AGL-100/ SAFe Essentials

3-Day Intensive Course for Agile Practitioners & Enterprise Teams

3 Intense Days
7 Hours per Day (Split into two 3.5-hour sessions)

Learning Path Visual

Your journey into the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), from foundation to flow:

Day 1: SAFe Principles, Roles & Scaled Agility Foundations
Get grounded in the Lean-Agile mindset and SAFe core values. Understand key roles, events, and artifacts across Team, Program, and Portfolio levels.

Day 2: Planning & Executing with Agile Release Trains (ARTs)
Dive into Program Increment (PI) planning, team-of-teams alignment, and how Agile Release Trains deliver value through synchronized iteration and cadence.

Day 3: Lean Portfolio Management & Enterprise Agility
Explore Lean Portfolio Management (LPM), value streams, and how to align strategy with execution across business units. Wrap up with certification readiness (optional).

Course Overview

The Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) is the world’s leading system for scaling Agile across enterprises — but without clear training, it can feel overwhelming. This course cuts through the complexity and gives you a hands-on, simplified view of how SAFe works in practice.

Whether you’re preparing to join an Agile Release Train, lead PI planning, or support enterprise-level agility, this course equips you with the mindset, language, and structure to succeed.

You’ll learn how to:

• Understand the key roles and events in SAFe

• Participate effectively in PI planning and ART syncs

• Apply Lean-Agile principles at scale

• Map value streams and manage flow across teams

• Align development with enterprise strategy using LPM

• Support change initiatives using SAFe configurations (Essential, Large Solution, Portfolio)

Designed for engineers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and business stakeholders, this course builds cross-functional fluency in scaled agility.

What’s Inside Each Day

Day 1 — SAFe Principles, Roles & Scaled Agility Foundations

• Core values of SAFe: alignment, transparency, respect, execution

• SAFe House of Lean and the Agile Manifesto

• Overview of roles: RTE, Product Manager, System Architect, etc.

• Essential SAFe configuration: Team and Program layers

• Team-level Agile and Scrum within SAFe

• Workshop: Map your current org to the SAFe roles & layers

Tools: SAFe Big Picture, Miro, SAFe glossary cards
Focus: Foundations • Role Clarity • Scaled Mindset

Day 2 — Planning & Executing with Agile Release Trains

• What is an Agile Release Train (ART)?

• Program Increment (PI) planning: timeline, breakout sessions, confidence vote

• Scrum of Scrums, ART Sync, and inspect & adapt

• Managing dependencies and cross-team coordination

• DevOps and Continuous Delivery Pipeline (CDP)

• Workshop: Simulate a mini PI Planning session

Tools: Mural, Jira Align, SAFe PI board templates
Focus: Synchronization • Planning • Value Delivery

Day 3 — Lean Portfolio Management & Enterprise Agility

• Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and funding models

• Mapping value streams and aligning with OKRs

• Measuring flow: lead time, throughput, WIP

• Governance without bureaucracy: Guardrails, Lean Budgets

• SAFe transformation roadmap and organizational change

• Optional: SAFe Agilist/Practitioner exam prep overview

Tools: OKR dashboards, Portfolio Kanban boards, SAFe self-assessment tools
Focus: Portfolio Strategy • Execution Alignment • Change Management

Course Goals

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Navigate the SAFe framework with confidence

• Participate and lead in Agile Release Train planning and execution

• Align Agile teams with business value and enterprise goals

• Support portfolio-level agility using Lean Portfolio Management

• Bridge the gap between team-level Agile and strategic enterprise delivery

• Optionally prepare for the SAFe Agilist (SA) or SAFe Practitioner (SPC) certification path

Who Should Take This Course?

• Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches expanding into scaled frameworks

• Product Owners and Product Managers aligning team output with enterprise strategy

• DevOps and release engineers working in continuous delivery pipelines

• Managers and stakeholders overseeing Agile transformation

• Enterprise architects and portfolio leads implementing Lean governance

• Certification candidates preparing for SAFe roles

Class Reference: AGL-100
Form Updated on: 06/16/2025 (Version 1)
Last Modified on: 06/16/2025

Program Note

Includes role-based exercises, SAFe templates, and certification readiness resources. Based on the latest SAFe 6.0 framework.

Brief pédagogique en français

AGL-100/ SAFe Essentials est présenté ici en version synthétique française afin que les équipes pédagogiques puissent évaluer rapidement l'intérêt du module.

Le module s'inscrit dans la famille Formations agiles. Il peut être adapté au calendrier de l'école, au niveau Tous niveaux, au volume horaire 21 h et aux modalités d'évaluation prévues.

Objectif d'intervention

Ce module vise à faire pratiquer les méthodes Agile dans des situations de projet réalistes.

Livrables et activités possibles

• rituels Scrum, backlog, sprint planning et rétrospectives
• communication de projet, priorisation et coordination d'équipe
• livrables évaluables pour simuler une équipe produit ou delivery

Adaptation école

LC peut ajuster le déroulé, la langue d'enseignement, les supports, les exercices et les critères d'évaluation selon la promotion, le diplôme, le niveau d'autonomie attendu et les contraintes de planning.

Pour une version détaillée du syllabus en français, LC confirme le programme final après cadrage du niveau, des heures, du calendrier et des livrables attendus.