Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Certification Training

Coach Dr. Dave

SAFe Learning Facilitator

Our Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification courses are Virtual Instructor-led and private to your organization(s).  The instructor is Dr. Dave Cornelius aka Dr. Dave, a business, executive, organizational, and agile coach, and trainer, partnering with leaders and teams in for-profit, start-up, and non-profit organizations to deliver a level of awesomeness that meets their goals. He works with Fortune 50 to Fortune 500 companies, helping them to deliver more than $1 billion in customer value.

He is a SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) and have provided training and coaching for over 10 years.  His clients include General Motors (GM) Financial, Pet Smart, Schneider Electric, Accenture, Improving, Centene, Citigroup, Cognizant, Univision Television, and others.  Other areas of expertise include Design Thinking, Product Management , Generative Leadership, and Professional Coaching.

He is the author of six books that include: 1) The Innovation Catalyst, Leading with Empathy, 2) Deliver Value: happy contributing people, satisfied customers, and thriving business, 3) Belonging and Healing: Creating awareness for yourself and others, 4) Elastic Minds: What are you thinking?, 5) Prayers to my Abba Father God, 6) Transforming Your Leadership Character: The Lean Thinking and Agility Way).

You will find his podcast and blog “KnolShare with Dr. Dave”, on Spotify, Audible, Apple and Google podcasts as well as KnolShare.org.

Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Course

The Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) competency aligns strategy and execution by applying Lean and systems thinking approaches to strategy and investment funding, Agile portfolio operations, and governance. SAFe Lean Portfolio Management is a two-day interactive course that includes a one-day Getting Started with LPM workshop. In this course, attendees gain the practical tools and techniques necessary to implement the Lean Portfolio Management functions of Strategy and Investment Funding, Agile Portfolio Operations, and Lean Governance.

LPM is one of the seven core competencies essential to achieving Business Agility. Each core competency is supported by a self-assessment, enabling the enterprise to assess its proficiency. The Measure and Grow article provides a competency assessment and recommends improvement opportunities for implementing LPM.

Location: Virtual

Class Size: 5 minimum

Agile Product Management (APM) Course

The Agile Product Management (APM) course explores how to use design thinking to put customers at the center and create products that are desirable, feasible, and sustainable. This course also provides guidance on how to define a vision, strategy, and roadmap to satisfy existing customers and attract new ones.

Location: Virtual

Class Size: 5 Minimum

 

Leading SAFe Course

For leaders of a Lean-Agile change initiative to develop a Lean-Agile Mindset, and apply the principles and practices of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). Learn how to lead Enterprise transformation that accelerates the flow of value and delivers measurable business outcomes at scale.

Location: Virtual

Class Size: 5 Minimum

SAFe for Teams Course

Build your skills as a high-performing team member of an Agile Release Train (ART)—and learn how to collaborate effectively with other teams. Gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Release Train (ART), how it delivers value, and what you can do to effectively perform your role using SAFe.

Location: Virtual

Class Size: 5 Minimum

SAFe POPM Course

The SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) course covers the tactical responsibilities of the Product Owner and Product Manager roles in the Agile Release Train. The course also gives you the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.

Location: Virtual

Class Size: Minimum 5

SAFe (RTE) Course

Explore the skills needed to facilitate and enable end-to-end value delivery through Agile Release Trains (ARTs)—and learn how to build a high-performing ART through servant leadership and coaching—by becoming a SAFe®  Release Train Engineer (RTE).

Location: Virtual

Class Size: 5 Minimum

SAFe Scrum Master (SM) Course

Attendees gain an understanding of the role of a Scrum Master in a SAFe enterprise. Unlike traditional Scrum Master training that focuses on the fundamentals of team-level Scrum, the SAFe Scrum Master course explores the role of the Scrum Master in the context of the entire enterprise, and prepares attendees to successfully plan and execute the Planning Interval (PI), the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization. This includes learning the key components of Agile at scale development, how Scrum is facilitated throughout the enterprise, and how to execute Iteration Planning.

Location: Virtual

Class Size: 5 Minimum

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