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SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master with SASM Certification

This TWO-DAY course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe®implementation. Attendees will learn facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of the program execution and relentless improvement. This Course enhances the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices; the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value; and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders in the larger program and enterprise contexts. It offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

Audience

Attendees include:

• Existing Scrum Masters


• Team leaders, project managers, and others who have assumed the role of an Agile team facilitator in a SAFe or enterprise Agile context


• Engineering and development managers who will be responsible for Agile execution and for coaching teams and teams of teams


• Agile coaches


• Agile program managers and prospective Release Train Engineers

Topics

This course includes:

• SAFe framework, values, and Lean-Agile principles


• Agile and Scrum anti-patterns


• Program increment planning, execution, and Inspect and Adapt workshops


• Quality engineering, Agile architecture, and DevOps practices


• Kanban for facilitating team and program flow of work


• Building high-performing teams


• Interaction with the system team, deployment, UX, architects, product owners, product management, and business owners


• Learning and Communities of Practice

Learning Goals

• Apply SAFe principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching in the multi-team environment


• Build a high-performing team and foster relentless improvement at the team and program levels


• Address Agile and Scrum anti-patterns


• Support the adoption of engineering practices, DevOps, and Agile architecture


• Apply Kanban and flow to optimize the team’s work


• Facilitate program planning, execution, and delivery of end-to-end systems value


• Support learning through participation in Communities of Practice and innovation cycles

Course Prerequisites

Attendees of the SAFe SASM course are strongly suggested to have one of the following certificates: SAFe 4 Scrum Master (SSM), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).

Attendees who pass the exam will receive:

• A SAFe 4 Advanced Scrum Master certificate


• A one-year certified membership as a SAFe Advanced Scrum Master


• A SAFe 4 Advanced Scrum Master branding kit with the SASM certification mark

What You Get

The class registration includes:

• Attendee workbooks


• Online course feedback survey


• Access to the SAFe® 4 Advanced Scrum Master Exam – requires course attendance


• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) attendance certificate upon request

Exam Details

• Exam Name: SAFe® 4 Advanced Scrum Master Exam


• Exam Format: Multiple Choice, True/False


• Exam Delivery: Web-based (single-browser); closed book; no outside assistance; timed exam


• Exam Access: First attempt free within 30 days from course completion date


• Exam Duration: Once the exam begins candidates have 120 minutes to complete the exam


• Number of Questions: 82


• Passing Score: 57 (70%)

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

• Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 Continuing Education – Strategic PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications


• Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance

Annual Renewal

Renewals are yearly from the date of certification:

• Renewal fee: $195


• 10 continuing education/outreach hours