Leading SAFe® 6.0

On the course, you will learn:

• How lean-agile development differs from more traditional project methods
• How SAFe provides a shared framework for the entire organisation. This extends from portfolio management over programme management to execution with several agile teams
• How to organise value streams (all activities and steps that are a part of the solution for the customer) in “Agile Release Trains” also called ART – and deliver value, that will simultaneously ensure satisfied customers
• How several teams can work together in an Agile Release Train (ART) to solve a shared and transverse task – with a focus on planning and flow in numerous levels
• How you can become the driving force in working agile in larger and scaled programmes

Who can participate?

The course Leading SAFe^® is for anyone wanting an introduction to the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe®.

Your role might be a change agent or leader and you have to implement or drive an agile transformation.

Perhaps you are working with agile programmes or portfolios as a result of your role as Scrum Master, Product Owner, Product Manager, or as project manager. Or maybe you are part of a PMO.

If you are a leader in a business unit or an IT-organisation, that works with innovation, then this course is relevant for you too.

Benefits for you

• Help scale agile development in your organisation
• Understanding the SAFe® framework and its optimal use in your organisation
• Form a general overview of your portfolios and the derived agile development initiatives
• Navigating around the most common pitfalls of agile scaling
• Adapting the framework to fit your organisation and context
• Support a lean-agile-transformation in your organisation

Benefits for your company

• Scaling the lean and agile development for the entire business
• Support and implement “Agile Release Trains” (ARTs)
• Coordinate large value streams
• Leading a lean and agile portfolio
• Supporting an organisation with a shared process model

The price includes:

Before the course

• Preparation material such as articles and videos, which you will need to read and watch before participating
• Information on how to prepare for the exam
• Information on the SAFe^®Agilist certification

During the course

• The course will consist of a combination of theory and practical exercises in the SAFe framework version 5.01
• On the course you will take an active role, participating in several practical exercises

After the course

• Course certificate
• You will receive all presentations from the course, course material, posters and guidance for the final SAFe^® certification.

Course structure

Leading SAFe® 5.1 is a two-day course, including lunch at the course location.

The course will run over to consecutive days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Certification: SAFe 4 Agilist Exam

The SAFe Exam must be taken within 30 days of the last course day. This course includes one exam attempt. Any additional attempts must be obtained with Scaled Agile.

The examination is in English and the format is a time-limited online test with multiple choice questions. Assistive material or devices are not allowed.

The exam will be accessible on the SAFe Community Platform, and you will receive a login on the last course day.

As preparation for the exam, you will need to pass a test. The test is similar to the final exam, and you have unlimited attempts to pass. The test is meant to ensure that you will pass the final exam.

Both the test and the final exam have 45 questions, which are to be answered within 90 minutes.

Finn Leander

Agile Transformation Coach, CSP and SAFe Consultant, Finn Leander, is instructor on the course. Finn has more than 15 years of experience with Lean-Agile transformations from larger companies within the financial sector including Danske Bank, Realkredit Danmark, Danica Pension, Fokus Bank (Norway), Northern Bank (Northen Ireland), National Irish Bank (Ireland), Sampo Bank (Finland) and Östgöta Enskilda Bank (Sweden). Besides this, Finn has facilitated agile workshops in Lithuania and distributed teams in India as well as agile processes in BEC, Topdanmark, Aarhus U, Jyske Bank and Nordea.

He has over 10 years of experience as an Agile Transformation Coach & Trainer. Finn has worked with Scrum, Kanban and Enterprise Business Agility, and has in recent years worked with LeSS and SAFe® as well.