• Virtual Delivery of this Course is Available
Unique to SAFe®, the Release Train Engineer (RTE) is part of the trio of leaders that includes product managers and system architects. This plays a critical role in leading Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to deliver value. This means that the RTE must create the right environment, have the right conversations, facilitate the right meetings and gather the right people to make decisions based on the right data.
In the SAFe® RTE course, you’ll learn to execute SAFe and continuously improve PI planning and other key SAFe events. You’ll discover how to coach leaders, teams and Scrum Masters in new processes and mindsets. And you’ll get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.
Learning Topics - 24hrs
Session 1
EXPLORING THE RTE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
» Connect the RTE role to SAFe
» Examine the responsibilities of the RTE role
» Identify effective RTE behaviors
» Outline the benefits of being an RTE
Session 2
APPLYING SAFe PRINCIPLES
» Identify SAFe principles that are important to the RTE
Session 3
ORGANIZING THE ART
» Identify the attributes of an effective ART organization
» Examine key ART roles and responsibilities
» Identify the responsibilities of the system team
Session 4
PLANNING A PROGRAM INCREMENT
» Identify preparation activities for the PI planning event
» Facilitate Day 1 activities for the PI planning event
» Facilitate final PI plan development and commitment
» Explore facilitation of PI planning across multiple locations
Session 5
EXECUTING A PROGRAM INCREMENT
» Identify key team Iteration events
» Examine the events and tools needed to manage ART flow
» Explore metrics used to measure PI execution
» Prepare and facilitate IP iteration activities
» Building a continuous delivery pipeline with DevOps
Session 6
FOSTERING RELENTLESS IMPROVMENT
» Explore the three components of an inspect and adapt event
» Measure and grow the ART
» Examine systems thinking and value stream mapping
» Examine the mindset of relentless improvement
Session 7
SERVING THE ART
» Explore the characteristics of a servant leader
» Identify facilitation techniques that evolve group dynamics
» Examine coaching techniques
» Explore group facilitation techniques
» Identify the steps to create an ART with a one team culture
Session 8
CONTINUING YOUR LEARNING JOURNEY
» Create a personal RTE action plan
» Create an ART improvement roadmap
» Commit to the plans
Session 5
PRACTICING SAFe
» A path towards certification