Accelerate Your Hardware Solution Delivery!

About this event:

Experience

4 half-day sessions starting on Monday, April 21st, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm ET and concluding on Thursday, April 24th. This is a highly interactive, instructor-led certification course with an experienced instructor in hardware and manufacturing.

Overview

Agile has moved beyond the realm of software development and into the world of complex hardware solutions. Companies like Tesla, General Motors, SpaceX and Boeing are dramatically reducing product lead times and increasing the speed to innovate.

Faster delivery and learning is now required in hardware industries. SAFe for Hardware is a specialized two-day certification course for organizations looking to accelerate innovation in hardware development that bridges traditional engineering processes with modern Agile practices.

Through a combination of expert instruction and hands-on practice, participants learn new ways of working to improve communication, reduce risk, and shorten learning cycles while navigating the unique challenges of complex hardware environments.

Class Highlights

• This is the first hardware-specific SAFe certification course that focuses on the unique challenges of hardware development.
• Focused on proven techniques to reduce hardware development cycles enableing traditional manufacturers to compete with digital-first competitors.

• 40% of time in class leverages hands-on practice from real-world case study scenarios
• Achieve agility while maintaing compliance by maintaining safety and regulatory standards while increase velocity
• Integrate emerging hardware practices with SAFe to provide a roadmap for continuous delivery in a hardware context.

Audience

Engineering leaders, engineering managers, and program/product managers

Course Outline

• Thriving in the Digital Age
• Build a Lean-Agile and SAFe Foundation

• Apply Multiple Horizons of Planning
• Specify the Solutions Incrementally
• Continually Addressing Compliance Concerns
• Collaborating with Suppliers
• Leading the Change

Assessment and Certification

Completion quiz with unlimited retakes at no additional cost. Certification is earned upon passing the quiz.

Meet Your Instructor:

Bob Ellis’ curiosity and passion for learning began in childhood, building go-karts and Radio Shack kits. Excelling in motocross during high school, he chose education over racing, earning a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Management. Bob’s analytical skills, hands-on expertise, and ability to deliver business value led to rapid promotions through his career.

After five years as a management consultant improving client manufacturing processes, Bob joined EMC as a Process Engineering Manager. His responsibilities expanded to manage 125 production tech workforce, $180 million in inventory, and strengthened cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Finance, and IT. His efforts upheld EMC’s strict quality standards while supporting significant growth, ultimately shipping 60,000 HW/SW/Firmware incredibly complex Enterprise Data Storage Systems; all with fewer hours of labor needed per unit, 2X inventory flow, half the lead time, better quality and multiple platform releases.

Later, Bob moved onto be portfolio manager of Manufacturing and Engineering systems; staff of COO defining and implementing improvements through lifecycle of each platform, from product development through manufacturing, Manager of customer-engineering partnerships, customer service lead for a new product new market, and lastly as Delivery Architect to improve ways of working in product management and firmware engineering.

After Dell’s acquisition of EMC, Bob became an Agile consultant, helping organizations pragmatically plan and to oversee large-scale transformation programs. His recent focus has been on how culture and alignment drive organizational resilience in fast changing industries.

Bob’s expertise and ability to connect with people at all levels make him a trusted advisor and valued leader.