TekWave SAFe 5.1 training classes are hosted remote/online

Who is It For?

Intended for people are new to the role of Scrum Master, or people wanting to better understand the role and how it fits in a SAFe enterprise, attendees typically include:

• New or existing Scrum Masters

• Team Leads

• Release Train Engineers

Build your skills as a high-performing team member of an Agile Release Train (ART)—and prepare to support the facilitation of team and program events— when you become a SAFe® 5 Scrum Master (SSM).

In this two-day course, you’ll gain an understanding of the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe enterprise. Unlike traditional Scrum Master training that focuses on the fundamentals of team level Scrum, the SAFe Scrum Master course explores the role of the Scrum Master in the context of the entire enterprise, and prepares you to successfully plan and execute the Program Increment (PI), the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization.

Topics Covered:

• Introducing Scrum in SAFe

• Characterizing the role of the Scrum Master

• Experiencing Program Increment planning

• Facilitating Iteration execution

• Finishing the Program Increment

• Coaching the Agile team

What you’ll learn:

• Describe Scrum in a SAFe enterprise

• Facilitate Scrum events

• Facilitate effective Iteration execution

• Support effective Program Increment execution

• Support relentless improvement

• Coach Agile teams for maximum business results

• Support DevOps implementation

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

 Who is It For?

• Existing Scrum Masters

• Team leaders, project managers, and others who have assumed the role of an Agile Team facilitator in a SAFe or enterprise Agile context

• Engineering and development managers who are responsible for Agile execution and coaching teams, including teams of teams

• Agile coaches

• Agile Program Managers

• Prospective Release Train Engineers

Prepare to step into a SAFe® leadership role— and learn how to facilitate Agile team, program, and enterprise success—by becoming a SAFe® 5 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM).

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe implementation. Explore facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of program execution and relentless improvement. Expand the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices, the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value, and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders. Learn actionable tools for building high performing teams and explore practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

Topics Covered:

• Exploring the Scrum Master role in the SAFe enterprise

• Applying SAFe Principles: A Scrum Master’s perspective

• Exploring Agile and Scrum anti-patterns

• Facilitating program execution

• Improving flow with Kanban and XP

• Building high-performing teams

• Improving program performance with Inspect and Adapt

 What you’ll learn: 

• Apply SAFe principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching in a multi-team environment

• Build a high-performing team and foster relentless improvement at scale

• Address Agile and Scrum anti-patterns

• Support the adoption of engineering practices, DevOps, and Agile architecture

• Learn to apply Kanban and Extreme Programming (XP) frameworks to optimize flow and improve the team’s work

• Facilitate program planning, execution, and delivery of end-to-end systems value

• Support learning through participation in communities of practice and innovation cycles

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

Who is It For?

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

• Product Owners, Product Managers, Product Line Managers, Business Owners, and Business Analysts

• Solution Managers, Portfolio Managers, Program Managers, and members of the LACE

• Enterprise, Solution, and System Architects

Develop the skillsets needed to guide the delivery of value in a Lean Enterprise by becoming a SAFe® 5.0 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).

During this two-day course, attendees gain an in-depth understanding of how to effectively perform their role in the Agile Release Train (ART) as it delivers value through Program Increments. Attendees explore how to apply Lean thinking to decompose Epics into Features and Stories, refine Features and Stories, manage Program and Team backlogs, and plan and execute Iterations and Program Increments. Attendees also discover how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to the relentless improvement of the ART.

Topics Covered:

• Becoming a Product Owner/Product Manager in the SAFe enterprise

• Preparing forPI Planning

• Leading PI Planning

• Executing Iterations

• Executing the Program Increment

• Becoming a Certified SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager

What you’ll learn:

To perform the role of a SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager, attendees should be able to:

• Articulate the Product Owner and Product Manager roles

• Connect SAFe Lean-Agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles

• Decompose Epics into Features and decompose Features into Stories

• Manage Program and Team backlogs

• Collaborate with Agile teams in estimating and forecasting work

• Represent Customer needs in Program Increment Planning

• Execute the Program Increment and deliver continuous value

 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 

Who is It For?

• 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

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe implementation. Explore facilitation of cross team interactions in support of program execution and relentless improvement. Expand the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices, the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value, and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders. Learn actionable tools for building high performing teams and explore practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

Topics Covered:

• 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 will learn:

• 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

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