures and microservices integration
- Measuring lead time and deployment frequency
- Building and maintaining release trains in SAFe
- Enabling on-demand releases without PI dependencies
Module 12: Leading Change and Enterprise Adoption - Change management models applied to SAFe rollout
- Creating a compelling case for change: executive messaging
- Identifying change agents and early adopters
- Overcoming organisational inertia and resistance
- Communicating vision, benefits, and expectations clearly
- Phased rollout strategies: pilot ARTs vs. big bang
- Scaling SAFe across multiple divisions or regions
- Training and coaching plans for different stakeholder groups
- Managing executive engagement and accountability
- Feedback loops and adaptation based on rollout data
- Tracking adoption using maturity assessments
- Creating a centre of excellence or SAFe practice community
Module 13: Advanced SAFe Configurations and Extensions - Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- Essential SAFe vs. Large Solution SAFe: differences and use cases
- Portfolio SAFe: integrating strategy and investment governance
- Full SAFe: coordinating multiple ARTs and solutions
- Understanding Solution Trains and Solution Management
- Managing large, complex systems with interdependent ARTs
- Integrating hardware and software development in SAFe
- Applying SAFe in government and non-profit sectors
- Using SAFe in regulated industries: finance, healthcare, aerospace
- Customising SAFe for startup and scale-up environments
- Integrating SAFe with other frameworks: ITIL, PRINCE2, Scrum@Scale
- Hybrid models: combining SAFe with waterfall governance
- Preparing for SAFe 6 and future framework updates
Module 14: Certification Preparation and Real-World Application - Overview of SAFe certification paths: POPM, RTE, LPM, SPC
- Preparing for the SAFe Practitioner (SP) exam
- Key domains and question types on the certification test
- Practice exercises and scenario-based assessments
- Common exam pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Time management strategies for online testing
- Using the Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service as a foundation
- Building a personal portfolio of SAFe implementation artifacts
- Documenting your experience for certification eligibility
- CV and LinkedIn optimisation for Agile transformation roles
- Interview preparation for SPC and Enterprise Agile roles
- Continuing professional development in Lean-Agile leadership
Module 15: Hands-On Implementation Project - Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum
- Defining your real-world SAFe implementation challenge
- Conducting a current state assessment of Agile maturity
- Identifying key stakeholders and sponsors
- Developing a SAFe rollout plan with timelines and milestones
- Creating a PI Planning readiness checklist
- Designing a ART structure for your organisation
- Mapping your value streams and aligning teams
- Drafting Lean Budget proposals and Epic canvases
- Building a communication plan for change adoption
- Simulating a PI Planning event with sample teams
- Developing a Metrics Dashboard for leadership reporting
- Finalising your implementation blueprint for executive review
- Receiving feedback on your plan from course facilitators
- Exporting your project for use in real organisational rollouts
- Using gamified progress tracking to maintain momentum