SAFe (R) Scrum Master

In this two-day course, attendees will 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 Program Increment (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.

Attendees will also discover how to build high performing Agile teams by becoming a servant leader and coach, and how to coach those teams to deliver the maximum business value at scale. SAFe 6 Scrum Master (SSM) certification signifies that people are prepared to perform the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe environment, increasing their value to teams and organizations that are implementing SAFe.

Where possible, our experienced trainers will take the time to discuss how the SAFe principles and practices could be implemented in your workplace.

• Describe Scrum in a SAFe enterprise
• Perform the role of the Scrum Master in SAFe
• Facilitate Iteration Planning and effective Iteration execution
• Support effective Program Increment execution
• Build high performing teams by becoming a servant leader and coach

There are around 3 hours of mostly video-led learning – supported by additional reading – that will be accessed through the SAFe community platform (https://community.scaledagile.com/s/). An account will need to be set up for this, but all instructions and support will be provided. This will be sent to all learners approximately 1 week prior to the course start date.

QA’s virtual courses are delivered using the collaboration tool Miro – so all learners must ensure they have access to this prior to the course starting. An account will not be required to access, and a link will be shared by the trainer on the course starting.

All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) certification exam:

• Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
• Awareness of Scrum, Kanban, and eXtreme Programming (XP)
• Working knowledge of software and hardware development processes

In this course you will:

• Identify the key components of Agile development
• Identify the key elements of Scrum
• Explore Scrum in the context of a SAFe enterprise
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of the Scrum Master
• Identify the characteristics of an effective Scrum Master
• Experience PI planning and explore how to facilitate this event
• Experience a complete iteration
• Explore how to facilitate iteration planning, backlog refinement, team and system demos, and the iteration retrospective
• Identify ways to track iteration progress and foster collaboration and synchronization between the teams in the program
• Explore improvement at the Program level with the Inspect and Adapt workshop
• Identify the characteristics of a servant leader
• Experience coaching with powerful questions
• Identify ways to facilitate better meetings, foster team member collaboration, and manage conflicts

Please note that, in the event of cancellation within 1 week of the course start date, that £120 of the course fee is non-refundable as this is the cost to register each learner for the SAFe site for the exam.