AI-EMPOWERED SAFe®
SAFe Product Owner/ Product Manager
Become a Certified Product Owner / Product Manager
Expertly bridge the gap between customer needs and program execution. This certification prepares you to maximize value by ensuring the right work happens at the right time, aligning product strategy with Agile execution while integrating AI to accelerate your impact.
Gain the expertise to coordinate backlogs, guide workflow, and forecast delivery with precision. You’ll leave ready to drive measurable results and excel as a certified, AI-empowered product leader.
Foundational level
New to SAFe
Exam
90 minutes
Passing score
82% to pass
Certification
Accreditation upon passing exam
The value of your SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification
Earning a SAFe certification is a strategic investment in your professional future, signaling a mastery of Agile principles that is recognized globally. Beyond a simple credential, it represents a long-term achievement that validates your ability to support enterprise-scale transformations and execute complex solutions. By holding this certification, you demonstrate job-ready expertise and a commitment to continuous growth, unlocking advanced career paths and high-impact opportunities within the Agile landscape.
Benefits of earning your SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager Certification
Achieving your certification unlocks exclusive access to additional resources to deepen your understanding of the POPM role, including insights into daily responsibilities and practices.
Career development & community
• Access to the SAFe community forums for career advancement, learning and mentorship opportunities, job boards, and more.
• Invitations to role-based networking circles.
• Exclusive webinars on emerging professional development and SAFe topics tailored to your role.
Continuous learning
• Full access to the SAFe Framework articles.
• SAFe Skills Library for professional development in agile practices.
• Certification upgrade learning series.
• Continued learning through SAFe experts and partners.
SAFe resources
• Value stream mapping and other selected workshops.
• On-demand access to all recorded keynotes, breakout sessions, and other content from SAFe Summits.
• SAFe assessments to measure and improve business agility and other core competencies.
Studio toolkits & applications
• Access to SAFe CoPilot AI assistant.
• Role-specific training videos and content.
• Toolkits to help prepare and execute PI Planning.
Who is this certification for?
AI-Empowered SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager is for professionals responsible for maximizing value delivery across the enterprise. It is designed for those who bridge customer needs with program execution, translating strategy into actionable work while using AI to sharpen decision-making, manage backlogs, and align cross-functional teams with business goals.
Product owners
Own the Team Backlog and drive execution by translating features into stories, ensuring the right work is done at the right time to deliver value.
Product managers
Guide the ART Backlog and roadmap, representing the customer to align strategy with execution and ensuring the program delivers real business solutions.
Business owners
Collaborate with product leaders to align release plans and visions, ensuring that strategic investments and PI Objectives drive continuous organizational improvement.
Portfolio managers
Gain visibility into how epics are decomposed into features and stories, using AI-driven insights to optimize investment and align strategy with delivery.
Why choose SAFe?
#1 Framework for scaling Agile
Trusted by over 20,000 organizations worldwide and recognized as the most considered and adopted framework globally, SAFe is the proven standard for business agility. It provides a configurable bridge to a new way of working, allowing you to scale effectively regardless of your organization’s size, industry, or complexity. Choose the framework that delivers demonstrated results.
Access a global standard
Join over 2 million trained professionals in the world’s largest agile community. SAFe training moves beyond theory with role-based simulations and a comprehensive library of collaboration templates used by top enterprises. You won’t just learn a methodology; you will master the specific tools and practices that define modern business agility.
Learn from proven consultants
SAFe training is exclusively delivered by certified SAFe Practice Consultants (SPCs)—change agents who have demonstrated real-world expertise in scaling agile. Unlike generic trainers, SPCs provide deep practical insights into how the framework succeeds in complex environments, ensuring your learning is directly applicable to your career.
Stand out in the market
In a competitive job market, SAFe certification validates your expertise in the world’s leading Framework for business agility. Earning your certification proves your value to employers, enhances your professional credibility, and opens doors to new career opportunities and higher earning potential.
What you will learn: continuous value delivery
The AI-Empowered POPM course explores how to maximize value by bridging customer needs with execution. You will learn to synchronize multiple backlogs with business goals, leveraging AI to optimize the flow of work from idea to delivery.
Executing the POPM roles
Perform day-to-day responsibilities of backlog ownership and forecasting. Represent the business and customer to ensure solutions deliver real value while managing risks and dependencies across the organization.
Facilitate planning interval events
Lead and support PI Planning to align roadmaps and vision with business goals. Collaborate with stakeholders and teams to set clear PI Objectives and forecast work effectively.
Optimize workflow
Use design thinking and customer-centricity to guide the flow of features and stories. Translate high-level strategy into actionable backlog items that can be built, tested, and delivered quickly.
Apply practical AI skills
Gain specific techniques to apply AI in backlog refinement, prioritization, and feature discovery. Enhance customer connection while protecting sensitive data through the application of responsible AI practices.
Languages Available
*All listed languages are available for this course.
However, the AI-Empowered SAFe update is currently available in select languages only.
Leverage AI to accelerate value delivery
Develop your personal AI integration plan with role-specific templates and proven prompts you can use immediately to draft stories and features.
Utilize the SAFe CoPilot AI assistant to quickly reference Framework guidance and support your ability to provide data-backed recommendations for value stream optimization.
Use AI tools for high-impact work including backlog refinement, prioritization, feature discovery, customer persona development, and stakeholder communication.
Use AI tools for high-impact work including backlog refinement, prioritization, feature discovery, customer persona development, and stakeholder communication.
Watch the SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager video to learn more about the course
Certification Process Includes
Perpetual access to the course workbook and Studio™ for additional preparation
An unlimited practice test with question-level feedback and coaching report that acts as a simulation and study tool
Customer support team for service requests
A timed, multiple-choice exam with a coaching report
Certified Professionals Earn
Industry-leading AI-Empowered SAFe certification, renewed yearly
Digital badge with social media share capability to grow your network
PMI PDUs, Scrum CEUs
Exam guidelines
Domain
Topics
Understanding Product Owner/Product Management Roles and Responsibilities (12-14%)
- SAFe Disciplines (TTA)
- SAFe Foundations
- AI-Empowered SAFe
PI Planning Preparation (17-19%)
- Agile team characteristics
- Operating as an Agile team
- Scrum and Kanban
- Operating in an ART
Leadership for PI Planning (14-16%)
- Customer-centric mindset
- Product vision and roadmap
- Story and Feature components
- Creating team backlogs
- Crafting AI Prompts
Iteration Execution (28-30%)
- Participating in PI Planning
- Team Planning
- Refining the Backlog
PI Execution (10-12%)
- Continuous Delivery Pipeline
- Sync events
- Built-in quality
- Responsible AI
Apply AI to Product Roles (12-14%)
- Feedback techniques
- Team and System demo
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