SAFe® Business Owner Micro-credential
*TriAgile Discount*

Overview 

This one-day facilitated session provides an interactive way to help new or existing Business Owners better understand their role. The main value is in the conversation around the exercises and in letting people understand the specifics of their role. It is recommended to hold a session with the LACE and/or the Business Owners to understand their problems and challenges prior to this session and then choose which lessons to dive deep into and go more quickly. 

Workshop Outcomes 

The Role of Business Owners 

• What will you explore and achieve? 

• Explain the “Why” for Agility and SAFe 

• Explain the role of Business Owners 

• Identify candidates for Business Owners 

Engaging with Lean Portfolio Management 

• Strategy and Investment Funding 

• Business Owners as Epic Owners 

• Agile Portfolio Operations 

• Lean Governance 

Aligning Priorities and PI Planning 

• Understand the cadence of Agile Release Trains 

• Participate in ART Backlog Refinements 

• Engage during PI Planning 

• Communicate business context 

• Assign Business Values to PI Objectives 

Realizing Business Outcomes 

• Maintain alignment 

• Attend the System and Solution Demos 

• Actively address impediments 

• Participate in release management 

Sponsoring Relentless Improvement 

• Continually focus on eliminating waste and delays 

• Eliminate demotivating policies and procedures 

• Create a generative culture that highly values relentless improvement 

Leading By Example 

• Serve as an example of new behaviors 

• Communicate the vision for SAFe adoption 

• Engage with the Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE) 

• Address the concerns of people who resist change 

Who should attend? 

• Business Unit Leaders 

• Portfolio and Program Managers 

• Business Owners