SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification
POPM Training Overview
Earn the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification, take on additional responsibility, and strengthen your role in product strategy and execution.
Learn how to work lead PI planning effectively and collaborate with agile teams and the broader Agile Release Train (ART).
Gain the skills to define, prioritize, and manage product backlogs in an enterprise using SAFe.
Foundational Level
New to SAFe.
Course Duration
2 Days.
Instructor-led
Remote or in-person training.
POPM Certification
Accreditation upon passing the exam.
What You Will Learn
Role & Responsibilities for Product Owners & Product Managers
Learn how to complete the day-to-day responsibilities of a SAFe Product Owner or Product Manager, including backlog ownership, forecasting, and management of risks and dependencies.
Lead and Support PI Planning
Understand how to prepare for and lead PI planning, aligning vision and roadmaps with business goals while working with teams to establish clear PI objectives.
Product Delivery
Use lean-agile thinking and customer-centricity to define, prioritize, and deliver features and stories that can be built, tested, and delivered quickly.
Collaborate Across Teams and Stakeholders
Learn how to work effectively with agile teams and improve your ability to manage dependencies, engage stakeholders, and ensure alignment between teams.
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Who Is This Certification For?
The SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) certification course is for anyone involved in defining, delivering, or managing products in a SAFe environment. If you’re responsible for setting product direction, prioritizing features, or working with agile teams to bring customer-focused solutions to life, this course will give you the skills and structure for success in a SAFe organization.
Project Managers
Scrum Masters
Business Analysts
Product Owners
Product Managers
Program Managers
Why Choose Scaled Agile for your Product Owner Certification?
Enterprise-Level Focus:
You’ll learn how Product Owners and Product Managers fit into the SAFe system of delivery, and how to connect your work to business strategy, value streams, and team execution.
Practical Application:
You’ll get practice breaking down work (from epics to user stories), plus planning and participating in PI planning, managing backlogs, and leading team engagement. Real-world exercises and group discussions also help connect course concepts to your day-to-day work.
Flexible Delivery:
Join an in-person or virtual session taught by a certified SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC). Learn through guided instruction, group activities, and hands-on exercises designed for remote and distributed teams.
Comprehensive Curriculum:
This course covers the full scope of the Product Owner and Product Manager roles in SAFe. You’ll start with core lean-agile principles and build skills across key topics like PI planning, defining roadmaps, creating features and stories, and supporting program execution. Gain a better understanding of how to apply value stream thinking, and guide teams using tools like story maps, team kanban boards, and system demos.
Get SAFe Certified
After completing the course, you’ll be eligible to take the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager exam. Passing the exam earns you a recognized certification and shows that you’re ready to support value delivery at scale as a PO or PM in a SAFe organization.
Certification Process Includes:
Perpetual access to course workbook and online learning platform for additional preparation.
An unlimited attempt practice test with question-level feedback and coaching report that acts as a simulation and study tool.
Customer support for learning and certification questions.
A timed, multiple-choice, 45-question exam with a coaching report.
Certified Professionals Earn:
Industry-leading SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certification, renewed yearly.
Digital badge with social media share capability to grow your network.
Course certificate of completion.
PMI PDUs, Scrum Alliance SEUs.
Product Owner/Product Manager Certificate of Completion
Begin by attending the POPM course, where you’ll build the skills and knowledge needed to lead product strategy and execution in a SAFe environment. After completing the course, pass the certification exam to earn your SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager credential and a shareable digital badge. This certification validates your ability to connect customer needs with agile delivery and helps position you for growth in product-focused roles across the enterprise.
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Benefits of Earning your SAFe POPM Certification
Earning your SAFe POPM certification is just the beginning. After completing your exam, you’ll get access to SAFe+ benefits like SAFe Skills and selected workshops, in addition to SAFe knowledge articles, community forums, exclusive content, and more.
Career Development & Community
Exclusive webinars on emerging SAFe topics.
Access to the SAFe community forums for career advancement, learning and mentorship opportunities, job boards, and more.
Participation in certified-exclusive events for additional networking, learning, and development.
Continued Learning
Full access to the Scaled Agile Framework articles.
SAFe Skills Library.
Certification upgrade learning series.
Continued learning with live and recorded webinars from SAFe experts and partners.
SAFe Training Resources
Value stream mapping and other selected workshops.
SAFe assessments to measure and improve business agility and other core competencies.
On-demand access to all recorded keynotes, breakout sessions, and other content from SAFe Summits.
Studio Toolkits and Applications
Limited access to SAFe CoPilot AI assistant.
Role-specific training videos and content.
Toolkits to help prepare and execute PI planning.
Resources for Future Product Owners
Learn more about product ownership and management in SAFe, and how certification can help you make an impact in value delivery while advancing your career.
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