Scaling Agile with SAFe (for Product Owners/Scrum Masters)

SAFe (the Scaled Agile Framework for the enterprise) is a widely adopted framework to scale agile from one agile team to tens or hundreds of teams, all working together on the same product. SAFe has been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and is today the most widely adopted scaling framework for large agile teams.Since 2011, SAFe has gone through major enhancements over the years, however its fundamental structure remains the same. In this course, I will present the key elements of the framework such as the Agile Release Train, PI Planning, and the Program Board. This course is ideal for anyone who wants to grasp the key concepts and components of SAFe, with a short, focused training course.This course is intended to be an introduction for anyone who wants to understand what SAFe is and how it works. This is also for people that already have a SAFe certification or are already implementing SAFe in their workplace, and want to review some of the key concepts and learn how to best apply them.SAFe is a registered trademark of Scaled Agile Inc., the company that created the SAFe framework.  This course does not replace a traditional SAFe certification. Scaled Agile Inc. provides a wealth of resources to learn more about each component of SAFe, and also provides certification courses for anyone interested in getting a SAFe certification. Please refer to their website for more information.Throughout the course, I will share my experience in applying SAFe to large organizations, both private and public, and will provide tips to adopt SAFe properly and avoid some common pitfalls.Most of the organizations I have worked with, when they scale agile typically have a number of agile teams using Scrum. In this course, I will assume that all teams use Scrum. However, Kanban and XP teams can also successfully apply the SAFe framework together with Scrum teams.My goal is to provide you with an u