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Scaled Agile:

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) is an end-to-end strategy for that large-scale Agile project teams can employ to bring about seamless Agile transformation in the enterprise. The framework comes up with ways to implement SAFe® at all levels - Portfolio, Large Solution, Program, and Team.  After successful implementation of SAFe®, lot of benefits are visible including:

• 20 – 50% happier and inspired employees
• 35 – 75% faster time-to-market
• 30 – 50% increase in productivity
• 35 – 70% reduction in errors and defects

History of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®)

Incorporated in 2011, Scaled Agile, Inc. has since brought out 5 major updates to its SAFe® framework. These have been modified to reflect the changing industry needs. The latest update that has been released is version 6.0. In this version, the ‘Seven Core Competencies’ of the Lean Enterprise are introduced. With the help of these core competencies, organizations can use the SAFe® Framework and its principles to transform into a Lean enterprise. This transformation of the organization is crucial to help an enterprise achieve a competitive edge over its closest rivals.

SAFe® Agilist Course content:

• Introducing SAFe®: Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework
• Lean Thinking: An Overview of Lean Software Development and Product Development Flow
• Agile Development: Implementation and Benefits of Agile Development in Enterprise Environments
• SAFe® Principles – The basic values of SAFe®
• Agile Release Train: Identification, implementation, and execution of Agile Release Trains. These are long-term processes in which Agile Teams optimize the quality and delivery speed of the company's essential value streams/products
• Agile Portfolio Management: Agile Transformation Patterns for Strategy and Investment Planning, Portfolio and Program Management and Governance
• Agile Architecture: Principles of agile architecture, roles of system and enterprise architects, and architecture development concepts that balance business and architecture
• Agile Leadership: Scaling lean-agile principles into business management

Roles and Layers in SAFe® Agilist:

SAFe® consists of 4 levels of the organization with different roles and responsibilities for each level. These are as follows:

Team Level:

At this level, the roles are responsible for the synchronization of teams and events. These roles help Agile teams develop and deliver value with respect to Agile Release Trains (ART). The team level roles include-

• Agile Team- This is a cross-functional team that includes the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Dev Team.
• Development Team- This is a cross-functional team that includes testers, developers, and other specialists and is responsible to deliver a vertical slice of functionality.
• Product Owner- This role has the responsibility of prioritizing the blog and defining user stories.
• Scrum Master- This role is that of an Agile Team coach and servant leader who helps the team to facilitate team events, removes impediments and nurtures an environment that brings out high-performance in the teams.

Program Level:

At the Program level, roles keep the team in line with a project goal and support the ARTs with the necessary rules. The Program level roles include-

• System Engineer- This is an individual that applies system thinking in the project
• Product Management- The individuals holding this role are responsible for the program backlog and work with the customers and product owners to understand the product requirements.
• Release Train Engineer- This is a chief Scrum Master and a servant leader who uses different tools and processes to facilitate the optimization of the value flow.
• Business Owner- This comprises the stakeholders who have the responsibility to ensure ROI.

 Large Solution Level:

The roles at the Large Solution level involves collaboration between multiple suppliers and ARTs and provides the required governance. The roles at this level include-

• Customer- The consumer of the solution
• Solution Architect/Engineering- This may be a small team or an individual that is responsible for providing the architecture and technical vision for the solution during its development.
• Solution Management- This role needs to collaborate and work with the end customers in order to understand their needs.
• Solution Train Engineer- This role is that of a coach and servant leader who guides and facilitates collaboration between the suppliers and ARTs.
• Supplier- This is the organization or an external vendor that has been outsourced to build and deliver all or some of the parts or services that form part of the large solution.

Portfolio Level:

The roles at the Portfolio level are responsible for coordination at the multiple stream level and ensure the highest level of governance and accountability.

• Lean-Portfolio Management- These roles represent individuals at a high level in the organization who have the overall responsibility to take top-level decisions and are financially accountable for the success of the solution.
• Epic Owners- Individuals who coordinate portfolio epics via the portfolio Kanban systems
• Enterprise Architect- Individual at the enterprise level who ensures portfolio optimization by providing the strategic technical direction to achieve the desired results.

SAFe® agile certification cost in India:

42,000 INR + 18% GST  (It is compulsory for you to take 2 days of coaching to become eligible to take up the exam.)

It Includes, 

• 2 days of virtual classroom training
• 15 PDUs for PMI and 15 SEUs
• SAFe® Agilist Training by an experienced SAFe® Program Consultant
• Exam fee
• One-year membership to the SAFe® Community Platform.

SAFe® Agilist Exam:

On successful completion of the Leading SAFe® Agilist training, you get access to the SAFe® Agilist exam online. The login credentials are valid for 30 days. Upon passing the exam, you will be awarded the Certified SAFe® Agilist certificate from Scaled Agile Academy.

 Exam details are as follows:

• Number of questions: 45 multiple choice
• Duration: 90 minutes
• Passing score: 34 out of 45 (76%)
• Accessibility: SAFe® Community platform online; web-based and closed book
• Exam cost: The first attempt is part of the course registration fee and must be taken within 30 days after course completion
• Exam retakes cost: Each retake attempt costs $50.00

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LeanWisdom is the preferred learning partner for several corporates. We collaborate with different organizations to create and build talent for tomorrow and value for the organization. We ensure that we create business value for our clients in any program that we have undertaken globally. We aspire to help build self-organizing and high-performing teams for our clients through various workshops, while also developing in-house leadership, talent, culture. Thanks to our exhaustive, in-depth, and comprehensive training, coaching, and consulting we are able to ensure that practices put in the process are able to sustain and, in fact, flourish. Our programs are designed in such a manner that there is always continuous support and opportunity to scale up to the next level.

We believe that your faith and trust in our services is correct because our custom Enterprise Learning Solutions (ELS), which are designed to deliver credible differentiators to our customers due to the following factors:

• Offering training services in over 60 countries. 
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• A complete Eco-system for Learning along with pre-course preparation and support materials, E-learning, Video Archive, Question Banks, Assessments, and many other learning aids.
• Going beyond training and certifications – We have the capability to support a complete transformation and change journey for the organization with our Consulting, Coaching, and Staffing services.

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• Armed with all this information about the SAFe® Agile Framework, the SAFe® Agile certification, and how to get it, you are now in a position to decide if it is right for your career. Eventually, whatever you pay for training and certification will seem less when compared to the benefits you will get from becoming SAFe® agile certified.
• LeanWisdom is an Agile education and consulting company that can help you use the framework to its fullest capability. Browse our website to know more about the Leading SAFe® agile certification courses that we offer.
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