• Virtual Delivery of this Course is Available
As a practicing scrum master in a SAFe® organization, you’ve got the tactical skills to coach Agile teams in delivering business value. Build on that strong foundation in the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master course and discover how to facilitate success for Agile teams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and the organization. And get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.
Take your leadership skills to the next level. The SAFe Advanced Scrum Master course will give you the tools you need to improve your coaching and facilitation skills, avoid common missteps, and encourage relentless improvement. You’ll learn how to apply Lean, Kanban, DevOps, and SAFe principles to improve team and business outcomes. You’ll up-level your facilitation skills for key Agile and Scaled Agile Framework® events, whether they’re in person or across teams and time zones. And you’ll discover how communities of practice can support continuous improvement.
Learning Topics - 21hrs
Session 1
EXPLORING THE SCRUM MASTER
ROLE IN THE SAFe
» Explore Scrum Master challenges in the enterprise
» Explain the purpose and basic constructs of SAFe
» Establish Scrum Master connections in SAFe
Session 2
APPLYING SAFe PRINCIPLES
» Take an economic view
» Apply systems thinking
» Assume variability, preserve options
» Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
» Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
» Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes and manage queue
lengths
» Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
» Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
» Decentralize decision-making
Session 3
EXPLORING AGILE AND
SCRUM ANTI-PATTERNS
» Explore anti-patterns associated with the Product Owner role
» Explain how Stories and tasks may lead to anti-patterns
» Identify context-specific anti-patterns in your environment
Session 4
FACILITATING PROGRAM EXECUTION
» Synchronize development with the Agile release train
» Organize teams around the flow of value
» Plan the program increment
» Execute the program increment
» Enable teams to release value on demand
» Prepare for the next PI planning session
Session 5
IMPROVING FLOW
WITH KANBAN AND XP
» Build your Kanban board
» Measure and optimize flow
» Build quality in
» Foster engineering craftsmanship
» Facilitate collaboration with architects, system team,
and operations
Session 6
BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS
» Foster collaboration on the team
» Facilitate cross-team collaboration
» Build trust with stakeholders
» Develop team skill set
» Build an improvement roadmap
Session 7
IMPROVING PROGRAM PERFORMANCE
WITH INSPECT AND ADAPT
» Explore the inspect and adapt process
» Apply problem-solving workshop
What People Are Saying About SAFe Advanced Scrum Master
Being at a SAFe Client, I found the opportunity extremely beneficial to expand knowledge, see gaps in processes, and see areas for improvement. The information is crucial for any role. Real world examples were especially helpful.
The Leading SAFe class provided a nice balance for those that have SAFe backgrounds, as well as those that may have had little to no exposure to SAFe practices.