SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) - Online Classroom (exam included)

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating the success of Agile teams, programs and companies in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) implementation. By attending the course, you will be prepared to take the SAFe® 6 Advanced Scrum Master exam and become a certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM).

Course description

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) helps companies address the major challenges of developing and delivering enterprise-class software and systems in the shortest sustainable lead time. It is an online, freely available knowledge base of proven success patterns for implementing Lean-Agile software and systems at an enterprise scale.

SAFe synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for a large number of Agile teams. SAFe is scalable and configurable, allowing each organization to adapt it to its own business needs. SAFe supports small-scale solutions with 50-125 employees as well as complex systems requiring thousands of people.

A SAFe 6 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) is a leader who takes a broader systems view of the Scrum Master role and provides integrated practices to facilitate multiple teams, programs, and companies to achieve success in larger programs. Advanced Scrum Masters understand Agile and Scrum patterns and facilitate cross-team interactions to support program execution and relentless improvement. Offering this experience and service-oriented leadership helps teams improve the flow and quality of work, resulting in cohesive, high-performing Lean-Agile teams that deliver continuous value.

The course covers the facilitation of cross-team interactions to support program execution and relentless improvement. It reinforces the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable technologies and DevOps practices, application of Kanban to facilitate value flow, and support interactions with architects, product management, and other key stakeholders in larger program and enterprise contexts.

The course offers useful tools for building high-performance teams and explores practical ways to address Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

Participation in the course prepares individuals to take the exam and achieve SAFe® 6 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification.

Advantages

During this course, you will learn how to:

• Prepare for the SAFe® 6 Advanced Scrum Master Exam and become a certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM).
• Identify and resolve team anti-patterns
• Improve value flow using Kanban and technical methods
• Supporting implementation at the program level
• Use problem-solving and advanced coaching techniques to drive relentless improvement.

Training objectives

To perform the role of a SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, participants should be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles of facilitation, activation and coaching in a multi-team environment.
• Build a high-performing team and promote continuous improvement at scale.
• Addressing anti-patterns for Agile and Scrum
• Support the introduction of technical methods, DevOps and Agile architecture.
• Learn to apply the Kanban eXtreme Programming (XP) framework to optimize the flow and improve the work of the team.
• Facilitate program planning, execution and delivery of end-to-end system value
• Supporting learning through participation in Communities of Practice and innovation cycles

Topics covered:

• Exploring the Scrum Master role in the SAFe company
• Applying SAFe Principles: A Scrum Master's Perspective
• Exploring anti-patterns for Agile and Scrum
• Facilitate program implementation
• Improve flow with Kanban and XP
• Building high performance teams
• Improve program performance with Inspect and Adapt
• Summary

The price of the course includes:

• Delivery of two days of SAFe Advanced Scrum Master training conducted live online by an experienced trainer certified by Scaled Agile, Inc, provider of SAFe®.
• Preparation and eligibility to take the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification exam (SAFe® 6 Advanced Scrum Master Exam).
• Modern online learning platform
• Workbook for participants licensed by Scaled Agile, Inc. (PDF)
• One year certified membership as SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, which includes access to the SASM Community of Practice.
• A trial certification exam when the course is publicly available
• Certificate of completion of the course
• SAFe® 6 Advanced Scrum Master certification after passing the exam.

Prerequisites:

Everyone is welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience. However, having one or more of the following certifications is highly recommended for those who intend to take SAFe® 6 Advanced .

Scrum Master (SASM) certification exam:

• SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) certification
• Certification as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Certified Scrum Master (SMC)
• Certification for Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Working methods:

Multimedia presentations, group exercises and discussions, practical workshops, case studies and online practice tests.

Who should participate?

• Existing Scrum Masters
• Team leaders, project managers and others who take on the role of facilitator for an Agile team in a SAFe or Enterprise Agile context.
• Technology and development managers who are responsible for Agile execution and coaching of teams, including teams of teams.
• Agile coaches
• Agile program managers
• Future engineers for the SAFe Release Train

We attach great importance to creating a positive learning environment for you.

We really care about the details. Positive and effective learning environments are key to our participants' success in preparing for your degree. We strive to create comfortable learning conditions that optimize participants' ability to learn:

• Climate of safety and open authentic conversations
• Modern online training platform, classes conducted live by qualified instructors
• Trained, certified and experienced team of instructors
• Well-structured and convincing systems leading to high test scores
• Refreshments and working lunch during the training
• Licensed training material and many interactive online exercises

Details of the exam

• Exam name: SAFe® 6 Advanced Scrum Master exam
• Exam format: Multiple choice; Multiple choice
• Delivery of the exam: Web-based (one browser), closed book, no outside help, time-limited.
• Access to the exam: Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform after completing the SAFe 6 Advanced Scrum Master course.
• Duration of the exam: Once the exam starts, you have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the exam.
• Number of questions - 60
• Pass score - 44 out of 60 (73%)
• Language - English
• Exam Cost - The first exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion.

Study materials for the exam

The test is designed to measure knowledge and skills related to the job role. We strongly recommend that candidates use a variety of resources to prepare for this exam, including:

• Course materials - The course materials are an important artifact of the course and can be downloaded from the SAFe Community Platform. These materials can be used to refer back to the content that was specifically presented during the class.
• Study Guide - This comprehensive guide describes the job role and all resources related to the exam, including a detailed bibliography. The guide is available via the Learning Plan in the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the course.
• Practice Test - The practice test is designed to predict success on the certification exam, and it has the same number of questions, level of difficulty, and length of time. It is part of the Learning Plan in the SAFe Community Platform and can be taken an unlimited number of times at no cost.