
Explore how SAFe integrates agile, lean, and DevOps at scale to coordinate multiple teams and portfolios while aligning strategy with execution.
Learn how certified SAFe agilists drive enterprise agile transformation across portfolios, programs, and value streams, unifying teams, promoting lean agile principles, and enabling continuous improvement through leadership, collaboration, and alignment.
Explore SAFe core values—alignment, built in quality, transparency, and program execution—and the lean agile mindset that enables decentralized decision making, empowerment, and continuous learning to deliver value.
Apply the safe house of lean to lead with respect for people and culture, flow, innovation, and relentless improvement, delivering customer value through systems thinking.
Apply an economic view to decisions, using cost of delay, weighted shortest job first, cadence, and synchronization to prioritize work, maximize value, and reduce waste.
Navigate the safe implementation journey, a step-by-step roadmap to adopt and scale agile with leadership alignment and cultural change, training leaders and launching ARTs through PI planning to deliver outcomes.
Align agile teams into agile release trains and value streams to deliver integrated solutions on a synchronized cadence, guided by ART roles, Pi planning, and a shared vision.
Understand how SAFe assigns roles across team, program, and portfolio levels to coordinate value delivery. Explore cross-team collaboration, PI planning, inspect-and-adapt sessions, and servant leadership that aligns roles across levels.
Leverage business agility and customer-centric thinking across the enterprise to deliver real value, guided by design thinking, customer feedback loops, continuous exploration, and agile portfolio management.
Coordinate across all agile teams in the agile release train to plan, align priorities, and resolve dependencies during days of PI planning, then execute with demos and inspect and adapt.
Explore how SAFe organizes work across team, program, and solution backlogs with epics, features, and user stories under product ownership, guiding iteration planning and demos with Jira, Align, or Relay.
Leverage the safe continuous delivery pipeline, continuous exploration, integration, deployment, and release on demand, paired with a DevOps culture, automation, and flow-based delivery to release value quickly.
Navigate the innovation and planning (ip) iteration at the end of each program increment, a deliberate breather for reflection, learning, and preparation that sustains agility and quality.
Lean portfolio management connects strategy with execution by aligning investments, initiatives, and teams with organizational goals to maximize enterprise value through strategy funding, lean governance, and agile portfolio operations.
Visualize portfolio kanban to manage initiatives, track epics from funnel to mvp and go decision, and apply wsjf based on cost of delay over job size to prioritize lean value.
Apply lean governance in SAFe by establishing guardrails and enabling responsible autonomy. Track progress using flow, outcome, and innovation metrics, including lean budget guardrails and portfolio evaluation.
Master the certified SAFe agilist exam by applying lean agile principles to scaled environments, focusing on roles, processes, and organizational alignment, with 45 questions, 90 minutes, and an 80% pass.
Explore the four SAFe core values, ten lean–agile principles, and agile release trains, with focus on Pi planning, lean portfolio management, value streams, and decentralized decision making for enterprise agility.
Practice walkthrough with explanations helps learners apply lean agile principles and SAFe frameworks to real exam questions, using process of elimination and focus on flow, alignment, and customer centricity.
Identify common SAFe pitfalls, such as confusing agile release trains with streams and misreading lean portfolio management, while applying exam strategies like steady pacing and flagging uncertain items.
Leverage your post-certification momentum by updating profiles, joining the scaled agile community with exclusive content, and applying SAFe concepts to agile release trains, Pi planning, and coaching teams at scale.
Lead through the SAFe journey from core principles to advanced implementation, covering lean‑agile values, portfolio management, economic decision making, continuous delivery pipeline, and guiding agile release trains to customer value.
The Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA) Training course is designed to help you master the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) and prepare with confidence for the SAFe® Agilist certification exam. This program provides a complete journey from understanding the foundations of SAFe® to applying advanced Lean-Agile practices that drive business agility in large enterprises. Whether you are new to SAFe® or looking to enhance your leadership capabilities in Agile environments, this course equips you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to succeed.
You will begin by exploring what SAFe® is, why it is used in enterprise Agile transformations, and how it compares with traditional Agile and Scrum. You will learn the role and responsibilities of a Certified SAFe® Agilist, including leadership competencies, industry recognition, and contributions to organizational agility. Core values, the Lean-Agile mindset, and cultural alignment are also covered, giving you the foundation needed to lead in a scaled environment.
From there, the course dives into the 10 SAFe® principles, Lean thinking, systems thinking, and the economic perspective that guides decision-making. You will see how Agile Release Trains (ARTs) function, how teams align around value streams, and how Program Increment (PI) Planning ensures continuous alignment and delivery across the enterprise. Practical concepts like backlog management, iteration planning, DevOps integration, and continuous delivery pipelines are explained with real-world examples to help you connect theory with application.
Business agility and customer-centric development are central themes throughout the course. You will gain a clear understanding of Lean Portfolio Management (LPM), strategic themes, investment funding, portfolio Kanban, and governance within SAFe®. These advanced topics are designed to show how organizations align strategy with execution while remaining adaptive and innovative in a competitive environment.
The final part of the course is fully focused on exam preparation. You will receive a detailed overview of the SAFe® Agilist exam structure, passing criteria, domains, and common pitfalls to avoid. To ensure you are ready, we provide practice questions with explanations, memory aids, and strategies for thinking like a SAFe® Agilist during the test. You will also discover post-certification career paths, advanced SAFe® certifications, and ways to leverage your new credential for professional growth.
By the end of this training, you will not only be ready to earn your Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA) credential, but you will also have the skills to lead enterprise-level Agile transformations, align teams with strategic goals, and build a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. This course is ideal for Agile leaders, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, project managers, and professionals who want to strengthen their Agile expertise and unlock new career opportunities in today’s fast-moving business world.