SAFe® 4.0 Advanced Scrum Master Course with SASM Certification

SAFe® 4.0 ADVANCED SCRUM MASTER COURSE 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. The course covers facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of the program execution and relentless improvement. It 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. The course offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise. Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM). INSTRUCTORS: * CHRISTOPHER RUCH [http://www.summa.com/agile-coaches], Agile Practice Director at Summa * PHIL VAN SICKLE [http://www.summa.com/agile-coaches], Senior Agile Coach, SAFe®  Program Consultant at Summa AUDIENCE * 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 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After this course, you should be able to * 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 TOPICS COVERED * 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