Using Design Thinking to create valuable products in the Lean Enterprise
Agile Product Management Summary
The Agile Product Management course harnesses the power of Design Thinking to develop innovative solutions with proven SAFe capabilities to execute on those visions. Learn the right mindset, skills, and tools to create successful products—from inception to retirement—using Agile techniques.
Recognize how Continuous Exploration fuels innovation and helps you define a vision, strategy, and roadmap to tap into new markets. Find out how to accelerate the product life cycle to get fast feedback and quickly deliver exceptional products and solutions that delight customers—all while aligning with your organization’s strategy, portfolio, evolving architecture, and solution intent.
To perform the role of a SAFe® Scrum Master, attendees should be able to:
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
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 Attendees Get
The class registration includes:
Printed workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® 4 Scrum Master (SSM) exam
One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
¨Course certificate of completion
Attendees must attend both days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.
Who will benefit?
Intended for people 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
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® Scrum Master (SSM) certification exam:
Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
Awareness of Scrum, Kanban, and eXtreme Programming (XP)
Working knowledge of software and hardware development processes
What our customers are saying
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Scaled Agile Framework is a large framework which is explained in a systematic way with good examples with plenty of interactive lessons. —J Leonard, Oracle.
I gained these valuable insights from the course
Variability is critical and must be embedded and maintained as long as possible, viable.
There is a lot to process. If your organisation is considering an Agile at Scale, I recommend you take this course to get a high-level overview of SAFe. - T Maddick
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Your Trainers
Lokesh Kataria
Lokesh also provides training on Portfolio/Product Strategy, Value Stream/Program Planning, Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile (SAFe), Quality Assurance and DevOps.
Lokesh lives in London and loves Yoga and meditation.
Nader Talai
Nader Talai is Business Agility Consultant at Value Glide, where he helps clients accelerate their business agility transformations and grow.
SAFe Certification Kit
Attendees who pass the certification exam will receive:
SAFe Scrum Master certificate
A SAFe 4 Scrum Masterdigital badgeto promote your accomplishment online
A one-year certified membership as a SAFe Scrum Master, which includes access to the SSM Community of Practice
A SAFe Scrum Master certification usage guide with SSM certification marks
Access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey
Annual Renewal
Certificates expire one year from the date the certification is earned.
Renewal fee is $100
Exam Details
Exam Name:SAFe®4 Scrum Master Exam Exam Format:Multiple choice; Multiple select Exam Delivery:Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed Exam Access:Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the SAFe 4 Scrum Master course Exam cost– First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.
Exam Duration:Once the exam begins, candidates have 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the exam
Number of Questions:45
Passing Score:33 out of 45 (73%)
Language– English
Retake policy– Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait. Contact support@scaledagile.com for any retake questions.
Professional Development Units (PDUs) & Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications.
Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under Category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.
