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Build your skills as a high-performing team member of an Agile Release Train (ART)—and prepare to support the facilitation of team and program events—when you become a SAFe® 5 Scrum Master (SSM). In this course, you’ll gain an understanding of the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe enterprise. Unlike traditional Scrum Master training that focuses on the fundamentals of team-level Scrum, the SAFe Scrum Master course explores the role of the Scrum Master in the context of the entire enterprise, and prepares you to successfully plan and execute the Program Increment (PI), the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization.
To perform the role of a SAFe® Scrum Master, attendees should be able to:
Describe Scrum in a SAFe enterprise
Facilitate Scrum events
Facilitate effective Iteration execution
Support effective Program Increment execution
Support relentless improvement
Coach Agile teams for maximum business results
Support DevOps implementation
Introducing Scrum in SAFe
Characterizing the role of the Scrum Master
Experiencing Program Increment planning
Facilitating Iteration execution
Finishing the Program Increment
Coaching the Agile team
The following individuals will benefit from this course:
New Scrum Masters who need to perform the role
Existing Scrum Masters who would like to understand their role in the context of a SAFe enterprise
Team Leads who want to understand the Scrum Master role
SAFe Release Train Engineers who want to coach Scrum Masters on their role
The class registration includes:
Digital workbook
Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® 5 Scrum Master (SSM) exam
One-year membership to the SAFe Community Platform
Course certificate of completion
Attendees must attend both days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.
Attendees who pass the certification exam will receive:
SAFe Scrum Master certificate
A SAFe 5 Scrum Master digital badge to promote your accomplishment online
A one-year certified membership as a SAFe Scrum Master, which includes access to the SSM Community of Practice
A SAFe Scrum Master certification usage guide with SSM certification marks
Access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey
All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, the following prerequisites are highly recommended for those who intend to take the SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) certification exam:
Familiarity with Agile concepts and principles
Awareness of Scrum, Kanban, and eXtreme Programming (XP)
Working knowledge of software and hardware development processes
Johnathan Vo is a dynamic, highly technical, hands-on Business Agility Subject Matter Expert with a wealth of knowledge and experience in building cross-functional teams and programs, developing organizational technical capability, and enabling product and solution delivery.
With over two decades of global program experience and expertise, traversing several different industries and organizational cultures, Johnathan uses his wealth of knowledge and capabilities to optimize efficiency of flow and productivity within existing organizational structures.
Johnathan is an SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) and has an PMI PMP.
Emily Sperring's Lean-Agile journey originating in the Aerospace Industry giant where she successfully led launched 3 value streams, implemented a Solution Train and adopted Lean Portfolio Management.
Her work as a Release Train Engineer (RTE), Solution Train Engineer (STE), and an Enterprise Agile coach chartered to lead a cross-organizational evolution from waterfall into Agile using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) earned her the awarding of the an Leadership Excellence award in 2019 form the organization.
Emily is driven to foster an environment where people are empowered with the tools and training to organize around value and improve value flow.
