SAFe Advanced Scrum Master with SASM Certification

SAFe^® Advanced Scrum Master with SASM Certification

The next step in the Scrum Master’s learning path

Do you feel like getting stuck in your role as Scrum Master? Want to improve your skills as effective Scrum Master?  Prepare to grow to Lean-Agile leadership role by improving Scrum Master skills to next and advanced levels.

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe^® implementation. The course covers facilitation of cross-team interactions in support of the program execution and relentless improvement. It enhances the Scrum paradigm with an introduction to scalable engineering and DevOps practices; the application of Kanban to facilitate the flow of value; and supporting interactions with architects, product management, and other critical stakeholders in the larger program and enterprise contexts. The course offers actionable tools for building high-performing teams and explores practical ways of addressing Agile and Scrum anti-patterns in the enterprise.

Attending the class prepares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe® 4 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM).

Associated Certification: SAFe 4 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)

Audience

The following individuals will benefit from this course:

• Existing Scrum Masters
• Team leaders, project managers, and others who have assumed the role of an Agile team facilitator in a SAFe or enterprise Agile context
• Engineering and development managers who will be responsible for Agile execution and for coaching teams and teams of teams
• Agile coaches
• Agile program managers and prospective Release Train Engineers

Learning Goals

After this course, you should be able to:

• Apply SAFe principles to facilitation, enablement, and coaching in the multi-team environment
• Build a high-performing team and foster relentless improvement at the team and program levels
• Address Agile and Scrum anti-patterns
• Support the adoption of engineering practices, DevOps, and Agile architecture
• Apply Kanban and flow to optimize the team’s work
• Facilitate program planning, execution, and delivery of end-to-end systems value
• Support learning through participation in Communities of Practice and innovation cycles

Topics Covered

• SAFe framework, values, and Lean-Agile principles
• Agile and Scrum anti-patterns
• Program increment planning, execution, and Inspect and Adapt workshops
• Quality engineering, Agile architecture, and DevOps practices
• Kanban for facilitating team and program flow of work
• Building high-performing teams
• Interaction with the system team, deployment, UX, architects, product owners, product management, and business owners
• Learning and Communities of Practice

Course Prerequisites

Attendees of the SAFe SASM course are strongly suggested to have one of the following certificates: SAFe 4 Scrum Master (SSM), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).

SAFe Certification

• SAFe 4 Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certification
• SAFe Certification Kit

Attendees who pass the exam will receive:

• A SAFe 4 Advanced Scrum Master certificate
• A one-year certified membership as a SAFe Advanced Scrum Master
• A SAFe 4 Advanced Scrum Master branding kit with the SASM certification mark

What You Get

The class registration includes:

• Attendee workbooks
• Online course feedback survey
• Access to the SAFe^® 4 Advanced Scrum Master Exam – requires course attendance
• SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) attendance certificate upon request

Exam Details

• Exam Name: SAFe^® 4 Advanced Scrum Master Exam
• Exam Format: Multiple Choice, True/False
• Exam Delivery: Web-based (single-browser); closed book; no outside assistance; timed exam
• Exam Access: First attempt free within 30 days from course completion date
• Exam Duration: Once the exam begins candidates have 120 minutes to complete the exam
• Number of Questions: 82
• Passing Score: 57 (70%)
• Exam duration: Exam duration is 120 minutes

Annual Renewal

Renewals are yearly from the date of certification:

Professional Development Units (PDUs) and Scrum Education Units (SEUs)

• Attendees may be eligible to apply for 15 Continuing Education – Strategic PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI) for PMP and PMI-ACP certifications
• Attendees may be eligible to apply for SEUs under category C, toward earning or renewing their CSP through Scrum Alliance