• Virtual Delivery of this Course is Available
In SAFe®, architects play a key role in the trio of leaders that includes product managers and the release train engineer. It’s these people who work together to execute programs and guide Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to enable continuous value flow.
In the SAFe® for Architects course, you’ll get the context you need to align architecture with business value. You’ll understand how system, solution, and enterprise architects collaboratively deliver architectural solutions. And you’ll get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.
Learning Topics - 24hrs
Session 1
EXEMPLIFYING AGILE ARCHITECTURE
» Explore Agile architecture
» SAFe architect roles and collaborations
» Architect using SAFe principles
Session 2
ARCHITECTING FOR DEVOPS AND
RELEASE ON DEMAND
» What is DevOps?
» The flow of value through the continuous delivery pipeline
» Architecting for continuous exploration
» Architect for continuous integration
» Architect for continuous deployment
» Architect for release on demand
Session 3
ALIGNING ARCHITECTURE
WITH BUSINESS VALUE
» Aligning architecture with strategic themes, the portfolio canvas and portfolio vision
» Supporting the business with value streams
» Delivering value through solution trains
Session 4
DEVELOPING SOLUTION VISION,
SOLUTION INTENT AND ROADMAPS
» Align solution vision with strategic themes and solution
context
» Contribute to solution intent
» Manage quality
» Contribute to Roadmaps
Session 5
PREPARING ARCHITECTURE
FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENT (PI) PLANNING
» Contributing to the program backlog
» Prioritizing and sequencing work in the program backlog
» Contributing to solution train pre-PI planning
Session 6
COORDINATING ARCHITECTURE
THROUGHOUT PI PLANNING
» Contributing to PI Planning
» Participating in management review and problem-solving
» Contributing to solution train post-PI Planning
Session 7
SUPPORTING CONTINUOUS
DELIVERY DURING PI EXECUTION
» Guiding architecture and continuous delivery throughout the PI
» Participating in iteration reviews and system and solution demos
» Relentlessly improve through inspect and adapt
Session 8
SUPPORTING NEW STRATEGIC
THEMES AND VALUE STREAMS
» Aligning architecture to enterprise strategy
» Evolving the solution portfolio
» Contributing enabler epics to the portfolio Kanban
» Coordinating across value streams
Session 9
LEADING AS AN ARCHITECT DURING
A LEAN-AGILE TRANSFORMATION
» Lean-Agile leadership
» Leading the Agile architecture transformation
» Creating an action plan
Session 10
PRACTICING SAFe
» A path towards certification