SAFe Scrum Master/ SSM Cert [B-SS] 15Jul'17

SAFe Scrum Master [SSM] Overview: During this very interactive and information-packed course, you’ll gain an understanding of the Scrum Master role in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe 4.0) enterprise.  Unlike traditional Scrum Master training that focuses on team-level Scrum, this SSM course presents the role in-context of the entire enterprise and prepares you to successfully plan & execute all SSM-related SAFe ceremonies, such as Program Increments (PI), Iteration Planning, Scrum of Scrums, Innovation and Planning (IP), Inspect and Adapt (I&A), & System Demos.  You will learn about SAFe’s Values & Principles that guide the mindset and mechanics of a SAFe enterprise. You’ll also discover how to build high performing Agile teams with a servant leader mindset, and how to coach those teams to deliver the maximum business value.  You can also use all you learn here in a “non-SAFe” effort, given a proper mindset of tailoring of selected items that may not be used in the near-term.

Why this course?... Here are the top-10 reasons per some recent conversations: 

• want to understand enough to be a real force in positive change
• take advantage of market focus on scaling agile
• career advancement

• keeping up with the millennials
• 16 PDUs
• career survival

• be able to mentor and mature others in lean-agile 
• networking opportunities
• prep for massive PMBOK6 changes based upon agile

• broaden & deepen knowledge base

Key Elements of this course include:

• Scrum + XP + Kanban
• Lean and Systems Thinking
• Applying & Scaling the Agile Manifesto
• SAFe’s 4 Values + 9 Principles
• DevOps, CI, CD & test automation  
• Product Development Flow
• Six Sigma application in SAFe
• Agile Mindset for Leadership style
• Agile metrics and SAFe ceremonies

The Pay-off: SAFe [http://www.scaledagileframework.com/ ]  is the world’s leading framework for implementing enterprise agility. Now practiced in over 70% of the US Fortune 100, this proven framework has shown to significantly improve time to market, predictability, product quality and employee engagement.  The SSM certification signifies that you are prepared to perform the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe environment, increasing your value to organizations throughout Corporate America.

Additional topics addressed: Team ownership, scrum values, early value delivery, retrospectives, backlogs for stories, features, capabilities & epics, including enablers and NFRs, road-mapping, program boards,  MVP, risk management technique via ROAM, vision, objectives and goals, agile architecture,  Agile Release Train [ART] and more ~

What You Get:  Class is based upon the latest SAFe 4.0 materials, and registration includes:

 Printed workbooks                       PDF workbooks                               Course certificate    

 Eligibility to take the SAFe 4.0 Scrum Master (SSM) certification exam

16 PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications

Exam Details

• Exam Name: SAFe® 4 Scrum Master Exam
• Exam Format: Multiple Choice
• Exam Delivery: Web-based; Open Book
• Exam Access: First attempt free within 30 days from course completion date
• Exam Duration: Candidates have 30 days from course completion date to answer all questions and submit their exam
• Number of Questions: 43
• Passing Score: 31 (72%)

Instructor Info: 

Public Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/agiledaniel   //   Instructor: Daniel J.  Miklusicak, Lean-Agile/SAFe Transformation Consultant  Instructor

BIO: Dan has 25+ years’ experience in Mgt Consulting, Proj/Prog Mgt and leading transformations in both traditional and agile environments across Fortune500, F100 & F25 companies.  He is a retired AF Officer who served in acquisitions, overseeing Defense Contractors including Logicon, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, IBM and Raytheon.  Dan has worked in Big5 consulting (KPMG), Lean Process Re-engineering, and over 2 dozen companies in 7 major industries for Corporate America, both public and private sector. 

    His certifications include SPC3&4, PMP, TOGAF, ITILv3, CSM, e-Commerce and Lean6Sigma. Dan understands and integrates key elements of many disciplines, based upon nearly 3 decades of consulting, learning, studying, teaching and improving value delivery.  Dan also enjoys having fun while doing all of this – and is known as an instructor who keeps things light and creative for the students even given the gravity of the materials, and the pressures of the business world at large