SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager POPM Certification Training

The SAFe POPM is valid for 1 year from the date you pass the examination. 

There are zero prerequisites for taking the SAFe POPM Course. Prior experience in SAFe, Lean, Agile, or other comparable certifications would be advantageous but not necessary.

StarAgile is a decade old training institute and has trained more than 20,000+ candidates in various SAFe certifications. They employ seniors and experts to deliver the training. They are trusted and certified training institute by Scaled Agile Inc. Get trained by them and be sure of earning your SAFe® product owner certification.

SAFe POPM stands for Scaled Agile Framework Product Owner/Product Manager Certification. By this, you can learn the Agile Release Train (ART) implementation of other agile-lean principles. Application of lean principles to convert the epics into features and then features into user stories. Also learn the design and execution of program increments and program iterations. You learn to manage team and program backlogs, deliver value through the execution of ART, continuous delivery pipeline, and DevOps culture.

SAFe® product owner certification is in high demand as it provides the benefits of 1-year membership with Scaled Agile Inc, implement the ART and lean-agile principles to scale at the enterprise level. This certification is the most preferred certification by the professionals and product owners/product managers when compared to other certifications.

• You can lead the teams by applying agile-lean principles.
• You have high growth potential within the team as well as in the larger enterprises
• You can contribute constructively to the team and enterprises as well as to the SAFe community.
• You can learn and contribute to the SAFe community of practice.
• You understand and execute the role played by agile leaders/product owners and product managers.
• You will be in high demand within your teams, enterprises, and the industry.

• Play the role of Product owner and product manager
• Use the Agile-Lean principles to your role of PO/PM
• Build user stories from features and features from epics
• Do the refinement of the user stories
• Forecast and estimate the work by collaboration between the teams
• Knowledge to design and execute the program and team backlogs
• Convert customer insight and needs into a program increment
• Deliver continuous value through the program increments

• Should have certifications in SAFe courses
• Having experience in working in a SAFe environment and systems
• Having exposure to agile-lean methodologies and other relevant certifications.

Attend the 2-day training course with Scaled Agile Inc education partners such as StarAgile. Then you need to take and pass the exam within 1 month of attending the training course. If you pass the exam with the minimum scores as mandated by Scaled Agile Inc, then you are eligible for a certificate. 

• The exam is a multiple-choice and multiple select conducted online
• Duration of the exam is 90 minutes
• Total number of questions is 45
• To pass you need to answer correctly a minimum of 35 questions which is 77% for SAFe 4 POPM and for SAFe 5 POPM you need to answer correctly a minimum of 33 questions which is equal to 73%

• A PDF document certification of Certified SAFe POPM after passing the exam
• A digital badge to promote your certification online after passing the exam
• 1-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform, which includes access to the POPM Community of Practice
• You can connect with other Certified SAFe professionals during Meetup groups and events
• it also includes learning resources to support you during your SAFe membership and journey

After the SAFe® product owner training you will get a course completion certificate from the training provider. Then you need to appear for the examination and passing the same scoring 75% will make you eligible for receiving the SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager’ certification

• Yes, the SAFe POPM certification fee includes 2-day training and exam fee. 
• 1 Year SAFe community membership
• 16 PDU’s and SEU’s which cannot be used for renewal after 1 year

No, it is mandatory to take the 2-day training to appear for the certification exam.

After the SAFe® product owner training and within one month you give the exam. Before this, you will receive a link from Scaled Agile Inc to create your profile. This is your personalized page and using this you will login to complete the exam. Then you get certified. After 1 year you need to renew your certification. This can be done annually by providing 10 PDU or SEU, which you obtain by providing education efforts. With these units, log in to your account make a payment of USD 100, submit proof for the earned SEUs, and renew your certification. 

• Each retake attempts cost you $50.
• First, retake attempt can be done immediately after taking the first attempt
• For the second retake, the waiting period is 10 days
• For any subsequent attempt, the waiting period is 1 month

The results are declared immediately after the exam on your computer screen

Yes, Scaled Agile Inc. allows their training partners to offer online classes or virtual classes as well as classroom classes to offer SAFe® product owner training.

SEU stands for the Scrum Education Units offered by Scrum Alliance. PDU stands for Professional Development Unit offered by Scaled Agile Inc through the Project Management Institute (PMI). SEU’s and PDUs are required for renewing the certifications. The numbers depend on the type of courses and the exam taken. They are the recognition provided to you for your continuous training and educational efforts provided by you during your agile career. Each 1 hour of your education efforts approximately equal to the 1 PDU or 1 SEU.