• Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs
• Development, QA and Infrastructure Management
• Program and Project Managers
• Product and Product Line Management
• Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads
• Enterprise, System and Solution Architects

• 5+ years experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management
• Experience in Scrum

Renewals are from the date of certification

• Renewal fee: $100
• 10 continuing education/outreach hours
• Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
• Attendees may be eligible to apply for 16 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications.
• Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.

2 days

• Master copy of the course notes [Hard Copy Format]
• Case Study, Exercises Copies
• Course Handouts, if any
• Agile Scrum certificate
• Scrum Guide by Ken (Softcopy in PDF)
• Posters to be used internal in Organization or projects (Softcopy, PDF format)
• A huge amount of practical exercises

The target audience for the program is a mix of professionals across hierarchies to get insights on the skills required for working as part of Agile Scrum teams. Participants learn the various activities involved in being a practitioner in an Agile SCRUM team.

This audience who will benefit most from this program:

• Agile Team members
• Business Users
• Product Owners and Scrum Team members
• Project Planners
• Quality Staff (Testing and Quality Assurance)
• Agile Developers / Programmers
• Designers
• Testers
• Configuration Managers

The course is very interactive and provides:

• Hands on Exercises and Group activities
• SCRUM Life Cycle Simulation Exercises on Implementing Scrum ceremonies
• Estimation Multiple Techniques
• Release and Sprint Planning
• Writing User stories and user story prioritization

• Architects
• designers and developers
• User Experience Engineers
• Development and Product managers
• Software engineers/Programmers
• Testers and QA engineers
• Business and Technical analysts
• Technical Writers
• Systems/IT Engineers
• Basically everyone who is part of the Scrum Team.

2 Full Days (8 hours per day)

• Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications.
• Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance.

• Exam Format: Multiple Choice, True/False
• Exam Delivery: Web-based; Open Book
• Exam Duration: Once the exam begins, candidates have 90 minutes (1.5 hours) to complete the exam

Number of Questions: 45
Passing Marks: 34 out of 45 (75% passing score)

• Attendee workbooks
• Access to the SAFe® 4 Agilist Exam – requires course attendance
• One-year membership to Scaled Agile, with access to members-only resources such as webinars, workbooks, guidance presentations, and advance notice of upcoming SAFe products
• SAFe Agilist (SA) attendance certificate upon request

• Executives and Leaders, Managers, Directors, CIOs, and VPs
• Development, QA and Infrastructure Management
• Program and Project Managers
• Product and Product Line Management
• Portfolio Managers, PMO, and Process Leads
• Enterprise, System and Solution Architects
• Anyone who wants to gain knowledge in SAFe®

The course is intended for those who will be materially and directly involved in a SAFe adoption. This includes enterprise leaders, 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 Centre for Excellence, Agile Working Group

All stakeholders in a Lean-Agile transformation are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SPC4 certification exam and operate in the field as a SAFe Program Consultant:

• 5+ years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management
• 3+ years of experience in Agile
• One or more relevant Agile certifications

Attending the class prepares you to take the SAFe 4.0 Program Consultant (SPC4) exam. Those who attain their SPC4 certification will receive:

• Access to license the course materials needed to train aspiring SAFe Agilists, SAFe Practitioners, and SAFe PM/POs
• Access to no-cost license materials, videos, and artefacts that support launching Agile Release Trains
• Inclusion in the SPC4 directory listing (optional)
• Access to the private SPC LinkedIn Group

• An SPC4 certificate
• Access to license the course materials needed to train SAFe Agilists, SAFe Practitioners,and SAFe PM/POs
• One-year certified membership as an SPC4
• SPC4 branding kit with the SPC certification mark

• Attendee workbooks
• Eligibility to take the SPC4 exam
• One-year membership to Scaled Agile
• Class attendance certificate upon request
• Attendees may be eligible to apply for 30 PDUs toward continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP or PMI-ACP certifications
• Attendees may be eligible to apply SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their
  CSP through Scrum Alliance

Renewals are good for one full year from the date of certification and will require”

• 160 hours of SPC4 consulting
• Renewal fee: $895
• 40 continuing education/outreach hours

2 Full Days (8 hours per day)

• Exam Format: Multiple Choice
• Exam Delivery: Paper-Based/Web-based; Closed Book
• Exam Duration: 60 Minutes

• Number of Questions: 40
• Passing Marks: 26 (65%)

• DevOps Foundation certificate authorized by DevOps Institute.
• DevOps? The Basics(pre-classresource)
  • Learner Manual (excellent post-classreference)
  • Participation in unique exercises designed to apply concepts
  • Sample documents, templates, tools and techniques
• Access to additional sources of information and communities

• Integration Specialists
• DevOps Emgineer
• Operations Managers
• System Administrators
• Network Administrators
• Project Managers
• Business Managers
• Automation Architects
• Application Developer / Software Programmer
• Software Tester / QA
• Business (Requirements) Analyst

• Completion of pre-class assignment
• Familiarity with IT software development and operations responsibilities.

2 days

• 2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP.
• 1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies. This requirement is in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project experience.
• 21 contact hours of training in agile practices which will be fulfilled by attending this training program.

• To maintain your PMI-ACP, you must earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) in agile topics every three years.