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Leading SAFe Traning for SAFe Agilist 6.0 Certification (Pune/Online)

Course Details

  • 25,26 May 9am to 6pm at Pune
  • @ INR 42,000 or US$ 525 (incl. tax)
  • 10% Cashback: See Fees Tab ↓
  • Click here for Online Trial Session
  • Special offer: Retake fee included!
  • 12th year of training!

Key Differentiators

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  • Trainer Intro and Course Highlights
  • About the GetCoached.in Trainer Ashish Paranjpe
  • Key Steps for SAFe Certification
  • Training Style of GetCoached.in Ashish Paranjpe

SAFe stands for Scaled Agile Framework, from Scaled Agile Inc, USA. For managers and leaders who wish to implement SAFe in their business unit / organization, SAFe Agilist is a certification that enables you to lead the implementation of SAFe across your teams. The certification is valued across the world, especially for organizations that wish to develop and deliver software across multiple agile teams.

Here are a few key points about SAFe Agilist for your initial understanding. Details can be read via additional links provided in the Useful Links tab below

  • SAFe has many certifications available, depending on your role. The SAFe Agilist Certification focuses on leaders who wish to introduce and roll out SAFe for their teams that work together.
  • Leading SAFe is the name of th course which precedes the SAFe Agilist(SA) 6.0 certification. Two full days are needed for the training.
  • It is recommended that you have sufficient experience (in any role) in doing Agile in your organization before you take this course.
  • The 2 day training (9-6) covers all topics you need to know from an exam perspective and to manage projects in the scaled agile framework. Enough material will be given for preparation, as well as guidance on how to prepare for the exam.
  • The exam cost is included in the fees. You need to give the exam within 30 days of the course. You have 1 attempt but you can pay again to reappear (for now its a free retake from GetCoached as an offer).
  • Being SAFe SA certified increases career growth opportunities if you want to align with the managerial/leadership track. It also helps you implement scaled agile more confidently and enhance program outcomes.
  • If you dont have sufficient overall experience, you can go for other SAFe certifications from Scaled Agile, based on your role. The training is different for each, though the overall concepts remain the same.
  • You can give the exam from home or office. You need to answer 45 objective questions in 90 minutes with a passsing score of 80%.

About the Trainer:

Trainer Ashish Paranjpe

Ashish Paranjpe, SAFe Practice Consultant has ~30 years experience across industries and domains. His goal is to provide you with the best SAFe training. Click here to view the trainer profile. Here are 6 reasons why you are in safe hands:

  • 1. Ashish has been involved executing and managing projects since 1991, and is also currently coaching multple sets of SAFe teams. Being hands-on helps him relate better to your needs and give real life examples. Accenture, Capgemini, IBM, Oracle, HSBC, Barclays, GE, Deutsche Bank, TietoEvry, LnT Infotech, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) , Vodafone, SBI Life, Tata AIG are some of the organizations for which he has been an Agile Coach or conducted corporate training.
  • 2. He is probably the only trainer who has such a unique combination in his profile - In addition to being a trainer, he also provides SAFe coaching and consulting on week days, thus having the right mix of theory and practice
  • 3. Ashish is a freelancer through several training institutes. He has also reviewed and enhanced course content for them. This exposure has helped him ensure the best training coverage on the topic.
  • 4. As a career coach since 2011, he can provide valuable guidance, for you to succeed as a manager or leader and to grow in your career.
  • 5. Given his diverse experience, Ashish takes actual live examples similar to your work settings, to make you understand the Scaled Agile Framework better. His coaching experience covers multiple roles such as Developer, Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, Product Owner, Product Management, Business Owners and leadership.
  • 6. Ashish has conducted SAFe Certification Training since 2018, for participants across companies around the globe, based at Singapore, India, UAE, UK, Europe, Africa and USA.
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7 Key Reasons why GetCoached.in is one of the best SAFe training institutes:

  • 1. Industry experienced trainer (~30 yrs exp) discusses examples and situations in your domain of work
  • 2. Provides recordings of the 2 day classroom training (lifetime access) to help you revise better
  • 3. Comprehensive coverage - more supporting material than most other institutes. Increases confidence for the exam prep
  • 4. Free tools that enable you to kickstart your SAFe Implementation effectively
  • 5. Pre & Post training support by the same trainer - not by a call center
  • 6. Live case studies from actual work environments help you handle practical challenges better
  • 7. All this at an affordable fee + EMI option

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Fees:

INR 42,000 per participant (includes tax) or US$ 525

Option to pay in EMIs ( 5 cheques of Rs.9000/- each) over 5 months. Note: This is only for in-person physical classroom attendees

This fee is inclusive of Service Tax /GST. Fees are non refundable. However, participants can request (atleast 48 hours in advance), to make one switch to the next batch (subject to availability) at no additional cost. This switch can be done mid-course as well, though not advisable. Date changes done in less than 48 hours prior to start of the training or switching batches multiple times will incur a charge of Rs. 2000/- for each batch switch

Payment Modes: Branch/ATM Cheque drop, Cheque or cash handover, Google Pay or PAYTM to 9822603367, UPI to ashishparanjpe@kotak or Online banking fund transfer (details below).

  • Kotak Mahindra Bank Current Account Number: 6912179452
  • Name: Ashish Shivajee Paranjpe HUF
  • Branch: Aundh, Pune.
  • NEFT/IFSC Code: KKBK0000726 (Four zeros seven two six)

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Cashback: 10% Cash Back for Early Enrolment!

How it works: If you make the full payment 2 weeks prior to training via NEFT/IMPS/UPI/Google Pay (or deposit the cheque in bank dropbox), you get a benefit of 10% which equals Rs. 4200 cash back on day 2 of the training, deposited into your account. Cashback option not applicable for EMI option and payments via PayUMoney or PayPal


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How it works: If you make the full payment without any discussion with GetCoached.in or immediately after the first discussion with GetCoached.in, via NEFT/IMPS/UPI/Google Pay (or deposit the cheque in bank dropbox), you get a benefit of 10% which equals Rs. 4200 cash back on day 2 of the training, deposited into your account. Cashback option not applicable for EMI option and payments via PayTM, PayUMoney or PayPal

Contact +91-9822603367 to confirm your seat or send an email to contact@getcoached.in to send the screenshot of the payment done.

Training Package Includes:

  • 1. Two days of classroom based training delivered by SAFe Practice Consultant Certified Trainer having ~30 years experience.
  • 2. Course Completion Certificate for Leading SAFe
  • 3. Hard copy of the training deck - SAFe 6.0 Leading SAFe official attendee workbook.
  • 4. Practice test with answers (soft copy)
  • 5. A specially developed SAFe templates toolkit from GetCoached.in, which will be useful for implementing SAFe for your team
  • 6. One-year membership to SAFe® Studio which includes aaccess to e-Learnning modules, SAFe discussion forums,
  • 7. Support over email, in person or on phone, while preparing for the certification
  • 8. Soft copy of course workbook via SAFe Studio access to help you prepare to take the certification exam, claim your digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
  • 9. Eligibility to take the SAFe Agilist 6.0 exam
  • 10. One on One guidance session (on request) on how to enhance your career in Agile and other roles, concluding with an action plan
  • 11. Zoom Recordings of the 2 days class for later viewing (lifetime access)

Exam Details

Exam Format: Questions are structured in a multiple-choice, single-select format

Duration: Exams are timed, and the timer is displayed once questions are presented. You get 90 minutes to give the exam. Exams will be submitted when the timer ends, regardless of the number of questions answered. The “Submit” button also ends the exam, and a score will be calculated.

Scoring: Scores are calculated by the number of correctly answered questions. Unanswered questions will be marked as incorrect. 45 questions are given, and you need 80% (36 correct answers) to pass the exam.

Setup: The exam is web-based, closed book, with no outside assistance. There is no proctoring though.

Attempts: First attempt is included in the course registration fee if taken within 30 days of course completion. A retake will cost you $50

Course Contents:

Note: The Course will also include learning videos, hands-on activities, scenario based discussions and quizzes.

 1.     Digital Age and Business Agility (12-14%)

  • Thriving in the digital age
  • SAFe© as an Operating System for Business Agility
  • Core competencies of Business Agility

 2.     Lean-Agile Leaders (29-33%)

  • Lean-Agile Mindset
  • SAFe Core Values
  • SAFe Lean-Agile Principles

 3.     Team and Technical Agility (6-8%)

  • Cross-functional Agile Teams
  • Built-in Quality
  • Organizing around value with ARTs

 4.     Agile Product Delivery (29-33%)

  • Customer-centric culture
  • Design Thinking
  • ART Backlog and WSJF
  • PI Planning
  • Develop on Cadence; Release on Demand
  • Continuous Delivery Pipelines with DevOps

 5.     Lean Portfolio Management (12-14%)

  • SAFe Portfolio
  • Strategic Themes
  • Portfolio canvas
  • Epic hypothesis statements
  • Traditional and Lean budgeting approaches
  • Portfolio Kanban

 6.     Leading the Change (6-8%)

  • Lead by example
  • Lead the change
  • SAFe Implementation Roadmap

 7.     Next Steps for Certification

  • Recommended Study Plan
  • Guidance on the SAFe
  • Practice Test and Discussion on the Answers

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Mode of Delivery:

in Person Face to Face (at Hotel Orchard, Deccan Pune), or Online via Zoom Link with video and audio based conversations

Dates:

25,26 May 9am to 6pm at Pune

This is based on the new SAFe 6.0 Syllabus. Get Certified with the latest version of the Course!

Time:

9 am to 6 pm IST with periodic breaks

Batch size: 12-15 participants, so as to ensure maximum interaction and query resolution.

If you don't pass - come back for a free class (and re-exam fee is on us!)

Cases till date: 0

With GetCoached.in's training approach and content, it is likely that you will be successful in the exam. However, in case you are not able to pass the exam, you can come back and attend the training, and give the exam again, without paying any additional fees. Here is how it works:

  • 1. The offer is applicable for individuals that had attended the 2 day classroom training from GetCoached.in
  • 2. The participant will be eligible for the offer if he/she took the exam within 1 months of the training start date, and has discussed with the trainer prior to scheduling the training.
  • 3. The participant will need to reuse the training content provided in the first training program.
  • 4. The participant will be accomodated in the next available batch.
  • 5. The participant will need to provide the results of the exam, so as to guide him/her better.
  • 6. The participant will be eligible for this offer only once.
  • 7. The re-exam fee of $50 is covered by GetCoached.in

The reason GetCoached.in does not do a 100% guarantee is because it is not ethically correct, or practically possible for anyone to guarantee this. Some institutes that mention a guarantee, are only assuring that in 100% cases, you will get your training fee back. No one has any influence on the assessment system or result, to be able to guarantee 100% will pass the exam. Despite this, GetCoached.in ensures that a "go ahead" is given for the exam only to those that are ready from a preparation perspective, as assessed by the trainer.

Q. Is the exam fee included as a part of the training fee?

A. Yes. First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion.

Q. What are the passing marks for the exam? What is the exam duration?

A. 34 questions out of 45 questions need to be correct in order to pass the exam(80% passing score). The exam duration is 90 minutes. It is a multiple choice exam

Q. What happens if I cannot pass the exam?

A. Second attempt on exam (first retake) can be done immediately after first attempt. Third attempt requires a 10-day wait. Fourth attempt requires a 30-day wait. Each retake attempt costs $50.

Q. What is the time window for giving the exam after the training?

A. YYou need to give the exam within 30 days of the training completion.

Q. How long is the certification valid? What happens after that?

A. Certification expires one year from the date the certification is earned. The renewal fee is $120.

Q. What are the approximate efforts needed to prepare for the exam?

A. It depends on your reading speed, grasping power and relevant experience. You need to go through the training content once, refer the links suggested, attempt the practice test, and give the main exam once you get a 85-90% score in the practice test. All this could take anywhere from 15 to 60 hours

Q. Do I need to read anything in addition to the class handouts?

A. There will be some tips and notes to read in addition to the training handouts. Also, the study guide has some links that you need to read through. Further, when you give the practice test, you will identify areas that need more reading, which will be some pages from the website. That should suffice.

Q. When do I know that I am ready to give the exam?

A. If you are have crossed 85% in the practice exam, you can consider yourself to be ready for the main exam. However, please note that this is not a guarantee, but a good indicator. You never know what questions will come your way on the exam day.

Q. Can I use the learning hours for SEUs/PDUs for other certifications?

A. You get 15 PDUs for renewal of your ACP or PMP Certifications. You also get 16 SEUs that can be used for renewal of Scrum Alliance Certifications.

Q. What do I get as a Certified SAFE Agilist?

A. SAFe Agilist certificate, a one-year certified membership as a SAFe Agilist, which includes access to the SA Studio, and access to a variety of learning resources to support certified professionals during their SAFe journey

Q. Where can I give the SAFE Agilist exam?

A. You can give the exam at the convenience of your home or office. However, please note that it is a "closed book, no outside support" exam.

Q. Is the training fee negotiatble?

A. Sorry, it is not negotiable. The fee being offered on the website is the lowest that once can get, in line with the pricing policy of Scaled Agile Inc. Rest assured, the value being delivered is far more than most other providers.

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