SAFe® 6.0 for Architects Certification

Build the skills to enable continuous value flow and deep dive into how architects can engage in, and contribute to, a Lean-Agile enterprise. In this comprehensive three-day course, designed to help you pass the exam in the first attempt, you’ll be equipped with the skills, tools and techniques to apply SAFe® to develop and maintain Agile Architecture and release on demand.
You’ll explore the key roles, responsibilities, and mindset of Agile architects and develop the skills to be an effective leader and change agent who delivers Agile Architecture to enable the creation of business value.

Who can attend this course?

• Scrum Masters
• Agile Coaches
• Consultants
• Architects
• Agile Trainers
• Solution Architects
• System Architects

What you’ll learn in the Certified SAFe 6.0 Architect course

• DevOps and Releasing on Demand
  Learn the tools and techniques and build the skills to architect for DevOps and Release on Demand with Lean-Agile.
• Role of System, Solution, Enterprise Architects
  Learn the role that system, solution, and enterprise architects play in improving collaboration and alignment.
• Aligning architecture with business value
  Appreciate how to align architecture with business value and drive continuous flow to large systems-of-systems.
• Solution Vision, Solution Intent, Roadmaps
  Leverage the tools that help software architects become effective leaders and change agents with collaborative delivery.
• Program Increment Planning
  Learn to support PI Planning as a software architect to improve and collaborate across the enterprise.
• Supporting Continuous Delivery during PI execution
  Get a deeper view into how architecture enables continuous value flow and how architects contribute to Lean-Agile.
• Strategic Themes and Value Streams
  Align enterprise strategic themes with continuous flow to large systems-of-systems while supporting SAFe.
• Leadership during a Lean-Agile transformation
  Learn what it takes to become an effective leader, change agent who collaboratively delivers architectural solutions.

Skills you’ll gain in the Certified SAFe 6.0 Architect training

• Exemplifying Lean-Agile architecture
• Architecting for DevOps, Release on Demand
• Aligning architecture with business value
• Developing Solution Vision, Solution Intent, Roadmaps
• Preparing for Program Increment (PI) Planning
• Coordinating architecture throughout PI Planning
• Supporting Continuous Delivery during PI execution
• Supporting new Strategic Themes and Value Streams
• Leading as an architect during Lean-Agile transformation
• Managing trade-offs between functionality, cost, risk, sustainability
• Ensuring continuous integration/continuous delivery
• Communicating solution context, intent to Agile teams, trains
• Establishing intentional architecture guidelines
• Enabling flexibility to allow emergent technology
• Steering architecture decisions
• Supporting risk and issue resolution
• Participating in Review and Problem Solving in PI execution
• Implementing, monitoring quality practices (CI/CD, DevOps)
• Ensuring compliance with Portfolio technology strategy
• Enabling Lean-Agile transformations
• Coaching Lean-Agile practitioners

About the exam

The Certified SAFe 6.0 Architect exam is a closed-book test taken online. Here are the details of the exam pattern and passing score:

• Exam format: Multiple choice, multiple select
• Exam duration: 90 minutes
• Number of questions: 45
• Passing score: 71%

We provide this course in English

 

Prerequisites

• Application of Lean-Agile principles
• Completion of at least one SAFe course
• Prior participation in at least one Agile Release Train (ART) and one Program Increment (PI)