Why these principles are the key to success in SAFe® framework?
It is because mastering these will let you build enterprise-class software. Irrespective of the complexity of the system or people these nine principles in practice will make Lean-Agile transformation achievable.
On successful completion of SAFe training in Visakhapatnam, Candidates will receive following:
Attendees who pass the SAFe certification exam will receive:
• SAFe Agilist certificate issued by Scaled Agile- an Authorized body for SAFe Certifications.
• A SAFe Agilist digital symbol to endorse your triumph online
• A certified membership of one-year as a SAFe Agilist using which you can access the SA Community
• A SAFe Agilist certification practice manual with your score in SAFe Agilist certification
• Access to a diversity of knowledge bases or resources to assist SAFe certified professionals throughout their stint in SAFe world.
Also Read: SAFe Enterprise
Advice on implementing Lean-Agile principles in technical and business domains redesigned Big Picture and new operational and development value stream recommendations. These updates are a new SAFe for Hardware article and a mechanism for value streams cash assignments.
Scaled Agile Partners are uniquely suited to advise and support large organizations and government agencies throughout the Lean-Agile transformation process. StarAgile is now a Scaled Agile Bronze Partner.
SAFe is more efficient than the traditional software delivery approach and is in demand because of its multi-team coordination for organizations that work across teams.
Agile Methodology has been the most successful and has been applicable to a wide range of companies around the world. However, the teams have been facing challenges and difficulties during collaborations due to several factors such as distributed team, geographical factors, etc. To further keep implementing the best of the methods, the Scaled Agile Framework was being introduced.
Scaled Agile Framework has extensively helped a lot of organizations to overcome the problems of challenges that occurred due to several reasons such as distributed and complex teams, geographical challenges. Complex and distributed teams were easily able to adapt and deliver using this framework.
Now, speaking specifically about SAFe Certification. SAFe is a Scaled Agile Framework, that lets the complex teams, easily adapt the Agile transformation at the enterprise level. This enables enterprise-level deliverables in the shortest lead time.
In SAFe Agilist certification 2-day session is held to cover topics such as introducing the SAFe, embracing a Lean-Agile Mindset. Further, the training dives deep into the SAFe Principles and many more details.
Below are the details of the topics covered in SAFe Training:
1. Introduction of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
2. Embracing a Lean-Agile Mindset
3. Understanding SAFe Principles
4. Experiencing Program Increment (PI) Planning
5. Exploring, Executing, and Releasing Value
6. Leading the Lean-Agile Enterprise
7. Empowering a Lean Portfolio
8. Building Large Solutions
9. Tips and Tricks for passing the exam SAFe®
SAFe Agile Certification has so far become the largely demanded certification for implementing the Lean-Agile processes at the enterprise level. It not only gives you a salary hike, but it is globally recognized as well.
As the markets and industries are growing day by day, the trend of working from different geographical regions is increasing. Having complex teams work and collaborate together while being in different geographical regions has always been a great challenge for large enterprises. SAFe not only solves this challenge, but the Lean-Agile approach has given the organizations a great amount of success in the past by delivering the results in the shorted lead time.
These were some of the major factors on the increasing demand for SAFe over the years.
If you want to work for large enterprises, this is the most demanding certification nowadays.
Below are some of the benefits to list from SAFe Agile Training:
1. Stand out from the crowd: It lets a professional stand out from the crowd, and being certified ensures better knowledge of implementing the process while working at an enterprise level.
2. Salary Hikes: One of the major reasons has always been a salary hike. A certified professional is always the one who gets the most benefit in terms of salary.
3. Global recognition: SAFe Certification is globally recognized and gives you an opportunity to work globally for large enterprises
4. Fast Deliverables: Having a great knowledge of Lean-Agile always help with fast deliverables
In India, SAFe® Agilist can earn an average remuneration of ranging from 16LPA for a Senior Software to 22.5 LPA for Agile coach
From SAFe training, participants can gain below the skills
• Implementing Lean-Agile software and systems in enterprise-level
• Learn to identify value stream and design & execute Agile Release Train (ART)
• One will learn SAFe values & Principles and can apply SAFe’s Lean and Agile ideologies to the roles and practices of SAFe.
• Learn how to uplift your Lean-Agile management skills
• Will be well acquainted with releasing on Demand with DevOps
• Implementation of Lean Portfolio Management in the organization successfully
• For managers & senior managers, it can give them skills to build Agile Milestones and Roadmaps, as well as the plans that enable them to achieve goals for project and organization
• Complete the course of training resulting in SAFe Agilist (SA) certification exam
All the professionals who wish to advance their careers into Agile and who wish to learn about SAFe framework should take up SAFe Agile Certification in in Visakhapatnam. So few roles that will benefit from SAFe® Certification are as follows:
• Executive Leaders, Directors, VPs and higher management in the Organization
• Product Owner and Product Manager
• Scrum Master
• Program Manager and Project Manager
• Solution Architects
• Release Train Engineer
• DevOps Team
• Program Consultant
• Software Engineer
• Process lead, PMO, and Portfolio Managers
Good to have better and deep understanding of Agile and Scrum. 5+ years’ experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product, or project management is recommended
Professionals who wish to pursue SAFe Agilist Certification must undergo 2-day SAFe training in Bangalore with top rated and reputed Institute like StarAgile. Once you have done with SAFe training, you are eligible to give Certification exam. But we would recommend practicing online mock up exams on SAFe® Agilist basis the training that you have attended before you attempt the certification exam, so that you can measure your hold on the subject matter. Once you gain enough confidence and knowledge on SAFe Agile, you can move ahead with the exam by clicking on the link provided to you by the Scaled Agile after you complete registration and your training attendance is marked by the Institute.
The SAFe® Agilist Assessment is a 1.5 hrs or 90 minutes long online examination which is to be attempted after successful completion of the training. There would be 45 multiple choice questions or MCQs. One must manage to score minimum marks of 34 out of 45 which comes upto 75% in order to pass the SAFe® Agilist Certification.
The Validity period of SAFe certification is of one year or 365 days from the date on which you have received your certification. After a year, there is a need to renew the certification by paying minimal amount of USD 100.
Usually 2 day SAFe Training in Visakhapatnam is enough to train professionals on SAFe fundamentals, processes and Practices. The reason being, StarAgile do not believe in training people by running through the lengthy PPTs. Rather, StarAgile trains you with lot of fun activities, practical knowledge and by giving real life scenarios.
Payment can be done either by cash, Online payment or Netbanking, using debit or credit card or using mobile wallets.
Yes, it is included. StarAgile have renowned SAFe® Program Consultants, usually charge you amount which includes both SAFe Training in Bangalore as well as the SAFe Certification charges. So no need to spend extra money on certification separately. It will be taken care in the amount you paid to the Institute.
Unfortunately, No.2 day training session on SAFe® Agilist is mandatory to be attended. Only after completion of Training you can take up SAFe Agilist Certification.
The benefits of one-year membership with Scaled Agile is that you can get free access to the Scaled Agile Community group consisting of all the experts of SAFe® where you can discuss and share your knowledge and techniques of SAFe® Agile Practices
Yes, all the certifications are same. It does not matter whether you call it SAFe Certification, SAFe Agilist Certification, Leading SAFe Certification, SAFe Agilist Training, SAFe Certification Agile, SAFe Training, SAFe Certification course, and Lean Agile Certification. All are one
StarAgile provides study material which is to be read before starting up the training to gauge and understand the fundamentals of Agile Methodologies - Scrum and SAFe® framework, Reading this study material is important because based on it, you can prepare yourself on what to expect from the training and come up with your own questionnaire.
One can renew the SAFe Certification after completion of 1 year. To renew professionals should login to Scaled Agile then enter credentials which was used to create the account. Use the same login credentials and click on the renewal link to pay fees of $100 to increase the validity of their credential for an additional 1 year from the date of your existing expiration
The Certification and Training cost that you pay to the Training institute is for the first attempt which needs to be done within 30 days of training. However, even if you fail in the exam, you can reattempt for exam with minimal fees of USD 50. There will be 4 attempts allowed per candidate with certain cooling period between each attempt.
After you have successfully completed the SAFe training in Chennai and you have appeared for the online SAFe certification exam, you will receive your exam results immediately after 90 minutes or completion of your exam.
Scaled Agile Academy has made a mandatory to attend 2- day classroom training which should be 8 hours per day. So as per their rules and regulations, one must mandatorily attend this classroom training before taking up the certification exam. Hence it is not possible to attend online class. Also, StarAgile marks the attendance of the trainees on the Scaled Agile Academy site which is one of the pre-requisites to the certification exam.
Yes, one can attend demo session depending upon the Training Institute you are choosing. If a Training Institute Provides the demo session, then you can go ahead and attend it. StarAgile do provide the demo training session before actual training. So what are you waiting for? Rush in today itself and grab this opportunity.
The instructors of SAFe® Agilist training in Visakhapatnam are SAFe® Program Consultants (SPCs) who are eligible for conducting SAFe® Agilist Training. Also, these Trainers are skilled Professionals with more than 20 years of industry experience. They are expertise in Agile – Scrum processes, practices and techniques.
Yes, StarAgile provides hard copy of the SAFe® training material on the first day of SAFe training in Chennai which you can refer for SAFe certification exam.
SEU stands for Scrum Educational Units. SEU are obtainable by Scrum Alliance. SEU can be obtained by undergoing the training program with the Training Institute before appearing for the certification exam. SEUs are useful to authenticate to contribute to the Agile Scrum Framework, its principles and values. These SEUs are required for renewing your Scrum related certifications. So for every renewal, it is required to earn these SEUs. With successful completion of SAFe Agilist training program, you can obtain 16 SEUs in your Kitty.
Similarly, PDUs stands for Professional Development Unit. PDUs are obtainable by the Project Management Institute. Just like SEUs, with successful completion of SAFe Agilist training program, you can obtain 16 PDUs in your Kitty.
Registration fee is inclusive of SAFe® Certification exam fee, 2-day Classroom Training Program fees, SAFe® Training material, Scaled Agile membership for one year and lunch on both days.
SAFe Agile Certification Cost in Visakhapatnam details are mentioned in below table
SL No | SAFe Agile Certification Cost Segments | Costs |
1 | Online SAFe Agile Certification Cost in Visakhapatnam | ₹50,000 - ₹60,000 |
2 | SAFe Agile Certification Cost in Visakhapatnam for Classroom Training | ₹50,000 - ₹60,000 |
3 | SAFe Agile Exam Cost in Visakhapatnam | Exam cost is included in the training cost |
4 | SAFe Agile Re-exam Cost in Visakhapatnam | $50 |
5 | SAFe Agile Certification Renewal Cost | $100 |
SAFe® is an online multiplechoice question paper which must be completed within a defined time.
The SAFe exam for 2022 remains the same as the earlier exams. It is an open book exam of 90 minutes with 45 questions.
Get certified from Scaled Agile, Inc. which is the certifying body of the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®). Know more about them by clicking this link
The first time you register for SAFe® training with StarAgile and complete the training, and then you will be eligible to take the test with Scaled Agile Academy. You will receive an email link to register and an SAFe exam link to appear for the test. This email link with which you registered with Scaled Agile will help you renew your SAFe certification. Yes, you must remember that login credentials. Using that login, pay USD 100 and renew your certification.
The SAFe® Certification is valid for one year from the date of appearing for the test and passing. You can pay USD 100 to renew your license for another year
Soon after you finish the test you will get the SAFe scores. Later you will get a mail communication immediately about your certificate. Once get this log on to your account with Scaled Agile and go to Manage Profile à Professional Development à Certifications/Programs tab. From the paper icon choose the certification name and click download. This will save the certificate to your PC.
If you prefer printing, then use a certificate paper in your printer and make the Background Colors and Images settings in the printing option and then print. This will make your certificate look bright with the Logos and the Signatures.
Register with a reputed training institute and get trained to write the test first time. Yes, you can retake the exam if you fail in the first attempt. Pay USD 50 to appear for the second attempt immediately. If you fail again, then wait for 7 days and pay USD 50 to take the test third time. Again if you fail, then wait for 30 days to pay USD 50 and make the fourth attempt. After all these efforts if you fail, then you need to take the training again to give the test.
34 out of 45 is the passing score. This means you need to get a 76% score tobecome eligible for collecting the certificate.
It is not possible to directlyapply for the exam on Scaled Agile Academy. You need to identify aSAFe® training institute which is authorized to give you training. Theseinstitutes will send a confirmation mail to the academy to create a login foryou. Only then you will receive an email link from Scaled Agile.
So there are no individual examfees mentioned in the Scaled Agile website. You must check with the traininginstitute to provide you training and help you register with Scaled Agile. Thenominal SAFe® fee for training, SAFe® exam, SAFe® certificate, and SAFe studymaterials charged by StarAgile is 680-USD
There are no specific criteria toappear for SAFe certification. You can hold any education provided you haveworking experience in Scrum. Alternatively, it is also good to have 5 yearsexperience working in software development. This will help you understand theSDLC and adapt to Lean-Agile transformation.
Yes, you can pause and resume theSAFe® exam but within 30 days from the date, you created the login. Afterthirty days automatically your account will be considered as the second attemptand you need to pay USD 50.
The SAFe® exam duration is 90minutes (1.5 Hrs).
SAFe® is an online examination which is accessed on one window and the duration is for 90 minutes.You cannot get access to any other window during the test. Also, taking help in any form is prohibited.
There will be 45 questions. Eachquestion will have multiple choice answers. You must select the right answerfor at least 34 questions to clear the examination.
The weight of 45 multiple choicequestions in the SAFe Agilist certification will be equally distributed underthe 9 subheadings. (Approximately 5 questions each)
Note: The questions may be direct andalso role-based. Therefore you need to attend the SAFe training and get asmany sample questions possible to master the SAFe® test pattern before youappear for the test.
The firststep is to identify the right training institute that can offer role-basedtraining in all Lean-Agile principles and practices.
In one word, come to StarAgileand we will handhold you to go through these steps and get certified with ourquality SAFe training
SAFe Agilist certification costincludes the 2-day SAFe training and you can pay 680-USD withStarAgile to get trained. You will get one-year membership with Scaled Agilecommunity members, digital badge, and lunch during the 2 days training program.
The certifying body Scaled Agilehas made it mandatory that everyone who wants to apply for the Leading SAFe® toattend two-day SAFe classroom training. Therefore it is not possible to register for the SAFe exam without attending training.
In order to make sure that the best practices are being followed in Lean-Agile at scale, SAFe Agile, Inc. keeps on releasing new articles and updates to SAFe 5. The updated understanding helps maintain a commitment to support and evolve the SAFe practices and meet the changing needs to practice the SAFE Agile at all levels.
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A digital badge is an online version of your SAFe certification that can be verified in actual time on the web. Your digital badge URL can be shared or posted on various social media platforms.
The renewal of the SAFe® Agilist certification is a must every year by paying the required fee to extend the credential for another year, failing which you fail to be a member of the SAFe Community Platform.
Companies that use the SAFe framework are IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, AT&T, to name a few. It streamlines processes and enables large organizations to respond to change quickly.
SAFe is not a methodology; it is a framework for developmental teams.
SAFe Agilists play the role of a mentor and encourage their team members to develop their expertise for career growth.
To become a SAFe Agilist, one should have more than five years of experience in the software field. Candidates need to clear an exam of 90 minutes duration, consisting of MCQs. One needs to answer 34 out of 45 questions for SA4 and 35 out of 45 for SA5, respectively.
The four levels of SAFe are as follows:-
As of now, there are thirteen SAFe certifications comprising five foundational, five intermediate, and three advanced certifications.
A certified SAFe 5.1 Agilist has been certified by the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to work effectively in a scaled agile environment. This certification is meant to validate that an individual has the skills and knowledge necessary to lead and coach agile teams and implement and manage the SAFe framework.
The candidates are advised to wait at least 21 days between each attempt to allow for adequate preparation. If you do not pass the exam on your first attempt, you are allowed three more opportunities to take it. If you fail again, you will need to wait at least six months before retesting.
Yes, SAFe Agilist certification in Visakhapatnam for executives and managers for the scaling agile framework in large software enterprises. If you want Return on Investments in the software development framework then the SAFe agilist is the best bet. Leading SAFe Agilist certification helps you in adopting agile at the enterprise-scale and covers all the concepts of agile at scale including governance, architecture, roles, integration, and funding.
The answer is that SAFe 5.1 is just one update to SAFe 5. So SAFe 5 remains the new version only. SAFe 5.1 includes Big Picture as an update, but they are all in support of the SAFe 5 version for the Lean Enterprise.
Yes, if you do not renew the certification, your individual membership can still be continued without having admin rights tabs, enablement tabs, cannot run classes, no toolkits and you will not have access to the courseware. But you can continue to be a member in the community.
Yes, StarAgile teaches the latest SAFe version 5.1
Scaled Agile Inc offers 10 different certifications suited to various portfolios and candidates. The best certification depends on a lot of factors such as your interest, experience, nature of the job, your skill sets, and your long and short-term goals.
The 10 certifications that are offered by Scaled Agile Inc are:
1.Certified SAFe® Agile Software Engineer (ASE)
2.Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA)
3.Certified SAFe® DevOps Practitioner (SDP)
4.Certified SAFe® Government Practitioner (SGP)
5.Certified SAFe® Practitioner
6.Certified SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager
7.Certified SAFe® Program Consultant
8.Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer
9.SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) Certification
10.SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) Certification
Yes, the SAFe Agilist exam is proctored by a SAFe Program Consultant either live remotely or onsite. This is necessary as Scaled Agile Inc is committed to the integrity and credibility of the SAFe Agilist certifications.
Yes, the SAFe Agilist Certification is valid for 1 year and you need to pay USD 100 for renewal within the 90 days of the expiration or after the validity expires.
There are varied roles and responsibilities in SAFe they are Agile Team, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, Customer, Product Manager, Business Owner, Solution Architect, Solution Manager, Solution Train Engineer, Enterprise Architects, and Epic Owner. The responsibilities range from the delivery, supporting the scrum team supporting agile release train, as PO supporting the customer requirements, providing solutions, and adopting scrum and agile methodologies at the enterprise level.
Also Read: Organizational Agility
SAFe Agilist will be able to apply principles of lean, agile, and product development flow to enhance productivity, quality, time to market, and employee satisfaction. SAFe agilist will interpret the communication between the agile teams, program, and portfolio management.
SAFe Scrum Master is one step ahead of the traditional scrum master which will let explore the role in the context of the whole enterprise. Further, the SAFe scrum master plans execute the program increments (PI).
Also Read: Portfolio Vision
SAFe agilist is a lean-thinking professional who will apply the values and the principles of a lean-agile mindset at an enterprise level. They create teams that perform potentially and lead the transformation of the SAFe implementation roadmap.
SAFe program consultant (SPC) is the key person who sets up the new organization. SPC further trains the teams in the SAFe framework and help each individual to identify their role.
SAFe Agilist understands lean thinking and embraces agility. They can build a SAFe enterprise, portfolios, and implement Agile Release trains. A scrum master will understand agile principles, scrum framework, artifacts, values, etc. A SAFe agilist can handle the agile framework at the enterprise level.
The SAFe Agilist exam is not impossible to crack, but it is definitely a tough exam. You need a combination of practical agile skills, work experience, practice mock tests, and a good understanding of the concepts. Select the best SAFe Agile training in Visakhapatnam that provides the best training and practical hands-on with the Scaled agile framework. Also, ensure you have adequate and good study materials to crack the SAFe agilist exam.