Duration

SAFe® for Architect 6.0

3 days

OVERVIEW

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) helps businesses address the significant challenges of developing and delivering enterprise-class software and systems in the shortest sustainable lead time. It is as an online, freely revealed knowledge base of proven success patterns for implementing Lean-Agile software and systems at enterprise scale.

SAFe synchronizes alignment, collaboration, and delivery for large numbers of Agile teams. Scalable and configurable, SAFe allows each organization to adapt it to its own business needs. Itsupports smaller-scale solutions employing 50–125 practitioners, as well as complex systems that require thousands of people.

This course is for senior technical contributors who need to understand the role of System, Solution, and Enterprise Architects in Lean-Agile enterprises. The course is also appropriate for individuals desiring a deeper view into how architecture enables continuous value flow and how architects engage in, and contribute to, a Lean-Agile enterprise.

Attendees can improve collaboration and alignment in a SAFe® Lean-Agile enterprise when they become a SAFe 6 Architect. The SAFe® for Architects course prepares System, Solution, and Enterprise Architects to engage across the organization as effective leaders and change agents who collaboratively deliver architectural solutions.

During this three-day course, attendees will explore the roles, responsibilities, and mindset of Agile Architects, and appreciate how to align architecture with business value and drive continuous flow to large systems-of-systems while supporting SAFe program execution.

Attending the class prepares individuals to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® 6 Architect (ARCH).

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

During this course you will learn how to:

Prepare for SAFe® 6 Architect Exam and become a certified SAFe® Architect (ARCH)
Architect using SAFe Principles
Align architecture with business value
Develop and communicate architecture vision and intent Plan architectural runway to enable delivery success
Architect for continuous delivery and Release on Demand Lead and coach architects and team members during PI Planning and execution
Provide leadership during a Lean-Agile transformation

PREREQUISITES

Those who attend this course should be familiar with Agile principles and practices and must have attended at least one SAFe course prior to attending this one.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course targets the technical members of an Agile Team – developers and testers. Product Owners, Scrum Master,

Managers, and others with a less technical background would also be very beneficial as they would gain an understanding of the development process so that team collaboration will become more effective.

METHODOLOGY

This program will be conducted with interactive lectures, PowerPoint presentation, discussion and practical exercise.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

This course prepares System, Solution, and Enterprise Architects to engage across the organization as effective leaders and change agents. Attending the class prepares you to take the SAFe® 6 Architect exam and become a certified SAFe® Architect (ARCH).

LEARNING GOALS

To perform the role of a SAFe® Architect attendees should be able to:

Apply SAFe principles to managing trade-offs between functionality, cost, risk, and sustainability
Ensure designs can be implemented in small batches with continuous integration/continuous delivery deployment model
Communicate solution context and intent to Agile teams and trains
Establish intentional architecture guidelines and enable flexibility to allow emergent technology
Prepare architectural runway to enable delivery success Steer architecture decisions, support risk and issue
resolution, participate in Management Review and Problem Solving during Program Increment execution
Define, implement, and monitor quality practices, including CI/CD and DevOps
Ensure that technology decisions made within an ART work end-to-end across components in a Solution
Ensure that Solution complies with Portfolio technology strategy
Enable Lean-Agile transformations and coach Lean-Agile practitioners

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.