SAFe Japan Webinar – 1st SAFe Symposium Follow-up

第1回 SAFe シンポジウム フォローアップウェビナー
〜SAFeプリンシプルを理解する〜

2024年に開催されたJapan SAFe シンポジウム 2024のフォローアップウェビナーです。

When:

March 26, 2024, 6:30 pm – March 26, 2024, 7:30 pm JST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, Business Analyst, Consultant, Program or Project Manager, SAFe Program Consultant

Event Overview

Japan SAFe シンポジウム 2024 のフォローアップウェビナーです。組織がアジリティを獲得し変革を実践していくための礎となるリーンアジャイルの原理原則を理解するために実施する全7回のウェビナーです。第1回目は、株式会社NTTデータとの共催で、SAFeプリンシプル #7 & #8に着目し、メンバーのモチベーションを引き出すための方策について解説、事例講演、ディスカッションを通して一緒に考えていきます。

Speakers

長田武徳

株式会社NTTデータ ペイメント事業本部 カード&ペイメント事業部 デジタルペイメント開発室 DXアドボケイト

中谷浩晃

Senior Consultant, SPCT at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Event Partner:

Agile HR Explorer (third-party course)

A profound shift is happening in the way enterprises approach people management. Human Resource departments are realizing that traditional HR practices don’t support Agile teams and the needs of today’s rapidly changing business environments. To bridge this gap, Agile HR Explorer provides learners with the guidance needed to align HR practices with the SAFe transformation and their Agile teams.

This one-day introductory course is designed for HR professionals and leaders in a Lean-Agile environment to gain a high‐level understanding of Agile methodology and its influence on Human Resources. In Agile HR Explorer, learners will explore the new world of work and learn why Agile is instrumental in creating more stable, responsive, and successful organizations.

The course was created by one of the leading thought leaders in the world of Agile HR, Just Leading Solutions (JLS)©.

Attendees learn:

  • New World of Work – explore the latest revolution of work and its disruptive impact on organizations and HR. 
  • Agile Foundationscovers the history of Agile, its values, principles and underlying concepts
  • Intro to Agile HR – explains the meaning of Agile HR, and Agile4HR vs. HR4Agile
  • Mini Case Studies – practical stories to help learners apply the newly gained knowledge
  • Practices and Themes – guidance for applying agile values and principles to different HR practices

Agile HR Explorer answers the questions:

  • How can I identify the changing nature of work and its impact on HR?
  • What is the world of Agile and how do I apply agile values and principles?
  • What is the difference between Agile4HR and HR4Agile?
  • What are the key Agile HR themes and their relevance to HR Practices?

Languages available:

English

What’s included:

  • Course workbook 
  • Option to pursue certification from Just Learning Solutions

Accolades:

Certified Agile HR Explorer (AHRE) – certificate and digital badge from Just Leading Solutions

What people say about Agile HR Explorer

“I was blown away by how interactive a virtual course could be. JLS has put together an online experience that is unlike any other I’ve ever seen. Fabiola is so knowledgeable and passionate on the topic of Agile HR. This was the most informative online course I’ve ever taken.”

Leading SAFe®

Thriving in the Digital Age with Business Agility

New to the Scaled Agile Framework®? Leading SAFe® offers an introduction to the foundations of SAFe and provides the principles and practices to confidently drive your Lean-Agile transformation. The course and resulting certification equip you with the guidance and tools to build a culture of resiliency and a shared language that engages employees and focuses on customers so that organizations can work with agility at scale.


Take a Leading SAFe course to discover how companies can build business agility, and how to make SAFe work inside your organization. You’ll come away with an understanding of how to align your entire organization around the same clear objectives, and how to improve the flow of value and work from strategy to delivery. You’ll learn what makes companies more customer-centric and how to run key SAFe alignment and planning events, like PI planning.

Attendees learn:

  • How to realize the benefits of SAFe, including:
    • How to establish Team and Technical Agility and organize around the flow of value
    • How to align massive organizations around clear, common objectives
    • How to participate successfully in critical SAFe events, such as PI Planning
    • How to adopt a customer-centric mindset

Leading SAFe® answers the questions:

  • What is SAFe?
  • What is business agility and how does SAFe support it?
  • How does an organization get started with the Scaled Agile Framework®?

Languages available:

Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and 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
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe® Studio with your first class attendance
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forms to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • Curated content-playlists based on your interests and roles, including templated resources and facilitation guides to get you started
  • SAFe Agilist certification exam

Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms

What people say about Leading SAFe

“Very good course to follow the process for an organization or to apply to any of the domains or areas. Enjoyed the training with good case study and scenarios.”

What people say about Leading SAFe

“Great to get an overview of the fundamentals of SAFe and to learn by practical exercises.”

What people say about Leading SAFe

“It covers a good range of the necessary foundations for embracing an Agile mindset and the tools necessary for implementing SAFe at scale. I’m really happy that it also embraces many of the modern philosophies and theories.”

What people say about Leading SAFe

“Nice journey through this powerful framework. I’d love to apply it in my current work.”

Implementing SAFe®

Achieving Business Agility with the Scaled Agile Framework

Ready to lead a Lean-Agile transformation? Need a deeper understanding of the Scaled Agile Framework? Looking to teach SAFe courses yourself?


Implementing SAFe® offers attendees the broadest level of insight into each layer of a SAFe implementation. This course and resulting certification will help you understand the roles of each person in a SAFe organization and then plan and guide a SAFe transformation. It’s also the first step toward becoming a certified SAFe Practice Consultant.

You’ll learn how to identify value streams, launch agile release trains, optimize flow, and apply OKRs to Strategic Themes that define the targeted outcomes for the SAFe transformation. You’ll also practice the principles of Agile product management and product delivery. If you’re looking for a comprehensive and practical understanding of how to help an organization achieve business agility effectively, Implementing SAFe® is the right course for you.

Attendees learn:

  • How to coach a SAFe transformation
  • How to launch Agile Release Trains
  • How to Organize around Value Streams
  • How to build solutions with Agile Product Delivery
  • How to empower a Lean portfolio
  • How to understand each role within a SAFe implementation

Implementing SAFe® answers the questions:

  • How do I plan and coach a SAFe transformation?
  • How can I demonstrate your expertise in and promote business agility?
  • How do I build successful solutions using Agile product management principles and skills?

Languages available:

  • Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and 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
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe Studio with your first class attendance
    • All the materials that you need to get started as a SAFe Trainer including complete trainer guidance and online enablement
    • Downloadable toolkits to help you prepare, facilitate and take action from key SAFe activities like Organizing Around Value
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forms to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) Certification Exam

Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms

What people say about Implementing SAFe

“It was a very qualitative, successful training! I had some fears upfront about the ‘online’ formula but that didn’t bother me after all!”

What people say about Implementing SAFe

“Terrific and challenging course that provides all the theoretical and practical knowledge required to build mastery in this domain. Delighted to join the club of SPCs.”

What people say about Implementing SAFe

“Enjoyed the course and the learning journey! Refreshed a lot of knowledge on agile development and added a lot of knowledge of its scaling potential. I am eager to apply my knowledge!”

What people say about Implementing SAFe

“I loved this class. Highly recommended to progress in your journey.”

SAFe® DevOps

Optimizing Your Value Stream

Delivering valuable solutions faster doesn’t involve just engineers developing software. It involves introducing a shared DevOps mindset among all the people who define, build, test, deploy, and release software-driven products.


The SAFe® DevOps course helps people in technical, non-technical, and leadership roles optimize their development value stream from end to end. Take this course with your entire cross-functional team to map your current value stream from concept to cash. Design a Continuous Delivery Pipeline that’s relevant to your business. And get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.

SAFe® DevOps Attendees learn:

  • How to incorporate continuous testing and continuous security into the delivery pipeline
  • How to integrate continuous exploration, integration, and deployment, and release value to end users on demand
  • How to design and implement an actionable DevOps transformation plan tailored to your organization
  • How to evaluate and improve your current state using tools like the DevOps Health Radar and Transformation Canvas

SAFe® DevOps answers the questions:

  • What is DevOps and how does it enable strategic business objectives?
  • What are the mindset, culture, and technical practices to successfully define, build, test, deploy, and release?
  • How do I use value stream mapping to measure flow and spot bottlenecks in the delivery pipeline?

Languages available:

  • English

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and 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
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe Studio with your first class attendance
    • Value Stream Mapping workshop
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forms to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • Curated content-playlists based on your interests and roles, including templated resources and facilitation guides to get you started
  • Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
  • SAFe DevOps certification exam

Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms

What people say about SAFe DevOps

“Great course and useful for my job.”

What people say about SAFe DevOps

“It’s [a] very good course and [explains how] teams can deliver features fast to business users or end users.”

What people say about SAFe DevOps

“Good course and improves the DevOps knowledge.”

SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager

Delivering Value through Effective Planning Interval Execution

What skills do you need to deliver value in an Agile enterprise? The SAFe® Product Owner and SAFe® Product Manager (POPM) course covers the tactical responsibilities of these roles in the Agile Release Train (ART). The course and resulting certification give you the guidance and tools to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.


Learn how product owners and product managers should work together to achieve the best possible customer and business outcomes. The SAFe POPM course will teach you how to adopt a customer-centric approach to building products, using the Scaled Agile Framework® to deliver more value, faster. Topics covered in this course include the daily role of POs and PMs; collaborating with engineering teams and business stakeholders; how to write epics, features, and stories; and how to design, prioritize, build, test, and deliver products with increased productivity and higher quality.

Attendees learn:

  • How to perform the role of a PO and a PM on a daily basis
  • How to put the customer at the center of your design, build, and test process
  • How to prepare for and lead PI Planning
  • How to decompose Epics to Features and Features to Stories
  • How to collaborate with Agile teams to forecast work

SAFe® POPM answers the questions:

  • How do POs and PMs plan and execute work during a PI?
  • How do I integrate a customer-centric mindset to deliver products customers want?
  • How do you connect SAFe Lean-Agile principles and values to the PO/PM roles?

Languages available:

  • Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and 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
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe Studio with your first class attendance
    • Product Management Video playlist and customer research tools to support product owners in their role
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forms to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • Curated content-playlists based on your interests and roles, including templated resources and facilitation guides to get you started
  • Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
  • SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification exam

Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms

What people say about SAFe® POPM

“Much better context in how POs and PMs should work together as well as align on value delivery outcomes when implementing SAFe.”

What people say about SAFe POPM

“Enjoyed the course. Thought I knew a lot about Agile but went to a whole new level.”

What people say about SAFe POPM

“Best training and we had lots of discussions about practical scenarios during this training.”

SAFe® Scrum Master

Applying the Scrum Master Role within a SAFe Enterprise

The SAFe® Scrum Master course equips attendees to coach Agile teams to deliver business value at scale. The course teaches you the tactical skills needed to be an effective Scrum Master in a SAFe organization. It also gives you the guidance and tools necessary for working in remote environments with distributed teams.


If you want to become a certified scrum master with the skills to help leading companies succeed with Agile and scrum, the SAFe® Scrum Master course is for you. Learn how scrum masters empower and lead Agile teams. Understand how to facilitate Agile events like iteration planning, team sync, and iteration retrospectives. And discover how to help teams plan and complete their work using SAFe Scrum and SAFe Kanban. You’ll also learn the principles of servant leadership, so you can help develop high-performing, engaged, continuously improving teams in your own organization.

After taking the course, you’ll know how to:

  • Empower and lead an Agile team
  • Facilitate Agile events like iteration planning, team sync, and iteration retrospectives
  • Help teams plan and complete their work
  • You’ll also learn the principles of servant leadership, which are crucial for key SAFe team roles. These skills will enable you to develop high-performing, engaged, and continuously improving teams in your own organization.

Attendees learn:

  • How to facilitate Scrum events
  • How to support PI execution
  • How to coach teams to improve constantly
  • How to implement DevOps for continuous flow and delivery

SAFe® Scrum Master answers the questions:

  • How do Scrum Masters facilitate planning and execution of work during a PI?
  • How do you coach and lead Agile teams inside a SAFe enterprise?
  • How do you become a servant leader to build a high-performing team?

Languages available:

  • Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and SAFe Studio access to help prepare you to take the certification exam, claim their digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe® Studio with your first class attendance
    • Team Event Facilitator Guides
    • Online collaboration templates for all SAFe team events
    • Toolkits to help prepare and execute PI Planning
  • Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
  • SAFe Scrum Master certification exam

Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms

What people say about SAFe® Scrum Master

“I enjoyed this [SAFe Scrum Master] SSM course so much, I feel like picking up an SSM role immediately.”

What people say about SAFe Scrum Master

“The course boosted my motivation and gave me many new insights into the role of a scrum master.”

What people say about SAFe Scrum Master

“A strong focus on how the scrum master can develop themselves, grow and help the teams become high-performing teams.”

What people say about SAFe Scrum Master

“Excelente curso. Gracias por la información, estaremos llevando todo esto a la práctica.”

SAFe® for Teams

Establishing Team Agility for Agile Release Trains

What does it mean to be part of an Agile team on an Agile Release Train (ART) that delivers value to customers? SAFe® for Teams covers the tactical skills to be a high-performing member of an ART. The course also gives you the guidance and tools to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams. Get the most out of your learning experience by taking it in context with your team and other teams on your ART.


SAFe for Teams will teach you how to plan and execute work, how to apply Scaled Agile Framework® and Agile principles, and how to continuously improve. Taking Scaled Agile Framework® for Teams gives your team the collective knowledge to collaborate effectively, do the best possible work, and hit the ground running before your next planning event.

Attendees learn:

  • Your role on the team and your team’s role on the ART
  • How to apply SAFe principles to scale Lean-Agile delivery
  • How to plan and execute iterations and PIs
  • How to continuously improve the ART

SAFe® for Teams answers the questions:

  • How does an Agile team function inside of an ART?
  • How do we as an Agile team plan and execute iterations and the PI?
  • How do we work with other teams on the ART to effectively deliver value?

Languages available:

  • Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and SAFe Studio access to help prepare you to take the certification exam, claim their digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
  • Remote learning via SAFe Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe® Studio with your first class attendance
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forms to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • Curated content-playlists based on your interests and roles, including templated resources and facilitation guides to get you started
  • Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
  • SAFe® 6.0 Practitioner certification exam

Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms

What people say about SAFe® for Teams

“I really enjoyed the course. It’s changed my perception on ways of working for the better.”

What people say about SAFe for Teams

“The course provided me with invaluable knowledge to excel in my day-to-day job activities.”

What people say about SAFe for Teams

“I loved every single minute of it. Outstanding.”

What people say about SAFe for Teams

“I found the course to be very helpful and interesting, I can see and understand the need for SAFe after taking this course.”

What people say about SAFe for Teams

“This curriculum and training program were very well organized for those already knowledgeable and practicing Agile, as well as beginners.”

SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master

Advancing Scrum Master Servant Leadership with SAFe

As a practicing scrum master in a SAFe organization, you have the tactical skills to coach Agile teams to deliver business value. Build on that solid foundation in the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master course and discover how to facilitate success for Agile teams, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), and the organization. And get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.

Take your leadership skills to the next level. The SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master course will give you the tools to improve your coaching and facilitation skills, avoid common missteps, and encourage relentless improvement. You’ll learn how to apply Lean, Kanban, DevOps, and SAFe principles to improve team and business outcomes. You’ll up-level your facilitation skills for key Agile and SAFe events, whether they’re in person or across teams and time zones. And you’ll discover how communities of practice can support continuous improvement.

Attendees learn:

  • How to apply SAFe principles to facilitate, enable, and coach in a multi-team environment
  • How to adopt scalable engineering practices, Kanban, DevOps, and Agile architecture to optimize flow
  • How to advance your facilitation skills for ART and team event planning, execution, and delivering end-to-end value
  • How to build communities of practice to support high-performing teams and ART efficiency
  • How to lead distributed teams effectively in remote environments

SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master answers the questions:

  • What’s the next step in my learning as a SAFe Scrum Master?
  • How can I improve my coaching and facilitation skills to support my team?
  • What are common anti-patterns to avoid when encouraging relentless improvement at scale?

Languages available:

  • English

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and SAFe Studio access to help prepare you to take the certification exam, claim their digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
  • Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
  • One-year access to SAFe Studio with your first class attendance
    • Team Event Facilitator Guides
    • Online collaboration templates for all SAFe team events
    • Toolkits to help prepare and execute PI Planning
  • Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
  • SAFe Advanced Scrum Master certification exam

Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms

What people say about SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master

“Good content and great training for the aspirants who are moving towards an Agile Coach from a Scrum Master.”

What people say about SAFe Advanced Scrum Master

“I liked the team assignments and interactions in our training group the most.”

What people say about SAFe Advanced Scrum Master

“Course was very informative and dynamic.”

SAFe® for Government

Applying Lean-Agile Practices in the Public Sector with SAFe

More government agencies are adopting Lean-Agile practices to generate better results for stakeholders, including government and military personnel, contractors, and civilians. But how do you overcome legacy governance, contracting, and organizational barriers? How do you adapt private sector success patterns to the government context to deliver value faster?

In the SAFe® for Government course, you’ll learn how to apply Lean-Agile and SAFe practices in a government organization so you can deliver projects with speed and quality. Improve collaboration with teams and stakeholders, mitigate risk, and efficiently use taxpayer money.

Attendees learn:

  • How to apply Lean, Agile, and DevOps principles and practices in traditional government organizations and cultures
  • How to adapt technology strategy, budgeting and forecasting, acquisition, compliance, and governance practices to flow-based practices using emerging government guidelines
  • How to organize government programs into Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and execute in program increments (PIs), even in remote environments with distributed teams
  • How to build an action plan to begin or accelerate a SAFe implementation in your program or agency

SAFe® for Government answers the questions:

  • What are specific leadership behaviors that can drive successful organizational change in government?
  • How do I build high-performing, multi-vendor teams and ARTs?
  • How do I manage contracts and acquisition/procurement using Agile principles and practices?
  • How can I coordinate Agile at scale in a government and multi-vendor environment?

Languages available:

  • English

What’s included:

  • Course workbook and SAFe Studio™ access to help prepare you to take the certification exam, claim their digital badge, and tools to get started in your SAFe role
  • One-year membership to SAFe Studio with your first class attendance
    • Platform access to e-learning modules and curated members-only content to support your SAFe transformation
    • Member discussion forms to engage in ongoing conversations on the SAFe framework or how to better perform as part of an Agile Team
    • Curated content-playlists based on your interests and roles, including templated resources and facilitation guides to get you started
  • Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice SAFe every day
  • SAFe for Government certification exam

What people say about SAFe® for Government

“A good course that helped fill in all of the cracks (and gaping holes) in my practical knowledge of Agile and SAFe.”

What people say about SAFe for Government

“Great resources for a revolutionary way to do government.”

What people say about SAFe for Government

“SAFe is the example to do Agile projects and deliver value to the customer.”