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 4.6 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