The Implementing SAFe® course is a unique opportunity to learn SAFe directly from the global Scaled Agile Framework Team Members and Fellows while being supported by best-in-class, global SAFe coaches and consultants. If you have been waiting to get your SPC, or you know someone who would benefit from this unique opportunity, register today!
You will:
Master the art of planning and steering a SAFe transformation with confidence and clarity.
Identify and leverage value streams, launch Agile Release Trains, enhance flow efficiency, and implement OKRs effectively.
Sharpen your skills in Agile product management and delivery – principles that drive real-world success.
Implementing SAFe® offers attendees the broadest level of insight into each layer of a SAFe implementation. This course is for those who want to be a leader in a Lean-Agile transformation. This course and resulting certification will help you understand the roles of each person in SAFe organization and then plan and guide a SAFe transformation.
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.
Andrew Sales Chief Methodologist and Chief Product Officer
Andrew is passionate about helping SAFe Enterprises identify better ways of working through the application of Lean, Agile, and DevOps at scale and evolving SAFe guidance to support these goals. In addition, he fulfills the role of Framework Product Manager, ensuring that Scaled Agile has a clear vision, roadmap, and set of priorities for how the Framework will meet the needs of our customers. Andrew has successfully guided numerous organizations through SAFe transformations from across a wide range of industries, drawing on his many years of Lean and Agile experience. He previously led the Agile Services Practice across EMEA for CA Technologies (formerly Rally) and is a regular keynote speaker at Agile conferences and contributor to the Agile community.
Marc Rix Methodologist and SAFe Fellow
Marc specializes in Agile Product Delivery, Team and Technical Agility, and applying Lean-Agile concepts throughout the enterprise. He is a former Scaled Agile partner and customer with a long history of leading large companies through complex Agile and DevOps transformations. His Agile experience spans more than 25 years and has included roles in development, operations, architecture, coaching, leadership, and business development.
Be sure to check out additional course offerings provided by our Partner Community on the Training Calendar.
The Implementing SAFe® exemplar is a unique opportunity to learn SAFe directly from the global Scaled Agile Framework Team Members and Fellows while being supported by best-in-class, global SAFe coaches and consultants. If you have been waiting to get your SPC, or you know someone who would benefit from this unique opportunity, register today!
You will:
Master the art of planning and steering a SAFe transformation with confidence and clarity.
Identify and leverage value streams, launch Agile Release Trains, enhance flow efficiency, and implement OKRs effectively.
Sharpen your skills in Agile product management and delivery – principles that drive real-world success.
Time: 8:00 – 17:00, Central European Summit Time (CEST)
Location: The Westin Grand Berlin, Friedrichstraße 158-164, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Cost: $2995 USD (breakfast, lunch, and refreshments included)
Additional Opportunities During Exemplar:
Deep dive into the intricacies of SAFe with those who create the framework.
Network and learn about AI during a post-class happy hour Meetup, provided by Scaled Agile.
Meals and refreshments will be provided daily
What makes this an Exemplar?
Taught by SAFe Framework team members and SAFe Fellows
Testbed for new IP
SPCT Immersion week
What is the Implementing SAFe® Course?
Implementing SAFe® offers attendees the broadest level of insight into each layer of a SAFe implementation. This course is for those who want to be a leader in a Lean-Agile transformation. This course and resulting certification will help you understand the roles of each person in SAFe organization and then plan and guide a SAFe transformation.
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.
Framework Team Member, SAFe Fellow, SPCT at Scaled Agile Inc.
Joe Vallone is an experienced Agile Coach, SPCT, and SAFe Fellow at Scaled Agile Inc., and has been involved in the Lean and Agile communities since 2002. Listed in TechBeacon’s scaled-agile experts, Joe has implemented large-scale Agile transformations at several fortune 100 companies. Joe began his SAFe journey while working with Dean Leffingwell at Nokia in 2007. He is an effective leader and speaker with over 25 years of software development and leadership experience with certifications as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), and Certified SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT), and SAFe Fellow. Joe has executive leadership experience in startup companies as a CTO, CIO, and VP of Engineering. Joe Vallone received his Engineering undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida, in Tampa Florida, and his MBA from the prestigious Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Adam Mattis
Principal, SAFe Fellow, SPCT at Scaled Agile Inc.
Digital Transformation and Product Strategy Expert with a distinguished career in enhancing operational efficiency, steering digital integration, and executing robust enterprise strategies across diverse sectors and regions. Renowned for bolstering business agility, managing significant portfolios, pioneering innovative digital solutions, and leading high-impact teams. Skilled in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), formulating growth blueprints, refining operational processes, and innovating intellectual assets. Esteemed brand ambassador at industry-leading events with a commendable background as a medically retired combat veteran. Passionate about business expansion, software engineering insights, architectural excellence, and guiding transformative efforts. Proud holder of an MBA and a Bachelor’s in Business Information Systems.
Rune Christensen
Strategic Advisor and SPCT at Scaled Agile Inc.
Rune has more than 20 years of experience working with software and cyber-physical solutions within enterprise and public safety communication, insurance, logistics, and energy. He has supported several Enterprises in transforming their ways of working using lean-agile practices and helped them achieve greater business outcomes.
Be sure to check out additional course offerings provided by our Partner Community on the Training Calendar.
SPCs and SPCTs have the exclusive opportunity to attend the SAFe® 6.0 LPM Masterclass in Wiesbaden, Germany, March 27-29, 2023. The SAFe® Fellows, Deema Dajani and Dr. Thorsten Janning and the SPCTs Rune Christensen, Michele Lanzinger and Odile Moreau will help you in this deep dive to improve your expertise on LPM.
When:
March 27, 2023, 8:00 am – March 29, 2023, 5:00 pm ECT
Where:
Wiesbaden , Germany
Who:
Agile Coach, Portfolio, SAFe Practice Consultant, SPC, SPCT
Learn about the latest research, deepen your background knowledge and its quality, and gain experience, tips and techniques in implementing and coaching LPM. On the third workshop day, a practical implementation example with brand-new insights on how to successfully implement Lean Portfolio Management will be worked on together.
During the three days of training, the focus will not only be on LPM but also on the exchange and discussion between the participants, numerous experts mentioned above.
This class takes place 8:00 – 17:00 each day with evening activities 27 March and 28 March.
Speakers
Deema Dajani
SAFe Fellow, Product Management Director (Scaled Agile, Inc.)
A SAFe® Fellow and Product Management Director at Scaled Agile, Deema helps large institutions create the environment to shape disruption like a startup with business agility and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM). Deema has spent the past 2 years in researching LPM implementations across various types of organizations and at different stages, she has been synthesizing the proven patterns into online assets that can help change agents implement and advance their LPM. Co-founder of Women in Agile, a non-profit organization focused on breaking barriers and inclusivity in the agile community.
Dr. Thorsten Janning
SAFe Fellow, Management Consultant (Kegon)
Dr. Thorsten Janning is one of the first European SAFe® Program Consultant Trainers (SPCT) and the first German SAFe® Fellow, making him one of the most experienced and distinguished agile consultants in Europe.
The mathematician has been working in the IT industry since 1990. His professional career led him as an architect and project manager via consulting and user companies as well as a university professorship into the consulting and training business. As a co-founder of KEGON AG (in 2002), he is a partner and was a board member until the end of 2017. His professional activities focus on the development of lean and agile organisations as well as agile strategy and portfolio development. Thorsten is an experienced contact for boards and management on their way to the sustainable and digital future of their companies.
Michele Lanzinger
SPCT, SAFe Strategic Advisor (Scaled Agile, Inc.)
Michele is a certified SPCT and works as a SAFe® Strategic Advisor at Scaled Agile, Inc. supporting partners and companies in Europe to implement Business Agility.
Born in Italy, Michele has gained his professional experience in renowned management and strategy consultancies as well as in some start-ups across Europe.
Since 2014, he has specialised in agile transformation and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Michele lives in Bad Homburg, is married and has 2 children. He speaks German, English, Spanish and Italian.
Odile Moreau
SPCT, SAFe Strategic Advisor (Scaled Agile, Inc.)
Odile is a SAFe® strategic advisor and SPCT for Scaled Agile Inc. She guides international organisations through adoption of business agility.
By combining deep matter expertise with the ability to coach on behaviour and leadership, she has been a highly effective team coach for large organisations. Odile is passionate about Lean Kanban, Scrum, Lean and SAFe, never losing sight of the human factor.
With 20+ years of professional experience helping profit and non-profit organisations in the fields of IT Service Management, Business Information Management and Software Engineering across the world, Odile worked for many profit and non-profits making organisations in Europe.
The last 10 years her focus has been helping teams adopt the agile mindset, principles and practices at scale and continuous improvement methods.
Attendees will recognize how continuous Exploration fuels innovation and helps you define a vision, strategy, and roadmap to tap into new markets. Find out how to accelerate the product lifecycle to get fast feedback and quickly deliver exceptional products and solutions that delight customers – all while aligning with your organization’s strategy, portfolio, evolving architecture, and solution intent.
Discover in this three-day SAFe® training the right mindset, skills, and tools you need to create successful products and solutions using Agile techniques. Learn how to use Design Thinking to create products and solutions that are:
Desirable – what customers want
Viable – profitable for you to build and sell
Feasible – something you can realistically deliver
Sustainable – something you can proactively manage to realize ROI
Speakers
Tamara Nation
SAFe Fellow, Director of Product Management (Scaled Agile, Inc.)
Tamara Nation is results-driven servant leader with a proven track record of motivating high performing teams to deliver positive outcomes in complex, matrixed environments. Drive a consensus-based approach to gain broad alignment through engagement and participation in decision making. Thrive when facing a challenge with unwavering persistence to stick with and solve tough and complex problems to achieve organizational goals.
Markus Vogg
SPCT, Global Head of Business Agility Practice (Capgemini)
As Global Head of the Business Agility practice at Capgemini Invent, Markus has a strong passion for Agile Transformations. In recent years, he has focused on helping organizations introduce the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and is continuously working with (senior) stakeholders to achieve a sustainable Agile transformation based on a fundamental shift in mindset. As a SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT), he has coached many different corporations across the globe, combining deep knowledge of SAFe with practical knowledge of Agile@Scale in general. He has trained a couple of hundred employees of many of the leading companies on what SAFe is and how it can be successfully applied. Furthermore, over the last years he has helped different companies in “becoming Agile” especially also at the Portfolio level, focusing on planning and budgeting cycles, to best enable Value Streams and their ART(s) to follow their new way-of-working.
