Scaling agile past a handful of teams breaks most of what worked at the team level — a single Scrum board cannot coordinate a whole enterprise, and executives who try to force it usually end up with more process and less agility. The Leading SAFe Training Course: SAFe Agilist Certification Programme from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy addresses that problem head-on, building the Lean-Agile leadership mindset — team agility, technical agility, and the leadership qualities that make transformation stick — needed to run SAFe at scale.

Attendees get hands-on exposure to Lean Portfolio Management and Business Agility, learning to align strategy and execution across multiple teams, and to coordinate several Agile Release Trains (ARTs) through PI planning and a continuous delivery pipeline. The course also covers enterprise solution delivery, lean governance, DevOps practices, and agile product delivery, so participants can drive value stream mapping and lean-thinking innovation, sustain portfolio operations and funding agility, and keep a customer-centric lens through design thinking. By the end, attendees are prepared for the SAFe Agilist certification and equipped to lead teams and organisations through continuous improvement, empirical decision-making, and strategic alignment at every level.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, attendees will be able to:

• Know the SAFe framework and its core values, and apply Lean-Agile principles to derive real business outcomes.

• Develop a Lean-Agile mindset and provide leadership through the transformation.

• Build and support great teams through Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

• Execute Programme Increment (PI) Planning effectively.

• Align strategy with execution through Lean Portfolio Management.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

• Executives and Leaders (CIOs, CEOs, CTOs, VPs)

• Product Managers, Project Managers, and Scrum Masters

• Team Leaders and Agile Coaches

• Enterprise, System, and Solution Architects

• Business Analysts and Consultants

• Anyone preparing for the SAFe Agilist Certification or involved in a Lean-Agile transformation

How Will Attendees Benefit?

• Know the SAFe Framework: Develop a thorough understanding of SAFe principles and practices to lead successful enterprise-wide Agile transformations.

• Developed Leadership: Build the Lean-Agile leader mindset and toolkit to help teams, programmes, and portfolios become continuously improving, customer-centric value delivery systems.

• Strategic Alignment Improvement: Align business strategy with team execution using Lean Portfolio Management and coordinated value streams.

• Scaling Change Capability: Understand how to form and steer several Agile teams supported by Agile Release Trains (ARTs), easing Programme Increment (PI) Planning and delivery.

• Track for Certification: Arrive fully prepared for the SAFe Agilist Certification exam, adding to your credibility and professional standing in Agile roles worldwide.

• Adaptability to Change: Learn skills that promote organisational agility so the business can respond quickly to market and customer demands.

• Continuous Improvement, Collaboration and Productivity: Support DevOps and Agile Product Delivery, foster organisational and business agility, and build cross-functional collaboration across teams, departments, and leadership levels for faster, better-informed delivery.

Module 1: The Lean-Agile Mindset and SAFe's Core Principles

• Principles of Lean thinking

• The Agile Manifesto and the House of Lean

• Core values of SAFe

• Applying SAFe's ten foundational principles

• Systems thinking and the economic view

• Decentralised decision-making

Module 2: What Is SAFe, and Why Scale With It

• Overview of SAFe

• Benefits of using SAFe in the enterprise

• SAFe configuration levels

Module 3: Portfolio Alignment and Lean Budgeting

• Connecting the portfolio to enterprise strategy

• Establishing Lean Budgets and Guardrails

• Implementing Portfolio Kanban

Module 4: Leading Agile Release Trains and PI Planning

• Building and supporting Agile Teams

• ART roles and responsibilities

• Implementing Agile at scale

• PI Planning and its components

• Managing dependencies and risks

• Iteration execution and the System Demo

Module 5: Delivering Value Through Product Delivery and DevOps

• Customer-centric development with Design Thinking

• Developing on cadence and releasing on demand

• Prioritising backlog items for maximum value

• DevOps mindset and Continuous Integration

• Deployment pipeline and release automation

• Measuring and growing with the Continuous Delivery Pipeline

Module 6: Sustaining Organisational Agility

• Leading change across the enterprise

• Evolving roles and structures

• A culture of relentless improvement

Module 7: Preparing for SAFe Agilist Certification

• Exam guidance and practice questions

• Tips for success

• Understanding the certification process