Course Description

Note: This course is only available for in-house training and NOT public training sessions.

This two-day course prepares existing Scrum Masters to take a leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe^® implementation and become SAFe^® SASM Certified. The course covers the facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of 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.

Nuttavit Talordsuk

Project Manager, Wood PLC.

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Key Features of SAFe 5.0 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)

Course Outline

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®), 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

Audience/Prerequisites

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

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
Anyone looking to become SAFe® SASM certified

In this class you will learn how 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

Credits/Exam

Exam name – SAFe® 4 Advanced Scrum Master Exam – or – SAFe® 5 Advanced Scrum Master Exam
Exam format – Multiple choice; Multiple select
Exam delivery – Web-based (single-browser), closed book, no outside assistance, timed
Exam access – Candidates can access the exam within the SAFe Community Platform upon completion of the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master course
Exam duration – Once the exam begins, candidates have 120 minutes (2 hours) to complete the exam
Number of questions – 60
Passing score – SASM 4 = 42 out of 60 (70%); SASM 5 = 44 out of 60 (73%)
Language – English
Exam cost – First exam attempt is included as part of the course registration fee if the exam is taken within 30 days of course completion. Each retake attempt costs $50.
Retake policy – 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.

Instructors

President of PMI Thailand Chapter (profile on PMI Thai website)
He is a PMI licensed training instructor – profile on PMI global website.
He is a Certified Program Management Professional (PgMP®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate # 2079271.
He is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP/CAPM®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate #1258917
He is an Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate #2600926
He is a Certified Scrum Master (CSM®) (Scrum Alliance – www.scrumalliance.org); Certificant ID: 001062861
He is a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)® 5.0; Certificate ID: 50804412-3031
He is a SAFe Agilist® 5.0 (www.scaledagile.com); Certificate ID: 23353981-8934
He is Certified Risk Management Professional (RMP®) (Project Management Institute – www.pmi.org); Certificate #2033120
He has experience managing and leading mega-projects (Information Technology, Airport-related, CCTV-related, Transport-related, and Power Infrastructure) in various industries.
He is a commercial contract manager, reviewer, and advisor.
He teaches part-time at King Mongkut University of Technology (Thonburi) – Graduate School of Management and Innovation (Master Degree in Project Management). He is an invited lecturer to Chulalongkorn University.
He holds a Doctorate degree obtained from Assumption University of Thailand with an international record of publications in refereed journals with a special concentration on business management.
He has trained more than 5000 program/project managers, project engineers, project coordinators, and project team members since 2010.
He has helped certify more than 500 Project Management Professionals (PMP/CAPM/PMI-ACP) in Thailand.
He is also a highly experienced speaker and trainer who is also passionate about Project Management.
Passionate about the Agile methodologies and their applications in different business environments