Course Summary
This two-day SAFe Advanced Scrum Master course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a Scaled Agile 5.1 Framework (SAFe) implementation.
The course covers the facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of program execution and relentless improvement. It enhances the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices, the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value, and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders in the larger program and enterprise contexts. The course also offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.
You will gain skills like:
• Coaching Agile teams and Scrum Masters in advanced Agile and Scrum practices within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Facilitating Agile ceremonies at scale, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, Inspect and Adapt workshops, and Scrum of Scrums.
• Applying Lean-Agile principles to enhance team performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Leading change initiatives and overcoming impediments to foster a culture of innovation and adaptability.
• Implementing Agile metrics and reporting mechanisms to track progress and drive accountability across multiple Agile teams.
Module 1: Exploring the Scrum Master role
• Explore Scrum Master challenges in the Enterprise
• Explain the purpose and basic constructs of SAFe
• Establish Scrum Master connections in SAFe
Module 2: Applying SAFe Principles
• Take an economic view
• Apply systems thinking
• Assume variability; preserve options
• Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
• Base milestones on objective evaluation of working systems
• Visualize and limit WIP, reduce batch sizes, and manage queue lengths
• Apply cadence, synchronize with cross-domain planning
• Unlock the intrinsic motivation of knowledge workers
• Decentralize decision-making
Module 3: Exploring Agile and Scrum anti-patterns
• Explore anti-patterns associated with the Product Owner role
• Explain how Stories and tasks may lead to anti-patterns
• Identify context-specific anti-patterns in your environment
Module 4: Facilitating program execution
• Synchronize development with the Agile Release Train (ART)
• Organize teams on the Train
• Plan the Program Increment
• Execute the Program Increment
• Release value on demand
• Prepare for the next PI Planning session
Module 5: Improving flow with Kanban and XP
• Build your Kanban board
• Measure and optimize flow
• Build quality in
• Foster engineering craftsmanship
• Facilitate collaboration with Architects, System Team, and Operations
Module 6: Building high-performing teams
• Foster collaboration on the team
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration
• Build trust with stakeholders
• Develop team skill set
• Create an Improvement Backlog
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