During this two-day weekend course, attendees gain the knowledge necessary to lead a Lean-Agile enterprise by using the Scaled Agile Framework®.

About this Event

Participants in the class gain insights into mastering business agility to thrive in competitive markets. They discuss how to establish team and technical agility and organize and re-organize around the flow of value. Attendees also learn and practice the skills to support and execute PI Planning events and coordinate multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Class participants will explore the importance of adopting a customer-centric mindset and Design-Thinking approach to Agile Product Delivery. Learners will also understand how to implement a Lean Portfolio Management function within their enterprise.

Who Will Benefit?

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  Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs
  
• Development, QA, and Infrastructure Management
  
• Program and Project Managers
  
• Product and Product Line Management
  
• Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads
  
• Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects
  

Topics Covered

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  Thrive in the digital age with business agility
  
• Become a Lean-Agile leader
  
• Establish Team and Technical Agility
  
• Build solutions with Agile Product Delivery
  
• Explore Lean Portfolio Management
  
• Lead the change
  
• Become a Certified SAFe® Agilist
  

What you’ll learn

After attending the class, attendees should be able to:

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  Lead the transformation to business agility with SAFe
  
• Become a Lean-Agile leader
  
• Understand customer needs with
  
• Design Thinking
  
• Enable Agile Product delivery
  
• Implement Lean Portfolio Management
  

Prerequisites

All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® 5 Agilist (SA) certification exam:

More than 5 years’ experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product, project management

, experience in Scrum

What You Get

• Class registration includes:
  
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  Attendee workbook
  
• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® 5 Agilist exam
  
• One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
  
• Course certificate of completion
  

Attendees must attend both days of the course to be eligible to take the exam.

Annual Renewal

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  Certifications expire one year from the date of certification is earned.
  
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  Renewal fee: $100/year
  

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

You may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward your continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications

You may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing your CSP through the Scrum Alliance