*Scaled Agile Framework also known as SAFe is a framework made up of various organizational and workflow-type patterns that are designed to help an organization properly scale it’s Lean and or Agile practices. This framework was created by Scaled Agile inc. and it’s primary focus is to help an organization properly scale it’s Agile and or Lean methodologies beyond just a single team. It accomplishes this through a multitude of means. This can include things like promoting alignment, collaboration and delivery across a fair number of agile teams. There are three main facets of knowledge that are used within the SAFe framework. These are Agile software development, Lean product development, and systems thinking.*
*paraphrased from the Wikipedia entry on Scaled Agile Framework*
USITplus is excited to offer a new and exclusive training program that will focus on SAFe and teaching students how to utilize this framework at the organization they end up working for. This training program is meant for people who are already reaching the end of the process of becoming a scrum master or are already actively working as a scrum master. Learning SAFe will allow these groups of scrum masters to be even better at there job as they will learn a whole new framework they can reference and bring attention to at an organization.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course will cover all the following (adapted from the nine underlying concepts of SAFe):
- We will learn to take an economic view
- We will learn to apply systems thinking
- We will learn to assume variability and preserve options
- We will learn to build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
- We will learn to base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
- We will learn to visualize and limit work-in-progress, reduce batch sizes and manage queue lengths
- We will learn to apply cadence (timing), synchronize with cross-domain planning
- We will learn to unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
- We will learn to decentralize decision-making
