Earn your SAFe Advanced Scrum Master credential
Safe Advanced Scrum Master
Build the scaled agile framework knowledge and agile release train leadership skills that real enterprise transformation actually depends on.
- UK Licensed
- Global Standards
- Expert Instructor
- 5 Day Training
- Overview
Course Overview
A single scrum team running well is one thing. Coordinating a dozen of them across a shared release train, shared dependencies, and shared deadlines is a completely different problem and it’s the problem most scrum masters were never trained to solve. Program increment planning falls apart. Dependencies surface too late. Teams that look agile on their own start blocking each other the moment real coordination is required.
That’s exactly what this SAFe Advanced Scrum Master program is built to fix. The course covers SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification, PI planning, and full agile release train facilitation across multi-team, scaled agile framework environments. It sits within the Global Industries Intelligence training portfolio alongside tech certifications and our Scrum Master Certification program.
Whether you’re already SAFe-certified and ready to go further, or building toward advanced scrum master certification for the first time, this program gives you a structure that holds up at scale.
- Goals
Course Goals
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Understand safe principles and how the scaled agile framework extends Scrum across multiple coordinated teams
- Plan and facilitate program increment planning and PI planning events across a full agile release train
- Apply lean portfolio management concepts to connect team-level work with enterprise transformation goals
- Manage dependency management and value stream management across teams that don't naturally talk to each other
- Support ART execution as a release train engineer or scrum master operating at scale
- Work toward SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification through a structured, scenario-based learning pathway
- Key Points
Who Should Attend?
- Certified Scrum Masters Moving Into Scaled Roles
- Release Train Engineers and ART Leads
- Agile Coaches Supporting Multiple Teams
- Program and Portfolio Managers in Transformation
- Scrum Masters Facing Cross-Team Dependencies
- Leaders Driving Organizational Agility Initiatives
- Key Benefits
Key Benefits of the Course
- A safe scrum master certification program built around real multi-team coordination, not single-team theory
- Practical PI planning and program increment planning skills you can apply to your next release train
- Strengthen dependency management and value stream management capability across competing team priorities
- Understand how lean agile leadership differs from traditional scrum facilitation at the team level
- Earn a Global Industries Intelligence credential recognized across enterprise SAFe implementation programs
- Outline
Course Outline
Day 1: Scaled Agile Framework Fundamentals and SAFe Principles
- Covers the scaled agile framework structure and safe principles underlying coordinated, multi-team delivery
- Focuses on how organizational agility breaks down without a proper agile release train structure in place
- Real enterprise examples show what happens when SAFe is adopted on paper but not in practice
Day 2: PI Planning and Program Increment Planning
- Covers program increment planning end-to-end, including objectives, capacity, and team-level commitments
- Participants learn to facilitate PI planning events that surface real risks instead of surface-level optimism
- Output is a practical PI planning facilitation checklist that participants can apply on their own release train
Day 3: Agile Release Train Execution and Dependency Management
- Covers ART execution challenges, including shifting priorities, blocked work, and cross-team handoffs
- Dependency management techniques applied directly to scenarios where one team's delay stalls three others
- Hands-on exercises simulating a full program increment from planning through mid-cycle disruption
Day 4: Lean Portfolio Management and Value Stream Management
- Covers lean portfolio management principles, connecting team delivery to broader enterprise transformation goals
- Value stream management techniques for identifying where work actually slows down across the organization
- Participants map a real or sample value stream and identify concrete improvement opportunities
Day 5: Lean Agile Leadership and Certification Preparation
- Lean agile leadership and agile team coaching techniques were reviewed with practical coaching scenarios
- SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification exam areas covered with practice questions and direct feedback
- Everyone leaves with a clear pathway toward advanced scrum master certification and continued SAFe implementation work
- Terms
Training Methodology
This SAFe Advanced Scrum Master program combines:
- Practical PI planning and ART execution workshops built around real multi-team scenarios
- Real enterprise transformation case studies pulled from organizations scaling agile successfully and unsuccessfully
- Hands-on dependency management and value stream management exercises with peer review and instructor feedback
- Structured certification preparation aligned to recognized SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification standards
- Achievements
Certification
Participants receive a course completion certificate from the Global Industries Intelligence Corporate & Industrial Training Center. The program prepares participants for SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification, building directly on foundational Scrum Master Certification for those ready to operate at scale. In-house training is available for organizations running active SAFe implementation programs. Contact us now for upcoming dates across the Global Industries Intelligence training portfolio.
- Case Study
Case Study Example
A financial services organization had rolled out SAFe across multiple teams but kept running into the same problem every program increment: dependencies surfaced too late, release train engineers were managing chaos instead of coordination, and PI planning events produced commitments that fell apart within the first two weeks. After a structured SAFe Advanced Scrum Master program, the organization rebuilt its PI planning process around proper dependency mapping and lean portfolio alignment. Within two program increments, cross-team blockers dropped sharply, and planning commitments started actually holding through to delivery.
- Why Choose
Why Choose This Program?
Plenty of safe scrum master certification courses teach the framework vocabulary without teaching how to actually run a release train under real pressure. This SAFe Advanced Scrum Master program is built around practical ART execution and enterprise agility, where advanced scrum master certification translates directly into smoother program increments and fewer cross-team fires. You may also be interested in our tech certifications and Scrum Master Certification program within the Global Industries Intelligence training portfolio.
- Connect
Contact Us
Ready to enroll or build scaled agile capability across your organization? Contact us now for upcoming dates across the Global Industries Intelligence training portfolio and in-house solutions tailored to your organization.
- FAQs
Fequently Asked Questions
What is the SAFe Advanced Scrum Master program?
A structured, safe scrum master certification program covering scaled agile framework principles, PI planning, agile release train execution, and lean portfolio management, aligned to SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification.
Is this different from standard Scrum Master Certification?
Yes. Standard Scrum Master Certification focuses on single-team facilitation. This program builds on that foundation for participants coordinating multiple teams across a shared agile release train.
Do participants need an existing SAFe certification?
A foundational Scrum or SAFe background is recommended. Participants already familiar with basic scrum master training will find the scaled content directly applicable from day one.
How does SAFe implementation actually improve enterprise transformation?
Organizations with trained release train engineers and scrum masters surface dependencies earlier, plan program increments more realistically, and avoid the cross-team chaos that derails most uncoordinated SAFe rollouts.
Which roles benefit most from the SAFe Advanced Scrum Master Certification?
Release train engineers, agile coaches, and scrum masters moving into multi-team roles are the heaviest users, but anyone working within enterprise transformation or organizational agility initiatives benefits from understanding ART execution at scale.
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Course Schedule
Select your preferred date & venue
27 Jan -- 31 Jan
UAE
GBP 4595/Person
21 April -- 25 April
Spain
GBP 4595/Person
14 july -- 18 July
Nigeria
GBP 4595/Person
20 Oct --24 Oct
KSA
GBP 4595/Person
27 Jan -- 31 Jan
UAE
GBP 3595/Person
21 April -- 25 April
Spain
GBP 3595/Person
14 july -- 18 July
Nigeria
GBP 3595/Person
20 Oct --24 Oct
KSA
GBP 3595/Person
Duration
5 Days