
Resilient Agile Change
Agility – implemented correctly – offers enormous advantages in a digitalized world – not only in IT, but everywhere in companies and organizations, including public administration! We help you to ensure that the transformation is not only well-intentioned, but also well done – even in a scaling environment!
Increasingly, our customers rely on SAFe® (ScaledAgileFramework), which is by far the market-leading open framework. We have extensive implementation, coaching and training experience with SAFe®. Regardless of the agile methodology itself, we help organizations identify the value streams, setup the agile teams, coach in the important difference between principles and practices to achieve noticeable short-term as well as sustainable success.
Agile Certification Courses and Trainings
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Leading SAFe (SA)
The course answers the questions:
- What is SAFe?
- What is business agility and how does SAFe support it?
- How does an organization get started with the Scaled Agile Framework®?
- Attendees learn:
- How to realize the benefits of SAFe, including: Boosting productivity, improving product quality, decreasing time to market, increasing employee engagement.
- How to establish Team and Technical Agility and organize around the flow of value.
- How to align massive organizations around clear, common objectives.
- How to participate successfully in critical SAFe events, such as PI Planning.
- How to adopt a customer-centric mindset. Learn More

Agile Implementation (Consulting & Coaching)
We help clients in their endeavor of agile change transformation with consulting e.g. on
- Identification of agile readiness and maturity: with our proven tools, we provide quickly an initial assessment of the current state of agile within the organization. Often, fragments of agile procedures are already existing, though a certain level of frustration due to missing pieces as agile does not seem to materialize yet.
- The identification and definition of the target organizational setup
(in SAFe® it is called “Lean Portfolio” with “Agile Release Trains (ART)” and “Solution Trains”) - Preparation of the agile change transformation, e.g. ART launch
- Rollout of the ART and the portfolio
- Interim-wise covering key roles such as Solution Train Engineer (STE), Release Train Engineer (RTE), Portfolio Manager, Architect, Scrum Master, Product Owner. Over time with our clients progress in staffing those roles internally, we phase out with proper on-the-job handover to safeguard agile flow and progress. Learn More

Example Recovery & Restructuring
Engineering (Revenue > EUR 3 Bn), 22% savings delivered
Services
Agility
Process and cost optimization
Lean
SAP 4 HANA Readiness
Activities
- Management of the overall “LEAN IT” program
- Identification of process and cost optimizations
- Development of a “Target Operating Model“
- Preparation of lean-agile alignment
Result
- 22% cost savings,
- Streamlining of the IT application portfolio,
- Realignment of the organization,
- Introduction of coordinated efficiency and quality indicators
Change Management Bootcamp (Certification Course)
We are living in a dynamic and complex world or, in a high dynexity that may lead to near-chaotic situations. Performing teams have learnt to cope with these situations and still deliver! Insights in such resilience is core of this program.
The concept is based on systemic change management that encounters holistically an organization (such as a team, division, company, …), its environment and driving forces.
- The course answers the questions:
- Why is behavioral change on individual and team level crucial to high performing teams?
- What antipattern exists in teams, their environment, and the personal individuals that prevents proper performance (diagnosis)?
- Taking a systemic view, what alternatives (principles and practices) can help to ensure high performance (redesign).
- Test the new normal. Learn More

FAQ
What’s included in Leading SAFe® – certification as SAFe® Agilist (SA)?
- Course delivery online (inhouse courses onsite on request) and materials (electronically) in English
- Remote learning via SAFe® Virtual Classrooms for preparation for the certificate exam (to be taken online at own pace within one month after the course, participants must be present throughout the course to take the exam)
- Access to SAFe® Collaborate, a visual online workspace
- One-year membership in the SAFe® Community
- Continuous Education: 21 Professional Development Units
(PMI claim code 44460OU5T4)
Who benefits from this certification course?
- Executives and Managers, Directors, CIOs and VPs
- Developers, Quality Assurance and Infrastructure Managers
- Program and Project Managers, Consultants
- Product and Product Line Managers
- Portfolio Managers, PMO and Process Leads
- Business, Systems and Solution Architects
- Scrum Master, Product Owner and agile coaches
Prerequisites?
All are welcome, regardless of specific prior knowledge. However, for the SAFe® certification exam we recommend:
- 5+ years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management.
- Experience in Scrum
What is the format of the certification exam?
All SAFe® certification exams are online multiple choice (without proctor, though “closed books”), 90- or 120-minutes duration, and required pass rates are in the 75+% range. All details can be found here. (https://support.scaledagile.com/s/topic/0TO6T000001OQd9WAG/certification-exams?language=en_US)
How does the certification exam take place?
The trainer will enable the participants on the SAFe® online platform and after the training course, they have access to it, can take a preparational test and – at their own pace and once they feel confident, they take the online certification examination
How do I register for the online exam?
The email address of the course participant will be requested with the list of participants before the training. Activation or admission to the examination usually takes place on the last day of the training.
How do I get my access data to the SAFe® Community Platform?
Participants will receive their access data to the SAFe® Community Platform of Scaled Agile, Inc. based in Boulder (USA) and to the online examination by email.
When do I have to have completed my online exam?
Participants can take the online certification exam within 30 days after the training course. The certification fee for the first attempt is included in the course fees. (it is our trainers’ objective that one attempt is sufficient😉) Each retake or attempt past the 30-day window is applicable to a small fee. All details can be found here. (https://support.scaledagile.com/s/topic/0TO6T000001OQd9WAG/certification-exams?language=en_US)
Is participation in the examination compulsory?
No, Participation is optional.
How do I get my certificate after a successful exam?
After passing the exam, the certificate is made available for download in the participant’s personal user profile and a digital badge can be claimed.