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SAFe Scaled Agile Certification

A route to a SAFe credential such as SAFe Agilist: choosing the course, learning the framework's levels, roles and PI planning, passing the exam and judging where scaled agile fits.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for SAFe Scaled Agile Certification, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

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SAFe Scaled Agile Certification

Studying for a SAFe credential such as SAFe Agilist: the framework's levels, PI planning, roles, the course and exam, and when scaled agile suits an organisation.

  1. Choosing your first SAFe course and credential
  2. Current SAFe exam rules and framework version check
  3. Shortlisting a SAFe trainer and course format
  4. Training budget and study time agreed with your manager
  5. SAFe Studio account and course materials set-up
  6. Map of how work flows in your organisation today
  7. First read of the SAFe Big Picture and configurations
  8. Personal SAFe glossary of terms and acronyms
  9. Dated study plan from course to exam
  10. Weekly framework reading block
  11. Practice question error log
  12. Ten-minute daily recall of roles and events
  13. Monthly study check-in with a mentor or sponsor
  14. One SAFe practice tried per iteration at work
  15. Agile community of practice attendance
  16. Flow metrics notebook from your own team
  17. Framework updates and version changes watch
  18. SAFe membership, badge and renewal calendar
  19. Lean-Agile mindset and the SAFe core values
  20. Ten SAFe principles explained with your own examples
  21. Seven core competencies mapped to your organisation
  22. Agile Release Train roles, events and cadence
  23. PI planning agenda, objectives and risk ROAM practice
  24. Weighted shortest job first scoring practice
  25. Lean portfolio management basics for the exam
  26. Value stream identification practice
  27. Built-in quality and the continuous delivery pipeline
  28. Deciding whether scaled agile suits your organisation
  29. SAFe compared with LeSS, Nexus and other scaling models
  30. Exam readiness decision from practice scores
  31. Common SAFe anti-patterns and critiques reviewed
  32. Choosing your second SAFe role-based course
  33. Team and train self-assessment against SAFe measures
  34. Retake plan after a failed SAFe exam
  35. Preparing for and attending the SAFe course days
  36. Online SAFe exam day set-up
  37. Observing a live PI planning event
  38. Taking part in an Inspect and Adapt workshop
  39. Badge, CV and profile update after passing
  40. Lunch-and-learn on SAFe for your colleagues
  41. Manager preparing for an ART launch in your organisation
  42. Studying SAFe around a full-time job and family
  43. Moving from a single agile team onto a release train
  44. Using a SAFe credential in a contract or job search
  45. Coordinating SAFe training for a cohort of colleagues
  46. Business Owner role for leaders on a release train
  47. Release Train Engineer credential and role path
  48. Lean portfolio manager credential and portfolio canvas
  49. SAFe Architect and architectural runway work
  50. Route to SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC)

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Choosing your first SAFe course and credential

Scaled Agile ties each certification to a specific course: Leading SAFe leads to SAFe Agilist, SAFe for Teams to SAFe Practitioner, and there are role-based courses for Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Product Managers, Release Train Engineers and others.

First tasks

  • Open the Scaled Agile course catalogue and list the courses that interest you
  • Write down your current role and the role you expect to hold next year
  • Compare the two closest courses on audience and prerequisites
  • Ask a colleague who holds a SAFe credential which course helped them most
  • Record the chosen course and your reason in your study notes

Current SAFe exam rules and framework version check

Exam format, the time allowed to sit after the course, retake fees, pass marks and even the framework version change from time to time, and study guides online are often a version behind. Ten minutes on the official exam study guide for your credential tells you what is true today, so you do not revise retired terms or miss the window to take the exam that your course fee includes.

First tasks

  • Download the official exam study guide for your chosen SAFe credential
  • Note the current framework version and any renamed terms
  • Copy the exam format, pass mark and retake rules into one page
  • Check how long after the course you have to sit the included exam

Shortlisting a SAFe trainer and course format

Trainers vary more than the shared courseware suggests: a certified SAFe Program Consultant who has launched release trains will answer your real questions, while one who only teaches will repeat the slides. Comparing two or three public courses on trainer background, virtual or in-person format, time zone, class size and total cost gives you a choice you can defend to whoever pays.

First tasks

  • Search the Scaled Agile course finder for your credential and time zone
  • Record trainer, format, dates, class size and price for three courses
  • Email one trainer asking how many release trains they have helped launch
  • Confirm the fee covers the first exam attempt and membership
  • Hold a provisional place on the course you chose

Make it yours.

Install SAFe Scaled Agile Certification, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

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