AI-Native SAFe Series: Building the Operating Model for AI

Your Lean-Agile foundation. The speed of AI. One operating model.

This exclusive six-part series is a designed path into the new version of SAFe. Each session reveals the specific architectural shifts being built into the SAFe Framework to ensure your organization doesn’t just ‘do AI,’ but delivers value at the speed of AI. Witness the cumulative build of the world’s leading Lean-Agile Framework into the AI-Native SAFe operating model. Join us to learn how to bridge the gap between AI potential and real-world execution.

Join us as we unlock the operating model for the era of AI. If you cannot attend this series, view the recordings here.

When:

June 16, 2026, 9:00 am – August 25, 2026, 9:30 am MST

Where:

Live Virtual Webinar with Q&A (APAC and EMEA/Americas Sessions)

Who:

Agile Coach, Change Agent, Consultant, Director, Executives, Product Owner, Program or Project Manager, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Partners, SAFe Program Consultant, Scrum Master, SPC

  • AI-Native SAFe is the operating model for the AI-Native organization: How SAFe and your existing Lean-Agile ways of working evolve to help organizations deliver value faster with AI-Augmented teams, workflows, and decision-making.
  • From Outputs to Outcomes with AI-Native SAFe: Learn how AI-Native SAFe helps organizations align strategy, investment, and execution around measurable business outcomes.
  • AI-Native SAFe Teams and ARTs: Understand how Agile Release Trains, teams, and ways of working change when AI becomes part of daily delivery.
  • Reimagining PI Planning and SAFe events for the age of AI: Explore how PI Planning, coordination, and delivery flow evolve to match the speed of AI.
  • Building AI-Empowered products with continuous innovation and governance: Understand how AI drives changes in innovation, governance, compliance, and continuous improvement cycles across the enterprise.
  • Adopting AI-Native SAFe: Recognize the steps to migrate from your existing practices to AI-Native SAFe.

Why Attend?

You’ve spent years building a culture of Lean-Agile excellence. Now, don’t let the confusion of AI sabotage your future. While the market is flooded with AI hype, successful organizations know that technology is only as good as the operating model it runs on.

Speakers

Andrew Sales

Chief Methodologist & Chief Product Officer

Rebecca Davis

SAFe Methodologist, Framework Team


Can’t join us live? Check out our resource hub. It contains the webinar recordings and new framework article and blogs.

Advanced Facilitator: Value Stream Mapping

Master the art of facilitating Value Stream Mapping workshops

The SAFe Micro-credential Course “Advanced Facilitator: Value Stream Mapping” is a blended learning experience designed to equip participants with the knowledge and confidence to facilitate Value Stream Mapping workshops effectively. This offering is available as part of our Advanced Facilitator series of SAFe Micro-credential courses.


Through dynamic, hands-on sessions, participants will delve into the principles of Value Stream Mapping, practice facilitation techniques, explore real-world case studies, and gain practical tools to drive meaningful improvements within their organizations.

Practicing advanced facilitator skills during value stream mapping.

What you’ll learn:

  • Practical experience and strategies to facilitate successful Value Stream Mapping workshops

Who it’s perfect for:

  • All agilists from beginner Scum Master/Team Coaches to experienced SPCTs

Details

  • Time to Complete: 240 minutes
  • Languages: English

The SAFe Micro-credential Course Experience:

  • Live sessions with industry experts and peers, fostering engaging discussions and deepening your understanding of concepts
  • Master tangible, agile-specific skills in less than half a day
  • Engage with real-world scenarios, interactive modules, and practical exercises to deepen your understanding.

What you’ll leave with:

  • SAFe Micro-credential to share with your network

Advanced Facilitator: Conflict and Collaboration

Develop advanced facilitation skills to navigate conflict and foster collaboration within SAFe implementations.

The SAFe Micro-credential Course “Advanced Facilitator: Conflict & Collaboration” empowers enterprises and teams implementing SAFe with the essential skills and techniques for effectively navigating conflict and promoting collaborative decision-making. It is a part of our Advanced Facilitator series of SAFe Micro-credential courses.


Through immersive facilitated sessions, participants will explore the sources of conflict, learn strategies for managing conflict resolution, and practice tools and techniques to enhance collaboration within their organizations.

What you’ll learn:

  • Practical insights and strategies to address conflict challenges and promote collaborative decision-making essential to successful SAFe implementations.

Who it’s perfect for:

  • SPCs, RTEs, Scrum Masters / Team Coaches, Product Owners, or anyone wanting to build better conflict management skills in the workplace

Details

  • Time to Complete: Approximately 4 hours
  • Languages: English

The SAFe Micro-credential Course Experience:

  • Live sessions with industry experts and peers, fostering engaging discussions and deepening your understanding of concepts
  • Master tangible, agile-specific skills in less than half a day
  • Engage with real-world scenarios, interactive modules, and practical exercises to deepen your understanding.

What you’ll leave with:

  • SAFe Micro-credential to share with your network
  • Conflict Analysis & Strategy Design Framework

Building a Professional Network the Agile Way

Building a Professional Network the Agile Way

Learn to grow your professional opportunities through a more valuable, connected, and invested network.

When:

April 16, 2024, 1:00 pm – April 16, 2024, 1:30 pm MST

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Architect, Product Manager, Product Owner, RTE, Scrum Master, SPC, SPCT, Team Coach

Event Overview

According to a PwC survey, 55% percent of those in the technology and IT fields felt they had missed a job opportunity due to insufficient network. In this session, we’ll cover both a strategic mindset/approach and tactical steps you can take starting today.

  • Benefits and methods for in-person vs. virtual networking
  • Breaking the ice and developing meaningful connections
  • Achieving consistent, sustainable network growth on LinkedIn
  • Take advantage of existing groups like Meetups, role-specific groups like RTE and SPC circle, in-person events, etc.


We’ll help you develop simple, repeatable processes for building your network in a way that lasts long-term!

Speakers

Chandler Karadsheh

Sr. Content Marketing Manager at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Mike Alber

Director, Community Engagement at Scaled Agile, Inc.

Discover SAFe® 6.0 – The next evolution with Dean Leffingwell

Discover SAFe® 6.0 – The Next Evolution with Dean Leffingwell

Here at Scaled Agile, we were thrilled to announce the launch of SAFe® 6.0 and SAFe Studio this month. These new updates will deepen SAFe’s impact, help you build resiliency and reshape the way you approach transformation. On 30 March, Dean Leffingwell is joining us for a deep dive into what these changes mean for you in the APAC region.

When:

March 30, 2023, 11:12 am – March 30, 2023, 11:25 am

Where:

Zoom

Who:

Agile Coach, Consultant, Enterprise Architect, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, SAFe Practice Consultant, Scrum Master, Solution Train Engineer, SPC

Event Overview

The Scaled Agile APAC team is thrilled to host our Co-founder and Cheif Methodologist, Dean Leffingwell, to share his insights about SAFe 6.0. Learn directly from Dean about how these updates enable you to work differently and build the future.

11:30 am AEDT
6:00am IST
8:30am SGT
8:30am CST
9:30am JST

Speakers

Dean Leffingwell

Co-founder, Chief Methodologist (Scaled Agile, Inc.)

Recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on Lean-Agile best practices, Dean Leffingwell is an entrepreneur and software development methodologist best known for creating SAFe®, the world’s most widely used framework for business agility.

His best-selling books, Agile Software RequirementsScaling Software Agility, and SAFe® Distilled, form much of the basis of modern thinking on Lean-Agile practices and principles. Founder of several successful startups, including Requisite, Inc. (acquired by Rational), Mr. Leffingwell also served as Chief Methodologist to Rally Software, and prior to that, as Sr. Vice President at Rational Software (now part of IBM). He currently serves as Chief Methodologist to Scaled Agile, Inc., which he co-founded in 2011.