Implementing SAFe 4.5 (SPC)

Is your organization starting a Lean Agile transformation based on the Scaled Agile Framework SAFe® 4.5? As a potential SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC 4.5), you intend to start and support the future Agile Release Train's (ART's) transformation?

We have the right training for you!

In this three-day course you will become a leading agent for change—and enable your enterprise to succeed in a disruptive marketplace—when you certify as a SAFe® 4 Program Consultant (SPC). During this four-day course, you’ll learn how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation by leveraging the practices and principles of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). You will learn how to effectively coach programs, launch Agile Release Trains, build a continuous delivery pipeline and DevOps culture, and empower a Lean Portfolio. The first two days of the course—Leading SAFe®—will provide you with the basis to teach SAFe to others. The final two days focus exclusively on what it takes to successfully implement SAFe in your enterprise.
Becoming a Certified SAFe® 4 Program Consultant (SPC), and becoming a change agent, will enable attendees to coach and guide the enterprise to succeed in a disruptive marketplace and empower them to implement a Lean-Agile SAFe transformation.

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Learning Goals

To perform the role of a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC), attendees should be able to:

• Lead an enterprise Lean-Agile transformation
• Implement the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Empower with a Lean Portfolio
• Align the organization to a common language and way of working
• Perform Value Stream identification
• Launch and support Agile Release Trains, and coordinate Large Solutions
• Build and execute an implementation rollout strategy
• Configure the Framework for a specific enterprise context
• Train managers and executives in Leading SAFe®
• Continue their learning journey and become enabled to train other SAFe roles in the enterprise

Content

Leading SAFe® – Days 1 and 2

• Introducing the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Embracing a Lean-Agile Mindset
• Understanding SAFe Principles
• Creating High-Performing Teams and Programs
• Experiencing Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Exploring, Executing, and Releasing Value
• Leading a Lean-Agile Enterprise
• Empowering a Lean Portfolio
• Building Large Solutions

Implementing SAFe® – Days 3 and 4

• Reaching the SAFe Tipping Point
• Designing the Implementation
• Launching an ART
• Coaching ART Execution
• Extending to the Portfolio
• Sustaining and Improving
• Becoming a SAFe 4 Program Consultant (SPC)

Audience

This course is intended for those who will be materially and directly involved in a SAFe adoption. This includes practitioners, change agents, and consultants responsible for implementing Agile programs and portfolios as part of an enterprise Lean-Agile change initiative. Attendees typically include:

• Professional Services Consultants
• Business and Technology Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors
• Portfolio Managers and Fiduciaries, Project/Program Management Office (PMO) personnel
• Development, QA and IT management
• Program and Project Managers
• Product and Product Line Managers
• Process Leads and Lifecycle Governance Personnel
• Enterprise, System and Solution Architects
• Internal Change Agents, Lean-Agile Center for Excellence, Agile Working Group

Exam Details

• Exam name: SAFe 4 Program Consultant Exam
• Exam format: multiple choice
• Exam delivery: web-based (single-browser); closed book; no outside assistance; timed exam;
• Exam access:  candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the Implementing SAFe 4.5 course
• Exam duration: once the exam begins candidates have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the exam
• Number of questions: 60
• Passing score: 45 out of 60 (75%)
• Exam language: English
• Exam cost: first exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs 250 USD.
• Retake policy: second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10 day wait; fourth attempt requires a 30 day wait. Contact support@scaledagile.com for any retake questions.

Certification

Attendees who pass the exam will receive:

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certificate
• A SAFe 4 Program Consultant digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
• A one-year certified membership as a SAFe Program Consultant, which includes access to the SPC Community of Practice
• A SAFe Program Consultant certification usage guide with SPC certification marks
• Access to online Trainer Enablement plans to qualify to teach and certify others in Leading SAFe (SAFe Agilist SA), SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM), and SAFe for Teams (SAFe Practitioner (SP)
• Access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during and throughout their SAFe journey

Certificates expire one year from the date the certification is earned. Renewal fee is $895.

Prerequisites

wibas SAFe Courses

This course is conducted by our training partner Gladwell.
wibas trainers are certified SAFe® Program Consultants (SPC) of Scaled Agile, Inc.
Gladwell trainers are certified SAFe® Program Consultant Trainers (SPCT) of Scaled Agile, Inc.
More details about this training can be found on the official SAFe website.