Your LACE sets the tone for your transformation. Therefore, selecting members of the LACE can be a daunting task. Hear from our experts with unique perspectives on what they have seen work best in various contexts. Our panelists will deliver thoughtful answers about how to staff your LACE.
Speakers
Eduardo Alvim
SPCT, Head of Product Strategy and Development (Gladwell Academy)
Prior to becoming SPCT, I’ve gained extensive working experience in the areas of software development, IT and team management. Also, implemented Agile ways of working in industries as diverse as aviation, healthcare, pharmaceutical, banking & insurance, media and IT. This has led me to an extended practical knowledge of the need for agile ways of working and firsthand examples of the benefits of implementing SAFe.
Christine Babowicz
SPCT Candidate, Assistant Vice President, Global Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (Metlife)
Agility evangelist, industry speaker and founding member of the MetLife Global Lean-Agile Center of Excellence; proving that a small yet determined group of change agents can seed and influence a pull-based global agile transformation. Skilled in product portfolio mapping, facilitation, implementing the lean-agile toolbox and developing an in-house coaching capability to sustain enterprise agility. Experience applying agility to Portfolios, Solutions, Programs and Teams across MetLife. Execution expertise also extends to organizational change management and leadership coaching. SPCT Candidate
Deema Dajani
SAFe Fellow, Product Manager (Scaled Agile, Inc.)
Deema draws on a Startup background and an MBA from Kellogg. Deema helps established enterprises create the environment to shape disruption with business agility and Lean Portfolio Management (LPM). Started her Agile journey in the early 2000’s as a Product Manager, Director of Strategy, and pre-IPO turn around specialist. Deema transitioned to advisory where she led some of the largest transformations to Lean-Agile with SAFe in Financial Services and Insurance. Deema currently serves as a Scaled Agile Product Manager focused on LPM and Leadership. Co-founder of the Women in Agile, a non-profit organization focused on breaking barriers and inclusivity in the agile community.
Mike Foster
iSPCT Candidate, Agile Coach (Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.)
I help technical people be happy at work by delivering amazing results while having fun.
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?
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.”
Unique to SAFe®, the Release Train Engineer (RTE) is part of the trio of leaders, including product managers and system architects. This is critical in leading Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to deliver value. The RTE must create the right environment, have the right conversations, facilitate the right meetings, and gather the right people to make decisions based on the right data.
In the SAFe® RTE course, you’ll learn to execute SAFe and continuously improve PI Planning and other vital SAFe events. You’ll discover how to coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in new processes and mindsets. And you’ll get the guidance and tools you need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams.
Attendees learn:
How to lead ARTs and large solutions in a SAFe organization
How to apply Lean-Agile knowledge and tools to release value
How to foster relentless improvement
How to build a high-performing ART by becoming a servant leader and coach
SAFe® Release Train Engineer answers the questions:
How do I plan for and execute a PI?
How do I create an environment of relentless improvement?
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
Access to RTE Essentials Online Learning Series
Facilitation Guides for all ART events
Online collaboration tools for facilitating SAFe ART events, like PI Planning and System Demo
Access to content, tools, and resources you need to practice Scaled Agile Framework every day
SAFe® Release Train Engineer certification exam
Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
What people say about SAFe® Release Train Engineer
“Mastering the role definitely comes with practical experience, however, this was certainly a 100% life skill foundation.”
What people say about SAFe Release Train Engineer
“I really appreciate the RTE role and how SAFe takes the best of Agile and Lean methodology.”
What people say about SAFe Release Train Engineer
“The course exercises were relevant and well paced to provide input and supplement our learning.”
What people say about SAFe Release Train Engineer
“It reminds RTEs of the importance of coaching, how to manage conflicts, and building high performing 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?
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.”
Aligning Strategy with Execution using the Scaled Agile Framework
Aligning strategy with execution is critical to any organization’s success and a key aspect of Scaled Agile Framework®. With a Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) approach, you can collaborate across silos, empower teams, and organize around value to adapt to what customers want, faster.
The Lean Portfolio Management course helps executives, project management officers (PMOs) and other key stakeholders plan dynamically and be flexible enough to adjust initiatives and budgets as the market changes. The LPM course provides the guidance and tools attendees need to work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams. You’ll learn how to connect portfolio strategy and initiatives to the agility planning and execution of work, how to integrate feedback from participatory budgeting, and how to adapt to change while maintaining your funding vision and roadmap.
Attendees learn:
How to connect the portfolio to the enterprise
How to maintain portfolio vision and roadmap
How to establish Lean budgets and guardrails
How to create portfolio flow
Lean Portfolio Management answers the questions:
How do I connect strategy to execution?
How do I manage flow and solve perpetual overload?
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
Complete LPM Practice Guide to help plan and execute a successful LPM adoption
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 perform better as part of an Agile Team
Lean Portfolio Manager certification exam
Access to the optional Getting Started with LPM Workshop
Adapted for interactive remote learning with SAFe® Virtual Classrooms
What people say about Lean Portfolio Management
“A vastly different viewpoint to the rest of the SAFe content … LPM focuses on the mostly invisible funding and governance. Not many other Agile frameworks address this vital component.”
What people say about Lean Portfolio Management
“Enjoyed LPM considerably.”
What people say about Lean Portfolio Management
“This course is very appropriate for my job and will guide me to make better decisions.”
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