Overview: SAFe for Team
The SAFe for Team course is designed to empower Agile team members with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively contribute and collaborate within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. This course provides a deep dive into the roles, responsibilities, and practices essential for team members to thrive in a SAFe setting, ensuring alignment with larger organizational goals.
By participating in the SAFe for Team course, you’ll gain the expertise required to navigate the complexities of working within a scaled Agile framework. This training equips you with practical tools and techniques to enhance collaboration, improve team efficiency, and drive successful outcomes in a SAFe environment.
Scaling Lean and Agile Expertise
SAFe Practitioners play a crucial role in scaling Lean and Agile development within their enterprises. They learn to navigate the Agile Release Train, understand their team’s role, and establish connections with other teams, recognizing the dependencies between them.
Building Agile Competence
This course is for team members who want to apply Lean and Agile practices at scale, and those preparing for the launch of an Agile Release Train. It welcomes individuals from all experience levels, provided they have a basic grasp of Agile concepts, Scrum, Kanban, XP, and knowledge of software and hardware development processes.
In a fast-paced corporate world, becoming a SAFe Practitioner is not just a certification; it’s a gateway to greater career opportunities. It equips you with the skills to drive value, plan iterations, and execute program increments efficiently. So, embark on this journey with Info Trek, and empower yourself to thrive in the ever-evolving landscape of Lean and Agile development.
Course Details
Course Code: SPOPM; Duration: 4 Days; Instructor-led
Develop the skillsets needed to guide the delivery of value in a Lean Enterprise by becoming a SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM). During this two-day course, attendees gain an in-depth understanding of how to effectively perform their role in the Agile Release Train (ART) as it delivers value through Planning Intervals (PI). Attendees explore how to apply Lean thinking to decompose Epics into Features and Stories, refine Features and Stories, manage ART and Team backlogs, and plan and execute Iterations and Planning Intervals. Attendees also discover how the Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to the relentless improvement of the ART.
Audience
The following individuals will benefit
from this course:
• Product Owners, Product Managers, Product Line Managers, Business Owners, and Business Analysts
• Solution Managers, Portfolio Managers, Program Managers, and members of the LACE
• Enterprise, Solution, and System Architects
Prerequisites
All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) 6.0 certification exam:
- Attend a Leading SAFe® course
- Experience working in a SAFe environment
- Experience with Lean, Agile, or other relevant certifications
Methodology
This program will be conducted with interactive lectures, PowerPoint presentation, discussion and practical exercise.
Course Objectives
To perform the role of a SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager, you should be able to:
- Articulate the Product Owner and Product Manager roles
- Connect SAFe Lean-Agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles
- Decompose Epics into Features and decompose Features into Stories
- Manage ART and Team backlogs
- Collaborate with Agile teams in estimating and forecasting work
- Represent Customer needs in PI Planning
- Execute the Planning Interval and deliver continuous value
Outlines
The PO has a significant role in maximizing the value produced by the team and ensuring Stories meet the user’s needs and comply with the Definition of Done. For most enterprises moving to Agile, this is a new and critical role, typically translating into a full-time job, requiring one PO to support each Agile team (or, at most, two teams).
- Describe SAFe for Lean enterprises
- Explain Value Streams
- Describe Lean-Agile Mindset decision making
- Describe Product Owner/Product Manager responsibilities
As a member of the extended Product Management team, the PO is heavily involved in program backlog refinement and prep for Program Increment (PI) planning and also plays a significant role in the planning event itself. Before the planning event, the PO updates the team backlog and typically reviews and contributes to the program vision, Roadmap, and content presentations.
- Describe the Program Increment
- Describe the Vision
- Forecast work through Roadmaps
- Create beneficial Features
- Manage the Program Backlog and Kanban
PO is involved with story definition, providing the clarifications necessary to assist the team with their story estimates and sequencing. The entire Agile team, which includes the PO, also work together to determine their team PI objectives for the upcoming PI.
- Communicate the Vision
- Establish PI Objectives
- Manage dependencies
- Manage risks
PO reviews and prioritize the backlog as part of the prep work for Iteration Planning, including coordination of dependencies with other POs. During the iteration planning event, the PO communicates story detail and priorities and ensures the team aligns and agrees on a final iteration plan.
- Apply User Stories
- Plan the Iterations
- Manage flow with the Team KANBAN
- Continuously refine the backlog
- Participate in the Iteration Review and Retrospective
- Support DevOps and Release on Demand
Iterations and Agile teams serve a larger purpose; the frequent, reliable, and continuous release of value-added solutions. During each PI, the PO coordinates dependencies with other POs. This often occurs in weekly PO sync events (see the PI article for more information). The PO also has an instrumental role in producing the System Demo for program and Value Stream stakeholders.
- Participate in the PO sync
- Participate in the System Demo
- Innovate throughout the PI
- Inspect and Adapt
