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Certified SAFe Agilist(SA)

"Certification Program - Leading SAFe"

2 Days Instructor Led Training

Bangalore:

18th & 19th Oct 2014

Pune:

15th & 16th Nov 2014

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Overview:

Scaling Agile Practices for multiple teams, enterprise level pose several challenges to many organisations. Lack of proven framework increases the complexity of implementing agile practices at Enterprise Level.

In this two-day course, you will gain the knowledge necessary to adopt an enterprise agile transformation by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework™(SAFe) defined by Dean Leffingwell, and its underlying principles of lean thinking, and product development flow. You will leave with an understanding of how the principles and practices of the framework support Lean Thinking,Agile Development, SAFeScrumXP, Agile Release Train, Agile Portfolio Management, Agile Architecture, and Scaling Leadership.

This course is a requirement for those seeking certification as a Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA), is taught by Certified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Consultant by Scaled Agile Academy.

Who Should Attend?
Executives, managers and Agile change agents responsible for leading a Lean|Agile change initiative in the larger software enterprise.

Pre - Requisite: None to attend training

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

* Apply lean, agile and product development flow principles to improve productivity, employee engagement, time to market, and quality

* Apply the Scaled Agile Framework based on lecture, real-world examples, and insights by Scaled Agile Expert

* Understand the skills necessary for an enterprise transformation based on the information and examples presented, and additional recommended readings and resources

* Gain the insights into the leadership skill most effective in unlocking the intrinsic motivation of software development knowledge workers, and begin applying them in your context.

Certification Process:

* Register the course with required fee for the course

* Attend the 2-day Leading SAFe course by a SAFe Program Consultant

* Pass the online SA exam by Scaled Agile Academy (retakes are $50 and can be taken 90 days or more after the previous exam)

For those seeking SA Certification:

* 5+ years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management

* Experience in Scrum

Benefits:

* Course material softcopy for personal use

* Certificate from Scaled Agile Academy as SAFeAgilist (SA) upon the successful completion of the course.

* 1 year Scaled Agile Academy community membership which otherwise would be USD 100 per year.

* Certified SA directory listing

* Content updates (SAs in good standing)

Faculty Profile: KnowledgeWorks Accredited Trainer

He has around 17 years of professional experience and 4 years as a Consultant, Coach and Trainer in Agile - Scrum, Lean - Agile, XP, Kanban, Software Estimation, Project Management. He has extensive implementation experience in Agile - Scrum, Distributed Agile and Scaling Agile at Enterprise Level, FP Based Productivity framework Design and Measurement. He has been a panel speaker and moderator for Agile Best Practices Sessions and also delivered talks in conferences and webinars on Agile Methodologies.

His main interests are providing Consulting, Coaching, Mentoring and Training in Agile Methodologies, Transitioning to Agile Successfully, Scaling Agile at Enterprise level, Scrum Project Management, CMMI - Agile(Hybrid Process Model adoption), Software Estimation using Function Point Analysis.

* He is Certified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Consultants and holds SAFe Program Consultant Certification (SPC) from Scaled Agile Academy

* He is an Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from PMI, Certified Scrum Master (CSM)and holds Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) certification from Scrum Alliance.

* He is one of the Core Executive Committee Members for Agile Leadership Network, Bengaluru, Chapter

He has Trained more than 2000 participants and 45+ Organisations since 4.0 years, to various IT and Non IT companies in the areas of Agile Methodologies (Scrum Project Management), Agile Estimation and Planning, Agile Requirements Analysis, Software Estimation Techniques(Function Point Analysis) to various clients in India and USA. He has delivered training assignments in Infosys-Mysore, Yahoo, Oracle , GE & GE- Healthcare, Arbitron, MindTree, Mphasis, Hewlett Packard, CapGemini, Computer Associates, ITC Info Tech, Informatica, ABB etc.

Course Content

Module 1 : Intro to SAFe

Introduction to the Scaled Agile Framework™

Module 2: Lean Thinking

An overview of Lean Software Development and Product Development Flow

Module 3: Agile Development

Application of Agile development in the enterprise context. Business Benefits.

Module 4: SAFeScrumXP

An experiential walkthrough of "SAFeScrumXP", focusing on scalable technical, project management and economic prioritization practices that enable scaling to the program and portfolio level.

Module 5: Agile Release Train

Identification, implementation and execution of Agile Release Trains - long-lived programs whereby teams-of-agile-teams optimize quality and velocity delivery for the enterprises larger value streams

Module 6: Agile Portfolio Management

Agile transformational patterns for Strategy and Investment Funding, Program Management, and Governance

Module 7: Agile Architecture

Principles of Agile Architecture, role of System and Enterprise Architects, and Architecting with Flow

Module 8: Scaling Leadership

Scaling Enterprise Lean|Agile leadership

Note: SAFe and Scaled Agile Framework are trademarks of Dean Lefingwell,LLC

Fee Details:

Rs.29,214.00 Per Participant (All Inclusive)

(The fees cover the certification cost of appearing the online exam conducted by Scaled Agile Academy)

Subject to availability of seats. Terms & Conditions

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