Course description
This hands-on and practical workshop-oriented course provides an environment where you create new ways of working more quickly and effortlessly, with the help of an experienced coach. The team will gain the knowledge needed to avoid pitfalls, resulting in reaching the state of a coherent team with more ease.
The team will learn to use agile methods like Scrum and Kanban. Team members will learn how to plan backlogs and iterations, and how to make iterations happen. During the course, team members will build the skills needed to become a high-performing team member of an Agile Release Train and learn how to collaborate effectively with other teams.
This training is organized for one organization at a time, for one value stream at a time. In practice this means that people involved in one value stream come together to this training, to get to know each other and to effectively establish new ways of working as individual intelligent teams.
In the training:
People working in the same value stream get to know each other and their ways of working.
Everybody in the newly formed team understands their role and what is expected of them.
The competencies within the team become visible to all.
The team will start to prioritize their work together, and create the backlog for upcoming work.
It is ensured that everybody understands things in the same way.
Learning goals
During the training you will learn and understand:
What is the Scaled Agile Framework, and what does it mean for your work.
How is your team’s work changing when you start to work in an agile way, and what does this mean for you.
How to build an agile team.
What is your role in the team.
What is your team’s role in the Agile Release Train that is working on one value stream.
How to plan and execute the iteration.
How to plan and execute the program increment
Target group
Any teams within an organization that are taking part in an identified value stream.
Business benefits and outcomes of training
Faster time-to-market: Teams can deliver value to customers more quickly by aligning around shared goals and improving decision-making.
Improvements in quality: Training emphasizes built-in quality, shifting responsibility for quality to everyone in the team, which reduces defects.
Increase in productivity: Teams learn to eliminate unnecessary work, identify delays, and continuously improve, leading to measurable productivity gains.
Better employee engagement: Training helps create a culture of autonomy and mastery, which increases employee satisfaction and reduces burnout.
Enhanced collaboration: Teams learn to work together more effectively, improving communication and alignment across different roles.
These benefits contribute to overall organizational success and agility. Teams can't work differently together if they are not trained for it.
Relevance in mature Nordics markets
Focus on collaboration: Nordic markets value teamwork. SAFe for Teams enhances collaboration among team members, leading to better delivery outcomes.
Agility in response: Organizations in these markets need to adapt quickly to changes. SAFe training helps teams become more agile and proactive.
Alignment with business goals: Training ensures that teams understand and align their work with the organization’s strategic objectives, which is essential to enable organizational intelligence.
Quality improvement: Emphasis on built-in quality helps teams deliver high-quality products, which is crucial in competitive markets.
Employee engagement: Training fosters a culture of empowerment and engagement, which can lead to higher job satisfaction and retention.
These factors make SAFe for Teams training a valuable investment for organizations in mature Nordic markets.
Briefly
Duration: Online 4 half day modules or 2 days in the classroom
Minimum number of participants: 12
Maximum number of participants: 24
Language: English
Prerequisites: No prior knowledge is required
Cancellation policy: Cancellation has to be done 14 days before the course starts to avoid costs. Cancellations made later than 14 days prior to the course will be charged 50 % of the course price. In case of no show the full price is charged. The organizer reserves the right to cancel or postpone the course if the minimum number of participants is not reached.
Nitor is Scaled Agile Framework SAFe® expert contributor
Learn the SAFe -framework from its contributors! Our coaches have long practical experience in applying the framework to different business contexts. Since its development, many nitoreans have contributed to the SAFe framework evolution since version 0.93, and we have received the rare SAFe Fellow -recognition. By the end of 2024, Nitor has trained over 11 000 private and public participants on scaled agility, with high customer satisfaction reviews. Most of these SAFe training participants made the included but optional online exam and earned globally recognized SAFe badge which they proudly shared in CVs and social media.
Evolution continues. Nitoreans keep the deep expertise so that your organization can benefit from working with SAFe® and us.
Don't miss out! View the public training calendar or ask for a private training session and secure your spot now to make a significant impact in your organization.
