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SAFe® 6.0 Release Train Engineer

Facilitate and enable end-to-end value delivery through Agile Release Trains (ARTs)—and learn how to build a high-performing ART by becoming a servant leader and coach—when you become a SAFe® 6 Release Train Engineer (RTE).

During this three-day course, gain an in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Release Train Engineer (RTE) in the SAFe enterprise. Through experiential learning, examine the RTE role in a Lean- Agile transformation.
Learn how to facilitate ART processes and execution, coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in new processes and mindsets. Explore how to prepare, plan, and execute a Program Increment (PI) planning event, the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a SAFe organization.
Attendees must attend all days of the course in order to qualify for the exam.

Målgrupp

A Certified SAFe® 4 Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) programme servant leader and coaching professional responsible for driving end-to-end delivery of value in a single programme or Value Stream in a Lean-Agile enterprise. Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Solution Train Engineers (STEs), Programme Managers, Project Managers, Leaders and Managers, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, as well as SAFe Programme Consultants (SPCs) could all benefit from attending this course and earning the RTE certification.

Förkunskaper

  • The ability to facilitate cross-team communication
  • The ability to use SAFe Principles
  • The ability to coach Agile and SAFe facilitation
  • The ability to launch or participate in at least one ART and one Programme Increment (PI)
  • The ability to manage stakeholders
  • A working knowledge of team dynamics

Utbildningsmål

  • Apply Lean-Agile knowledge and tools to execute and release value
  • Assist with program and large solution execution
  • Foster relentless improvement
  • Build a high-performing ART by becoming a servant leader and coach
  • Develop an action plan to continue the learning journey
  • Execute and continuously improve PI Planning
  • Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters utilising new processes and mindsets
  • Work effectively in remote environments with distributed teams

Innehåll

Module 1: Exploring the RTE Role and Responsibilities

  • Connect the RTE role to SAFe 
  • Serve the Lean Enterprise with the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) 
  • Understand the Seven Core Competencies of Business Agility 
  • Examine the responsibilities of the RTE role 
  • Identify effective RTE behaviors 
  • Outline the benefits of being an RTE

Module 2: Applying SAFe Principles 

  • Identify SAFe Principles that are important to the RTE 
  • Develop the SAFe Principles 
  • Understand why RTEs need the SAFe Principles 
  • Applying SAFe Principles to the RTE role

Module 3: Organising the ART

  • Identify the attributes of an effective ART organisation 
  • Organise teams on the ART  
  • Move to Continuous Deployment and Release on Demand 
  • Avoid common ART organisation anti-patterns 
  • Examine key ART roles and responsibilities 
  • Identify Business Owners 
  • Identify the responsibilities of the System Team 
  • Balance Solution integration and testing effort 

Module 4: Planning a Programme Increment 

  • Identify preparation activities for the PI Planning event 
  • Prepare the Programme Backlog for PI Planning 
  • Use capacity allocation to create balance 
  • Maintain product integrity through capacity allocation 
  • Use the PI Planning Toolkit 
  • Assess and evolve PI Planning readiness 
  • Facilitate the management review and problem-solving meeting 
  • Facilitate final PI plan development and commitment 
  • Address programme risks 
  • Conduct a PI Planning retrospective 
  • Explore facilitation of PI Planning across multiple locations

Module 5: Executing a Programme Increment

  • Identify key team Iteration events 
  • Understand Agile Team Iteration execution 
  • Examine the events and tools needed to manage ART flow 
  • Explore Metrics used to measure PI execution 
  • Prepare and facilitate IP Iteration activities 
  • Build a Continuous Delivery Pipeline with DevOps 

Module 6: Fostering Relentless Improvement

  • Explore the three components of an Inspect and Adapt event 
  • Measure and grow the ART 
  • Examine systems thinking and value stream mapping concepts 
  • Examine the mindset of relentless improvement 

Module 7: Serving the ART 

  • Explore the characteristics of a servant leader 
  • Identify facilitation techniques that evolve group dynamics 
  • Examine coaching techniques 
  • Explore group facilitation techniques 
  • Identify the steps to create an ART with a one-team culture 

Module 8: Continuing Your Learning Journey

  • Create a personalised RTE action plan 
  • Create an ART Improvement Roadmap