Implementing SAFe - SPC Certification (4 full-day sessions)

About this event:

Participating in the Implementing SAFe® course provides attendees with comprehensive insights into every layer of a SAFe implementation. This course, along with the resulting certification, will help you understand the roles within a SAFe organization and guide a SAFe transformation. It also serves as the initial step toward becoming a certified SAFe Practice Consultant.

You will learn to identify value streams, launch agile release trains, optimize flow, and apply OKRs to Strategic Themes that define the desired outcomes for the SAFe transformation. Additionally, you will practice Agile product management and product delivery principles. If you seek a thorough and practical understanding of how to achieve business agility within an organization, Implementing SAFe® is the ideal course for you.

Attendees learn:

• How to coach a SAFe transformation
• How to launch Agile Release Trains
• How to Organize around Value Streams
• How to build solutions with Agile Product Delivery
• How to empower a Lean portfolio
• How to understand each role within a SAFe implementation

Implementing SAFe® answers the questions:

• How do I plan and coach a SAFe transformation?
• How can I demonstrate your expertise in and promote business agility?
• How do I build successful solutions using Agile product management principles and skills?

What’s included:

• Course workbook and SAFe Studio access to help you prepare to take the certification exam, claim your digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
• One-year access to SAFe Studio with your first class attendance
• Access to the latest Framework Guidance
• All the materials that you need to get started as a SAFe Trainer including complete trainer guidance and online enablement
• Downloadable toolkits to help you prepare, facilitate and take action from key SAFe activities like Organizing Around Value
• Member discussion forums to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe Framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
• SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) Certification Exam
  
  

Meet Your Instructor:
Ray Angelone - SAFe SPCT and Enterprise Coach
Ray Angelone is a pioneer in the SAFe framework. With over 12 years of experience with SAFe, Ray was among the first to assume the RTE role at EMC, even before the title was officially recognized. He has successfully coordinated work across three continents, effectively managing what is now known as a Solution Train. Ray’s extensive experience makes him one of the earliest Solution Train Engineers (STE).

Ray’s deep expertise in SAFe is complemented by his background as a software engineer and project director. He emphasizes the importance of a healthy organizational culture and will introduce various techniques to enhance psychological safety. Ray was also a featured speaker at the 2024 SAFe Summit in Washington, DC.

Organizational transformation begins with the alignment of mindsets, practices, and values. Each of us has the potential to foster a flow-based, value delivery-oriented environment. Let’s embark on this journey together.